About

Amor Fati is an upcoming artbook and fanzine focused on sapphic characters and relationships in the Fate Universe and other TYPE-MOON franchises.
The Amor Fati project consists of two different books.

The Amor Fati Artbook will be a curated artbook containing art and writing, and will be released as a digital and physical book. There will also be physical merch produced to accompany it.

The Amor Fati Fanzine will be a free, PDF-only fanzine released after production on the artbook has been completed. This fanzine will be open to anyone willing to contribute and will not be curated, except to make sure all contributions follow the basic guidelines.

Our current schedule is as follows. Please keep in mind that timelines may be adjusted in the future:

March 21 to April 21: Interest Check
April 26 to May 23: Mod Applications
May 24 to May 26: Mod Application Results
May 31 to June 28: Contributor Applications
June 29 to June 30: Contributor Application Results
July 11: Concept claim deadline
July 25: First check-in
August 29: Second check-in
September 26: Third check-in
October 10: Final deadline
Late October to Late November: Pre-Orders open
Early December: Production phase
January: Shipping process
February: Leftover sales open
February 14th: Free PDF version of the zine is released

Faq

General questions

What is a zine?
A fanzine is a fan-made publication spotlighting specific topics, series, characters or ships. Amor Fati is focused on sapphic characters and relationships in the Fate Universe and other TYPE-MOON franchises.

What does "saphic" mean?
Sapphic refers to women (and non-binary people) attracted to women (and non-binary people). It's an umbrella term that includes lesbians, bisexual woman, pansexual woman, and everything in between.

Who can participate?
Anyone who's interested in the themes of the zine will be considered for participation, all you need to do is send an application once we've opened contributor applications. This zine is focused on sapphic relationships, but anyone can join regardless of gender and sexual identity. Contributors under the age of 18 may participate, but they won't be able to receive payment unless they present authorisation from their parents of legal guardians.

What is the rating for this zine?
This project will be an all-ages project, and will not depict any sexual content.

Mod questions

Who is modding this zine?
Our current mod team consists of:

erbezdiez: Main mod
Moonie: Writing Mod
Jess: Finance/Production Mod
Ghost-Boots: Graphics and Layout Mod
Storyofthedoor and Cinnamoron: Shipping Mods
Ciarre: Social Media Mod
gwuba and Teddog: Helping Mods

Contributor questions

What kind of contributors are you looking for?
We're looking for artists, merch artists and writers.

Do I need to have Fate pieces in my portfolio to apply as a contributor?
Fate pieces are not necessary, though they are always appreciated. This is especially true for writers, since we will get a better idea of how you portray characters if we're already familiar with them.

What character/relationships can I portray for the zine?
You can portray any female or non-binary character from the Fate universe. They don't need to be canonically sapphic, and you don't necessarily have to portray them in a romantic relationship. The only thing that's mandatory for the pieces in portraying the character(s) sexuality in some way.

For instance, you may write a piece about Nero talking about her female lovers, or you may illustrate Gudako and Mash getting married.

Please note that some pairings may not be allowed (for example, Rin/Sakura, since they are sisters), though due to the nature of Fate as a franchise they will be decided on a case-by-case scenario. If you're not sure if your ship of choice would be allowed in the zine, feel free to contact the mods.

Are non-binary characters allowed?
Non-binary people who are attracted to women may fall under the sapphic umbrella, so yes! You may portray characters like Chevalier d'Eon, Astolfo or Avenger Nobunaga.

Trans characters, or trans interpretations of characters, are also welcome as long as they follow the guidelines of the zine. Transmasc characters like Caeneus do not fall under the sapphic umbrella, and therefore would not be allowed into the zine.

Are poly ships allowed?
Yes , as long as they follow the previous guidelines.

Production questions

Will the zine be physical or digital?
The zine will have both a physical and digital version. We will also have both digital and physical merch.

Besides the official, paid artbook, we will also be releasing a separate free zine. This separate zine will not be curated like the main artbook and will be released after production for the main artbook has been finalised.

Will the zine be for profit or for charity?
The zine will be split between charity and profit, meaning that contributors can choose whether they want to receive financial compensation for the zine, or if they want their share to be donated to charity. This way, contributors who may need the money can get it, while those who do not need it may choose to donate it.

Please remember that this depends heavily on the profit the zine makes. Our budget will go first to sending all contributors a free copy of the zine plus merch and to covering shipping costs. After these costs are covered, the leftover money will be distributed amongst the contributors.

(Contributor Guidelines)
You may apply as a contributor to Amor Fati's Artbook from May 31 to June 28. Please note that you may apply for more than one position, but you will only be chosen for one, in order to open the project to as many people as possible.

All contributors are expected to follow the project's schedule, follow the guidelines and communicate with the mods if they ever need to.

All contributors will reserve the rights to their own pieces and will be able to publish and/or sell them once the production process for the project is over (that is, until all books have been shipped to the customers). Until then, contributors may share work in process pictures and previews of their work.

Contributor Guidelines

You may apply to contribute to Amor Fati's Artbook from May 31 to June 28. Please note that you may apply for more than one position, but you will only be chosen for one, in order to open the projector as many people as possible.

All contributors are expected to follow the project's schedule, follow the guidelines and communicate with the mods if they ever need to.

Page Artists

Our page artists will create one single-page illustration for the project, focusing on a sapphic relationship or character from the Fate and Type-Moon universe. Page artist applications will be judged by:

Their style or styles, and whether they are a good fit for the project.
Their artistic abilities, such as composition, color theory and anatomy.
Their ability to create finished artworks.

Writers

Our writers will create a piece of writing of 2k words or less, focusing on a sapphic relationship or character from the Fate and Type-Moon universe. Writer applications will be judged by:

Their characterisation, especially if their examples include characters from Type-Moon.
Their sentence structure and writing style.
Their grammar and basic writing skills.

Merch Artists

Our merch artists will create from one to three pieces of merch, focusing on a sapphic relationship or character from the Fate and Type-Moon universe. Merch artist applications will be judged by:

Their overall artistic skills.
Their ability to design and create pieces of art that can be translated into merch.
Their style or styles, and whether they can be translated into merch.

Furthermore, the type of merch we are looking to produce for the zine is:

Digital icons and wallpapers
Prints
Acrylic charms
Sticker Sheets
Die-cut stickers
Enamel pins
Bookmarks
Buttons
Tote bags
Standees
Memo pads