Contributor Guidelines

Expectations for Final Piece(s)

All work has to be created for this project. All works have to be finished in time and submitted in proper formats. All work must be SFW and relate to the theme of Ainosuke’s growth and healing, featuring him in a post-canon setting. Contributors can also take inspiration from the accompanying concept of “tomorrow is a new day”.

Some examples of areas to explore post canon in relation to the theme include Ainosuke’s personal development, progress of his career in politics, development of S and his meaningful relationships with any character from Sk8 the Infinity following the finale of the series. Pre-canon content (i.e. child/teen Ainosuke) and canon content may be included as memories of the past or nostalgic items such as photos. For light ship content in comics and fics, any and all Adam ships are allowed as long as characters are appropriately aged up (adult x adult) and portrayed in a SFW way. They can be created in any Sk8 character’s POV as long as the work is relevant to Ainosuke’s growth and healing.

Visual aids like moodboards and color palettes will be available for all contributors. This is to provide a better understanding of the moods and concepts around the themes of blue hour and sunrise, and to help create a feel of continuity and coherency across the entire anthology.

Comic artists/creators:

Comic artists: 2-8 pages of a comic in collaboration with a comic writer
Comic creators: 2-8 pages of a comic or a double-page spread of Sk8 Chill Out-inspired comic strips (one vertical strip per page,) created independently
Comics may be in full color, partial color or black and white

Spot artists:

Full-color illustration(s) for one assigned writer
Spot artists can choose to create one single-page illustration, double-page illustration, 2-3 detailed illustrations without backgrounds or 4-6 smaller illustrations
Alternatively, a double-page spread primarily focusing on the environment of “blue hour” or sunrise in relation to the anthology’s accompanying concept
Thematic and visual reference to the concepts of the anthology, preferably also in terms of color palette

Fic writers:

2,000 to 3,000 words
Primarily gen fic relating to the theme but light ship content is allowed

Comic writers:

Comic script of dialogue and overall story, to be written in communication with assigned comic artist

Meta writers:

2,000 to 3,000 words
Nonfiction works of character analysis, thematic analysis and/or extended commentary on various scenes and canonical elements of Sk8 that relate to the theme of Flourish
Must be Adam-centric (i.e. no romantic ship content)

Merch artist:

2 or more merch items
Thematic and visual reference to the concepts of the anthology, preferably also in terms of color palette
Must be Adam-centric (i.e. no romantic ship content)

Application Guidelines

Writer Applications (fic/comic/meta)

Artist Applications (comic/spot art/merch)

Flourish is a project we have planned and considered with a set of moods, vibes, and concepts. There is a strong visual vision for this project, and therefore, we will be looking for certain traits when judging applicants. Color and lightning will be noted especially, as those are factors that strongly contribute to conveying moods and vibes of a piece. Interested applicants can apply to multiple positions. Please note that NSFW works are accepted during the application process.

Code for application form: adam's peacock dance

For comic artists/creators:

At least one comic/comic page that show layout of the panels (can be with or without text)
At least one character-centered piece, preferably with background (not just gradient/one color)
Full-color and finished works that display your skill and show your style

Spot artists:

At least one character-centered piece (backgrounds are optional)
Full-color and finished works that display your skill and show your style

Additionally, Flourish will feature two double-page spreads conveying the themes of blue hour and sunrise respectively; for these, we will be looking for pieces that aren’t necessarily character centered, but that use composition, colors, and lightning to convey moods, themes, and concepts.

Merch artists:

Pieces designed for small printing style
At least one Sk8-related piece
At least one full-color piece for those interested in creating small prints

Fic writers:

At least one finished work between 500 and 2k words
At least one Sk8-related work
Excerpts of longer works are allowed as long as they are between 500 and 2k words

Comic writers:

Comic scripts up to 1k words
Comic pages up to 10 pages
Portfolios/samples are optional if also applying as fic writer

Meta writers:

Examples of completed and coherent written work of an analytic nature in the form of twitter threads, blogs, google docs, etc.
Alternatively, fanfiction that focus on character/relationship analysis
At least one finished work between 500 and 2k words
At least one Sk8-related work