An independent pond zine.

Lily Pad Sonnet

ecosystems, habitat destruction, and the nature of curses

What is this thing?

About.

Find out about what this zine is hoping to curate and what its intentions are

Who are you people?

Who?

Find out about who's organzing and curating the zine down below.

Where do I get a zine?

Get one here.

Click the link below to get Lily Pad Sonnet when it comes out.

Can i Contribute?

Apply here.

Find out important dates, what's happening right now, and what it is we're looking for.

What if I just want to know when this comes out?

mailing list.

Find out info about when the Zine is coming out and whats coming with it.

What is this zine?

What is This?

Our Intentions.

Our intentions are simple- we want to create something that incorporates the theme of habitat destruction, local ecosystems, and the story's and myths that go with them into a interesting and thought provoking art and literature zine. Sometimes the curse isn't caused by what you think it is. It also helps that we have a passion for the wet places of the world as well.

What are we looking for?

We are looking to incorporate all kinds of art into the zine! It can be anywere from comics or poems to sculptures and photography. Everything can exist in a 2D medium if you try hard enough!

Why this theme?

Bogs, swamps, wetlands, lakes, marshes- the wet and weird in our backyard has some really cool history- and even cooler biodiversity that we on the Lilypad Sonnet team feel gives our fellow Zinsters quite a lot of room to think and play with. There's a lot to cover when it comes to the worlds wet wonderland and it becomes a very interesting topic of conversation. A very interesting topic for a zine as well.

Has this group made a zine before?

Who are We?

We in this context is actually a singular organizer with a few friends helping out every now and then.

Hunter | He/him

Hi! I'm Hunter the guy in charge of this zine, you can find my socials and contact info down bellow! I'm a recently graduated illustrator who decided that since my last couple of zine projects were so much fun I wanted to start another one. I'm a huge horror and fantasy nerd and hope to bring my passion for art towards the project!

Why am I making this zine?

Like I said I'm a recently graduated Illustrator and so I'm hoping to use this project as a way to hone my project management and design skills. I've always had a blast making and participating in zines so I wanted to combine that fun with a bit more professional development.

Have you organized a zine before?

I have actually! I was fairly small and unknown as during the time as I was in the middle of college and my partner on the project was doing their final thesis. Neither of us were able to give it the attention it deserved. It was called "An Among Us Zine" and you can find the Carrd and download for the zine here: AMONG US ZINE

How did you decide on the theme?

After deciding what I wanted to create the question remained: What was the zine going to be about? I didn't want to create another fandom zine as while I may have loved participating in some of them my attention towards fandom tends to wax and wane with the moon. I knew I had to pick something that would keep me interested in he project for the large amount of time it needed me. I got the answer to my question over the summer of 2022 when I fell a little bit in love with ponds, marshes, and wetlands. The drama, the mystique, the history, the GUNK. For me, the wet parts of the worlds inland's everything I was looking for in a flexible and fun theme.

Is this a physical or digital zine?

Where Can I Get a Copy?

Out soon

Pre-order are almost here. Click the button bellow, June 1st to pre-order the zine and some free bonus stickers to boot.

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NOTICE: AI "ART" IS BANNED FROM THE ZINE FOR ETHICAL AND LEGAL REASONS - SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFO

what we were looking for will stay up but unfortunately,

Applications are closed.

What is the Zine Looking For?

How do I Apply?

What are we looking for?

We're looking for illustrators, painters, cartoonists, photographers, 3D artists, writers, and poets to apply to join the zine. We appreciate all mediums and encourage people to apply even if their work is not traditionally a 2D medium. Though we do ask that you are prepared to submit your work in a 2D form.

How do I apply?

Applications are Open!!! Click here to apply! Visit our twitter or join our mailing list and discord server be notified of updates!

Is this a paid opportunity?

Yes! This is a for profit zine! Everyone will hopefully be getting some money from it. We plan on dividing the profits among everyone who participates like pirates. We at the zine get a captain and first mates share of profits (Which is around 2 or 3 shares) and everyone else on the crew gets a regular single share of the profits.

I'm part of a Team what do i do?

Have one person apply ONLY but please let us know in the form that you are a team of people!

I'm a writer/poet and would like my work to be accompanied by art.

Wonderful! We can sort this out in the discord when you get accepted.

Why is AI "art" Banned?

AI generated images are banned from the zine for legal and ethical reasons. Legally AI "art" is in murky water when it comes to copyright and fair use. No court has determined if the program itself is abusing fair use system, however; we at the Lilypad Sonnet Zine, have looked into how these programs learn to output their images and have decided that they are violating fair use and that we will not be allowing them within this zine. Ethically, this is a zine by artists and our audience is most likely going to be the art community itself. We will not alienate creatives for the select few who wish to use unethical programs in a for-profit zine.

AI programs that output "art" can and should be created ethically regardless of how easy it is to scrape the internet for images and text. There are repositories of copyright free images located all over the internet use them.

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Mailing list

Interested in knowing when the zine comes out? In seeing exclusive works in progress and information on the making of the zine? Use the link below to be added to the mailing list! OR click on join the discord server to get notified via discord about updates!