SPY X VACATION is a non-profit SPY X FAMILY fanzine showcasing the Forger family on various family “ootings.” Whether it’s for Anya’s enrichment, Operation: Strix, or a mission from the Garden, this zine focuses on the Forgers’ budding bond as they travel together as a family.All proceeds from SPY X VACATION will go to the Violence Policy Center, a charity dedicated to reducing gun violence.

Current Status: Production

Moderator Team

Angela - Organizer, Art Mod, Graphics, and Formatting

Angela has modded Burning Hearts: a Galolio Charity Zine (which raised approximately $15,000 for charity), and Unfolding Melody: a Klapollo Charity Zine. She has contributed as an artist and social media manager on both zines as well as formatted them in their entirety. They are also the co-organizer of Missing Years: a 7 Year Gap Zine, the art mod for Lion Lilies: a Dadworth Zine, and has years of experience as a contributor on several other projects. She has a BFA in Sequential Art and a minor in Storyboarding.

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Jessie - Writing Mod, Production, Shipping, and Accounting

Jessie has raised over $20,000 for charity through her work as a zine mod and is currently working on Unfolding Melody, a Klapollo zine; Missing Years, an AA 7 Year Gap zine; and A Promise of Red, an Asoryuu zine. In addition, Jessie has contributed her writing to nearly a dozen zine projects. She has an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University where she specialized in fund development and is a talent coordinator with GeekGirlCon based in Seattle, WA

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June - Organization, Social Media Manager, Assistant Production

June has participated in over twenty zines as a contributor and three zines as a moderator. Recently, they modded The Great Turnabout!, a DGS/TGAA charity scrapbook zine; CODA, An Evangelion charity zine; and A New Trial Is In Session!, an AA4 zine. She studies literature and music and organizes a yearly digital publication at her university.

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Kitty - Mod Intern

Kitty has participated in over twenty zines as a page and merch artist, and she's been an art mod for four zines: Forged in Flame, Reminiscence, P5 Celestial Zine, and Crossroads Volume II. As a mod intern for SPY X VACATION, Kitty will be learning more about finance and production while also bringing her past zine experience to the table.

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Application Guidelines

Page Artists

☆ Artists will be asked to create a portfolio with 3 to 10 of their best works. Artist applications will be evaluated on anatomy, color, and composition.☆ Please only submit finished pieces. Pieces in your portfolio should be fully rendered, not sketches, line art, or works in progress.☆ Your samples should also showcase some background work. Please include several samples that have environments (interior room, outdoor setting, landscape, etc.)☆ Your submissions do not have to include SPY X FAMILY characters, but it is highly encouraged.☆ Please make sure submitted pieces are high resolution. Pieces that are low quality and unclear will be judged accordingly.☆ Viewable Google Drive or Dropbox folders are preferable for portfolio submissions. Portfolios we cannot access will be skipped.

Merch Artists

☆ Merch artists will be asked to create a portfolio with 3 to 5 of their best merch samples.☆ Merch artist applications will be evaluated on color, composition, and design.☆ Please only submit finished pieces. Pieces in your portfolio should be fully rendered, not sketches, line art, or works in progress. (Photos of physical merch can be included in your portfolio as well.)☆ Please indicate the type of merch each sample was designed for (i.e. print, charm, button, etc.) in the file name.☆ Your submissions do not have to include SPY X FAMILY characters, but it is highly encouraged.☆ Please make sure submitted pieces are high resolution. Pieces that are low quality and unclear will be judged accordingly.☆ Viewable Google Drive or Dropbox folders are preferable for portfolio submissions. Portfolios we cannot access will be skipped.

Writers

☆ Writers will be asked to submit three polished pieces that are no longer than 3000 words in length each. Writer applications will be evaluated by technical skill, flow, voice, characterization, cohesiveness, and dialogue. When submitting your samples, please submit links to Google Docs.☆ Please check for grammar and spelling before submitting.☆ Your submissions do not have to include SPY X FAMILY characters, but it is highly encouraged.☆ If you would like to be considered for a shorter form piece (letter, journal entry, etc.), feel free to include examples of such in your sample submissions.☆ Excerpts are fine as long as you include one piece that is in its entirety and still under word count.☆ Please put what you believe to be your strongest work first in the application.☆ Please make sure your Google Doc links are viewable upon applying. If we cannot access your samples, we will skip over them.

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