a dual fanzine dedicated to sope—both clean and dirty

Soap Zine is a fanzine dedicated to Sope—a fictional ship involving BTS members Min Yoongi and Jung Hoseok—and all those who are inspired by their dynamic.

concept

The zine’s final concept will be rooted in a visual theme rather than a content-based one. As such, all submissions will be open-prompt and art pieces will created using a zine-wide color palette.

specifications

Soap Zine will have two releases in 2021: a precursory free pinch-hitter digital zine, and a for-purchase main zine that will be available in two separate volumes for preorder in both digital and physical formats.

physical
A5 / 5.5” x 8.5” / perfect bound / 1.024” spine width

orientation
Portrait

cover
130 lb. / matte / full-color / soft-touch lamination

pages
100 lb. / satin / full-color / 350+

digital
300 dpi / PDF / online flipbook view

Both releases will be available in two versions.

clean
SFW version that’s suitable for all ages above thirteen.

clean + dirty
NSFW/SFW combination that includes all SFW content as well as additional stories and artwork for ages eighteen and up.

compensation

Soap Zine will be priced so that final prices will reflect only the costs of production and shipping.

Excess funds, if there are any, will be used for compensating contributors with their choice of zine and/or bundle.

No profit will be made in the making of this zine.

moderators

There are three moderators for the zine, you can find them all on Twitter: @hopegooie, @thumbeIisa, and @yeeshhobi.

An added special thanks to @sopeworld_ for all the work they put in to lend a hand in moderating the free pinch-hitter zine!

check out further q+a on our twitter page
have more questions? our cc is always open

in progress

  • TBA — All shipped orders settled

upcoming

  • TBA — Expense report compiled

complete

  • October 16 to October 31 — Interest check — see the results

  • November 1 to December 1 — Accepting contributor applications

  • December 1 to December 10 — Applications under review by panelists

  • December 10 — Final decision emails sent

  • December 13 — Last day to confirm participation

  • December 14 — Contributors announced — meet our contributors

  • December 20 — Proposals are due

  • January 20 — Contributor first check-in / final concepts due

  • February 14 - 25 — Pinch-hitter contributor spotlights and free zine preregistration

  • February 20 — Contributor second check-in; final pinch-hitter pieces due

  • February 25 — Free pinch-hitter zine release date

  • March 20 — Contributor final check-in

  • April 1 — Final contributor pieces due

  • June 1 — Pre-orders open

  • August 1 — Pre-orders close

  • August 4 — Production begins

  • September 29 — Production complete

  • September 30 — Packaging begins

  • October 11 — Shipping begins

  • October 31 — All digital files for Bubble orders sent

  • November 4 — Shipping complete

  • November 5 — All digital files for Soaponification, Rinse, Lather, and Suds orders sent

this schedule is tentative and is subject to change

closed
Thank you to all those who ordered for supporting this project of (Sope-y) love!