An unofficial SFW fanzine for the women of Ace Attorney and The Great Ace Attorney ⚖️🌷Current Phase: Creation!

About the Zine

An unofficial and SFW fanzine dedicated to celebrating the women of Ace Attorney and The Great Ace Attorney — lawyers, assistants, witnesses, and defendants alike! We aim to explore and appreciate every woman in the cast no matter how big or small their role is.

Specs

✿ Safe-for-work (SFW) and Gen-themed
✿ B5 Physical Zine | Perfect bound | Full colored artworks
✿ With physical and digital merchandise
✿ Contributing team will include one (1) cover artist, thirty (30) page artists, eight (8) merch artists, and eight (8) writers. Guests are included
✿ Supporting Women for Women International

Schedule

AnnouncementMarch 8, 2024
Interest CheckMarch 8, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Contributor ApplicationsApril 5, 2024 - May 18, 2024
Application ResultsMay 25, 2024
Pitches DueJune 7, 2024
Pitches ConfirmedJune 11, 2024
Check-in #1July 9, 2024
Check-in #2August 6, 2024
Check-in #3September 3, 2024
Final SubmissionsOctober 5, 2024
Pre-Orders OpenOctober 15, 2025

Moderators

JENN

Head, Organization, Graphics
Hi, I'm Jenn! A full-time connoisseur of fictional women and part-time writer/graphic designer/zine mod!

Téa

Socials & Shipping
hey, i'm téa and i spent an absurd amount of money on a plushmaya. i'm a writer, artist, and i've got over 25 completed zines under my belt! if there's one thing about me it's that i'm always ready to die for a weirdgirl

Feiyu

Layout
Heyo! I'm Fei, a mixed-media artist and lover of women😳

Trashie

Art
hihi I'm trashie!! I'm a multifandom artist that draws whatever brainrot occupies my mind on the daily~ very excited to showcase the wonderfulness of the AA girls with everyone <3

June

Writing
My name is June, and I'm a literature student who's modded a few AA and DGS zines in recent years. Beyond thrilled to help out with this zine!

J

Finance & Production
Hihi! I'm J, and I'm an attorney! I'm over a decade late to the fandom, but I'm super happy to be here. Thanks for having me!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an age minimum for applicants?
✿ Contributors must be 16 years or older by the end of applications with no exceptions.
Can I apply for multiple roles?
✿ Applicants may apply to more than one role, but can only be accepted for one.
✿ Depending upon our interest check and accepted number of contributors, artists may be allowed to volunteer for multiple assignments (e.i. spot art).
How will contributors be compensated?
✿ Contributor compensation will be determined by our interest check as well as the success of our sales. Contributors are guaranteed a free digital bundle of all goods.
✿ Should this project go to production, contributors will be able to purchase items at production cost. Should sales allow, our ultimate goal is to provide a free full bundle and shipping to each contributor.
How many contributors are you accepting?
✿ Acceptance numbers will be determined by our interest check as well as the number of applications we receive.
What games are included in this project?
✿ All Ace Attorney games are included in this project, including The Great Ace Attorney and Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Are AUs allowed?
✿ This zine is focused on the canonverse. However, we will allow canon-divergent AUs, such as Mia Fey lives, Attorney Susato, et cetera. If you aren’t sure, you are welcome to ask a mod during the pitching process!
What’s the title of the zine?
✿ There’s no official title yet, but we’re open to any suggestion as to what to name our project! You can send them through our interest check.
Who drew the promo arts featured in the graphics?
✿ All of our current promo arts are made by our talented art mod, Trashie!
My question isn’t here!
✿ Please feel free to send your question to our Tumblr or Retrospring! We will answer all questions as quickly as possible!

Contributor Information

✿ Contributors must be 16 years or older by the end of contributor applications.✿ All final pieces must be original and created specifically for this project. Previously created or published works will not be allowed.✿ As communications will mainly be done through our Discord server, as well as Discord DMs should mods need to contact a specific contributor, we request that all contributors have a Discord account.✿ If you fail to communicate with the mod team during check-ins, you may be removed from the project. We will do our best to accommodate our contributors who stay in contact; however, if mods are not able to reach you after communicated deadlines, you may forfeit your position in the zine so the project may be completed in a timely manner.✿ If you need an extension for a check-in, please request one at your earliest possible convenience.
If you have to drop out of the project, please contact a mod as soon as possible!
✿ If any applicant is found to be promoting or supporting ideologies that are harmful to real life individuals (e.g racism, homophobia, transphobia, or any sort of discrimination), will not be accepted.✿ If a contributor is accepted and we later learn that they have made offensive or harassing remarks, they will be removed from the zine.Mods retain the right to dismiss a contributor at any time for breaking server or zine guidelines. Contributors agree to these terms upon entry to the zine Discord server.✿ Contributors will retain the rights to their pieces but we request that contributors not share, sell, or post full and final iterations of their pieces until 2 weeks after our Leftovers Period. Sharing of previews during our preorders period (after final submissions). More information pertaining to sharing previews will be made, with a provided template.

Guidelines & Expectations

✿ All applicants must be 16+ or will be turning 16 by the time applications end.Only SFW works are permitted to be submitted as samples and in the portfolio. For writers, excerpts from NSFW works are only allowed if they are SFW.✿ Applicants are allowed to apply for more than one position but will only be accepted into one.✿ Moderators will be blindly grading the applicants, so they will only be judged based on the samples and portfolio they submitted. Applicants are required to use Google Drive or any anonymous space to submit their application.✿ Links to samples and portfolios must be easily viewable and accessible. If you’re using Google Drive to store your portfolio, make sure the permissions to the folder is set to “Anyone with the link”. The mod team will not reach out to any of the applicants with broken links and their application will be considered voided.✿ Ace Attorney and/or The Great Ace Attorney samples are encouraged, but not required.✿ Failure to follow any of the guidelines can result in a deduction of your overall score or disqualification.To view our role specific guidelines and expectations, please click here see our Info Doc.