About

Old Paths is a Haikyuu art and fic zine dedicated to taking you down a trip down memory lane in the form of a scrapbook.

STATUS: COMPLETE! SOCIAL ACCOUNTS ARE NOW INACTIVE AND UNMONITORED.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will you be allowing ships?

If the ship is explicitly canon, yes we will be allowing it (e.g. Tanaka and Kiyoko). Aside from that, we want to keep the zine as close to canon as possible, therefore this will be a general zine.

How many contributors will you be accepting?

We will be accepting 20 artists, 7 prose writers, and 3 poetry writers. This may still be subject to change.

What is a "photographer" artist and what is a "dj" artist?

A photographer artist is someone who will be creating a piece of art that looks like a photograph that's part of a scrapbook. Dj artists will be creating black and white comics that are at least 4 pages long.

Schedule

☀️ Contributor Applications: September 16, 2020 - October 15, 2020
☀️ Email Results Sent: October 20, 2020
☀️ Concept Check In: November 2, 2020
☀️ First Check In (25%): November 22, 2020
☀️ Second Check In (50%): December 20, 2020
☀️ Final Check In (100%): January 17, 2021
☀️ Preorders: March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2021 (Extended April 16th)
☀️ Leftover Sales: January 7th, 2022 - February 7th, 2022
☀️ Official Closing: March 10th

We are using CDT (GMT-5) as our basis of time.

Contributors

Applications

General Guidelines

All samples must be SFW! NSFW applications will be dismissed immediately.All applicants must submit a portfolio (with 5+ pieces of your best works) and three samples. Samples will not be counted in the portfolio.Submitting Haikyuu!! related pieces is encouraged, but not necessary.If you submit any Google Drive links, please test them before you submit and make sure they are unlocked/viewable to outside parties.

Artist Applications

Photographer Artist

Photographer artists makes art that are in the style of a photograph for the zine.Must have at least ONE sample of a background.Submit the artstyle you will be using for the zine.Submitting traditional art is fine so long as it is digitally scanned in high quality.All sample art must be completed- no wips or sketches! Wips and sketches may be included in the portfolio.We are accepting 20 artists and 1 cover artist.

DJ Artist

Comics must be at least 4 pages long.At least one black and white comic in samples.Submit the artstyle you will be using for the zine.Background art will be highly appreciated.We are accepting 20 artists and 1 cover artist.

Judging Guidelines

Art styleTechnical skillCompositionAnatomy

Writer Applications

Prose Writer

Each prose sample must be between 1k - 3k words.You can submit an excerpt of a longer piece if it exceeds 3k words. However, at least one should be 1-3k words.We are accepting 7 prose writers, subject to change.

Poetry Writer

Each poetry sample must be between 10 - 50 lines.We are accepting 3 poetry writers, subject to change.

Judging Guidelines

Grammar, spelling, syntaxCharacterization, writing style, and flow

Contest

#HQReminisce: in honor of our zine's theme, we're hosting a contest with three winners!
Prizes include FREE digital copies of the zine and DISCOUNTS for our store items once preorders begin!

We can't wait to see your entries! Best of luck!

More details in our twitter and tumblr.