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What is this zine about?McPaimon’s is a Genshin fast-food AU fanzine dedicated to serving up the best works centered around the hard-working employees and loyal customers of McPaimon’s various restaurant branches.Will this zine be for-profit or for-charity?McPaimon’s will be strictly for-charity. All of the proceeds from this zine will be donated to an undecided charity dedicated to alleviating food insecurities for citizens.What is food insecurity?According to the Peace Corps, nearly one billion people across the globe experience the effects of food insecurity in their lives. Simply put, food insecurity is the state of not having “both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet dietary needs for a productive and healthy life” (U.S. Agency for International Development). Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic and humanitarian issues currently occurring in the world only exacerbate the effects of food insecurity amongst the human population.How will contributors be compensated?All contributors will be guaranteed a free digital bundle and the option to purchase merchandise at the production price. If profits allow, there will be physical compensation in the form of free zine merchandise (hooray!).Which Genshin Impact characters can we include in the zine?Any Genshin Impact characters that are officially confirmed by Hoyoverse by the time our Contributor Applications results get sent out will be allowed to be included in the zine!What if I have other questions about this zine? Where do I go?Our ever-reliable Customer Service employees will gladly help you if you send a question to our CuriousCat, email us, or DM us on Twitter!We’ll try to get back to you as soon as possible!Who can apply to this zine?Everyone is encouraged to apply, regardless of skill level! We at McPaimon’s emphasize equality and justice in the workplace by giving everyone a fair chance and judging accordingly. However, any applicant found promoting hateful material (racism, homophobia, intersexism, biphobia, xenophobia, etc.) will be turned away, regardless of their skill shown. We also ask that applicants be 16+ at the time of application.Can I have NSFW content in my portfolio?Your portfolio can contain NSFW content, but please make sure that it is tagged correctly. Untagged or improperly tagged works will be immediately disqualified. While NSFW content is permitted, the moderator team heavily suggests that your portfolio consists of mostly SFW works, as this is a SFW zine.How many contributors will you be accepting?McPaimon’s is currently looking for a lot of new employees! We aim to accept about 20-22 page illustrators, 4-5 merch illustrators, 5-6 fanfiction/prose writers, and 1-3 chefs. This number will likely change depending on the response our team gets from the interest check.How will illustrators be judged?Page illustrators will be judged on the general composition, creativity, backgrounds, and coloring of their works. Please note that it doesn’t matter whether your pieces are traditionally or digitally made! McPaimon’s respects artistry, in any form it may take.Merch illustrators will be judged on composition and creativity of their works, and demonstrating the ability to create (either physically or digitally) artwork that can be produced as merch.How will writers be judged?Prose writers will be judged on their ability to tell a story within a word limit, proper grammar use, flow, syntax, characterization, and language.Is plagiarism tolerated?No. We have a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, and any portfolios containing plagiarized content will be disqualified with no consideration.Are collaborations allowed in the zine?Most definitely! We will have a section in the application form for you to fill out in case you and a friend would like to collaborate in the zine, or if you’d simply like to be matched with someone. If you apply with a friend, however, we must warn you that there is no guarantee that both of you will get accepted, so please have a backup plan prepared.Why do you say “illustrators” instead of “artists?”Drawing, painting, sculpting, and writing, among other mediums all fall under the same umbrella of art. People who produce art are artists, so we'd like to give a little more credit to the underappreciated.