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Basic Submission Guidelines
Interested in submitting your art to a Fat Badger Studios publication? Here's what you need to know!
So you want so submit some art or fiction to Fat Badger Studios! First, you'll need to send in some samples. We'll be happy to evaluate anyone who wants to contribute, but have to maintain a particular standard of craftsmanship for many of our publications. Unfortunately, this is the harsh side of being in an editorial position. Once approved, the following guidelines apply to all artists in Fat Badger publications.
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Publication Frequency
Seeing as the only way to build a loyal audience is to produce material on a consistant and timely basis, Fat Badger Studios will offer publications according to the following schedule:
Quarterly- January, April, July, October.
Semi-annual- January, July.
Annual- January.
Deadlines will always fall on the first business day of the month prior to publication. For ease of reference, the three subsiquent deadlines will be appear in each publication, and on the Fat Badger Studios website.
The editor reserves the right to change the publication frequency of a title, based on the amount of publishable material coming in for it.
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Purpose/Theme Statements Each Fat Badger Studios publication will be marketed under a unique name. For clarity and ease of marketing, each publication will carry a consise summary of theme, including: a general mission statement, a ratings limit for content, and a list of limitations (if any) for submittable material.
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Production Formats
All Fat Badger Studio publications will fall into one of three production categories:
Digest- Digest format publications will measure 8.5 in by 5.5 in, printed on a commercial photocopier, with cardstock cover. Digest publications will be limited to 48 pages.
Standard- Standard format publications will measure 8.5 in by 11 in, printed on a commercial photocopier, with cardstock cover.
Deluxe- Deluxe format publications will be professionally printed and saddle stitched, with 4 color cover printing.
Advertising
All artists who meet minac standards are eligible for 1/2 of a page of advertising in the back of the issue in which their work appears. All advertising is subject to final approval of the editor, in terms of content and layout. It is humbly requested that all artists and writers requesting ad space make their request as in advance as possible, to allow for space layout.
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Royalties
All Fat Badger publications will have a royalty included in the cover price of copies produced for consumer consumption. This royalty will be divided up among participating artists andor writers appearing in a particular issue, and will be paid out in the form of a check when contributor copies are mailed out. Royalty rates are based on 100 pages of eligible content (see: minimum activitycontent), and will be adjusted proportionately in either direction based on the final amount of eligible content in the issue. Royalties will not be calculated for contributor and promotional copies.
Royalties are paid on a sliding scale, based upon title and production format. To insure a minimum royalty, Fat Badger Studios guarantees a minimum number of copies produced for purchase by the general public. The current royalty schedule, as of 2-15-00, is as follows:
Class A: $1 per copy (50 copy minimum),
Class B: per copy (100 copy minimum),
Class C: per copy (100 copy minimum),
Class D: per copy (100 copy minimum).
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Minimum Activity/participation
Any artist or writer is welcome to submit work to Fat Badger Studios for consideration of publication.
All submissions will be graded on style, skill and general creative ability. Submissions sent without a return SASE cannot be returned.
Fat Badger Studios believes in the concept of giving back to the artistic community to whom we turn for creative support in our publishing endeavors. Thus, we will make sure that royalties are paid to our contributors (see "royalty rates"). However, to be fair to all participants in terms of eligiblity for royalty payments, a minimum amount of production-quality activity must be established. Minimum activity ("minac") is hereby defined as 5 pages of polished. creative work per individual publication. In the case of text submissions, the fifth page must have at least 50% textual coverage.
Artists and writers are certainly welcome to submit a quantity of material under the minac threshold, but are advised that they cannot be considered for royalties in that issue. They are still eligible for a shipped contributor's copy, however.
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