ARTIST ALLEY

SHOOT FOR THE MOON!

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Thank you to all our artists in 2021, you truly helped us make FujoCon a success! 

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APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED - THANK YOU!

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OUR APPROACH

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ARTIST ALLEY RULES & criteria

Click here for a handy checklist

GENERAL

• This is a juried AA judged based on the type of work you sell as well as the overall quality of work and product

• Must be 18 years old to apply

• Have a general interest in FujoCon and the “ship and let ship” values we represent

  • You are not required to attend, but please apply only if this type of con appeals to you

ARTists

• All art / crafts must be drawn or made by the applicant

  • No proxy applications or sellers

  • No official or bootleg merchandise may be sold

  • No stolen art

• Both fanart and original art will be allowed

  • No tracings or redraws of official art or another artist’s work

  • This includes a ban on redrawings of sprites, any copied perler art, enamel pins that are obvious screencap redraws, and the use of any “printed at home from the internet” collage or craft pieces. Official posters, manga pages, etc. are okay for collage or crafting purposes.

• Both 2D and 3D art is allowed

• 18+ / NSFW art is allowed

  • Any shop images or promotional images must be censored

  • The artist is responsible for verifying that a customer is over 18

  • Any art that falls within the “shota” category is prohibited

• The majority of art / crafts within your shop must fall within any of the following “BL+” categories:

  • Boys’ love / yaoi

  • MM Romance / slash

  • Gei comi

  • “Shippy” art of two male characters

  • Fujoshi / fudanshi / fujin oriented merch

• Other art categories will be considered, but do not guarantee acceptance:

  • General LGBT / queer / pride

  • BL-adjacent genres such as sports anime and male idols as well as BL-adjacent titles

  • Bishounen

• Please note that we are mostly seeking artists who align with our BL+ theme of the con.

  • Having a single pride item or one shippy print in your shop does not qualify.

  • We are prioritizing artists who draw BL over just general pride merch, but this kind of merch does not disqualify you.

• You are not required to take commissions

• FujoCon exclusive merch, or new merch drops during the con, are also encouraged but not required

WRITers

• All prose must be written by the applicant

  • No proxy applications or sellers

  • No stolen work

• Both fanfic and original work will be allowed

  • No stolen fanfic passed off as original MM fiction

• Both digital downloads / ebooks and physical copies are allowed to be sold

• 18+ / NSFW work is allowed

  • Any shop images or promotional images must be censored

  • The writer is responsible for verifying that a customer is over 18

  • Any writing that falls within the “shota” category is prohibited

• The majority of writing within your shop must fall within any of the following “BL+” categories:

  • Boys’ love / yaoi

  • MM Romance / slash

  • Gei comi

  • “Shippy” stories of two male characters

• Other writing categories will be considered, but do not guarantee acceptance:

  • General LGBT / queer

  • BL-adjacent genres such as sports anime and male idols as well as BL-adjacent titles

• Please note that we are mostly seeking creators who align with our BL+ theme of the con

  • Having a single queer story or one MM romance fic in your shop does not qualify

• You are not required to take commissions, but we discourage offering fanfic commissions for legal reasons

• FujoCon exclusive stories, or new prose drops during the con, are also encouraged but not required

SHOP

• Must have an online store front

  • Because this is a virtual convention, we are not judging based on portfolio, but on shop

  • Make sure your shop link works! We will not google anyone to find your shop, so an invalid link will automatically disqualify you

• Must be able to ship internationally (if shipping a physical item)

  • We check this, so anyone who applies and cannot ship internationally will be disqualified

  • FujoCon is an international con, so it’s simply not fair to exclude attendees who aren’t from the US

  • An exception will be made for shipping to any country currently suspended by the USPS, but please try to find a workaround by using a different shipping service

• The majority of items in your shop must be in-stock

  • You cannot have an entire shop full of “pre-orders”

JUDGING CRITERIA

• We will evaluate all artists based on the above rules first and foremost

• Additionally, we will judge based on the overall quality of work and product

  • We know everyone has different skill levels, but we want to insure a baseline of quality for our attendees

• Above all, we are looking for creators who dedicate themselves to making BL or M/M works (fanworks or original)

• Our art judges are artists and AA supporters themselves, while our writing judges are avid consumers of MM fiction

DISCORD

• Discord accounts are strongly encouraged, but not required

• Why Discord?

  • Discord allows interactions with customers in our virtual “storefront”

  • Discord is your best tool for self-promotion with attendees in our designated AA self-promo channel

  • Some panels and fan meets for the con may be on Discord, if you have interest in attending

  • Discord will be the quickest way to get in touch with FujoCon staff during the con if you have any questions or needs

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HAVE QUESTIONS?

PLEASE READ OUR FAQ BEFORE CONTACTING US.

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DISCLAIMER

FujoCon assumes that everything in your application is accurate and truthful. We also presume that you are interested in BL+ content and do not object to the theme or overall goals of the convention. Therefore, FujoCon takes no responsibility for the following:

• Anyone who falsifies their information or wrongly fills out an application

• Anyone under the age of 18 who views or buys NSFW work

• Any legal ramifications for mailing NSFW work

• Any issues that arise between a creator and customer

• Any issues with the specific content or quality of an creator's work

FujoCon does not tolerate bullying of any kind, and we reserve the right to remove from our event those who engage in bullying or uncivil behavior during our event and/or on our social media feeds.