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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠

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🚪 Very Sincerely Yours is a zine dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and the idea of home. Organized by haedraulics.bsky.social and inevitablies.bsky.social. STATUS: Applications are closed! Responses will be emailed by June 7th.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚪 Welcome to Very Sincerely Yours, an upcoming fan zine dedicated to Holmes/Watson and the idea of home! Follow us here for live project updates.

👇 Thread for information.

#acdholmes #sherlockholmes #fanzines

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Jun 17

Links to all our contributors on the Tumblr post: www.tumblr.com/very-sincere...

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Jun 17

🏡 We're proud to present... our artists and writers!

Keep an eye out for all our talented contributors, we're looking forward to what everyone will create! 🐝

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Jun 7

📬 Applicant response emails have all been sent!

Please check your spam inboxes if you have not received yours. Thank you all again for your enthusiasm for the zine! #acdholmes #sherlockholmes

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · May 31

📣📣📣 Applications close tonight!

Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · May 29

🏡 Last chance to apply to Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson zine!

Applications will close on May 31st, 11:59PM EST. We thank everyone who has applied so far for their amazing work, and look forward to sending out responses! ❦

Form link: forms.gle/zyGi8UQtSxk3... #acdholmes

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · May 29

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · May 1

For more information, please check out this thread! bsky.app/profile/very...

For our FAQ: www.tumblr.com/very-sincere...

Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · May 1

🚪 Applications are open from May 1st to May 31st!

We invite everyone interested to give it a shot, and will be reviewing all applicants with an open heart! ❦

Link: [ forms.gle/zyGi8UQtSxk3... ]

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Apr 10

🏠 About our choice of charity: The PCRF is a longstanding nonprofit providing lifesaving aid to Palestinian children. Since our project focuses on homes, we thought it best to direct our proceeds towards those whose homes have been destroyed and themselves forcibly displaced.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Apr 10

🏠 Applications for artists and writers will open on May 1st, at 8AM EST! Applications will close on May 31st, at midnight.

🏠 This project will be organized and edited by @haedraulics.bsky.social and julienbakerstreet.tumblr.com!

You can also find us at very-sincerely-yours-zine.tumblr.com!

Timeline

MAY. 01 Applications Open!
MAY. 31 Applications Close
JUN. 07 Contributors Announced
JUN. 30 First Check-In
JUL. 31 Second Check-In
SEP. 30 Final Deadline

Meet the Moderators!

Minh fell down a pit and into Sherlock Holmes after a fateful Victorian literature course at university. They’ve organized two zines and a handful of fandom fundraising projects since 2020. You can find them outside feeding pigeons, or on Tumblr and Bluesky.

Sher was afflicted with an intractable and most likely terminal case of Sherlockianism at 8 years old. When she’s not contemplating the best ways to deface the canon, she can be found prowling the aisles of craft stores, or else on Tumblr.

Feel free to contact us at verysincerelyyourszine@gmail.com or on Tumblr and BlueSky with any questions regarding the project!

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Very Sincerely Yours is a zine dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and the idea of home. Recall the seventeen steps of 221B Baker Street, the jack-knife in the mantelpiece, the shag-stuffed slipper—and an old friend sat across the hearth.

This project celebrates queer domesticity and the historical struggle of marginalized people to create homes of their own.

This zine will focus on Holmes and Watson from the original novels and short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, but we encourage creative exploration of the characters and the nature of their enduring bond. This project will be rated T for potentially suggestive themes.

Beyond Baker Street: We hope to feature work that expands on the idea of home—what it means to each character, how they lose and long for home, what it takes to build and keep it. All time periods within the original canon are accepted!

This will be both a physically and digitally published book, at 8.5 x 11 inches with full color printing. The zine will be stylized after vintage magazines, featuring illustrations and original fiction pieces.

We are looking for around 30 to 40 writers and artists to contribute! This is a charity project—proceeds will be split equally between The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and compensation for our contributors.

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Very Sincerely Yours: An H/W Zine 🏠 @verysincerelyyours.bsky.social · Apr 10

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