CON BOOK
Theme & Deadline
The deadline for all submissions is March 15th.
Please try to be done by March 1st to leave time to coordinate any changes with the conbook staffer.
All submissions are encouraged (but not required) to follow the
"Roaring 20s" theme.
Send submissions to
conbook@biggestlittlefurcon.org.
Guidelines : Advertisements
Pricing
- Full page ($90): 10 inches tall, 7.5 inches wide.
- Half page ($40): 5 inches tall, 7.5 inches wide.
- Half page ($40): 10 inches tall, 3.75 inches wide.
- Quarter page ($20): 5 inches tall, 3.75 inches wide.
File Format
Please submit as a single TIFF image or as a PDF, grayscale, at 300 DPI.
Submission & Payment
Please send an email to
conbook@biggestlittlefurcon.org with the advertisement attached.
An invoice will be e-mailed to you. Payment can be online through PayPal, or by snail-mail.
Submission Guidelines : Artwork
Maturity Level
Maximum maturity level for artwork submissions is young-adult (13 years old).
Anything depicting violence, or anything implying or depicting nudity or sexual acts will not be accepted.
Size
Your submission may be any size or aspect ratio.
Your submission may be resized to fit available space.
Completion level
Artwork must be crisp and ready for print. No sketches please.
File Format
Please submit as a TIFF or PDF image in grayscale at 300 DPI.
Submission Guidelines : Writing
Maturity Level
Maximum maturity level for writing submissions is young-adult (13 years old).
Please indicate if your submission is appropriate for all ages, or advised for young adults only.
Staff will inform you if your writing is percieved at a different maturity level than you indicate.
Strong Language
Strong language (swearing, etc) is allowed in submissions, but please use it tastefully.
Any strong language in a submission immediately makes it a young-adult submission; please submit it as such.
Length
Set your word processor to use an 11-point serif (Times-style) font, 1-inch page margins, single-line spacing,
and limit the length of your submission to four pages or less with these settings.
Illustrations
If your story includes illustrations, indicate the position of illustrations by inserting "####filename####" in your story.
File Format
Please submit your story in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Postscript (.pdf) format.
If your story includes illustrations, please include your illustrations in TIFF or PDF format, grayscale.
Submission Guidelines : Recipes
Wait, Recipes?
Yes! We hope to include a small 2-to-4-page section of recipes, just for fun!
Category
Please list if your recipe is intended to be a side dish, main dish, dessert, mixed drink, or other.
This allows the con book staff to organize the submissions.
Content
Please include:
- Your name (fan name or real name)
- List of ingredients with quantities stated
- Optional ingredients, if any
- Instructions
- A grayscale photo of the finished dish, sized 2 inches by 2.75 inches, 300 DPI, landscape orientation.