Pillars of Love

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Zine
Title: Pillars of Love
Editor(s): transtrucy, permetstuuu, _qquoe, starjuicebox, kissykrissey
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Type: Fanfiction, Fanart
Date(s): 2022-2023
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Medium: PDF, Print
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Fandom: Ace Attorney
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Language: English
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Pilalrs of Love is an anthology of primarily fanfiction featuring Ace Attorney characters and centered around the theme of the four Greek words for love.

About

Pillars of Love was announced on April 15, 2022, as a zine for writers in the Ace Attorney fandom[1]. The project would be centered around four of the Greek words for love: eros, philia, storge, and agape. Interest checks opened from April 25 to May 25, 2022[2]. Contributor applications for writers opened from June 1 to June 30, 2022[3]. Results were sent out on July 8, 2022[4].

Preorderse opened on January 9, 2023, with the following pricing tiers[5]:

  • The Prologue ($8 USD) - Digital DGS/TGAA Book
  • The Prologue ($15 USD) - Digital AA Book,
  • The Prologue ($20 USD) - AA and DGS/TGAA Books (PDF)
  • The Original ($30 USD) - Physical AA Book, Digital AA Book, Additional Stretch Goals
  • The Classics ($15 USD) - Physical DGS/TGAA Book, Digital DGS/TGAA Book, Additional Stretch Goals
  • The Duology ($40 USD) - Physical AA Book, Physical DGS/TGAA Book, Digital AA Book, Digital DGS/TGAA Book, Additional Stretch Goals

Stretch golas included a die-cut sticker at 25 physical orders, a bookmark at 50 physical orders, and a print at 75 physical orders[6][7]. All goals were unlocked by February 23, 2023[8]. Additionally, a collaboration deal of magnets were offered to fans who preordered physical copies of both Pillars of Love and Where I Can Follow, another Ace Attorney project that was running preorders around the same time[9]. Starting on February 14, 2023, a share campaign was run, offering an additional sticker sheet to all physical orders if the share campaign post reached a set amount of likes and shares[10]. The share campaign was completed on February 22, 2023[11]. Preorders closed on March 1, 2023, with a reported total of over 100 orders[12].

The project's social media account gave periodic updates on the progress of production. Zine proofs had to be reordered more than once, resulting in the organizers considering a different printer and leading to delays[13][14][15]. Meanwhile, all merchandise produciton was completed and received by the organizers by June 28, 2023[16]. The zines arrived by July 15, with some additional need for reprints[17].

Physical orders began shipping after July 31, 2023[18]. All shipping was completed by August 16, 2023, including digital orders[19]. Leftover sales opened from September 26, 2023, with an expected end date of October 26, 2023, provided supplies last until then[20]. Additional discounts of 20% and 50% were offered throughout this period[21][22].

The project was declared complete on December 27, 2023, with a post showing the receipt of a $2590.83 USD donation to the Indigenous Literary Foundation[23].

Project Schedule
Start End
Interest Check April 25, 2022 May 25, 2022
Contributor Applications June 1, 2022 June 30, 2022
Preorders January 9, 2023 March 1, 2023
Shipping July 31, 2023 August 16, 2023
Leftover Sales September 26, 2023 October 28, 2023

Contributors

The following names were taken from the project's social media account.

Artists

Writers

Mods

  • Téa (transtrucy) - Head Mod, Finance, Production
  • Zhen(ya) (permetstuuu) - Graphics
  • Quo (_qquoe) - Formatting
  • Ronnie (starjuicebox) - Artist Mod
  • Krissey (kissykrissey) - Writing Mod


Gallery

Fan Reception

The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.

vyn wrote on Twitter

MY CONTRIBUTOR COPY OF @AAWriterZine ARRIVED! i am so so excited to have contributed not only a full fic but also sticker designs to this zine! everything turned out so wonderful and i couldn’t be prouder of everyone ;w; plus, it is kitty APPROVED[24]

m wrote on Twitter

AAAAA ITS HERE a copy of the @AAWriterZine is finally in my hands :D im SO excited to read all the beautiful fics in this project! all of the artwork looks amazing as always!

many thanks to the team and contributors for creating this love letter to the aa writing community <3[25]

dee / vini wrote on Twitter

forgot to say but i got my order for the @AAWriterZine! im a bit dejected tonight but this was nice opening it up <3 especially like the print and the cover. i cant wait to read thru it all![26]

Alika wrote on Twitter

So speedy! When I saw this zine was on sale, I just had to get it! Lucky enough to claim one of the last few bundles and blown away at the fast arrival! Both books are beautiful and the merch is lovely! Can’t wait to look through everything more. Thank you @AAWriterZine!!![27]

hadesbutmortal wrote on Tumblr

The @aawriterzine that I ordered has safely found its way to me and I’m so excited to read it 🥰 (and to spend far too long agonizing over where to stick the stickers)[28]

letapollojusticesayfuck wrote on Twitter

Joining in on sharing my contributor copy of @aawriterzine ! This was such a cool project to be able to contribute to, and the resulting BOOK of a zine is absolutely gorgeous (and feels great to hold, too—insert my gushing about the paper here). Look out for my Faraskye fic in the Eros section, and please admire @cubedmango ‘s heart-stoppingly adorable art in the header!

(also I maaaay have also contributed a greek-vase-themed sticker to the sheet. this counts as using my archaeology degree, right?)[29]

References

  1. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1514970379558825994
  2. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1518600345068388352
  3. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1532000851895668736
  4. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1545430003625623554
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1612687073693106176
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1612687085059588097
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1628891508010000386
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1628891504851779585
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1615538516452073472
  10. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1625694720667136001
  11. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1628557019711000577
  12. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1630840797351297025
  13. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1657413419690082305
  14. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1666617167658332161
  15. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1670606987485126657
  16. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1674203510705930240
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1680296919631908866
  18. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1686194384373526528
  19. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1692023053461356910
  20. ^ https://twitter.com/AAWriterZine/status/1706716159742030157
  21. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1712610963512267119
  22. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1716253258564415544
  23. ^ https://x.com/AAWriterZine/status/1740239358534590485
  24. ^ https://x.com/bringmoreknivez/status/1681800135624278017
  25. ^ https://x.com/psychelocs/status/1687931491009826816
  26. ^ https://x.com/animuznani/status/1694749823046697356
  27. ^ https://x.com/Atsukamo123/status/1718119741443731913
  28. ^ https://www.tumblr.com/hadesbutmortal/725270284228345856/the-aawriterzine-that-i-ordered-has-safely-found
  29. ^ https://letapollojusticesayfuck.tumblr.com/post/723767824815980544/joining-in-on-sharing-my-contributor-copy-of