Four Seasons: A Word of Honor Zine

Four Seasons: A Word of Honor Zine is a 2021 Word of Honor anthology zine containing fanart and fanfiction. Both a print and digital version were published, and related fan merchandise could be ordered with the print edition. The print zine shipped in late 2021., Nov 29, 2021.
The zine was designed to be safe for work, with "canon ships" (including WenZhou) allowed., tumblr post by wohzine, 6 June 2021.
The stories were also podficced, with the podfics made available as a downloadable anthology. Some of the stories and podfics were also posted on AO3 by their creators, though the AO3 collection is incomplete.
The print zine and bundled merch were sold at cost; there were plans to donate any extra funds to charity, but no specific charity was designated, tumblr post, 12 June 2021., and it seems no funds were leftover at the end.
==Origins==
According to the introduction in the zine itself, the zine was originally conceived by a group of friends in a Discord server in May 2021, during the height of the fandom's active period, soon after the drama and official concert had aired. It was the first Word of Honor zine, at least in the English-speaking fandom. 
==Schedule==
* June 6 - Interest Check closes, contributor application opens, 3 June 2021., 3 June 2021 (edited later). (Accessed 2 September 2023.)
* June 20 - Contributor applications close
* June 27 - Acceptance emails sent
* July 4 - Contributor confirmations due
* July 25 - First checkin
* August 22 - Second checkin
* September 19 - Final pieces due
* October 10 - Preorders open
* October 31 - Preorders close
==Mods==
*Glittercracker - project lead
*Elrohir - graphics and tumblr
*Emerald - administrative
*Kroalias - layout
*Mint - merch
*Nikki - writing and sensitivity
*Squeaky - Discord
*Zappy - art and twitter
==Contents==
Summer
*fanart by Brie, Joolita, Hen, Moose, stardustea, renmalis, amereslare, hayathio
*"The Study of Rot" by northofallmusic - podfic by glittercracker
*"Won't You Listen to Your Lover?" by geckoholic - podfic by glittercracker
Autumn
*fanart by Dyoun, Adri, cea, Julius, Athrisen, Julieta, Tasha Neva, Tessa
*"Journey Home" by threerings - podfic by Rionaa
*"Our Temporary Brilliance" by glittercracker - podfic by Rionaa
Interlude
*"Interlude" by Kuaishan - podfic by Spinifex
Winter
*fanart by Nad, Ppanini, Icarus, Shinorainlikestars, who was harassed after being mistaken for Shinocchi, who was a writer, not a fanartist., Marta, zappychild, Brilcrist, ssuimien
*"Nothing Red By Foxes" by Lore - podfic by elrohir
*"A Message of Its Own" by Hnä
Spring
*fanart by Cobaltmoony, earthrises, Hika, nandskarth, wyrm, apolocya, Anophiles, Yuu
*"Time Makes Right the Terrible Past" by tinybeidou - podfic by Spinifex
*"春晓/The Spring Morning" by J - podfic by Spinifex
Extras
*Glossary of terms
*Credits
==Orders==
Over 600 fans ordered a print zine., Dec 30, 2021.
Fans had a choice of four bundles, most of which came with various merch designed by fanartists. by wohzine, 21 September 2021. Price estimates on Bigcartel in October 2021:wohzine at bigcartel, Wayback Machine copy, October 2021.
* SPRING Bundle - $38.00 - $43.00 - print zine, pdf, 4 diecut stickers, 4 prints, 2 keychains, 1 enamel pin, 10 meters of washi tape, 1 acrylic standee, 21 September 2021.
* WINTER Bundle - $25.00 - $30.00 - print zine, pdf, 4 diecut stickers, 4 prints, 1 reversible keychain, 1 enamel pin, 21 September 2021.
* AUTUMN Bundle - $16.00 - $21.00 - print zine, pdf, 4 diecut stickers, 4 prints, 21 September 2021.
* SUMMER Bundle - $12.00 - $17.00 - print zine, pdf, 21 September 2021.
==Fan Response==
The zine had an Etsy shop, where 369 sales occurred. Fans left five-star ratings and positive reviews (Accessed 2 September 2023.):
*"Absolutely thrilled when this arrived in the mail earlier than the tracking number suggested. The art is stunning and I can't wait to read through all the stories. The extra merchandise is also lovely. This package exceeded my expectations and I'm sure I'll love it more with time."
*"A lovely fanzine!!! Well printed and full of great fic and art!!!! <3"
*"UTTERLY MARVELOUS! The art the stories the whole presentation! YES"
Fans on twitter commented with excitement when they received their copies:
*"My Word of Honor zine arrived and it's freaking GORGEOUS, everyone who worked on the art, goodies and production of Four Seasons @wohzine should be so proud!", Jan 8, 2022.
*"My first zine and of course it's Word of Honor. Thank you @wohzine it's beautiful 😍", Jan 27, 2022.
*"Forgot to tweet that I received my amazing word of honor zine from @wohzine last Friday and I love everything about it !! Thanks to all the wonderful artists, writers and behind the scenes peeps ❤️", Jan 11, 2022.
==References==
Category:Word of Honor
Category:2021 Zines
Category:Charity Zines