Shorelines and Sandcastles

Shorelines and Sandcastles is a zine dedicated to the pairing RiKai (Riku/Kairi) from the Kingdom Hearts games.
==About==
Interest checks opened on November 2, 2020, and were expected to end on November 16, 2020https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1323471966129451009. This deadline was later extended to the end of the monthhttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1325989233773875200. Applications for artists and writers opened from March 6, 2021, to April 3, 2021https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1368290378244222978. A total of 57 artists and 17 writers were reported to have applied to the zinehttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1379156945655894017. Acceptance emails were sent out on April 10, 2021https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1380989069493166084.
Preorders opened on August 13, 2021, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1426257298775629825:
* Seaglass ($9 USD) - Digital Zine, Emojis, Icons, Twitter Banner, Cover Art Wallpaper
* Rockpools ($18 USD) - Physical Zine
* The Beach ($23 USD) - Physical Zine, Sticker Sheet, Mini Print
* High Tide ($30 USD, Limited to 35) - Physical Zine, Sticker Sheet, Mini Print, Acrylic Charm, Standee
The "High Tide" bundle was sold out within the same day preorders began, and it was restocked with another 35 copies on August 13, 2021https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1426333150582427649. A giveaway for a full bundle was run from September 1 to September 5, 2021https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1433157715963097089. The winner of the giveaway was Twitter user Fenthefoxhttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1434641816435892228. Preorders closed on October 1, 2021https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1443839280904765443.
Shipping began approximately after December 17, 2021, according to a shipping updatehttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1472031361536073735. By December 20, 2021, all physical orders had been shippedhttps://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1473095926738821125. Digital bundles were sent out on January 3, 2022https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1478208866101829632.
Leftover sales opened on January 14, 2022https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1482065146147053568. The project's digital storefront closed on February 15, 2022https://twitter.com/rikaizine/status/1493495673978712064.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	November 2, 2020 	November 30, 2020
Contributor Applications	March 6, 2021 	April 3, 2021
Preorders 	August 13, 2021 	October 1, 2021
Shipping 	December 17, 2021	January 3, 2022
Leftover Sales 	January 14, 2022 	February 15, 2022
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media account.
===Page Artists===
* Amber (vvoidblue)
* AmyHayaNora
* Bethartny
* Dera (deramoui) - Guest
* Felix (gothcores)
* Mandi Dandi
* Misty (slurpycan)
* Nana (loiska_j)
* Nic (Nicandragon)
* PatPaige
* Ruburee
* Sawyer (teddydraws)
* Smovs - Guest
* TeganNat
* Vega (Vega_Illio)
* Winston (wynfullart)
* Zam (zamzloth)
===Merch Artists===
* Julian (dogemotes)
* PatPaige
* Smovs - Guest
* Sawyer (teddydraws)
===Writers===
* Amarxlen
* Amuk (amukWrites)
* Dorked - Guest
* iki_teru
* Melissa (thesmallbee)
===Mods===
* Sprout (spacedoutsprout) - Finance
* Amar (amarxlen) - Writing Mod, Shipping, Organization
* Lyre (briaryre) - Social Media, Art Mod
* LIESLES (liesles_loop) - Finance, Organization
* Quarri - Graphic Design
==Gallery==
File:Kh rikai sandcastles socmed banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Kh rikai sandcastles full bundle.png|Limited Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Shibby wrote on Twitter
Heather wrote on Twitter
MAGIC Lamp! wrote on Twitter
mandi♡dandi wrote on Twitter
amber wrote on Twitter
Mimi wrote on Twitter
Wyn wrote on Twitter
Jayden wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2021 Zines