Hearts for the Holidays

Hearts for the Holidays is a series of zines to celebrate the holiday season with Kingdom Hearts charcters. The zine followed the format of an advent calendar, sending fanart and fanfiction incrementally to subscribers from the beginning of December to Christmas Day.
==2019==
The zine was first announced on August 31, 2019, followed by an open call for feedback to gauge general interest in such a projecthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1168028479499014145. Over 60 applications were reported to have been submittedhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1180347018713194497.
The zine was designed to be a free, daily, advent-calender-style subscription, with in-kind donations going to ExtraLifehttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1190325267916566528. Applications for the zine opened from September 12th to October 4thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1172376256974745600. Fans would receive a picture or short story every day from beginning of December counting down to December 25thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1197862377871609856.
 
The zine was originally scheduled to open Gumroad subscriptions on November 20, 2019, but was pushed forward to November 22ndhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1195684075891314689. By November 25th, the project reached 100 subscribers and raised almost $200 USD for charity. The last day to subscribe and receive all the contributions was November 31, 2019https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1200761037038989312.
After the zine was finished on December 25, 2019, all submissions were compiled into a single piece to be downloaded for free on Gumroadhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1209832606876880896. By the end of the project, the zine received 227 subscribers and raised $350 USD total to be donated to ExtraLifehttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1212423833040408581.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	August 31, 2019 	September 9, 2019
Contributor Applications	September 12, 2019	October 4, 2019
Subscription Sign-ups 	November 22, 2019 	December 25, 2019
Advent Calendar Run 	December 1, 2019 	December 25, 2019
Compilation Run 	December 25, 2019 	December 31, 2019
===Contributors===
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1185194013768474624.
====Artists====
* Lo Bennett - Cover Artist
* letshareapaopu
* butteredsquash
* Yuuchi_Ng
* teary (tearystarz)
* Trixks
* UltySo
* x_oath_x
* matchaprince
* Misakkiio
* Aqua (AquaticNaho)
* cappurii
* c0ralsky
* Ely (CylikaArt)
* ally (Gurmywurmy)
* Maryellen (kmptapia_art)
* heliosdraws
* Cerumoce
* necroneol
* LittleInkSheep
* Fairy_Fort
* CassidyLeora
* meullie (meullime)
* cloud_jupiter_
* glaceydiviner
* shanalikeanna
* SleepySundae
* ignightroad
====Writers====
* kingdomdizzy
* imnotanironwall
* SeerofWords (Shakyradunn)
* PoH (iris_thekeyblademaster)
* Perihelion (vanitashours)
====Mods====
* Layla (Zonela358) - Discord Moderator, Writing Liaison, Website Editor
* Faunx (theFauxSynder) - PR/Social Media Moderator, Graphic Design, Editor, Art Liaison
====Former Contributors====
* moonilymoth
===Gallery===
File:Kh hearts holidays 2019 graphic.png|Subscription Graphic
File:Kh hearts holidays 2019 cover.png|Cover by LoBennettDraws
==2020==
The zine returned for a second time with an interest form on September 8, 2020, to be closed on September 15thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1303305330328244224. With the fans blessings to continue again, the project posted their preliminary schedule on September 14th.https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1305506592612388867. Applications for the zine opened from September 15th to October 2ndhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1305838032541691910. Results were sent out by October 6, 2020https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1313554625153445889.
Gumroad subscriptions for the zine opened on November 20, 2020. To avoid the mishaps of potentially unsent emails that occurred the previous run, the organizers performed a test run of their email system days in advancehttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1333429327950581760. The zine officially began on December 1, 2020https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1333772849883078661. Due to a high number of fans subscribing or donating on the day of launch, the organizers resent the email for the first day of the zinehttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1333908378792456197.
The compiled version of the zine was available for download from Gumroad on December 25, 2020https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1342470401746616322. From January 1 to January 15, 2021, a physical release of the zine was made available on bigcartel, featuring printable recipe cards and additional comments from contributors on their inspiration behind each piecehttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1345006869715189763. By January 16th, the zine raised $365.65 USD to donate to Starlight Children's Foundationhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1350442682900951040.
Shipping of physical orders began approximately after January 26, 2021https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1354196279505678339. By February 1st, all physical orders had been shipped outhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1356215760746668047.
Extra physical copies of the zine were up for sale on February 3rdhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1356980776277995522. A "Halfway to Holidays" giveaway for four separate physical copies of the zine was run from July 2 to July 25, 2021https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1410957597021253634. The winners were declared to be Twitter users shadowcatkun, a_puckish, Mars00nmar, and JunCtionTeahttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1419446003753754629.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	September 8, 2020 	September 15, 2020
Contributor Applications	September 15, 2020	October 2, 2020
Subscription Sign-ups 	November 20, 2020 	December 25, 2020
Advent Calendar Run 	December 1, 2020 	December 25, 2020
Compilation Run 	December 25, 2020 	January 15, 2020
Physical Preorders 	January 1, 2020 	January 15, 2020
Shipping 	January 26, 2021 	February 1, 2021
Leftovers 	February 3, 2021 	-
===Contributors===
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1317104032033476611.
====Page Artists====
* Mare (la_mare69 )- Cover Artist
* Kat (cherrybloodknight)
* Megan (xxmoonangelxx)
* Apollo (Apollo_m00n)
* Anko (AnkosArt)
* Tay (ignightroad)
* Natsuki (alpxka_)
* Krovny
* Cookie (Cookiearthuman)
* Holley (Hollypolllyy)
* Mamotate
* June (Catwafers)
* Bri (Kohkohkrispies)
* Coffee (cappurii)
* Resadentevil
* Michi (RequiemPluie)
* May (May_Stardust)
* Chloe (JinxtheCupcakes)
* Vivi (Vividsol)
* Laelika (Spaghetti4U)
* PFravin
* PanoramicArtist
* Yuki (Yukiangel51)
* Margo (MargoMundo)
* Bunwitch
* Fivebreadloaves
* Chiara_eliz
* Zero (zer0nize)
====Writers====
* Heather (ForetellerAva)
* Leslee (wayfinderings)
* Neko (KamikazeWorld)
* Miss T.C. Nova
* Mousi (Mousapelli)
====Mods====
* Layla (Zonela358) - Writing Mod, PR Assistant
* Gummi (managummi) - Art Mod, PR Assistant, Graphic Design
* Faunx (theFauxSynder) - Art Mod, PR Lead, Graphic Design
===Gallery===
File:Kh hearts holidays 2020 giveaway.png|Giveaway Graphic
File:Kh hearts holidays 2020 cover.png|Cover by la_mare69
* "Different This Year" by Miss_TC_Nova
* "It's Good to be Home for the Holidays" by wayfinderings
* "A New Winter Memory" by KamikazeWorld
=== Fan Reception ===
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Tay wrote on Twitter
Gummi wrote on Twitter
==2021==
Interest checks for a 2021 run of the zine was launched on August 17, 2021, and would end on August 27thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1427653140782923778. Applications officially opened from September 10th to September 24thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1436328607878684677. Application results were sent out by September 29, 2021https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1443306127186440200. On September 30th, the project's organizers launched their carrd website and their Curiouscathttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1443554193034424321. This would change later after the shutdown of Curiouscat on December 19, 2021, leading all queries to be taken from the project's Tumblr accounthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1473092854729822213.
Fans could begin subscribing to the zine through Gumraod on November 20, 2021, to start receiving their daily gifts on December 1sthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1462074623823130629. Like previous runs, for every day a new gift was sent out, the project's social media account posted a preview of the gift and spotlight the contributor who made it.
Preorders for digital and phyiscal compilations of the zine opened on bigcartel from December 26, 2021, to January 15, 2022, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1475120927667015684:
* Physical Bundle ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Shaker Keychain, Printable Coloring Pages, Printable Cutouts, Behind the Scenes PDF
* Digital Bundle ($15 USD) - Digital Zine, Printable Coloring Pages, Printable Cutouts, Behind the Scenes PDF
* Shaker Keychain ($10 USD)
Physical orders began shipping approximately after January 18, 2022, as merchandise arrived and were ready to be packagedshttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1483551421765140480. Digital rewards were sent on January 22ndhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1484910279624429571.
The zine's store reopened for merchandise and leftover physical and digital copies on January 22, 2022https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1484910290428964870. Leftover sales ended on February 15, 2022https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1493634216508248079.
The organizers reported later on February 17, 2022, that $450 USD was donated to Starlight Children's Foundationhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1494338586170179590.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	August 17, 2021 	August 27, 2021
Contributor Applications	September 10, 2021	September 24, 2021
Subscription Sign-ups 	November 20, 2021 	December 25, 2021
Advent Calendar Run 	December 1, 2021 	December 25, 2021
Compilation Run 	December 25, 2020 	January 15, 2022
Physical Preorders 	December 25, 2020 	January 15, 2022
Shipping 	January 18, 2021 	January 22, 2021
Leftovers 	January 22, 2021 	February 15, 2022
===Contributors===
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1446477886005911569.
====Page Artists====
* Chloe (JinxtheCupcake) - Cover Artist
* Amyhayanora
* Burger (Burgergutz)
* Maryellen (kmtapia_art)
* Forze (forze.de.male)
* Blue (8v1835)
* Barddro (the_fine_art_of_barddro)
* Evilrobotcat
* Angels (Isatope5)
* Fei-ya (FeiyaSama)
* Eli (Localcryptideli)
* Rowan (falselychosen)
* Mini (THEminiyuna)
* Amber (TheKohakuDragon)
* Juliet (L_impeto_oscuro)
* Amber (AmbrosiaTerria)
* Rayne (Raynecreates)
* Mars (Silver_Ally_)
* Freya (Transrinoa)
* Misty (slurpycan)
* Gio (GiorgiaAgosto)
* Spaghetti (_Spaghetti4U)
* Sirene (LunaSirenos)
* Nemy (Nemywemy)
* Raimu (KH_raimu)
* Levy (NartatoaLevy)
* Mae (Sharamaestache)
* Omellette (Mars00nmar)
====Merch Artists====
* Bunwitch
====Writers====
* Ange_de_la_mort
* Birdish
* Ari (Xigithy)
* Skadthi
* vannahfanfics
* Ari (Kingofthelizards)
* Greeneggs101
====Mods====
* Alice (taruchinator) - PR, Writing Mod
* Faux (theFauxSynder) - Lead Mod, Art Mod
* Steph (Greeneggs101) (Writing Mod)
* Koko (knoc0ut) - Art Mod
===Gallery===
File:Kh hearts holidays 2021 graphic.png|Promotional Graphic
File:Kh hearts holidays 2021 full bundle.png|Full Bundle Listing
* "liberalitas" by xigithy
=== Fan Reception ===
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Gummi wrote on Twitter
Alice wrote on Twitter
Mini wrote on Twitter
==2022==
A 2022 run of the zine was first teased on September 20, 2022, quickly followed by a full announcementhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1572254294232821760. Applications opened from September 23rd to October 8thhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1573343461356744704.
The zine was open for subscriptions on Ko-fi starting November 16, 2022, announcing a return to a digital only formathttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1592890505956044803. The zine began sending out gifts to subscribers on December 1st, as well as posting previews and contributor spotlights for each dayhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1598331083199635457.
A full compilation of the zine with information about the contributors was open for download on December 25, 2022https://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1607036068427141120. The zine's shop closed on January 15th.
A day after all sales were over, the organizers reported that $1287 USD was raised and donated to Starlight Children's Foundationhttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1615106148771987456. In addition to announcing donations, the lead mod also announced that this run would be the last one with the following note of thanks:
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Contributor Applications	September 23, 2022	October 8, 2022
Subscription Sign-ups 	November 16, 2022 	December 25, 2022
Advent Calendar Run 	December 1, 2022 	December 25, 2022
Compilation Run 	December 25, 2022 	January 15, 2023
===Contributors===
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/KHholidayzine/status/1583431045562568704.
====Artists====
* Evilrobotcat (Divinerobotcat)
* Amber (TheKohakuDragon)
* Eme (Eme_artz) - Cover Artist
* Frances (teleportwarning)
* Chloe (Jinxthecupcakes)
* Clayres
* Agravain (Agravain)
* Burger (BurgerGutz)
* Evie (evieeion)
* Koko (knoc0ut)
* Bunwitch
* Egg (eggs-can-draw)
* Krysta (SweetheartSora)
* Levy (NartatoaLevy)
* LunarLexicon
* Kuma (Kumasuga444)
* Eli (localcryptideli)
* Faux
* Saharah (Saharahinfinity)
* Silvi (Silvi_Whim)
* Nemy (Nemywemy)
* Masa (Kazelnoot)
* kahazel
* necroneol
* Yuki (Yukiangel51)
* M-Kyunie
====Writers====
* Maria (Moryofinwes)
* Ari (xigithy)
* Mousi (remousapelli)
* vannahfanfics
* Alice (taruchinator)
====Mods====
* Koko (knoc0ut)
* Faux (TheFauxSynder) - Lead Mod
* Alice (taruchinator)
====Former Contributors====
The following contributors were listed in the initial contributor listing, but did not show in later spotlights while the zine was running.
* Sleepyza
* Someteainspace
* 25ji_mizuki
===Gallery===
File:Kh hearts holidays 2022 graphic.png|Promotional Graphic
File:Kh hearts holidays 2022 cover.png|Cover by eme_artz
* "Snowball Fights: A Beginners Guide" by moryofinwes
* "Troll the Yuletide Peppermint Carol" by mousapelli
* "visions of gingerbread danced in their heads" by xigithy
* "We Wish A Merry Day Off" by Taruchinator
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2019 Zines
Category:2020 Zines
Category:2021 Zines
Category:2022 Zines