WORLD BEYOND the Wand
The World Beyond the Wand will be a fantasy-themed zine made entirely by transmasculine folks.>What worlds do you picture when the whole map is spread open before you? What fantasies do you want to claim?
WORLD BEYOND the Wand
Q - Who can take part?
A - Anyone 18 and older who identifies as transmasculine, including binary trans men and non-binary people who identify with the label. You decide whether it reflects you or not.>Q - Are you accepting artists and writers?
A - We will accept page artists, spot illustrators, story writers, poets, and likely non-fiction writers and other types of creatives, including for unique types of digital merch!>Q - Is a discord necessary to join?
A - Yes, for the sake of communication, it is much easier to do things over discord. We don't want contributors to miss anything.>Q - How SFW will the zine be?
A - We'll allow artistic nudity and mild gore. Slightly more lenience in written pieces than artwork.>Q - Will the zine be physical? Is it for charity or for profit?
A - The current plan is that this will be a charity zine with an exclusively digital release.>Q - Which charity will the profits be donated to?
A - This will be discussed and decided before the end of production. We'll announce the charity on our social media.>Q - What types of merch are planned?
A - We're hoping to bring to life classic types of digital merch, including wallpapers and icons, as well as some unusual and special treats! Final decisions will be made once we have creators in place.
WORLD BEYOND the Wand
The World Beyond zine story began in 2021 with our science fiction zine, 'The World Beyond Our Station'. The main goal of the project was to fill a gap in the zine scene: there were a number of trans-focused projects, but barely any with a specifically transmasculine focus. With a science fiction theme, the zine took off and had a successful preorder campaign in 2022, shipping out in early 2023 to over 100 different homes and zine libraries around the world. The first zine earned a proud donation of just under $700 to the Rainbow Railroad, as well as providing free copies to contributors.The original zine featured almost 100 pages of art and writing from 50 different transmasculine contributors, and was produced in physical form with several merch items to match. You can see photos of the zine and its merch below:
Our second zine took a look at the horror genre, along with themes close to many transmasculine hearts. This edition raised money for those struggling in Gaza, with over $1365 being donated to various individual families' verified fundraisers in 2025.The World Beyond the Veil included 100+ pages of art and writing, and was produced as a physical book, alongside various items of merch.
WORLD BEYOND the Wand
The mods are excited to meet our next team of contributors and help share their work while celebrating all that we are and everything we are capable of creating!
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Mods:Eli Shroom 🪄 Victor Hannibal 🔮
TheCoffeeRain 🔮 Elliot Sonder 🪄