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Upcoming zine focused on the relationship between Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked (the book, musical, and film).

Apps open until Dec. 10!
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Contributor Apps Open

Together, we'll be the greatest team there's ever been!

Contributor applications for our Gelphie Ship zine are open until December 10th.

#gelphie #wickedshipzine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Zine. Contributor Applications are open. Think of what we could do together. Kiss Me Goodbye is on instagram, tumblr, twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. Background is black paper torn in the middle to reveal pearlescent paper.
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Contributor Apps: 2 Weeks Left

Our apps are full of wonders like we've never seen: add yours to the treasure troves of Oz so we can make our Gelphie zine thrillifying!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #zineapps #zine #fanzine #apps #applications #atozines #wickedforgood
Pearlescent pink paper texture. the bottom left corner is torn, revealing black paper underneath. 2 weeks left to apply as a contributor. The Kiss Me Goodbye Logo is in the bottom centre of the graphic. Find Kiss Me Goodbye on instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Guest Intro: Christina Zhang

@cronchybaguette.bsky.social thinks the flying monkeys should unionize—we think her Ghibliesque style would be perfect for any political action handouts!

#ContributorSpotlight #Artist #WickedForGood #Gelphie #GelphieZine
Page Artist intro: Christina Zhang. Christina Zhang is on instagram as cronchy_baguette and twitter as cronchybaguette. Bio: Hi, I'm Christina, an animation student and character designer based in California! Wicked is one of my favorite pieces of media ever and I can't wait to contribute to this zine! Black paper background with "There are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed, Until you've crossed" in translucent writing. she/her icon is A pencil drawing of a stylized girl with an inquisitive expression on a white background. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the top left. Find Kiss Me Goodbye on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram & Bluesky as wickedshipzine. A sample of Christina Zhang's art. It shows An illustration of Elphaba and Glinda from Wicked dancing in their Shiz uniforms. Elphaba is twirling Glinda around as the two characters are framed by flowers colored green and pink respectively.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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We've peeked inside the Grimmerie, and it contained our Interest Check results!

We're gonna be popular—thank you for 130+ responses!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #ICResults #zine #fanzine #apps #applications #atozines
Mostly black paper with the bottom right corner torn off to reveal white paper. Text reads "Interest check results. 130+ responses. Thank you!" Faintly, the words "Elphaba" and "Glinda" are visible in the black paper. The Kiss Me Goodbye Logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Find Kiss Me Goodbye on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: Elasmosaurus💚

Mod @elasmosaurusfic.bsky.social is here to help us retell the Gelphie love story! She's got a few spells up her sleeve to keep our socials the talk of the Emerald City!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight #Elasmosaurus
Elasmosaurus: Marketing Mod. Hey, I'm El and I've always had a soft spot for misunderstood/villainous characters and tragic stories. I also adore retellings in a different style—Wicked was always going to be something I loved! Find El on twitter as Elasmosaurus11, tumblr as Elasmosaurus-fic and bluesky as Elasmosaurusfic. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "Because I knew you I have been changed for good" from For Good. Why are you banned from Emerald City? For pointing out inconsistencies in the library books. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: Den💚

Mod Den's creativity is flying free to bring us beautiful graphics. She's here to make sure our zine is pretty enough for Glinda's shelves!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight #Den
Den: Graphics & Formatting Mod. Hello! I'm Den, graphic designer with a passion for formatting and a little obsession for pretty zines hehe. I'm super excited to be part of this project and can't wait to bring this magical zine to life with all of you! Find Den on instagram as starsdennn and carrd as starsden. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "And if I'm flying solo At least, I'm flying free" from Defying Gravity. Why are you banned from Emerald City? I wish I knew too! Should've paid more attention to what the guard said, but it's so hard to focus when there's such a cool flash mod going on in the background... Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We'd love to discoverate your work 😉There's just three weeks left for you to show it to us by applying to our Gelphie zine!

Apps close December 10th.

#gelphie #gelphiezine #zineapps #zine #fanzine #apps #applications #atozines
Pearlescent pink paper texture. 3 weeks left to apply as a contributor. The Kiss Me Goodbye Logo is in the bottom centre of the graphic. Find Kiss Me Goodbye on instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Q: I'm interested in joining the zine. How does it work as a merch artist? Do I have to produce the merch?

A: Hello! Accepted merch artists will be assigned 2-4 items to design for. Production will be done by the mod team! #mond_WickedShipZine
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November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: bloomingtea💚

Mod Téa may complain about the Emerald City museum, but you won't hear any complaints about their packaging and shipping down the yellow brick road!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight #bloomingtea
bloomingtea: Shipping Mod. Merch hoarder and plush afficionado. If a musical sells a book, I will be buying it—which is why I lugged the Grimmerie around Times Square. Always asking the cast random questions at the stage door. Find bloomingtea on tumblr as transannabeth and carrd as bloomingtea. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "One question haunts and hurts too much, too much to mention: Was I really seeking good or just seeking attention?" from No Good Deed. Why are you banned from Emerald City? Submitted too many complaints about everything in the museum being green. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: nottesilhouette💚

Mod Notte doesn't just spot the Wizard's logical fallacies—her excellent attention to detail means her finance sheets are as well kept as Elphaba's notes!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight #nottesilhouette
nottesilhouette: Finance & Production Mod. Elphaba haunts me like she haunts the narrative. Find nottesilhouette on tumblr and AO3 as nottesilhouette. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "If only because dust is what we come to—nothing matters but knowing nothing matters" from Dancing Through Life. Why are you banned from Emerald City? Pointed out too many logical fallacies for the Wizard's comfort. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Applicants are welcome to apply for as many positions as they are interested in! We ask that you submit one application for each role you're interested in, and you'll only be accepted for one role! #mond_WickedShipZine
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November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: Silvermoon💚

Mod Silvermoon's more comfortable with a pen than a broom, making her the perfect person to help our writers bring Gelphie to life in their pieces!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight #silvermoon
Silvermoon: Writng Mod I absolutely adore musicals and am so excited to have the opportunity to work on a project devoted to one of my favorites! Find Silvermoon on tumblr as silvia-moon. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "Don't dream too far. Don't lose sight of who you are" from I'm not that girl. Why are you banned from Emerald City? I took a bunch of paint cans to the wizard, suggesting the city could use some different colors. The Wizard said no, so I dumped one on his head. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🩷Mod Intro: Sock 💚

Mod Sock was kicked out of Emerald City for sharing witch RPF so we snapped her up instead! With a talent for organization and illusion spells, Sock will be guiding our artists and our mod team. No need for a yellow brick road!

#gelphie #gelphiezine #wickedshipzine #modspotlight
Pinkconstellations: Art and org mod. Hi I'm sock! I'm a big gelphie fan (having both watched the movie and read the book) with previous experience both org and art modding. Hoping to have fun and create something fantastiful! Find sock on tumblr as pinkconstellationss and card as pinkconstellations. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the top and bottom, where black paper is visible with the Kiss Me Goodbye logo. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. What is your favourite lyric from Wicked? "No one lays a lily on their grave" from No One Mourns the Wicked. Why are you banned from Emerald City? Distributing witch RPF (Gelphie Zine). Find sock on tumblr as pinkconstellationss and card as pinkconstellations. Pink pearlescent paper torn at the bottom and sides, where black paper is visible. The Kiss Me Goodbye logo is in the bottom right corner. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Contributor Apps Open

Together, we'll be the greatest team there's ever been!

Contributor applications for our Gelphie Ship zine are open until December 10th.

#gelphie #wickedshipzine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Zine. Contributor Applications are open. Think of what we could do together. Kiss Me Goodbye is on instagram, tumblr, twitter, and Bluesky as wickedshipzine. Background is black paper torn in the middle to reveal pearlescent paper.
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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💚Interest Check Closes Today🩷

"Don't dream too far" is such poor advice—help us dream big! It's your last chance to shape our project and help share the Gelphie love.

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#gelphie #wickedzine #galinda #elphaba #atozines #InterestCheck #Gelphiezine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that our interest check closes today! Link in Bio! Background is black paper with all the corners torn off, revealing pearlescent pink paper beneath. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We're defying gravity with our interest check, but can you help us soar to new heights?

There's only 1 more day to let us know what you want from our Gelphie zine!

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#gelphie #wickedzine #galinda #elphaba #atozines #InterestCheck #Gelphiezine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that there is just 1 day left until our interest check closes on October 29th. Link in Bio! Background is black paper with all the edges except the bottom right corner torn off, revealing pearlescent pink paper beneath. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Q: Can the additional portfolio pieces be longer than 2.5k?

A: We'd prefer they were all 2.5k, but the additional pieces beyond the 3 samples can be longer! #mond_WickedShipZine
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October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Q: Can the additional portfolio pieces be longer than 2.5k?

A: We would prefer if the other portfolio works are around 2.5k but longer is ok! #mond_WickedShipZine
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October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Time's running out and our interest check is becoming dust—so nothing matters but completing the interest check for our Gelphie Zine before October 29th!

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#gelphie #wickedzine #galinda #elphaba #atozines #InterestCheck #Gelphiezine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that there are just 3 days left until our interest check closes on October 29th. Link in Bio! Background is black paper with the top right, top left, and bottom left corners torn off, revealing pearlescent pink paper beneath. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We ask that all samples are SFW, though we allow NSFW in your portfolio as long as it's stored in a separate, labelled folder
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October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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What is this feeling? Loathing! Unadulterated loathing! Not for you, though—we loathe that our interest check is still unfilled!

You've got just a few days left to turn this loathing into...something else 😉

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#gelphie #wickedzine #galinda #elphaba #atozines #InterestCheck #Gelphiezine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that there are just 5 days left until our interest check closes on October 29th. Link in Bio! Background is black paper with the top right and bottom left corners torn off, revealing pearlescent pink paper beneath. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine
October 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🩷Interest Check: One Week Left💚

There's a strange exhilaration in the air—you only have 7 days to complete the interest check for our Gelphie zine!

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#gelphie #wickedzine #galinda #elphaba #atozines #InterestCheck #Gelphiezine
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that there is just 1 week left until our interest check closes on October 29th. Link in Bio! Background is black paper with teh top right corner torn off, revealing pearlescent pink paper beneath. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. Kiss Me Goodbye is on Instagram, tumblr, twitter, and bluesky as wickedshipzine
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Are you accepting mod interns?
We have a full mod team and unfortunately aren't able to accept mod interns for this project. We'd love to see you apply as a contributor! #mond #asks mond.how/topics/hooqe...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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We're off to Emerald City—but we need your help to get an audience with the Wizard!

He simply must make our Gelphie zine dreams come true—so share this post and complete our interest check in the next 2 weeks to make it happen!

#atozines #gelphie #interestcheck
Kiss Me Goodbye: An Elphaba and Glinda Ship Zine announces that our interest check is now open until October 29th. Link in Bio! Background is white paper with torn black paper overlaying. The zine logo reads Kiss Me Goodbye. Kiss Me is pink in Chintia font (cursive with flourishes) and Goodbye is green in all caps Skynard font. At the sides, the dates are written in an outline font with "Link in Bio" written in the bottom left.
October 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Will music be included in the zine?
-> We'd love to feature musicians in this project! Musicians will be able to apply as an alternative creator...

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October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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What qualifications do the mod team have to run this project?
-> The mod team has seen at least 3 zines through to completion, and we have contingency plans in place to avoid delays.

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October 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM