The Roblox Zine was a digital-only charity project for the 20th anniversary of Roblox! It is a celebration of Roblox fandom, both classic and modern, featuring over 100 creators of all sorts expressing their love for the games and culture that make the platform special!!Thanks to your support, we raised $3,870USD for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children! Thank you so much!

WHAT IS THIS EVENT?

With the 20th Anniversary of Roblox (and, by extension, the Zine’s release!) coming up very soon, the team wanted to give folks in our lovely community a chance to participate, even if they may have missed the initial contributor application period!During the event, we will gather submitted artworks from artists and compile them into a digital scrapbook to be put on social media and in the zine itself.Our format is fake photographs, and our theme for this event is “Community”-- which can cover anything from the games you play to the friends you’ve made in the Roblox fandom :) Anything is fair game so long as it follows the guidelines!

HOW IT WORKS:

- Artists will draw using the provided photograph templates. They will be compiled into a digital scrapbook at the end- All entries will be featured, with credit, both on social media and in the community section of the zine itself!- Anyone of any age or experience level can participate!- Three artists will be randomly chosen to recieve a free copy of the zine! This copy will be delivered via email on September 1st, 2026.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1. Create your artwork using the template of your choice.2. Fill out the form before July 20th at 11:59pm CST! Artwork submitted via email or DM will NOT be accepted, please keep it in the form!!!3. If you’d like to be entered into the giveaway, make sure to select that option on the form.That’s it! Easy peasy! Giveaway winners will be drawn on July 22nd, 2026!

• DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES HERE!

• SUBMISSION FORM

GUIDELINES

Our theme is Community, but there is no specific prompt! Draw something that is meaningful to you (so long as it is Roblox-related, of course)-- this can be characters from a game you like, your OCs, you or your friends’ avatars, or anything else you can think of :]- Limit of 3 artworks per artist.- No extreme blood, gore, or suggestive content. Your entry may be removed if it is considered too NSFW.- Ships are okay, as long as they do not involve incest, minor x adult, or real people.

If you have any questions, send us an ask over on Tumblr, message us directly on Bluesky, or email us!

OUR CHARITY

Our charity of choice for the zine is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which does valuable work combatting issues of kidnapped children, child trafficking, online child exploitation, and more.Via their website:“The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.”

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FAQ

Q: So what's a fanzine anyway?
A: It's a fan-made collaborative book full of art, writing, and more based around a specific fandom topic! We are using the term a liiiiittle bit loosely here, as our project is digital and not a physical book, but it's the same idea!AtoZines has a fantastic zine newbie guide, which you can read here for a more in-depth explanation of how this works!Q: Can I still buy the zine?
A: Pre-orders are now closed, as of August 31st, 2026.However, as is the case with most zines, contributors will be allowed to post their pieces on their own socials on September 14th, so check out our socials to see some of the pieces from the zine book :)Q: Who are the noob and guest?
A: Those are our mascots, Nora (she/her) and Kit (he/him) :D

CONTENT

The zine is rated 13+. All content featured within falls into the age rating of a PG-13 film.Sexual Content: Sexual content does not appear in the zine in any capacity. This includes: nudity (even artistic), depiction of sex acts, innuendo, and suggestive/evocative posing of characters.Gore: Small amounts of blood appear in the zine, but extreme gore does not.Any potentially distressing content will be given a warning at the front of the zine.Shipping: Ship content appears, however ships involving minors x adult characters, incest, or real people are disallowed.Swearing: LIGHT swearing appears in the zine. As stated above, everything featured in the zine falls in line with what you'd find in a PG-13 movie.Generative AI: Use of generative AI is not permitted. All works featured in the zine are 100% human made.

SCHEDULE

Interest check | October 25th - November 22nd, 2025Mod applications | November 8th - November 22nd, 2025Contributor applications | December 5th, 2025 - January 17th, 2026Creation period | January - July 2026Orders! | August 1st - August 31st, 2026Zine released to buyers + Donation made | September 1st, 2026