Inaugural Post



Owlbear Quarterly is a new role-playing 'zine focusing on Necrotic Gnome's Old School Essentials in particular and the OSR movement in general. One of the central tenets of the 'zine is that of inclusion; gaming should be welcoming to everyone. Everyone is encouraged to submit material for publication, but we would especially like to see contributions from marginalized genders and minorities.

Owlbear Quarterly pays for all contributions. The payscale and contribution guidelines can be found here. We are aiming to produce four issues per year, with the first issue slated for release at the end of August, 2021. The tentative schedule is as follows:

  1. Contribution deadline of June 15th. The theme for the first issue will be "Starting the Adventure".
  2. The Kickstarter to fund the project will launch July 1st and last for one month.
  3. During this period articles will be edited and sent back to contributors for revision, with a deadline for edits to be completed by July 21st.
  4. Art will be commissioned to match articles during this period, again with a deadline of July 21st.
  5. Document will be finalized and sent off to layout.
  6. Finished manuscript will be submitted for print proof.
  7. Magazine will has a tentative release date of August 25th.
Contributions should be submitted in pdf format for submission consideration and Word (or similar) for editing. Articles or inquiries can be sent to owlbearquarterly@gmail.com.

(Logo by Ryan Thompson of Appendix N Entertainment)


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