And Seek (Not) to Alter Me: A Queer Art & Fiction Anthology
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A Collection of Queer Artwork and Stories Inspired by William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"
Backers: 242
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $14,914 of $12,000
Dates: Mar 15th -> Apr 14th (30 days)
Project By: Duck Prints Press
Backers: 242
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $14,914 of $12,000
Dates: Mar 15th -> Apr 14th (30 days)
Project By: Duck Prints Press
$14,914
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 14 @ 12:12 -0400 GMT
124%
of goal
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Latest News
4 Hours to Go! 
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
With only four hours to go in our campaign, I'm optimistic that we'll break $15,000, which would be phenomenal! But! That's not the main reason I'm posting this update. Nope, I'm posting this update because one of our two dux plushies has become... (Read More)
26 Hours to Go!!
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
With just over one day left in our campaign, we're thrilled to announce we've reached our first stretch goal - the e-books will now come with 2 full color illustrations by Gio Guimarães (Facebook (giovannabcg) | Facebook (giosdoodlesandartworks) |... (Read More)
WE'VE REACHED OUR FUNDING GOAL!
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
There was much celebration last night when we crossed our initial $12,000 funding goal! Thank you so, so much to all our backers for contributing to help make this project a reality. We're super excited that we'll be able to publish this book as a... (Read More)
Story Teasers: Lucy K. R. and Theo Neidlinger
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Lucy K. R. Biography: Lucy K.R. (she/her) is technically in existence. Every time she is free, she writes. Sometimes when she is not free she also writes. This has occasionally created problems. She is fortunate to be supported... (Read More)
Art Teasers: Casei Solus and Sunny Powell
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Casei Solus Work Title: Corkboard Biography: Casei is a self-taught artist from Florida, USA. She is known for her impressionist fanart and her minimalist pride merch. For work, she designs and mocks up merch for clients. She... (Read More)
A Few Quick Notes on the Kickstarter/Patreon Intersection
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
So, you likely know that we have a Patreon that supports our overhead; essentially, Kickstarters/crowdfunding campaigns fund specific projects, while the Patreon keeps the lights on. The funds we get through Patreon enable us to keep our project... (Read More)
Story Teasers: M. K. Mads and Nickel J. Keep
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: M. K. Mads Biography: M. K. Mads has been writing stories since she was seven years old. While she is most prolific in fanfiction and has works scattered among more than a dozen fandoms, she has been making strides into original... (Read More)
Art Teasers: Magnolia Porter and Cris Alborja
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Magnolia Porter Work Title: Eat His Heart in the Marketplace Biography: Magnolia Porter, 24; I’m an illustrator and painter who enjoys figure expression, both grand and sentimental, what it means to be a creature, and... (Read More)
Author Teasers: Lyn Weaver and Veronica Sloane
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Lyn Weaver Biography: Lyn Weaver has been writing fanfiction for over a decade and original fiction for even longer. Her preferred genres are fantasy and horror, and her preferred tropes are ‘enemies to lovers’ and anything to... (Read More)
Artist Teasers: Joshua Beeking and Joey Hazell
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Joshua Beeking Work Title: Melancholy Biography: I’m Joshua Beeking, an illustrator from Québec City that works in both traditional and digital medias. I have been working on sharpening my skills for over 10 years. I received... (Read More)
Want a Say in Our Future Anthology Themes?
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This update looks more toward our future crowdfunding projects than focusing on this one, but we wanted to spread the word: Right now through next Friday, our Patrons have the opportunity to vote on which of three possible themes we'll use for our... (Read More)
Free Coloring Page!
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Have you seen our awesome notecard image by Miss Aceriee (Instagram | Tumblr | Twitter)? Well, I doubt it's surprising to learn that we put a lot of thought into which flags to represent with each flower, and which flags to include. We wanted to make... (Read More)
Story Teasers: Theresa Tanner and Nova Mason
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Theresa Tanner Biography: Theresa Tanner (she/her): My father’s family was in newspaper journalism, and he taught me how to get to the heart of a story and how to proofread. My mom was an Army doctor, and her family included a... (Read More)
Art Teasers: Xanthe P. Russell and Alicia Matheson
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Xanthe P. Russell Work Title: Duly Noted Biography: I’m Xanthe, she/they, a 23 year old queer freelance artist based in the United Kingdom. I am primarily a portrait artist who specialises in using portraiture as a way of... (Read More)
Story Teasers: Nicole Wilkinson and Juno Caster
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Nicole Wilkinson Biography: Nicole has been publishing her writing for the public since she first stumbled into fanfiction back in 2007, when a college friend introduced her to the concept through the world of Final Fantasy VIII... (Read More)
Art Teasers: Liz Brooks and Pimmy Oldham
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Liz Brooks Work Title: (untitled) Biography: I’m a freelance artist currently living in Michigan with my boyfriend and my dog Ringus Mingus (aka Gus). I’ve been doing freelance work for a few years now and am currently working... (Read More)
Story Teasers: Adrian Harley and Sanjita Jain
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Adrian Harley Biography: Adrian Harley is an almost-lifelong North Carolinian and a fantasy fiction aficionado who didn’t start delving deep into fandom until adulthood. They are an editor of research by day and an aspiring... (Read More)
Small Update and Art Teasers for Taylor C. Fischer and Pallas Perilous
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! As we inch up on 2/3rds of the way to our funding goal, we're starting to eye our stretch goals, and we're pleased that you all have chosen to back the project! Though we're not at our goal yet, we're feeling pretty confident of making... (Read More)
Author Teasers: R. L. Houck and K. B. Vimes
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: R. L. Houck Biography: R. L. Houck (she/her) still has one of the first stories she ever wrote, all the way back from elementary school. It was about flightless penguins reaching the sun and was a good indication of her boundless... (Read More)
Art Teasers: Rima Sweet and Miss Aceriee
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Spotlight: Rima Sweet Work Title: Let Me Be That I Am Biography: I am a Luxembourg/Europe-based Media Writer. My preferred pronouns are she/her. I’ve never had an art piece published before, but a small screenplay made it into my... (Read More)
Story Teasers: Era J. M. Couts and Aria L. Deair
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Author Spotlight: Era J. M. Couts Biography: I’ve been a writer for over 20 years. Well, if I actually think about it carefully, it has probably been longer than that. I do remember writing a story on MS Paint when my age was still single digits.... (Read More)
First Project Update, First Teasers!
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello hello everyone, and welcome to the Kickstarter for Duck Prints Press second anthology And Seek (Not) to Alter Me. If you're coming to this update from an automatic backer e-mail - thank you so much for your support! If you're reading this after... (Read More)
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