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Star Trek: Discovery might have wrapped its fifth and final season, but it’ll never truly be over!

I’m currently seeking submissions for the first annual Celebrate Discovery Zine, a collection of art, fanfic, essays, poems, how-to’s, and photographs.

Submissions are open August 1-September 1, with publication scheduled for September 24. At this time, only a digital release is planned; however, a high-res, print-ready version will be available for anyone wanting to print the issue for themselves.

Submissions can be sent as attachments (rtf, doc, docx, pdf, jpg, or png) or in the body of the email to jordanlafordan [at] gmail.com. Please do not send links.

Nothing created using AI generative tools will be accepted.

Unfortunately, this is not a paid opportunity. Reprints (meaning the piece already appears elsewhere, like AO3, your blog, Tumblr, etc.) are welcome!

For all pieces:

- Star Trek characters, settings, timelines, etc, from other series are fine, but it must include something/someone from Discovery.
- Original Characters are welcome, as long as they’re Discovery-related.
- Don’t worry about canon, and any Discovery timeline is welcome.
- While thoughtful critique of Discovery is welcome, the intent of this zine is to celebrate the show.

For written pieces:

- Nothing over 3,000 words will be published, though if your piece is longer and available elsewhere or if you’re submitting one chapter of fanfic, we’ll provide a link to the rest of it.
- Content warnings will be included at the beginning of the piece, if applicable, though we won’t accept anything that includes sexual violence, violence toward animals or children, or “open door” physically intimate scenes.

For art and photographs:

- No depictions of sexual violence, violence toward animals or children, or nudity will be accepted.
- Please only send non-blurry, high-resolution images.

If you have any questions, please send an email to jordanlafordan [at] gmail.com, or comment below!

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Saru, the first, and for some time only, Kelpien at the UFP and in Starfleet. Was Saru treated like a mysterious rockstar? Or, only spoken about in hushed, whispered, rumors behind his back. We know about Saru's beginnings on Kaminar. And, his time after becoming a Starfleet lieutenant and a bridge science officer on the USS Shenzhou. I wonder about the time in-between those events. 🤔

How did Saru's integration into the UFP and Starfleet work. As the first and only Kelpien in the UFP, folks must have had a lot of questions for him. Starfleet personnel could be ordered to not ask questions. Xeno-biologists and xeno-anthropologists who weren't in Starfleet must have been very curious about Saru.

Saru didn't learn the truth about Vahar'ai until DSC season 2. Until then, as far as he knew at some point in the future he would go mad from the pain of Vahar'ai, and need to be killed. With the aid of Lt. Georgiou, Starfleet still accepted Saru into its ranks.

In "The Sound of Thunder" (DSC s2e6), Owo says the most recent Red Angel signal is near an M-class planet. She doesn't use the planet's name, Kaminar, or seem to know that it is the Kelpien homeworld. Saru states this information. Which makes me think that Starfleet never entered Kaminar's location in the databases used by starships. Which makes sense, considering how technologically advanced, and prickly in temperament, the Ba'ul are.

I want to know more about my favorite Kelpien.

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