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May 2023

Who we are...

We are so much more than just another Discord server! We are a community of creative minds, banding together and bonding over strengths and weaknesses alike. Our mission is to strengthen and grow our talents, keep our passions alive, help each other soar over our goals, and support each other in any way we can.
Today’s world can be hard on the creative process, but together we can hold each other up!
We are Artists and Authors United!

Some of the things we offer are: your own channel devoted to your series (where you would promote and people will come and check you out!), helpful resources and encouragement, highly interactive chibi collabs, regular style full body MC collabs, occasional contests with prizes, as well as promotion exposure of your talents/art/stories/comics through our personal website.

What we do NOT offer: a place of faceless promoting and dashing-- we do NOT allow members to be active only to promote in their channel and leave-- We want you to be a part of the community and make it your home as well as devote time to others as they will devote their time to you!

Here are some of the latest panel's from this month's chibi collab themed "Spring Festival 2023"!

To see the whole collab, check out one of the official server's comic episodes with all 7 chibi collab panels here:


Our newest Full Body MC Collab - "Yozakura" Cherry Blossom Night Time Viewing!
Find out more about it and who was involved here!


To apply to join our Discord server, check us out on our official website!
https://artistsandauthorsunited.com20

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Thank you! :smiley:
We'd love to have you if you would like to apply! We're about to start our Summer Festival 2023 collab come June! It's an underwater and ocean theme as well as with our themed event illustrations for the "ocean" theme!

Am I apart of your Discord? I’d like to take part in this.

Sent the link :3 ! If there are any problems let us know at artistsandauthorsunited@gmail.com just in case

We're getting ready to host the upcoming June collabs :3 just refreshing the post to give notice of that and see if anyone else would like to join.

Here's the newest stencil of our collab starting tomorrow (they are assigned numbers that will be visible on the server tomorrow!)


We recently had a special themed event where members drew their MCs as samurai. This is the crossover fanart reward made by the server stabb to celebrate everyone's participation. We're holding a new event for the "water theme" for summer festival that will result in another crossover fanart with all the participants MCs.
We're taking applications for the server, feel free to apply :3

Official website and application

Everything of it sounds great, but you're making such a big job and serious collabs, probably I'm not so cool to be in your league, but anyway I've submitted at your website, if you don't mind.

That's not true at all my dear :3 Every member is welcome to join in our collabs no matter what level of experience or skill as all can benefit and thrive through our collective work!
We would love to have you!

Invite sent! <3 !!

10 days later

At the Artists & Authors United Discord server, we're going to open our event to the public for non-members to encourage water themed artwork in their posts. But our members who participate will have their MCs featured in a colossal crossover fanart squirt gun fight done by the admins. Those who join the server and participate in the event will be able to join in and be featured as well as in our online official comic, Guardian Kayden :: Extra and our website. We look forward to more MCs joining the water :3 !!

8 days later

Our recent event finally finished! Our Cherry Blossom Samurai special themed event finished with a bang!

Our members participated in submitting their MCs (main characters) as samurai, and then were featured in crossover fanart amongst each other. At the end of the event, the admins put together a themed fanart crossover poster that was printed on a wall scroll.

This is the result! :3

Check out the work of our members as well as all of the crossover fanart in our official comic release for the Artists & Authors United Discord server here:

*After every themed event and collab we featured our members' work on the official comics; Guardian Kayden:: Extra and Infinite Strike Extras.

We're open for applications for our Discord server, and we're getting ready to release our newest collab for summer in July! Check out the official site to apply!

1 month later

Artists & Authors United is hosting a Pirates Event!

Coming Monday August 14th 2023 to our Discord server, we have an event for both artists and authors alike to experience the high seas together!.

ARTISTS:
Time to cosplay your MC at the newest AAU themed event for pirates!
:fire: Are You Ready to Make Your Mark? :fire:
This is your chance to join a legendary artistic voyage and be immortalized in a grand collaboration. The treasure of fame, fun, and friendship awaits!

  1. Pick one of the three teams - RED, BLUE, or GOLD.

  2. Illustrate your MC cosplaying as a pirate with their designated team color affiliation somewhere on the costume and submit it into the #pirates channel forum on our Discord server!

3.CLASH!
Illustrate your MC pirate versus another member’s MC pirate in a crossover fanart clash!
*You must participate in the clash to qualify for the end crossover fanart poster done by an admin!

Can’t choose? Submit three characters and play for all three teams!

:crossed_swords: AUTHORS :crossed_swords:
Choose Your Crew, Steer Your Fate!
Who will you choose to write their adventure? You can only choose one from these three already cast characters:

Challenge 1: The Pirate's Calling—Unearthing the Origins

Prompt:
Every pirate has a beginning, a spark that ignites their life of adventure and plunder. What started your captain's life of piracy? Was it a personal vendetta, a desire for freedom, or the allure of hidden treasures? Illustrate or write the moment that set your captain on this perilous path. Show us the emotion, the conflict, the defining instant that forged them into a leader of the high seas. Bring their origin to life!

Challenge 2: Navigating the Tempest—Trials and Triumphs

Prompt:
The sea is unforgiving, and so is the life of a pirate. Your captain has faced many challenges, but what was the turning point that tested them to their core? Was it a battle with a rival, a betrayal within the crew, or a near-fatal encounter with the wild sea itself? Illustrate or write the pivotal moment that shaped your captain's character, showcasing their growth, resilience, and evolution. Let us sail through their trials and triumphs, feeling the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!

Challenge 3: The Final Treasure Hunt—Destiny's Duel

Prompt:
The ultimate prize awaits, but so do rivals, traps, and unforeseen perils. What will your captain face in this final treasure hunt, and how will they overcome it? Will they join forces with a rival, outwit a deadly trap, or face a personal demon that threatens to undo everything they've worked for? Illustrate or write the climactic showdown, the decisive battle that determines the fate of the treasure and the legacy of your captain. Unveil the suspense, the drama, and the final twist of destiny in this exhilarating conclusion!

The Countdown Has Begun!
Details are emerging from the depths, but one thing is certain—an artistic and literary escapade like no other awaits. Mark your calendars and ready your artistic and writing arsenal; destiny calls for you.

Join the AAU Discord server and participate as it goes live 8.14.23!!

Join the fun, show off your creative flair, and become part of the legend!

Official Tapas comic with teaser:

Official Artists & Authors United Discord server website with full event details: