#bajorans

[zineobiology]

Welcome to the Zine O’Biology

A multi-fandom Star Trek Zine.

Do you have strong opinions on Vulcan fra’als, Cardassian tails, or how the heck Trill symbionts reproduce? We want to hear from you!

The Zine O’Biology is a fictional comparative xenobiology academic journal set in the Star Trek universe. If you’ve always wanted to wax eloquent for up to 3000 words about your theories on alien biology, welcome to your new home!

We want all your theories about all your favorite aliens! This is a friendly but competitive academic journal where the content of every paper is a little bit suspicious (is this paper based on rumor or fact? What is the methodology?) and some competing authors leave snarky comments on one another’s work. So just like a real academic journal, except ours features the Great Green Anthurium.

We welcome xenobiology articles on all Star Trek aliens from all series!

The final format will be a PDF that you can scroll at your leisure or print at home in order to have a physical copy of the Zine. (This way there is no money involved.)

--SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR--

Alien biology articles

Alien biology artwork

In-Universe advertisements

Letters to the editor

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTICLES

How do Andorian genders work? Are Cardassians actually lizards? Why do Klingons have so many redundant organs? What’s the biological purpose of Bajoran nose ridges? What’s the best cement mix for emergency surgery on a Horta?

You’ve been pondering alien biology for years. This is your chance to infodump all your favorite theories to an eager audience of your fellow nerds!

Articles will be separated into two categories: reproductive biology or general biology. Yes, we also want all your theories on what every species is packing downstairs…and how they use it.

Journal articles should be fun and engaging, but also written in your interpretation of a pseudo-academic style, since this is a highly respected Federation xenobiology journal. If you want to keep things more lighthearted and less academic, check out the section on Letters to the Editor.

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTWORK

If you have independent illustrations about alien biology we would love to see them! If you would like to provide illustrations for one of our journal articles, tell us what species you want to illustrate and we’ll do our best to match you up!

Art should be in a square, scaleable format, printable at high resolution at 4x4 inches.

JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Even in a post-need future, academic journals will need a little extra funding. Submit your ads for Ferengi Oomox Creme, Self Sealing Stem Bolts, Gently Used Federation Technology, and, of course, “reproductive aids.” The weirder the better! Have fun with it!

All art needs to be printable at high resolution

Ad Sizes:

1 column (vertical) 3.5 x 7

half page (horizontal) 8 x 5

banner (narrow horizontal) 8 x 2

in-text (square) 3.5 x 3.5 scaleable

in-text (half-square) 3.5 x 1.75

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Do you have a great idea, but it’s not enough to fill out a 3000 word article? Submit it as a “reaction” to a previous journal article. Feel free to lay into a mythical researcher who does NOT understand why their biological theory is wrong and yours is right!

Max length 800 words. Enjoy making these plenty frothy!

WE NEED SUB-EDITORS!

The creators of this Zine are all notorious Vulcan Fuckers. Since we want the Zine O’Biology to be open to all alien species, it is only logical that we seek your expertise.

We’re seeking fans from all over the Star Trek universe to spread the word that yes, it’s time for us to all come together in the spirit of explaining how our favorite aliens come together.

Sub-Editors will be in charge of helping us solicit articles and art for their specific race of aliens and editing those articles in order to fit into the Zine. If we don’t have a sub editor for a species, we’ll do our best, but the chapter on that species won’t be as good as it would be if folks with real fanon knowledge were involved.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT YOU’RE NOT A WRITER OR ARTIST?

WE NEED:

Graphic designers to help with Zine layout

Social media promoters

Alien art and article wranglers (ie: get your fannish friends involved!)

--HOW TO GET INVOLVED--

Fill out the Art or Writing Google Form letting us know your interests or reach out to the Editor in Chief at [email protected]

DEADLINES:

August 1, 2024: Last date for everyone seeking an art or writing partner to submit their request. We don’t guarantee you’ll be partnered up. It depends on how many people are interested and what aliens they want to draw/write.

August 18, 2024: Art/Writing partners notified. NOTE: it’s both fine and encouraged if you want to submit as a team from the start! This is for people who do not have a partner and would like us to find them one.

August 30, 2024: Final call for all journal authors, artists, and advertisers to let us know what species they’re working with, how many submissions they plan to send, and whether their submission will be general or reproductive biology.

October 20, 2024: All art, advertising, and journal submissions are due

We hope to have the Zine O’Biology ready for your enjoyment by New Year’s Eve 2024. We all have full time jobs and lives, so that date may change depending on the volume of submissions.

FAQ

What if my biological theories are totally different from another author’s?

Yes. Perfect. We love it.

We want to see everyone’s theories! Canon gave us scraps, but together we will make a meal! Expect to see many mutually contradictory articles. That’s part of the fun!

What about Smut?

Yes, we are accepting E rated submissions! The journal will be separated into two sections:

General Biology

Reproductive Biology

General Biology is everything but the genitals

Reproductive Biology should include actual descriptions of the mechanics and biology. Think of it as creating reference material for smut writers and artists.

#Star Trek #Zine #Multi-Fandom #Aliens #Alien Biology #Fake Ads #Letters to the Editor #Xenobiology #Fake Academic Journal #Fanfic #Fanart #Seeking Artists #Seeking Writers #Seeking Editors #Open to the public #Free Zine #Vulcans #Cardassians #Trill #Borg #Klingons #Bajorans #Romulans #Andorians #Tellerites #Star Trek TOS #star trek ds9 #star trek discovery #star trek snw #star trek voyager

[laforgedata]

Glorious Star Trek- cosplays from the mid 90s

Lovingly scanned from the book Star Trek Fans and Costume Art by Heather R. Joseph- Witham published by University Press of Mississippi.

#star trek #star trek cosplay #cosplay #vintage cosplay #romulans #klingons #chakotay #bajorans #90s #star trek fans and costume art #my post

[quodo-gaysex]

we always see information pages abt like klingons, vulcans, cardassians, & all the other non-human-like alien species' and like their behavior in star trek- but i want something like that for the more "boring" species'.

"humans can often be territorial when confronted with losing what they consider theirs. (things like clothing, jewelry, and tools) humans are a very possessive race of people"

kind of like from the perspective of another people yk?? klingon database about humans. or just quark's notes for business and how to act around different folks. or post-war cardassians trying to reinstate themselves in the world and have allies.

#star trek #ds9 #star trek ds9 #st ds9 #star trek tng #st tng #star trek voyager #star trek tos #star trek: tos #tos #klingons #cardassians #bajorans #vulcans #deep space nine #ferengi #quark

[gazzasgrotto]

gifs for your grandma to share on bajoran whatsapp <3

#what next...cardassian minion memes... #hmm...betazoid boomer memes... #gif #eye strain #flashing tw #star trek #star trek ds9 #ds9 #kai winn #commander sisko #vedek bareil #benjamin sisko #deep space 9 #st ds9 #bajorans

[dig-jules]

garak going "omg u were in the underground resisting my people's occupation of your people? maybe we saw each other one time! wouldn't that be so crazy and fun!!" is so fucking insane and very in character for him

live bajoran reaction

#star trek #star trek ds9 #elim garak #cardassians #bajorans #hes so funny i love this episode

[writergeekrhw]

I was wondering - because I’ve seen a few people say this - who were the Bajorans supposed to be based off of? I’ve seen several people say they were supposed to be based off of palestinians but I could have sworn I’d seen a post somewhere saying that it was based at least partially off of vietnam, and honestly I personally always felt that the bajorans were a pretty good allegory for Jewish people (especially Kira, she always reminded me of the Jewish people in Eastern Europe who formed their own resistance groups to dismantle and disrupt Nazi encampments).

All of the above, plus the Irish, plus Native Americans, plus the Lebanese, with a bit of South Africa and a dash of Eastern European partisans in general. Religiously, they were a little of this and that, but probably Buddhism plus Catholicism plus Islam, with an extra helping of fundamentalist Protestant for Winn. Most decent alien cultures have more than one inspiration.

#ask me anything #tv writing #ask me stuff #ds9 #star trek #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #star trek deep space nine #deep space 9 #star trek deep space 9 #bajor #bajorans

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#481

"I sometimes clap the way the Bajorans do."

#confession 481 #star-trek-fandom-confessions #star trek #deep space nine #bajorans

[kingoftheu]

Bajor League Baseball

#star trek #deep space nine #star trek the next generation #ds9 meme #tng #bajor #bajorans #bajoran #sisko ds9 #baseball

[n0ahsferatu]

Bajoran redesign! Gave Kira sharp teefers because i think she should be allowed to bite people

#sorry i disappeared for a million years. it will happen again #artists on tumblr #deep space nine #ds9 fanart #kira nerys #bajorans #star trek deep space 9 #star trek #star trek ds9 #star trek fanart #my art

[shranstan]

Something I don’t see mentioned often but that adds so much alien feel to DS9: I don’t think it’s ever purposefully stated “this station operates on the Bajoran 26-hour day cycle”. It’s something you realise by yourself, and it clicks. Is 26 Bajor hours equal to 24 Earth hours? Is 26 Bajor hours equal to 26 Earth hours? Doesn’t really matter, that’s how the day cycle just goes here. And then there’s some episode and Odo mentions “for the next 78 hours” and it feels a little weird, and then you realise it��s 3 days, of course it’s 3 days! But the phrase “next 78 hours” hasn’t been ingrained in your brain like “next 72 hours” has been. And you get to feel that these little alien guys on your screen are different in the same ways that feel natural to you.

#ds9 #bajorans #worldbuilding in tine things just gets me

[lt-cmdr-titties]

bones converted to judaism because, through his interactions with jim and spock, he not only realized that judaism is a religion that sanctifies collaboration and celebrates diversity, but also that it encourages being a little shit sometimes

data converted to judaism because he overheard worf mention how a lot of it is about lifting up the mundane parts of being alive and (originally) being human, and how it helped him understand his adoptive parents more easily. data talked to counselor troi about this, who thought it was a lovely idea that he learned more about it, because maybe it could also help him understand humanity a bit better. in his process of learning about it, he found it so meaningful and the rituals so useful that he reached out to a rabbi at once

ro laren doesn't convert to judaism per se, but she definitely becomes k'rov yisrael. after her little crisis of faith in "the next phase," she starts researching other cultures' understandings of the afterlife. when she found out that one of the older religions in earth's history, judaism, didn't even really try to answer the question of what happened after death, she decided to learn more. she had a passing understanding of jews in federation history—their dispossession of a homeland, their constantly being forced to move, their resilience through thousands of years—but she was shocked to find so many similarities between them and her own people as she learned more and more. she began helping out, volunteering at minyans on the enterprise, especially when there was a work prohibition. in a way, she felt like she was becoming closer to her own bajoran heritage, which she had less access to on the enterprise, by participating in the jewish community on the ship. despite never actually converting, she quickly gained an understanding of jewish culture that surpassed even some jews', and there was always a seat open for her at the ship's shabbat dinners

#jewish star trek #star trek tos #star trek tng #leonard bones mccoy #jewish bones #jewish kirk #jewish spock #data soong #jewish data #jewish worf #mcspirk #jewish troi #ro laren #bajorans are space jews #bajorans #jewish history #the next phase #jewish positivity #jewish characters #קרוב ישראל #jew by choice #jewish conversion #jewish convert

[unknownfaceless-ds9]

#star trek #star trek tos #star trek tng #star trek ds9 #star trek voy #star trek ent #star trek disc #star trek pic #star trek lwd #star trek pro #vulcans #andorians #tellarites #romulans #klingons #bajorans #cardassians #aenar

[k0rr1g4n]

Ira Steven Behr Signs Letter Condemning Jonathan Glazer's Speech About Gaza

Accepting the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for his Holocaust film "The Zone of Interest," director Jonathan Glazer made a statement condemning the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Following his speech, over 1,000 Hollywood creatives reacted by condemning his remarks in an open letter. Among them, DS9 showrunner Ira Steven Behr.

That's a bit surprising, given his work on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," which often explores themes of oppression, discrimination, and social justice, while consistently siding with the Bajorans' fight for freedom against the Cardassian occupiers.

Why wouldn't this perspective apply to the Palestinian people?

Jonathan Glazer cannot be accused of antisemitism; he is Jewish and is supported by Jewish progressives.

#ira steven behr #jonathan glazer #gaza ceasefire #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #ds9 #star trek #bajoran #bajorans #cardassians

[roguetelepaths]

Headcanon that in Bajoran culture, it’s generally considered untoward to thank the Prophets for something a person clearly did on their own. Except when you really don't like that person, and you want to imply that they clearly could not have done that thing without a degree of divine intervention being involved.

#star trek #ds9 #bajorans #trying to post more bajoran content here because reasons

[toebeans-mcgee]

Bajoran

More art

Writing

#star trek #star trek ds9 #bajoran #bajorans #Kira #kira nerys #bajor #star trek next generation #star trek art #star trek fanart #star trek deep space 9 #deep space nine #star trek deep space nine #fan art #photo used as reference

[dig-jules]

seeing ds9 fans that are siding with Israel like oh that’s not-

#Kira nerys #bajorans #cardassians #star trek #deep space nine #star trek ds9 #read my reblog before claiming im trying to categorize the conflict. this is just about public perceptions of violent resistance.