Saint Amaranth Zine

A Trigun multi-canon zine centered around the language and symbolism of flowers 🥀

About Zine

Saint Amaranth is a for-profit, floral themed zine set in the multi-canon of the Trigun universe.
The zine will feature art, fanfiction, and merchandise made by fans, for fans, each piece a uniquely crafted work carrying messages hidden in the symbolism of flowers.
Current Stage: Contributor Applications (April 1 - May 1)We are looking for 45-50 page artists, 8 merch artists, and 10 writers for the zine. Please apply throguh Google forms provided.

Rules & Guidelines

While we wish to keep the zine chill and informal zone, in order to keep the project a safe and comfortable place for everyone involved, all contributors will be required to adhere to rules and guidelines as outlined below.ZINE RULES1. No harassment: this includes outside of the project as well as in the past. Anyone caught in harassment campaigns for any reason will be removed from the project.2. No drama - especially regarding shipping. The only ships that will not be included are the ones mentioned in our piece guidelines.3. By joining the project you consent to possibly seeing ships/characters that do not break the rules, but ones you personally don't like and agree to be a mature person about it. This also extends to headcanons.4. All contributors will be required to be 18+ by the time acceptance emails go out (May 5th)5. Check ins will last a week, however if you're unable to submit your check in during that time please let us know. We are more than open to offering extensions or exceptions as long as it's clearly communicated.6. Make sure to ask before giving critique. We want this to be a productive but polite environment. If there is any issue please talk to a mod.7. All issues with other contributors must be discussed with a mod or in dms.8. ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL. We are lenient but anyone caught plagiarising, tracing, or stealing others' art will be removed from the project. This includes AI creations or character chatbots. Pieces created using AI will not be included in the zine.9. The zine will contain spoilers for Trigun Stampede, Trigun Maximum, and the 1998 anime, both in the chats and pieces. Spoilers will not be required to be tagged.10. Contributors will not be permitted to share their pieces outside of the server until zines are distributed to buyers. Contributors will own all rights to their pieces and will be free to create their own prints/merch after the buyer copies have been sent out.PROJECT GUIDELINES1. Artists must use templates provided for their pieces, both merch and page, to ensure all dimensions are correct and to avoid formatting issues. If your merch type doesn’t have a template, it must fit the dimensions provided. Writers must keep their pieces 1.5-2k in length.2. All single page pieces and prints must be portrait orientation.3. The entire template must be filled in, including the blue cutoff line. The base zine will be a pdf, meaning pieces will be shown fully.4. Pieces must be SFW. NSFW content will not be featured in the zine.5. To maintain a safe and comfortable environment, we ask that you avoid any dark themes, as well as excessive gore, incest, and loli/shota. Additionally, all characters in romantic relationships should be 18+.6. To go with the rule above, while it's okay and encouraged to depict Knives and Vash in the same piece, ship art of the twins will not be featured in the zine.7. Past check-in 1, all pieces must be submitted as .tif or .jpg files. Please overlay the template on the image at low opacity for every check in. PNG submissions are allowed ONLY for check in 1. Please do not submit pdf files for check ins.8. Only characters present in the canon of Trigun will be allowed. “Canon” includes every official iteration of Trigun - Trigun/Trigun Maximum, 1998 anime, Badlands Rumble, and Trigun Stampede. Fan-designs for not yet revealed characters are okay, as long as the characters are recognizable.

Zine Schedule

Please remember that this schedule is subject to change at the mod team's discretion, in the best interests of the project and its contributors.

February 10- March 1: Interest Check
March 1-March 20: Moderator Applications
April 1-May 1: Contributor Applications
May 5: Accept/Reject emails
--- Creation Period Begin ---Week of June 5: Pitch Submission Due
Week of June 25: Check in 1
Week of July 25: Check in 2
Week of August 25: Check in 3
Week of September 10: Finals due
--- Creation Period End ---End-October: Preorders open
End December: Preorders end
January: Production
February: Shipping

Applications

Contributor Applications now open until May 1!

Meet the Mods

Name: Q/Rac
Pronouns: he/xe
Favourite flower: lily of the valley
About: Making zines is one of my favourite fandom hobbies! This will be my third zine hosted and sixth zine modded, and I'm super excited to share it with everyone~

Name: Momo (RadioMomo)
Pronouns: she/her
Favorite flower: White Iris
About: Your mod for the Saint Amaranth zine. For years, I have participated in multiple fan zines as an artist and now I get a chance to be a zine moderator for the first time. Thank you for having me!
I'm excited to be working with everyone, old and new fans alike. Trigun holds a very special in my heart and I hope with our shared love for this series is conveyed through our works.

Name: Kero
Pronouns: they/them
Favourite flower: sunflower
About: Hullo I'm Kero and I'm one of the mods for the Saint Amaranth zine. Trigun is my bread and butter and I look forward to helping out and seeing how everyone conveys their love for the series through their creations.

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