As Alive Journal
THE NAYA FLOWERS PROJECT
Our Guidelines
What Is The Naya Flowers Project?
​Naya Flowers is a lit mag community project hosted by Naya Magazine. The goal of this project is to raise awareness, give creative space, and support the AANHPI community during the month of May.
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In participation of this event, As Alive Journal's team is offering free editorial services in exchange for a donation to a charity that supports AANHPI communities!
Linked below are our volunteers' recommended charities. While you are welcome to pick a different charity than the ones listed, please make sure it still supports AANHPI initiatives.
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Exmaples of charities you can donate to:
- Asian Arts and Culture Trust (AACT)
- Canadian Society for Asian Arts (SCAA)
- Stop AAPI Hate
- Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW)
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Our Guidelines
What We Will Edit
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Fantasy, Horror, and Sci-Fi
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We will accept writing in languages other than English as long as there is an English translation attached
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Exception: titles don't need translations, but if you'd like to include one, that's fine too
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Word/Page counts​
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For PROSE — you can submit 1 prose piece per submission, with a limit of 3,000 words (or within reason)​
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For POETRY — you can submit up to 3 poems in the same file, with a limit of 3 pages (or within reason) per open call
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Formatting ​
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We accept .doc or .docx file types
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Writing Submission Formatting
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for PROSE — 12 pt. legible font, indented paragraphs, double-spaced lines
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for POETRY — 12 pt. legible font, poems can be single-spaced
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What We Will Not Edit
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We will not offer edits to works of literary fiction or nonfiction.
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We will not offer edits to works that promote hatred towards any marginalized group, graphic depictions of sexual violence, or AI-generated trash.
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If you submit any of this to us, your charitable AAPI donation will be appreciated, but we will not send you an edit in return.
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Have A Question?
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