The Baltigo Manifesto

Will you die? Or will you fight? Choose your own fate; is being a hero someone else's duty? It could be yours! — Belo Betty

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A Non Profit Writing Anthology Inspired by The Revolutionary Army

The Baltigo Manifesto is a writer-run anthology centered around the Revolutionaries of One Piece. Its intent is to be a non-profit project where all proceeds not used for funding will be donated to charity.As an anthology, this project will be focused generally on pieces of literature, but there will also be positions for artists to collaborate with our chosen writers: spot art or small illustrations inspired by the writing pieces.The art for the anthology is expected to be black/white with shading.One of the most fascinating and wonderful things about being a writer is having the ability to say a thousand things in just a handful of words, and if that's what you do best then we'd love to see it!PREVIOUS ZINE EXPERIENCE IS NOT REQUIRED AND WILL NOT AFFECT OUR DECISION.We will not be including ships/romantic content in this anthology; it will be fully dedicated to familial and platonic relationships as well as explore the morals, conflicts, and interactions within the army and surrounding their position.

MODS NEEDED:Writing Mod: As this is a writing focused project, our writing mod(s) are very important. Naturally we're looking for someone with beta and editing skills, someone with a fantastic grasp on grammar, spelling and punctuation, but beyond that we want someone who cares deeply for their fellow writer._●Artist Mod: As with our writing mod, first and foremost we are looking for a mod who cares deeply for their fellow artist; someone who can help us choose our spot artists and support them through the creation process._●Shipping Mod: In the case of our shipping mod we're looking for someone with experience in packaging and shipping large amounts of items. They will be responsible for receiving all physical products to sort through and organize before packing and shipping each order in a timely manner.

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_##_##_##_##_#In general we are looking for passionate creators who are interested in the Revolutionary Army or have always wanted to explore their organization and internal dynamics further.Our immediate day-to-day lives for the past handful of years have been in a chokehold by the leaders of our governments, and what better catharsis is there than to indulge in a project exploring a revolution with the goal of providing some form of aid to a charity in need of it?

Having some type of One Piece work to use as a sample will be a requirement for the contributor applications.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM OUR WRITERS:> Basic grasp on grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, etc.> The ability to write a comprehensive plot with a good flow.> Graspable dialog and description.> Compelling or unique writing styles (because not everyone has the same writing style or the same voice).> Can pitch us at least three ideas of what they'd like to work on in this zine.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM OUR SPOT ILLUSTRATORS:> A comfortable grasp on black and white focused pieces.> Confident attention to shading, anatomy, and inanimate objects or items.> Ability to work together with a writer to highlight the writer's story.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FROM OUR MERCH ARTISTS:> Can design merch for a variety of characters> Willing to work with some atypical merch ideas tbd by interest check> Can provide us samples of previous merch projects or art easily converted into merch.> When pitching, you can give us a preference as to what merch you'd like to make.

_●COMPENSATION: This anthology is intended to be non-profit and aims to donate proceeds to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund._●Expected ScheduleDecember: Interest Check and Mod AppsJanuary: Contributor AppsFebruary: Contributor VotingApril 13th: Writer and Merch/Cover concepts dueApril 22nd: Assignments/Chosen concepts posted and form for partner preferences posted for writers and spot artistsApril 27th: Partner preference form deadlineApril 30th: Pairings assignedMay 18th: 1st check in for Writers (outline or 25% done) and Merch/Cover artists (sketch)May 25th: 1st Spot artist check in (sketch)June 15th: 2nd check in for Writers (50% done or rough draft) and Merch/Cover artists (lineart)June 22nd: 2nd Spot artist check in (lineart)July 20th: 3rd check in for Writers (75% done) and Merch/Cover artists (flat colors)July 27th: 3rd Spot artist check in (flat black and white fill in)August 31: Final Piece SubmissionsOctober 5th: Store OpensDecember 6th: Store ClosesJanuary-March: ProductionLate March/April: Shipping

Project Mods

• Lerya - Social Media Mod

• Carrd

I think I'm most known for writing AUs, Soulmates and Fix-its. Especially for the ASL brothers they were robbed of a happy ending and I'm sad about it. Favorite revolutionary: Sabo!

• Gin - Art & Graphics Mod

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I used to feel so indifferent toward Sabo a long time ago, now my life feels incomplete without this man. Favorite Revolutionary: SABO, Robin, Belo Betty, Kuma, Ginny, Iva- (shit ok I love all of them).

• Franky - Writing Mod

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Horror writer, rat lover, general pain in the ass who is either making men cry, kiss or both. Shocking I won't be writing any WBP for once.
Favorite Revolutionary: Koala, Ivankov and Karasu

• Jennifer - Shipping Mod

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I love one piece, reptiles, food, and reading. I have a pin business I run with my bestie Devin, called Raftel pins. I have a bachelors in bio and am currently a substitute teacher for k-12, so my PST 7am-4pm time is usually when I can’t look at my phone (especially if I’m doing k-8 that day).
Favorite Revolutionary: Sabo