Letters from the Sky

Letters from the Sky is a charity zine dedicated to the relationship between Aerith Gainsborough and Zack Fair from Final Fantasy VII.
==About==
Interest Checks opened on July 4 to July 24, 2021 https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1411839950165794817. Over 200 responses was reported to have been submittedhttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1419368861737136131. Contributors could apply for the project from July 30 to August 27, 2022https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1421108319876435972.
Preorders opened from January 5 with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1478743143315038209:
* Flowers Blooming in the Church $(15 USD) - Digital Zine, Social Media Avatars, Emojis
* Pink Ribbon ($25 USD) - Physical Zine, Stretch Goals
* Tiny Wishes ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Mini Print, Bookmark, Die-cut stickers, Sticker Sheet, Stretch Goals
* Flower Wagon ($45 USD) - Physical Zine, Mini Print, Bookmark, Die-cut stickers, Sticker Sheet, Buttons, Acrylic Charm, Stretch Goals
* 89 Letters ($55 USD) - Physical Zine, Mini Print, Bookmark, Die-cut stickers, Sticker Sheet, Buttons, Acrylic Charm, Acrylic Standee, Washi Tape, Letter from Aerith, Digital Bundle Items, Stretch Goals
The "89 Letters" bundle was noted to be an exclusive bundle and was only limited to 89 orders to keep in line with the theme. Stretch goals included a memo pad at 50 orders, an enamel pin at 100 orders, and a silver foil stamping on the zine cover at 150 ordershttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1478743187149754375. Preorders were expected to end on February 9, 2022, but the period was later extended to February 16 in hopes of reaching the third stretch goalhttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1491638058592051206.
A giveaway for a digital copy of the zine was run in collaboration with the zine tracker account AniZines beginning on January 26, 2022https://twitter.com/aniziness/status/1486295463535935489. The winner of this giveaway is unknown. In honor of Aerith's birthday, another giveaway for a free copy of the sold out "89 Letters" bundle was run from February 7 to February 9, 2022https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1490756350674145280. The winner was announced to be Twitter user BouncyMouse on February 13https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1492939429769527305.
Shipping began on June 7https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1534242707513671680. All orders, physical and digital orders, were announced to have been shipped on June 27, 2022https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1541461378136948737.
On June 16, 2022, the project announced a flash sale in celebration of Final Fantasy VII's 25th anniversary, putting up seven "Reunion" special bundles containing the full bundle and stretch goals for $50 USDhttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1537613383888936960. The bundles sold out within hours. Leftover sales started later on August 5https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1555584421541122048. Sales lasted until November 22, 2022https://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1595091312872677382.
On November 27, the project announced that $1,887.26 USD was donated to Conservation Internationalhttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1596876578893406208.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	July 4, 2021 	July 24, 2021
Contributor Applications	July 30, 2021 	August 27, 2021
Preorders 	January 5, 2022	February 16, 2022
Shipping 	June 7, 2022 	June 27, 2022
Leftover Sales 	August 5, 2022 	-
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/zerithfanzine/status/1442198112861257729.
===Page Artists===
* Nul124 - Guest, Cover Artist
* Maii (smaii_i) - Guest
* sylvthea - Guest
* akumarations
* Aurumis
* Aysha_Tale
* BenteJam
* Bethany (zackfanclub)
* BlueAjisai
* Chibiasta
* Dani (danini__panini)
* Frienduccine
* Gen (_galcantara)
* Grace (grakanarts)
* Hyoukane
* Kymberli Janine
* Maestache (sharamaestache)
* Naz (nanariemi)
* Peannlui
* Reikiwie
* Roxe (Ro_Xe)
* Sapphire (saffirafeybri)
* Seraphily
* Soap (soapyak)
* Jsvtine
* TeganNat
===Merch Artists===
* BenteJam
* Dani (danini__panini)
* Grace (grakanarts)
* Jsvtine
* Quiss
* Sakky (hanjyuus)
* Shura (saffron_soda)
* Sylvthea
* uwelables (g_luceroth)
===Writers===
* winterune - Guest
* Snowlili - Guest
* Chofitia
* Marle Nadia
* melonpaan
* Sassy (SassyUnicorn7)
* SK Evans
* splinterfranxx
* Vianne (obli_vianne)
* waltzforthemoon (naileditiknow)
===Mods===
* Sailor Stardust (SailorStarDust1) - Beta Writer, Organization
* BlissyNighRain - Social Media, Organization
* Peacheyi - General Organization
* asiantearz - Finance, Shipping, Organization
* Mayari - Graphics, Formatting, Organization
==Gallery==
File:Ffvii letters from the sky social media banner.png|Social Media Banner and Zine Logo
File:Ff7 zerith 2022 zine bundle.png|89 Letters Bundle Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Lexi wrote on Twitter
xel wrote on Twitter
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Not the best quality {{[}}picture{{]}} but THANK YOU @zerithfanzine it came so much earlier than I thought. I've been waiting for this zine for so long, seeing it here made my Saturday!! Lucky to get the 89th letter edition too! ☺️https://twitter.com/chiliadaI/status/1535707191872716802}}
theClosetPoet wrote on Twitter
kotapossum wrote on Twitter
emi wrote on Twitter
Sveta wrote on Twitter
sophkat7 wrote on Twitter
seylene wrote on Twitter
Nina wrote on Twitter
Dro wrote on Twitter
Lani wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Final Fantasy VII Zines
Category:2022 Zines
Category:Charity Zines