Inspired by the queer Asian newsletters Lavender Godzilla and Phoenix Rising that ran from the 1980s to early 2000s, Godz Rising will be a quarterly risograph newsletter centering Bay Area queer Asian artists. The project will showcase and pay artists, highlighting submitted works based on each issue’s chosen topic, from radical rest to resisting anti-Asian sentiments. Godz Rising will run 4 issues for the year 2024 and throw a launch party to distribute the first issue, honor the legacy of past newsletters, and further showcase QTAPIA artists, including musicians, performers, and book arts/vendors.