🌻 We accept all kinds of genres and books, including poetry. However, all stories must adhere to Wattpad's content guidelines. As such, members are required to read their partner's books regardless of preference. We try to pair around preferences, but cannot guarantee this.

🌻Only books written in English will be accepted.

🌻 Please follow the admins. They work hard to run this project!

🌻 We do not tolerate bullying of any kind. Comments are to be helpful and respectful.

🌻 Similarly, if you are responding to comments and critique left on your story, you must be respectful. Remember that the person commenting worked hard and spent their free time giving you critique.

🌻 When you are paired with someone, that pairing can only be changed 24 hours after the bloom is posted, so if you have any issues, let us know early.

🌻 You must have at minimum 4 chapters of content in your book (this does not include an intro, aesthetics, etc). 

🌻 You must be okay with LGBTQ+ content. We are fully inclusive of everyone here, so we will not take your LGBTQ+ preferences into account whatsoever.

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- After applying, all new applicants are labeled and must complete their first trial before graduating to full-fledged members.

- Each week, members are swapped around into pairs, these assignments are called

- Each member must read of their partner's book and leave the required amount and quality of comments specified in the "Comment Requirements" section below.

- Once Sunflowers have completed their assignments, they must comment as an in-line comment beside their name in the most recent bloom to inform us that they have completed it.

EX: "Done. Chapters 1 & 2 of Partner's Book Title"

- Seedlings must tag in their inline comment when they are finished.

EX: "Done. @FOOD_GODDESS_QUEEN"

- New blooms are posted every and are due every

- At the beginning of each month, one member is selected by the overall admin to be the BotM (Book of the Month) winner. This person has given the best reviews over the last month; it isn't just handed out to anyone.

- All other members have an entire month to read the BoTM before the specified deadline, which is usually the last day of the month. The requirements are the same as the bloom requirements and members must also complete their other assignments as well as the BotM.

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- Leave at least seven in-line comments & a final comment (1-2 sentences long) for each chapter

OR

- Leave one 5+ line final comment for each chapter

- For whichever option you choose, the final comment is mandatory.

- For chapters, these requirements can change as long as adequate feedback is provided.

- Please use when doing your final comment.

- Comments must be constructive and give adequate feedback to help the author improve. If your comments do not give any feedback they do not count towards your assignment.

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- If you need a break for a bit, please message the Sunflower Community account and ask for a hiatus. In hiatus, you will not be paired into new assignments. before you are asked to leave

**Note: only messages sent to the community PM will be accepted

- If you do not need a full 4-week hiatus, then message the account whenever you are ready to return.

- Hiatus is for those who have already completed their previous assignments, otherwise, you may ask for an extension.

- Extensions are for those who need a bit more time on their assignments. Extensions can be granted for up to before you are penalized.

**Note: only messages sent to the community PM will be accepted

- You must request an extension each week it is needed before the current bloom ends on

- Failure to ask for an extension or hiatus will result in a

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-Nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news, but it is necessary to keep everyone accountable and as such, the Sunflower Book Club operates on a three-strike system.

- All members have before they are removed from the club.

- There are several ways that members might gain a strike: Not commenting "done" on assignments, Not doing assignments, Not asking for extensions or hiatus, and Not completing the BotM.

- Strikes can be given for other reasons, but this is at the discretion of the admins.

- If you follow the rules, you should be fine.

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Sometimes members will read their partner's book and fall in love with the story or their partner's feedback. In this case, both partners can talk about a permanent pairing. If both parties agree to a permanent pairing, one can message the Sunflower account and request to be permanent pairs. This means that both members will be paired until one of them runs out of chapters for the other to read.