Posts in Open Doors
The Big Bang, Baby Challenge is Moving to AO3
The Big Bang, Baby Challenge, a Harry Potter fanfiction and fanart archive, is being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have work(s) on The Big Bang, Baby Challenge And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation The Big Bang, Baby Challenge was created in 2005 to incentivize the creation of more canon-based novel-length Harry/Draco fics in the wake of The Order of the Phoenix, and was twice repeated following the publishing of The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. Over the Big Bang, Baby Challenge’s run,… Read more
Cardie-ologist & Henrietta Wotton Fanfics are Moving to AO3
The works of Cardie-ologist/Henrietta Wotton, are being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). These were the pseudonyms of a much loved and respected member of the online Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fandom in the late 90s and early 00s. As Cardie-ologist, they contributed to zines such as Scaly Tales, and as Henrietta Wotton, they had fics that won the ASC Awards multiple times. Unfortunately, they passed away in 2025. It is thanks to friends that we are able to preserve their works for posterity. Open Doors will be working to import the works of Cardie-ologist/Henrietta Wotton into separate memorial accounts on the… Read more
American Horror Fic Exchange is Moving to AO3
American Horror Fic Exchange, an American Horror Story fanfiction exchange archive, is being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have work(s) on American Horror Fic Exchange And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation The exchange’s owner, jandjsalmon, decided to import the works from LiveJournal in order to safeguard the history of fandom and prevent meaningful works from potentially vanishing. By moving these stories to Archive of Our Own, where a large and active fanfiction community exists, the archivist wants to ensure the works remain accessible,… Read more
The Mass Effect Kink Meme is Moving to AO3
The Mass Effect Kink Meme a prompt meme for the Mass Effect games, is being imported to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have works on The Mass Effect Kink Meme And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation The archive is being imported to AO3 to preserve the works and make them available to a wider audience. The purpose of the Open Doors Committee’s Online Archive Rescue Project is to assist moderators of archives to incorporate the fanworks from those archives into the Archive of Our Own…. Read more
Kraith Collected is Being Copied to AO3!
Kraith Collected, a collection of Star Trek zines set in the Kraith universe, is importing a copy of the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who had work(s) in Kraith Collected And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Kraith Collected is a series of works in the Kraith universe, a series of Star Trek: The Original Series fanfictions, many originally published in other zines. Each volume contains works by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and other writers whose works went through several rounds of edits to be given… Read more