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Smoochies is Moving to the AO3
Smoochies, a multi-fandom 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 had work on Smoochies And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Smoochies was a site dedicated to bishounen, shounen-ai and yaoi fanworks. It ran from late 1997 to early 2003. During its life, it hosted some amazing works that its moderator, Melanie, would hate to see lost. They need to be preserved and enjoyed by new fans, instead of living on an old submissions cd-r in the back of a… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Jessica Hautsch
Every month the OTW hosts guest posts on our OTW News accounts to provide an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Jessica Hautsch earned her PhD from Stony Brook University, where she currently teaches as a lecturer with the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Her scholarly interests include cognitive science and philosophy, fan studies, and performance studies; her fan interests include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, Black Sails, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Dungeons & Dragons, and early… Read more
Open Doors celebrates the completion of 17 archive imports in 2022!
Open Doors is pleased to announce the completion of 17 archive import projects in 2022, a total of over 18,500 works. This is a record number of completed import projects, beating our previous best of 15 in 2017! We hope that you will find old and new favorites in the collections listed below. The Croft Codex Completed: February 2022 The Croft Codex was an archive for all kinds of Tomb Raider fanfiction, founded in 2005 by HeidiA to house stories formerly archived at Lara Croft’s Tales of Beauty and Power. It ran until 2008, when the archive went offline as a generational shift in the… Read more
The 9 Forum’s Fanworks are Moving to the AO3
The 9 Forum, a message board for fans of the film “9”, is importing its fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who have work on The 9 Forum And what to do if you still have questions
The Library of Moria is Moving to the AO3
The Library of Moria, a Tolkien slash, femslash, gen, and RPF 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 Library of Moria And what to do if you still have questions