Would you like to help translate OTW/AO3 news posts? Can you copyedit or proofread for Transformative Works & Cultures? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting!
We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for:
- Translation News Volunteer – closing Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC
- TWC Volunteer Copyeditor – closing Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC
- TWC Volunteer Proofreader – closing Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC
We have included more information on each role below. Open roles and applications will always be available at the volunteering page. If you don’t see a role that fits with your skills and interests now, keep an eye on the listings. We plan to put up new applications every few weeks, and we will also publicize new roles as they become available.
All applications generate a confirmation page and an auto-reply to your e-mail address. We encourage you to read the confirmation page and to whitelist our email address in your e-mail client. If you do not receive the auto-reply within 24 hours, please check your spam filters and then contact us.
If you have questions regarding volunteering for the OTW, check out our Volunteering FAQ.
Translation News Volunteer
Would you like to help translate OTW/AO3 news posts? We are looking for volunteers of native or near-native fluency in their target languages, who can translate or beta news posts within five-day deadlines. If you enjoy working collaboratively, if you’re fluent in a language other than English, if you’re passionate about the OTW and its projects, and want to help us reach more fans all around the world, working with Translation might be for you!
We particularly need people for Afrikaans, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Welsh —but help with other languages would be much appreciated.
(Please note that our Catalan, Chinese, Danish, German, Italian, Malay, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Vietnamese teams are not accepting new members at this time.)
Applicants may be asked to translate and correct short text samples and will be invited to a chatroom interview as part of the selection process. More information about us can be found on the Translation committee page.
Applications are due Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC
TWC Volunteer Copyeditor
Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international peer-reviewed Gold Open Access online publication about fan-related topics that seeks to promote dialogue between the academic community and fan communities. Copyeditors professionally copyedit submissions for TWC according to Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) 17, Merriam-Webster online, and the TWC style guide. Editorial standards are those of a university press. Applicants are required to pass a brief test. All returned tests will be assessed and the applicant provided with feedback.
Applications are due Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC
TWC Volunteer Proofreader
Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international peer-reviewed Gold Open Access online publication about fan-related topics that seeks to promote dialogue between the academic community and fan communities. Proofreaders carefully proofread the final online HTML-tagged manuscripts for online publication according to Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) 17, Merriam-Webster online, and the TWC style guide. Editorial standards are those of a university press. Applicants are required to pass a brief test. All returned tests will be assessed and the applicant provided with feedback.
Applications are due Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 23:59 UTC