Fannish options & enthusiasms: March 2024
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 09:27 amHere are some recent fannish things I've happened to see and would like to share:
Highlightfkficfest is on for 2024! It's choosing its challenge-style prompt pool via single-eliminations brackets, with sequential polls. No sign-ups. Nominate prompts by March 7. Post stories by May 25. Get the details.
Ficathons, fests & communities
- Create & engage
lozworld is a new, all-purpose (discussion + fic) The Legend of Zelda community.
insert_title_here is a new challenge game for writing a story of any length, type, and fandom for 1 of 3 titles (submitted by other players) sent by the mod. Sign-ups close March 3 (7am Pacific).
unsent_letters_exchange is an epistolary fic exchange. Sign-ups through March 9. Stories due April 27.
bethefirst is an annual challenge to write for a fandom with zero fanfic in the usual places. Stories due April 20.
resurrectfeeling is hosting a Babylon 5 promptfest through May 31. Get the details.
marchmetamatterschallenge encourages preserving old and creating new fandom meta (essays, timelines, FAQs, etc.).
story_works is running a "Year of the Dragon" challenge through March 31.
whatif_au's March challenge is "immortal AU."
trope_of_the_month's March theme is "pregnancy & parenthood."
allbingo's March theme is "crafting."
pinchhits is a forum for recruiting pinch-hits in fannish exchanges.
- Enjoy & share
fancake is a themed fanfic recs comm. March theme: "no canon required."
recthething is a general fanwork recs comm with open reccing.
fanart_recs is a general fanart recs comm with signed-up and open recs.
het_reccers is a m/f fanfic recs comm with open reccing.
gensplosion is a gen fanfic recs comm with open reccing.
Some shows I missed the first time around (and am watching now)
Note: I converted my monthly FK recap ("Recently:FK") into general fannish engagement ("Recently:Enthusiasms").