December already, gracious! For the month of November, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fandomtrees, a multifandom gifting fest, still has sign-ups through December 7. Gifting runs through January 4. (FK is not yet among the tags this year.)
• eventcentral has a challenge called "The Cocktail Hour," where participants get the name of a mixed drink as a prompt. Stories due December 30.
• gdgdbaby is running an anonymous love meme for well-wishes and holiday cheer through December 31.
• hogwartstoalexandria is running an 18+ "year end, year start"-themed prompt comment-fest through January 31.
• vocab_drabbles is a multifandom challenge community for small responses, either 50-1K words fanfic or 1 sentence meta.
• genprompt_bingo has started its 23rd round, which runs December-March. As always, the prompts are gen; the fills may be anything.
• whatif_au's December-January theme is "circus/carnival."
• allbingo's December theme is "wonders of nature."
• fancake's December theme is "amnesty."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 17 of the 1,232 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Respice Finem" by TheFruitBat (WIP) (G, multi, ~17K words)
• "Change" by ErebusBeck (part 15 of a series) (M, multi, ~17K words)
• "Flashback" by Celestial_Alignment (G, not stated, ~500 words)
• "The Favour" by TheFruitBat (G, gen, ~700 words)
• "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (WIP) (xover w/HL) (part 6 of a series) (E, multi, ~53K words)
• "Post Ep" by ErebusBeck (series) (G, gen, 7 installments of 300-800 words each)
• "Recipe for Perfection" by Merfilly (G, gen, 100 words)
• "Punctuation is Important" by ErebusBeck (G, gen, ~800 words)
• "Moving On" by TheFruitBat (G, m/m, ~700 words)
• "Burden of Memory" by ErebusBeck (T, gen, ~500 words)
• "...do (it like) a Torontonian" by TheFruitBat (part 2 of a series) (E, m/m, ~5K words)

FK news & conversation

• Actors & airings
  • 11/04: pj1228 relayed that FK S1 will be rereleased on DVD in Germany in April 2023 (hopefully, this time, with the full English audio available for the scenes that aired only in Germany). Read the post.
  • 11/05: pj1228 shared an interview with Gary Farmer from the Toronto Star. Read the post.
  • 11/06: pj1228 linked to the Stratford 2023 casting announcement, including GWD's return. Read the post.
• Memes
  • 11/02: pj1228, as part of an AO3 authoring meme, mentioned FK characters, stories, and fandom. Read the post.
  • 11/05: thefruitbat, via an AO3 authoring meme, mentioned several FK stories. Read the post.
  • 11/22: greerwatson, via an interview meme, discussed her FK fanfic research habits. Read the post.
  • 11/24: greerwatson, via an AO3 authoring meme, mentioned FK fandom several times. Read the post.
• Fanfic discussion
  • 11/01: thefruitbat discussed a new FK story now in progress. Read the post.
  • 11/13: thefruitbat asked for FK prompts to help jump-start a sleepy muse. Read the post.
  • 11/23: erebusbeck discussed FK fanfiction and ideas in progress. Read the post.
  • 11/25: erebusbeck noted two Divia-related ideas, one what-if and one as an interpretation of the "Dead Air" flashback.
  • erebusbeck alluded to FK fanfic ideas in passing on 11/30, 11/19, 11/17, 11/14, and 11/13.

For the month of April, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest comes due 5/28; reveals start 5/30. We're playing challenge-style with a 500-word minimum. It's not too late to join in! Check out the gameplay post.
• sunflower_auction is a fanworks auction fundraiser for Ukraine. Creator sign-ups through 5/10, bids through 5/30, works due 6/10.
• intoabar sign-ups are open through 5/16; stories due by 6/19. This is the crossover challenge where you sign up with one character and four fandoms, and get an assignment for that character and a surprise other character from any of those fandoms to "walk into a bar" and meet.
• hogwartstoalexandria hosts a "Merry Month of Drabbles" (100 words exactly) event through 5/31.
• 3weeks4dreamwidth celebrates Dreamwidth's anniversary through 5/15.
• genprompt_bingo's Round 22 runs to 12/31. Prompts are gen; fills may be anything.
• allbingo's May event is "mixed quotes."
• fancake's May theme is "worldbuilding & logistical fix-its."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 1 of the 1,161 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.
"The Way Back" by Cyllene (T, m/f, ~9K words)

FK news & conversation
4/13: pj1228 let us know that Jonathan Potts, who appeared in both "Dying to Know You" and "Let No Man Tear Asunder," recently appeared in Murdoch Mysteries. Read the post.

For the month of February, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest will soon announce a date and open challenge-prompt nominations. (Sorry for the delay!)
• genfreeformexchange matches gen offers and requests on freeform tags. Nominations through 3/05. Signups through 3/16.
• marchmetamatterschallenge encourages both creating new and archiving existing meta.
• ushobwri offers motivation to make progress on works-in-progress.
• fancake's March round's theme is "mistaken identities."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 4 of the 1,159 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Soul of a Star" by Nicholas_Lucien (M, m/f, ~5K words)
• "Too Much Loss, Too Much Risk" by rhodrymavelyne (Unrated & unwarned, multi, ~1K words)
• "Gambling" by Nicholas_Lucien (M, m/m, ~200 words)
• "We Never Learn, Do We?" by Celestial_Alignment (G, m/f, ~2K words)

FK news & conversation

• 2/13: greerwatson discussed involvement with FK in the "Stuff I Love" meme. Read the post.
• 2/20: nicholas_lucien observed that Nigel Bennett and Lucy Peacock will be in Stratford's Richard III this year. Read the post.
• 2/28: pj1228 noted more FK alumni appearances at Stratford this year: Nigel Bennett, Lucy Peacock, and Colm Feore will all be in Richard III together. Bennett will also be in All's Well That Ends Well, and Peacock and Feore in The Miser. Read the post.

For the month of November, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fandomtrees closely resembles the old FandomStocking. Sign-ups through 12/06, fills through 01/05, reveals on 01/06.
• fancake's December round's theme is "amnesty." (I believe that this is an amnesty round and all past themes are eligible, rather than the theme actually being "amnesty" as such.)

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 7 of the 1,148 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Unfinished Business" by Calliope24 (M, m/f; ~35K words) (part 4 of a series)
• "Pink Cadillac" by SgtLeppard (G, gen; ~600 words)
• "The Annunciation" by Celestial_Alignment (x-over) (Not stated; ~3K words) (part 5 of a series)
• "Dominus" by Celestial_Alignment (E, m/m; ~5K words)
• "More Deaths Than One Must Die" by Calliope24 (M, multi; ~35K words) (part 5 of a series)
• "Just Passing Through" by Calliope24 (G, gen; ~4K words)
• "No Regrets" by Calliope24 (G, gen; ~6K words) (part 1 of a series)

FK news & conversation

• 11/17: pj1228 shared a trailer for a new Christmas movie with Nigel Bennett. Read the post.
• 11/14: pj1228 embedded a video of GWD's narration for the Allward Memorial Project. Read the post.

"...a certain candlelit, Vaseline-y haze that elicited the feeling, if not the reality, of a saxophone solo — a soft-goth Canadiana aesthetic..."

"...people are constantly getting murdered during the show’s three seasons, often in the cold open — it’s hard to tell if Nick’s vampire-cop tactics are affecting the crime rate at all. Mostly, he tools around Toronto in his teal Caddy on his way to question some babe of interest. And you know what? It’s great. Forever Knight makes a meal of the horny gaze, abundantly populating scenes with smoldering glances, billowing windbreakers, rose petals, and close-ups of bra straps."

"...one may wonder, Why would a French vampire move to Toronto? Did he go to Toronto Police College? There are no clear answers. As in most Canadian shows, Canada simply happens, even to vampire cops."

"As campy as it is, the series is frequently touching, even adventurous..."

For the month of May, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest released 10 new stories by 7 authors.
• everywoman, a fic exchange featuring female characters, has nominations 6/01-08, sign-ups 6/10-6/20, and is due 7/25. Minimum 500 words.
• rarepairficexchange is holding a "Rarest of Rare" event for relationships with fewer than 100 works on the AO3. Minimum 100 words. Nominations 6/1-7, signups 6/8-14, due 6/30.
• squidgiepdx is hosting a "June Something," analogous to Snowflake Challenge and Sunshine Challenge.
• rule63exchange, a gender-swap fic exchange, is on. Nominations through 6/16, signups 6/19-7/03, due 8/31.
• genprompt_bingo Round 20 is open.
• fancake's June round is "Clones & Doppelgängers."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 12 of the 1,112 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• FKFicFest:
  • "Moments of Truth" by Dlyt (T, gen, 11K words)
  • "Games Vampires Play" by LadyLC (M, m/m, 5K words)
  • "What He Is" by Merfilly (G, gen, 550 words)
  • "Pawns" by PJ1228 (T, gen, 9K words)
  • "Stone Cold" by Greerwatson (G, gen, 3K words)
  • "Difficult Lesson" by Merfilly (G, gen, 660 words)
  • "Moments" by Nicholas_lucien (T, gen, 6K words)
  • "Say Otherwise" by Brightknightie (T, gen, 3K words)
  • "Crisis Response" by Merfilly (G, gen, 550 words)
  • "Passions of the Heart" by PJ1228 (M, m/m, 6K words)
• Other:
  • "I promise on my grandmother’s recipe for souvlaki, no setups" by strangecousinsusan (G, gen, 1K words)
  • "Rock of Ages, Forever" by knight1228 (WIP, x-over) (E, multi, 300K words)

FK news & conversation

• 5/09: pj1228 noted that Nigel Bennett is in an episode of Jupiter's Legacy. Read the post.
• 5/20: celli kindly signal-boosted fkficfest. Read the post.
• 5/28: greerwatson reported that Fanlore featured the "Ger Bear" article on its homepage. Read the post.

For the month of January, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest is on for this year, challenge-style, and will elect prompts soon. Come play!
• theficclub is a new community for reading and discussing fanfic.
• ushobwri ("You Should Be Writing") will focus on works in progress (WIP) through February.
• sunshine_challenge, the July equivalent of January's snowflake_challenge, has announced that it's on this year. (In the meantime, the Snowflake Challenge has no deadlines.)
• dove_drabbles is a monthly prompt community (not actually limited to drabbles).
• rthstewart is hosting a 3-Sentence Ficathon (not actually limited to 3-sentence fills).
• fancake's February round features "character development."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 2 of the 1,093 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "And ... Action!" by sgtleppard (WIP) (x-over w/RPF Def Leppard) (E, multi, 1K words)
• "Rock of Ages, Forever" by knight1228 (WIP) (x-over w/RPF Def Leppard) (E, multi, 104K words)

FK news & conversation

• Watchlist:
  • 1/23: pj1228 alerted us that GWD will be in the season 4 finale of Frankie Drake Mysteries this spring (in the US, the show is available on PBS Passport). Read the post.
  • 1/21: pj1228 let us know that Stratford made its '19 The Merry Wives of Windsor, with GWD as Falstaff, available for 36 hours. Read the post.
• Fandom Snowflake:
  • 1/27: greerwatson discussed her FK icons project. Read the post.
  • 1/25: greerwatson discussed fandom resources, including 6 specifically FK. Read the post.
  • 1/18: greerwatson wrote, with illustrations, an essay promoting FK. Read the post.
  • 1/07: greerwatson mentioned specific FK stories among her fanfic goals. Read the post.
  • 1/01: lightbird mentioned FK in entry #1 of Snowflake Challenge 2021. Read the post.

For the month of October, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• ushobwri, the "You Should Be Writing" community, has plans to support writers through NaNoWriMo, Yuletide, and all.
• what_ho_library is a new historical resources community, for writers of fic set in "England and America," 1900-1940. (I would presume they meant all of the UK, Canada, and Ireland, also, but "England and America" is what they wrote.)
• goodintentionswipfest is a fest for "perpetually unfinished and discontinued" works.
• beyondthealgorithm is a fandom recommendations exchange. Sign-ups to November 7, due December 27.
• smallfandombang is a big bang challenge for small fandoms. Sign-ups to November 30.
• heroinebigbang is a 5K or 10K-word challenge focused on a female character. Sign-ups to December 31, due March 31.
• fixedthatforyou_fest, a prompt game for improving "what if"s, accepts fills through November 28.
• fancake's November round features "favorite fanworks." (Trapped on a desert island without internet? What do you wish you had printed out?)
• Winter holiday events:
  • mistletoe_exchange is a shippy exchange for kissing under the mistletoe. Sign-ups to November 2, due December 9, revealed December 21.
  • yuletide_admin has some traffic about associated collections, challenges, and genres. Due December 18.
  • holiday_horror_admin represents a multifandom fanworks exchange for fandoms classified as "horror." Nominations to November 12, sign-ups to November 28, due 12/31.

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 1 of the 1,082 FK works on the AO3 shows a posting date in this period.

• "Malicious Child" by senmut (G, gen, 150 words)

FK news & conversation

• 10/19: nicholas_lucien shared that Stratford Festival is bringing back Thursday watch parties, including "All the Sonnets of Shakespeare," with readings by Ijeoma Emesowum and GWD. Starts December 17. Read the post.

For the month of June, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• juletide is a rare-fandoms exchange with a 600-word minimum and a 2.5-week writing period. Sign-ups close July 5. (Everything that was eligible for the last Yuletide is eligible for Juletide, plus others.)
• hetswap is a het-pairings exchange with nominations through July 15, sign-ups through July 23, and stories due September 12.
• iddyiddybangbang is a 5K-words "idfic" challenge with sign-ups through July 17, and stories due September 12.
• auexchange is an AU-fic exchange with sign-ups through July 12, and stories due August 29.
• pine4pine is a pining-themed exchange with nominations through July 13, signups through July 22, and stories due September 11.
• fffc, the flash-fic community, has started a "100 prompts" challenge, to run through December 31.
• sunshine_challenge, the shorter July counterpart to January’s Snowflake Challenge, is in progress.
• fancake's July round features "Regency AUs."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 10 of the 1,076 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "In the Grand Way" by Nicholas_Lucien (M, m/f, ~1K words)
• "Adventures of a She-Wolf: Triple Threads" by HypatiaTheGunslinger (WIP) (x-over) (M, multi, ~86K words)
• "Forever Knight Reboot Novel" by toezofasupermodel (T, m/f, ~66K words)
• "Five Things Nick Changed for Natalie (and One Thing He Didn't)" by MelissaTreglia (G, m/f, ~3K words)
• "On the grill" by greerwatson (G, gen, ~1K words)
• "The Mad Queens Game" by Nicholas_Lucien (G, gen, ~3K words)
• "A Blonde for Father" by greerwatson (G, gen, ~500K words)
• "The Ballroom Blitz" by Nicholas_Lucien (T, gen, ~3K words)
• "Judgment Night" by JeanGraham (G, gen, ~5K words)
• "Doff the Serge" by greerwatson (G, gen, ~700 words)

FK news & conversation

• 6/17-19: greerwatson discussed her ‘18, ‘19, and ‘20 FKFicFest stories and presentations of them on her website. Read the posts: 2018, 2019, 2020.
• 6/22: pj1228 reminded us not to miss GWD as the uncle and ghost in the free streaming of Stratford’s Hamlet (expired July 2), and linked to a post-show discussion with several of the actors, including GWD. Read the post.
• 7/01: greerwatson chatted about FK in several ways while replying to the first Sunshine Challenge prompt. Read the post.

For the month of April, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• fkficfest released 6 new FK stories by 5 authors! Take a look? Read and comment!
• fancake's May round is "heists & capers."
• multifandomhorrorexchange is an exchange for horror-themed fanworks. Nominate through May 14. Sign up through May 31.
• thezombiebang invites you to add zombies to your favorite fandom. Sign up through May 31.
• bannedtogetherbingo2020 is an event for fanworks featuring often-banned topics. Sign up through May 23.
• unconventionalfanworkex is an exchange for fanworks other than traditional fiction and images, like vids, podfics, meta, multimedia. Nominate through May 10. Sign up through May 20.
• rule63exchange is an exchange for fanworks featuring genderswapped characters. Notimate through June 1. Sign up through June 18.
• intoabar is a crossover game in which you write a story in which two characters walk into a bar. You name one and some fandoms; the mods assign you the other character from your other fandoms. Sign up through May 17.

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 14 of the 1,052 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• FKFicFest 2020
  • "Still Breathing" by brightknightie (T, gen, 4K words)
  • "The Case of the Missing Book Thief" by nicholas_lucien (M, gen, 6K words)
  • "Appetency" by dlyt (M, m/m, 2K words)
  • "What Lies Buried" by pj1228 (T, gen, 7K words)
  • "Knight of the Rose" by greerwatson (G, multi, 1K words)
  • "Knight’s Tally" by dlyt (G, gen, 6K words)
• Other
  • "Morgue Maniacs" by greerwatson (G, gen, 642 words)
  • "Die Konkubine - 1. Teil" by lucysummerlove (German) (WIP) (M, m/f, 398Kwords)
  • "Alma" by greerwatson (G, gen, 462 words)
  • "Lamb and Eggs" by greerwatson (G, gen, 361 words)
  • "Palette" by greerwatson (G, gen, 633 words)
  • "Magister" by greerwatson (G, gen, 370 words)
  • "Curbside" by greerwatson (G, gen, 468 words)
  • "Daughter’s Day" by greerwatson (G, gen, 416 words)

FK news & conversation

• 4/18: abby82 shared that Screen Rant’s “10 Supernatural Crime Series to Watch if you like The Outsider” ranked FK at #7. Read the post.
• 4/20: I relayed leela_cat’s news that the Stratford Festival is streaming 12 previously filmed Shakespeare plays this summer, some with GWD. Read the post.
• 4/22: nicolas_lucien commented on all the Stratford Festival online activities, but especially the Shakespeare’s Birthday celebration, which has a video of GWD delivering the instructions, including a line in Welsh, with something specific in the background. Read the post.
• 4/26: pj1228 promoted FKFicFest and linked to her contribution, a casefic. Read the post.
• 5/02: pj1228 shared a link to a video from the Stratford Festival of GWD interviewing Martha Henry in front of a certain mantlepiece. Read the post.