Happy New Year! For the month of December, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• snowflake_challenge is back with its annual January-long meta-prompt-fest and friending meme. No deadlines.
• candyheartsex is filling in for the Chocolate Box exchange this year (focus on relationships (platonic or romantic), minimum 300 words). Sign-ups through January 7. Stories due February 7.
• fensandmarshes announced a Discord/AO3 May Day fanfic exchange with nominations through January 8, sign-ups through January 23, and stories due April 20. Read the post.
• inkingitout, an annual writing challenge (75K words) support community, has sign-ups through Janury 2.
• swannee is hosting a "Fannish Fifty" annual posting challenge. Read the post.
• fandom_empire's January-April game is a "Monopoly"-style challenge with points. Sign-ups through January 14, posting weekly through April 9.
• whatif_au's December-January challenge is "circus/carnival."
• allbingo's January theme is "Public Domain Day."
• fancake's January theme is "women being awesome."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 12 of the 1,240 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Burden of Memory" by ErebusBeck (T, gen, ~400 words)
• "...do (it like) a Torontonian" by TheFruitBat (part 2 of a series) (E, m/m, ~5K words)
• "Au Revoir-Until We Meet Again" by ErebusBeck (crossover) (G, gen, ~1K words)
• "Consequences of Your Actions" by ErebusBeck (part 1 of a series) (T, multi, ~17K words)
• "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (WIP) (crossover) (part 6 of a series) (E, multi, ~58K words)
• "You were right" by TheFruitBat (T, multi, ~400 words)
• "Warmth and Companionship" by ErebusBeck (T, m/m, ~4K words)
• "Post Ep" by ErebusBeck (series) (G-T, gen, 5 installments of 500-800 words each)

FK news & conversation

• erebusbeck mentioned being unable to find GWD's Black Harbour to watch and also having the NB movie The Family in queue to watch. Read the post.
• erebusbeck commented on FK fic writing progress on December 10, December 18, and December 25.
• I actually saw 3 other FK posts in December, but they were all locked/filtered. I stopped noting locked/filtered posts here some time ago for privacy (I felt I couldn't invest the time to earn permissions in every case). But just tallying them should be okay?

Wow! How is it October already? Well, for the month of September, in my corners of social journaling, here are the Forever Knight items that I happened to see:

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• comment_bingo, a bingo challenge where you comment (rather than create), has opened its second round, which runs through January 2023.
• ladiesbingo, a bingo fic challenge focused on female characters' relationships, has opened its tenth round, with posting through March 2023.
• womansplace, a prompt fest focused on women characters, is open for prompts through October 30 and fills through November 4.
• multifandompostcardexchange, a Tumblr/snail-mail community, has opened its annual "Holiday Cheer" event with recipient sign-ups through October 15 and sender sign-ups and submissions through November 7.
• allbingo's October theme is "Fall Fest," to "celebrate the motifs of autumn."
• fancake's October theme is "politics."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 6 of the 1,212 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Time heals..." by QueenNutHouse (WIP) (T, gen, ~2K words)
• "Five Years On" by ErebusBeck (part 11 of a series) (M, multi, ~25K words)
• "In the City of New Orleans" by ErebusBeck (part 12 of a series) (M, m/m, ~13K words)
• "Alyce and the Cave of Mysteries" by ErebusBeck (part 13 of a series) (T, multi, ~9K words)
• "Respice Finem" by TheFruitBat (WIP) (G, multi, ~9K words)
• "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (WIP) (xover w/HL) (part 6 of a series) (E, multi, ~39K words)

FK news & conversation

• 9/08: nicholas_lucien let us know that FK's first two seasons are currently streaming free on Amazon. Read the post.
• 9/18: greerwatson included FK in her Trick-or-Treat exchange letter. 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

• fkficfest released 7 stories in June (following 2 in May).
• senmut is hosting "July Jewels," a prompt/fill fest, through 7/31.
• vocab_drabbles is a new prompting community for fills of no more than 500 words, with 2 prompt words per week.
• iddyiddybangbang, the challenge for idfic of 5K+ words, has sign-ups 7/10-17, works due 7/12.
• pine4pine, the pining-themed exchange with minimim 1K words, has nominations through 7/13, sign-ups 7/16-23, and comes due 9/10.
• rarestofpairs, a fest/prompt meme for couples with <500 works on the AO3, has nominations through 7/14, with sign-ups/claiming through the end of the year.
• fandomgiftbasket is a gifting fest with sign-ups through 7/21, posting through 9/12, and reveals 9/13.
• allbingo's July events are "Body parts" and "Winterfest in July."
• fancake's July theme is "series," defined as 3 or more interconnected works.

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 13 of the 1,189 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• FKFicFest '22
  • "Food for the Soul" by PJ1228 (T, gen, ~6K words)
  • "Amaranth (love-lies-bleeding)" by Brightknightie (M, m/f, ~5K words)
  • "Paper Trail" by Nicholas_Lucien (T, gen, ~4K words)
  • "Guilt and Atonement" by TheFruitBat (M, m/m, ~10K words)
  • "Limner" by greerwatson (G, gen, ~2K words)
  • "Urs in Time" by dlyt (G, gen, ~7K words)
  • "Any Regrets?" by merfilly (G, other, 500 words)
• More
  • "Beyond the horizon, the end is only the beginning" by MinaGermany (T, gen, ~46K words) (crossover)
  • "What Next" by ErebusBeck (E, m/m, ~12K words)
  • "Talking In Your Sleep" by ErebusBeck (E, m/m, ~1K words)
  • "All Roads Lead to Rome" by ErebusBeck (E, m/m, ~15K words)
  • "Dwelling in Infinity" by Celestial_Alignment (E, multi, ~15K words) (WIP) (crossover)
  • "Home to Paris" by ErebusBeck (M, m/m, ~16K words)
  • "More Careful" by Merfilly (G, gen, 100 words)
  • "Forever More" by ErebusBeck (M, multi, ~16K words)
  • "Doubt" by ErebusBeck (G, m/m, ~1K words)

FK news & conversation

• 6/01: senmut signal-boosted FKFicFest '22 and pointed out their contribution. Read the post.
• 6/07: pj1228 shared a Toronto Guardian review of The Righteous, a now-in-theaters film in which Nigel Bennett appears. Read the post.
• 6/12: thefruitbat had kind words for FKFicFest '22 and linked their contribution.
• 6/21: senmut announced a new FK drabble. Read the post.
• 6/26: pj1228 noted the 9 FKFicFest '22 stories and pointed out her contribution. Read the post.
• 6/27: greerwatson discussed her FKFicFest '22 story and her archival design for it on her website. 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 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.

Happy New Year!

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

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• snowflake_challenge is a January-long celebration of fandom with a series of assorted fannish challenges. The challenge is about "reminding ourselves why we choose to be part of fannish communities, and embracing what being part of that community means to us, and celebrating who we are."
• inkingitout is a writing challenge/support community for those who resolve to write 75K+ words in 2022. Sign-ups end on 01/02/22.
• genprompt_bingo has opened round 21. As always, while the prompts are gen, fills may be anything.
• fandomweekly continues its weekly <1K words prompted challenges, with voting for favorites.
• fancake's January round's theme is "essential starter recs." Per the mod, these are recs intended for people who have just joined your fandom. Start them off right!

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 5 of the 1,153 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "A Christmas Surprise" by PJ1228 (T, m/m, ~3K words)
• "Reflections on a Canvas" by DebraHicks (x-over) (G, gen, ~1K words)
• "High Stakes" by Celestial_Alignment (G, not categorized, ~3K words)
• "A Price to Be Paid" by Calliope24 (E, m/m, ~4K words)
• "Borrowed Time" by Calliope24 (G, gen, ~30K words) (part 2 of a series)

FK news & conversation

• 12/29: nicholas_lucien shared a fanfic year-in-review, with discussions of her 9 new FK stories in '21, and plans for '22. Read the post.
• 12/30: pj1228 listed her 4 new posted stories in 2021, 5 substantial works-in-progress, and speculation of more. 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

• mistletoe_exchange, a ship-focused exchange, has sign-ups through 11/02. It's due 12/09 with reveals 12/21.
• fancake's November round's theme is "going home."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 8 of the 1,141 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Making Amends" by Calliope24 (G, gen; ~2K words)
• "Indestructible (Master of War)" by Nicholas_Lucien (M, gen; ~3K words)
• "The Stolen Kiss" by Celestial_Alignment (xover w/HL) (unidentified; ~3K words) (part 3 of a series)
• "A Question of Conscience" by Calliope24 (T, m/f; ~21K words)
• "Puzzles" by Calliope24 (G, gen; ~2K words) (part 1 of a series)
• "A Veteran in a New Field" by Celestial_Alignment (xover w/HL) (unidentified; ~3K words) (part 4 of a series)
• "But I Might..." by Calliope24 (G, m/f; ~4K words) (part 2 of a series)
• "Excess Baggage" by Calliope24 (M, m/f; ~20K words) (part 3 of a series)

FK news & conversation

• 10/14: pj1228 let us know about a new Nigel Bennett movie called The Family premiering at a South Korean film festical, with a link to the trailer on YouTube. Read the post.
• 10/27: abby82 promoted Vulture.com's loving, nostalgic FK essay and shared the link, the header photo, and some excerpts. Read the post.

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

Ficathons, fests & communities that welcome FK

• spook_me sign-ups close on 09/15. Stories come due on 10/26.
• trickortreatex nominations close on 09/08 and sign-ups on 09/18. Stories come due on 10/24 for release on 10/31.
• fallintofallfestival is a promptfest with an unusual structure: prompt collection until 09/15, and then prompt fills until 10/15, and a prize for the person who fills the most prompts.
• launchtheship is a challenge to create the very first story on the AO3 about any 'ship that has no stories (yet). Sign-ups remain open until the due date, 10/15.
• elasticella is hosting a sleep-themed promptfest ending 09/30.
• multifandomtropefest is an exchange matched on tropes. Sign-ups are open through 09/11.
• retrotvfest, a sibling to retrotvexchange, is open for prompts and fills until 10/09.
• fancake's September round's theme is "crack."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 6 of the 1,123 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "The Final Choice - Version 2" by Nicholas_Lucien (T, gen; ~3K words)
• "The Final Choice - Version 3" by Nicholas_Lucien (T, gen; ~1K words)
• "Angels Walk Among Us" by Nicholas_Lucien (G, gen; ~1K words)
• "Before the Dawn" by Celestial_Alignment (E, m/f; 5K words)
• "A Semblance of Family" by PJ1228 (M, m/f; ~28K words)
• "Useful Encounter" by Merfilly (G, gen; 300 words)

FK news & conversation

• 8/01: greerwatson included FK among her prompts in her retrotvexchange Dear Author letter. Read the post.
• 8/09: pj1228 discussed the origins of her new, hefty (28K words!), FK fanfic "A Semblance of Family," and its unique new pairing: Myra/Lacroix. (PJ wins launchtheship!) Read the post.
• 8/10: greerwatson mused on the everywoman exchange stories she gave and received this year (including an FK treat she wrote for my own prompt). Read the post.
• 8/25: greerwatson mentioned her 91 FK works in an AO3 writing questions meme. 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

• retrotvexchange is an exchange for TV shows that concluded no later than the 2001-2002 TV season. Nominations through July 22. Sign-ups through August 1. Due September 19.
• sunshine_challenge is a July sibling of January's Snowflake challenge.
• fandomweekly is a writing challenge with voting for weekly winners. July 7 will start an amnesty round for all past prompts.
• juletide is a semi-flash exchange for rare fandoms. Minimum 600 words. Sign-ups through July 5. Due July 23.
• heroes_dont is an exchange celebrating oral sex ("heroes definitely do"). Nominations through July 5. Sign-ups through July 22. Due September 12.
• chromaticcelebrationex is an exchange celebrating characters who are not white and not played by white actors. Nominations through July 9. Sign-ups through July 23. Due August 31.
• pine4pine is an exchange themed on longing. Nominations through July 14. Sign-ups through July 23. Due September 10.
• dark_fic_exchange is an exchange for "dark" themes. Nominations through July 15. Sign-ups through July 31. Due October 1.
• fancake's July round of fanfic recommendations is "platonic life partners."

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 0 of the 1,113 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

FK news & conversation

• 6/24: lightbird kindly recommended catching up on this year's fkficfest. Read the post.
• 6/27: malinaldarose mentioned that she's rewatching FK. Read the post.
• 6/17: greerwatson included FK in her everywoman exchange "Dear Author" letter. Read the post.
• 6/13: pj1228 let us know that GWD is in a new movie streaming on Amazon (in some countries), The Scottish Play. 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 is in full swing! It's challenge-prompt style this year, so there's still time to jump in! (Approximately 2 weeks.)
• multifandomhorrorexchange is an exchange focused on horror-genre elements. Nominations to 5/16, sign-ups to 5/28, due 7/16.
• fancake's May round is "getting back together" recommendations.

FK fanfiction & other fanworks
Archive of our Own (AO3) Summary: 3 of the 1,101 FK works on the AO3 show a posting date in this period.

• "Bright with Anticipation" by Brightknightie (G, gen, 550 words)
• WIP RPF xovers:
  • "Rock of Ages, Forever" by knight1228 (E, multi, 282K words)
  • "And ... Action!" by SgtLeppard (E, multi, 4K words)

FK news & conversation
None this month (that I saw). I like to imagine that we're all devoting our precious hobby time to creating amazing new stories for FKFicFest. :-D