OTW Events

April Showers editing party on Fanlore

By Claudia Rebaza on Monday, 31 March 2014 - 9:18pm

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Keen to add your fannish memories to Fanlore but not sure where to start? Need your hand held as you make your first wiki edits? Or keen to share your skillz as an experienced Fanlore editor? Join Fanlore staff in the Fanlore chatroom for an editing party! You'll be able to get help making your first forays into editing Fanlore, toss around ideas for new pages, and ask questions. Everyone is welcome!

Join them on Saturday, 19 April, beginning at 20:00 UTC. The end time is still to be determined but you can see when the start time is in your timezone.

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Open Doors chat with fans

By Claudia Rebaza on Wednesday, 26 March 2014 - 5:18pm

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OTW's Open Doors committee will be holding two public chats on Campfire (the online chat platform the OTW uses) in order to discuss the import of the Yuletide archives to the AO3. The second will be held on May 4, 1am UTC (see when the chat is held in your timezone)

Open Doors will provide a link to the OTW’s public discussion chatroom in a reminder post on or before the date of the chat.

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Open Doors chat with fans

By Claudia Rebaza on Wednesday, 26 March 2014 - 5:16pm

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OTW's Open Doors committee will be holding two public chats on Campfire (the online chat platform the OTW uses) in order to discuss the import of the Yuletide archives to the AO3. The first will be held on April 26, at 4pm UTC (see when the chat is held in your timezone)

Open Doors will provide a link to the OTW’s public discussion chatroom in a reminder post on or before the date of the chat.

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April Showers

By Claudia Rebaza on Saturday, 15 March 2014 - 12:43am

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Here at the OTW, preserving fannish history is a central part of our mission! We're proud to be able to offer fans a place to host their works on the Archive of Our Own, and tell their own fannish histories on Fanlore. This month, bring us fannish April showers by digging out those old zines, memories of past cons, archived personal webpages, tales of shipwars and fannish events, works on slowly-decaying archives, and more! Upload your old works to the AO3 and tell your tales on Fanlore.

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International Volunteer Day

By Claudia Rebaza on Wednesday, 5 March 2014 - 6:59pm

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International Volunteer Day (IVD) is an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions - at local, national and international levels.

The International Volunteer Day is marked by many non-governmental organizations, including Red Cross, scouts and others. It is also marked and supported by United Nations Volunteers.

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The Future of Fanworks

By Claudia Rebaza on Sunday, 23 February 2014 - 10:13pm

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Four events that will focus on fanworks while celebrating the OTW's project milestones will be held in March 2014. Starting on March 8, each Saturday will feature a discussion on "The Future of Fanworks" with a variety of special guests.

March 8: Live chat with fan studies scholars on "The future of fanworks" from 1600-1800 UTC
March 15: Live chat with fans on "The future of fanworks" from 0200 - 0400 UTC
March 21-24: Q&A posts with copyright practitioners and scholars on "The future of fanworks."
March 29: Live chat with entertainment industry representatives on "The future of fanworks".

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Special CFP: Transformative Works and Cultures

By Angela Nichols on Friday, 31 January 2014 - 5:04am

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Fan fiction is often compared to the literature of Greco-Roman antiquity. Both fan writers and classical authors use the techniques of allusion, appropriation, and transvaluation to expand on and/or to critique existing works. Transformative Works and Cultures invite papers treating classical literature/art as fan work; papers on contemporary fannish uses/transformations of ancient Greek and Roman literature, mythology, or history; papers investigating similarities and differences between contemporary transformative fan work and classical literature and art; and papers reflecting on what is at stake in making the comparison: what potential benefits and risks does it bring? Submissions should be aimed primarily at a fan studies audience, but should also be credible contributions to the study of classical literature and its reception. Submit final papers directly to TWC by March 1, 2015.

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A Meetup of Our Own

By Curtis Jefferson on Friday, 14 June 2013 - 3:35pm

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The OTW is excited to be hosting a fan meetup and outreach event at the San Diego Comic Con. The meetup will be held at the Tequila Bar & Grille at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina on Wednesday, July 17, 8:00-9:30pm. Complimentary margaritas, sodas, and chips and salsa will be provided. The event will also feature games, opportunities to socialize with other fans, and prize giveaways. A Comic Con registration is not required to attend. Suggested donation is $5 per person. More information will be made available as the event gets closer.

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OTW Sixth Anniversary

By Curtis Jefferson on Friday, 10 May 2013 - 6:55am

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The Organization for Transformative Works was officially founded on September 5, 2007. Today, the OTW celebrates six amazing years of serving and advocating for fans.

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OTW Membership Drive

By Curtis Jefferson on Thursday, 21 February 2013 - 4:40pm

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The OTW's first membership drive of the year will run from 3-9 April 2013. This year's theme is "Fandom is Love" and will feature posts about fandom and the OTW by current staff and volunteers as well as other supporters of the organization.

While the OTW runs two week-long membership drives each year, we accept donations and new members year-round. A donation of 10 USD or greater confers membership in the organization for one year from the date of donation and the right to vote in Board of Directors elections. Check out the Support the OTW page for more information.

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