#but if you follow me probably trc/tdt is what you're into

[toast-the-unknowing]

Hello friends and fellow TRC/TDT fans, this is the time of year I pretend I have any kind of salesmanship and boost the Fandom Trumps Hate fanworks auction. (I used to have to sell Girl Scout cookies every winter; this is preferable.)

If you make Raven Cycle/Dreamer Trilogy/Ronan Trilogy fanworks, or if you want to offer your services as a beta reader, alpha reader, sensitivity reader, etc. to help creators make more Raven Cycle works, I would like to point your attention toward this event. Sign ups to offer your services open January 31st, and you can follow them at @fandomtrumpshate​ or check out their carrd. (Seriously, check it out, every year I want to bid on TRC shit and there’s like, sooo few TRC auctions.)

FTH is a well-established multi-fandom charity auction that’s raised over $135k in donations to progressive causes in its years of operation. If you aren’t familiar with fan auctions, they’re events where fan creators and supporters offer their services in exchange for donations to charitable causes.

In the years that I’ve taken part in FTH as a contributor and as a bidder, I’ve raised money for or donated money to The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, Life After Hate, ConPRMetidos, The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Trevor Project, RAINN, and Trans Lifeline. (Note: in recent years, FTH has shifted focus toward smaller organizations where small donations can be more felt, a move that I approve of.)

I’ve written some of my favorite fics as a result of this auction and the collaboration with people who cared about causes I cared about and then let me engage in back and forth with them about what they like SPECIFICALLY and how I could deliver that. It’s like a fic exchange except BETTER because you get to ask and know EXACTLY what your recipient wants, and ALSO you both get to know you’ve done some good for the world! It’s a chance to do good while doing something you like doing anyway, so please take a look at it and see if this is something you have the bandwidth for this year. Cheers.