#fanlabor

[aley-nag]

FTH fulfillment

I finished the first of two offerings for FTH 2024 auction!

It's a translation of this cute story and you can find it here. Go send the author some love!

[nyoomerr]

FTH bidding is open - donate to a good cause and receive a gift fic from me!

@fandomtrumpshate is a fanworks auction to raise money for progressive nonprofit organizations, and bidding for this year's event is now open!

i'm one of over 30 svsss creators offering up a gift to top bidders - that's so much incredible talent being volunteered to help raise money for a good cause! make sure to check out that whole svsss tag; there's offers up for art, fic, podfic, and fanlabor such as betaing!

i'm super excited to be a part of this event. my offer is mixed in with the other svsss ones, but here's a direct link to it, too. that official post has the full details of where to bid, what i won't write, and etc, but here's the TLDR of what i'm offering:

⭐ 1 svsss fic ⭐ 5-10k word minimum ⭐ max rating of mature ⭐ $10 minimum bid!

bidding ends in just a few days on March 9th, so don't hesitate!

let’s all have fun raising some money for a good cause!! ヾ(•ω•`)o

[erisenyo]

Tumblr why won't you let me post the FTH fanlaborers there's only 8 of themmmmm

[anneswritingnook]

The dates are in for Fandom Trumps Hate 2024!!! For those of you who don't know, this is an auction to support non-profits. You can participate by donating fanworks, fanlabor, or by bidding in the auction. I am hoping we get some more Justified participation this year!

Creator Sign-ups: February 5th-19th Browsing: February 29th-March 5th Bidding: March 5th-9th

If you need more info, head on over to their FAQ https://fandomtrumpshate.tumblr.com/FAQ

FTH 2024 Auction Calendar

We blinked, and it's 2024, and our EIGHTH year of running this auction. 2024 has all the same problems as last year but more — but we also have a lot to be hopeful about, and a lot of good projects worth supporting and fighting for.

You can look at this page (also linked in our header) for the list of this year's supported nonprofit organizations. We'll be posting more detailed profiles of each of them in the coming weeks. Below is the full calendar for this year's auction.

February 5th: creator signups open

February 19th: creator signups close

February 29th: browsing period begins

March 5th: bidding opens

March 9th: bidding closes

March 16th: proof of high bid donations due

March 21st: proof of 2nd chance donations due

Back in 2021, as we were pulling together the fifth FTH auction, we joked together behind the scenes about how great it felt that the name of our auction was no longer quite as on-the-nose as it had been in our first few years. But it's 2024, and in all likelihood 45 will be back on the ballot: just one of the many sobering and scary things we're facing down this year.

But for the past seven years, we've had the privilege of watching thousands of fans -- yes, literally thousands -- dedicate their time and money and energy to the twin projects of sending support to some amazing organizations while building and strengthening community ties within fandom. Now, more than ever, that kind of community-building is essential.

We hope you'll join us, and join one another, in sending much-needed financial support to these amazing organizations and in putting more joy and beauty out into the world in the form of fanworks. These are dark times, but when we join together we can make them a little brighter.

(What is Fandom Trumps Hate anyway? Read our FAQ.)

[lauritanaomystery]

"A friendship or maybe something else that was... a long time ago..."

Grandpa Hernández and Grandma Yukino in the past and Actual Time.

[pretty-sweet-plums]

me: *sees/reads/hears fluff*

my bitter ass: STOP.

my bitter ass: TRUE LOVE ISNT REAL

me:

me:

also me: *blushes bec tooth rotting fluff*

[1dfanworksforcharity]

1D Fanworks for Charity Auctions for beccasafan

See previous works here

To contact the seller before bidding, please reach out via Tumblr at beccasafan

If you have a very specific prompt and are not flexible, its best to contact the seller before bidding, even if it fits within their listed parameters. If you are asking for a specific kink, always ask first.

Charities these auctions benefit: Bloodwise (in memory of Jay), Eden Dora Trust (for Louis), Rays of Sunshine (for Niall), Stand Up to Cancer (in memory of Robin Twist), Switchboard (for Harry), The Way Youth Zone (for Liam)

Auction Items by beccasafan:

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #76: beccasafan #1 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fan labor (betaing, Brit picking, etc) / Web coding Pairing(s): n/a Length/size: It depends on how much the bidder contributes (tell us more in the "additional info" section) Especially interested in: n/a Will not: n/a Additional Info/Info for Bidders: This auction item is for tumblr tweaks on the simpler side. Please contact beccasafan before bidding to make sure what you want is reasonable. I also have 2 other items up for more advanced/involved coding.

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #77: beccasafan #2 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fan labor (betaing, Brit picking, etc) / Web coding Pairing(s): n/a Length/size: It depends on how much the bidder contributes (tell us more in the "additional info" section) Especially interested in: n/a Will not: n/a Additional Info/Info for Bidders: This auction item is for tumblr custom pages / google forms. Please contact beccasafan before bidding to make sure what you want is reasonable. I also have 2 other items up for other levels of coding.

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #78: beccasafan #3 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fan labor (betaing, Brit picking, etc) / Web coding Pairing(s): n/a Length/size: It depends on how much the bidder contributes (tell us more in the "additional info" section) Especially interested in: n/a Will not: n/a Additional Info/Info for Bidders: This auction item is for tumblr custom themes / google forms + automation, on the more advanced side. Please contact beccasafan before bidding to make sure what you want is reasonable. I also have 2 other items up for less involved projects.

Auctions run from Friday, June 15th at 9am EDT and will end on Saturday, June 30th at 11:59pm EDT. Bids before or after this period are invalid and will not be counted. If you would like to bid on an auction:

Step 1: Check the bidding spreadsheet to find out what the current high bid is. (Note: It may take up to five minutes for a bid to appear.)

Step 2: Fill out the item bidding form with a bid that is higher than the current high bid. If you want to make it harder for someone to outbid you, bid higher! You will NOT be notified if someone outbids you, so please bookmark this page and check frequently. You will only be notified if you are the high bidder after the auctions end.

Thanks for participating in the 1D Fanworks for Charity Auction!

[pretty-sweet-plums]

i bet we have enough pool of talent to do better than the real deal

Ever just want to watch fanfiction

[marta-bee]

Being from the US South should be a fanlabor specialty, like being able to Britpick. We also are a distinct culture that mainstream American culture cannot write without descending into cliches. I would gladly South-pick a fic for you, if I was actually in a fandom where this was applicable.

[ot3]

typed up a big angry paragraph and then deleted it xx anyway if you think that the problem of underpaid fanlabor is coming from Zines and not actual companies paying passionate young artists pennies for their designs then you’re insane. that person who made the big thread about how zine mods are somehow “making a living off of unpaid labor from bi/poc artists” literally has no idea what theyre talking about. thats all. 

[charityhawktion]

Less Than 24 Hours To Go!!

THE HAWKTION WILL OPEN FOR BIDDING IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS!

We’ve got over 40 offers of fic, fanart, podfic and fanlabor services for you to pick from, from a whole range of talented and amazing creators!

[pipisafoat]

Just a note that I’m available in an auction for fanfiction and fanlabor!

Support some good causes and get some decent reward! Not interested in my offer? There are tons more! Use the tags to find precisely what you’re looking for!

[lauritanaomystery]

Freaks Mysteries In Tome Tumb : Duet The Boss , Caccha The Book Helper , Chloe The Cosplay Girl And Vivi The Sub-Manager ...

[pretty-sweet-plums]

ever read fluff and you feel like youre watching them in person and you either wanna go “you fucking dorks” or “just fucking kiss already”

but deep inside you’re all

[1dfanworksforcharity]

1D Fanworks for Charity Auctions for catfishau/dinosaursmate

To contact the seller before bidding, please reach out via Tumblr at catfishau

If you have a very specific prompt and are not flexible, its best to contact the seller before bidding, even if it fits within their listed parameters. If you are asking for a specific kink, always ask first.

Auction Items by catfishau/dinosaursmate:

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #16: catfishau #1 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fic Pairing(s): Larry Rating(s): Teen, Mature, Explicit Length/size: up to 5k words, 5-10k words, 10-20k Especially interested in: no Will not: Nothing too niche/no stunts/no Nick Grimshaw/no m/m side pairings apart from ziam (past OC is okay) See previous works here Charities these auctions benefit: Bloodwise (in memory of Jay), Eden Dora Trust (for Louis), Rays of Sunshine (for Niall), Stand Up to Cancer (in memory of Robin Twist), Switchboard (for Harry), The Way Youth Zone (for Liam)

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #63: catfishau/dinosaursmate #1 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fic  Pairing(s): Larry Rating(s): Teen, Mature, Explicit Length/size: up to 5k words, 5-10k words Especially interested in: No Will not: Nothing too niche, nothing stunty, no other pairings except side Ziam See previous works here Charities these auctions benefit: Bloodwise (in memory of Jay), Eden Dora Trust (for Louis), Rays of Sunshine (for Niall), Stand Up to Cancer (in memory of Robin Twist), Switchboard (for Harry), The Way Youth Zone (for Liam)

1D Fanworks for Charity Auction #64: catfishau/dinosaursmate #2 Submit a Bid / View Bids Type of fanwork: fan labor (betaing, Brit picking, etc) / Culture-picking (britpicking etc, specify cultures below) Pairing(s): larry, ziam Length/size: It depends on how much the bidder contributes (tell us more in the "additional info" section) Cultural Experience: Britpicking - I have lived in London all my life (so I'm more of a general britpick with not so much detailed northern England knowledge) Especially interested in: no Will not: Nothing with gryles or tomlinshaw, no stunts Minimum Bid: 5k words for $5 bid, and an additional 1k words with each additional $1 See previous works here Charities these auctions benefit: Switchboard (for Harry) Additional Info/Info for Bidders: Brit picked multiple fics by authors kiwikero, lululawrence, fullonlarrie & more

Auctions run from Friday, June 15th at 9am EDT and will end on Saturday, June 30th at 11:59pm EDT. Bids before or after this period are invalid and will not be counted. If you would like to bid on an auction:

Step 1: Check the bidding spreadsheet to find out what the current high bid is. (Note: It may take up to five minutes for a bid to appear.)

Step 2: Fill out the item bidding form with a bid that is higher than the current high bid. If you want to make it harder for someone to outbid you, bid higher! You will NOT be notified if someone outbids you, so please bookmark this page and check frequently. You will only be notified if you are the high bidder after the auctions end.

Thanks for participating in the 1D Fanworks for Charity Auction!

[fans-users-gamers-blog]

ladies choice: females and fanfic

We've all read them - whether we meant to or not. Maybe you were searching for something and a link you find in the search engine catches your eye - then suddenly you're wondering why someone named Kaitlyyynnne is dating all of the guys from One Direction. But there's a lare possibility that you were looking for those links on purpose because, well, you'd also like to dating all of those guys. There's more than the internet's fair share of women rewriting their favorite stories to fit themselves into or plainly, just writing stories to insert themselves into the lives of their most cherished celebrity crushes or fictionalized characters. But why are they so often by women, for women?

In his paper, "Star Trek rerun, reread, rewritten: Fan writing as textual poaching. Critical Studies in Mass Communication" - while discussing the culture 'fandom' itself, Henry Jenkins touches on the idea that fanfiction is often seen as a 'women's activity'.  He states:

"Fan writing is an almost exclusively feminine response to mass media texts. Men actively participate in a wide range of fan-related activities, notably interactive games and conference planning committees, roles consistent with patriarchal norms that typically relegate combat— even combat fantasies—and organizational authority to the masculine sphere. Fan writers and fanzine readers, however, are almost always female. Camille Bacon-Smith (1986) has estimated that more than 90% of all fan writers are female. [.......] "

But the question here is; why are women predominately active in the fan-fiction community?

In the excerpt below, you see Jenkins' pulls from Bleichs' research to point out that due to that fact that women feel marginalized in their choice of story content and narrative much less than males do - they are more apt to write their own selves and into these stories that they enjoy. His theory is that because of the lack of boundaries and more imaginative allowances in fanfiction - women, feel more free to explore and do so - as they don't often feel as though they are represented as well in normative writings.

"Research suggests that men and women have been socialized to read for different purposes and in different ways. David Bleich (1986) asked a mixed group of  CSMC college students to comment, in a free association fashion, on a body of canonized literary works. His analysis of their responses suggests that men focused primarily on narrative organization and authorial intent while women devoted more energy to reconstructing the textual world and understanding the characters. He writes, "Women enter the world ofthe novel, take it as something 'there' for that purpose; men see the novel as aresult of someone's action and construe its meaning or logic in those terms" (p.239). In a related study, Bleich asked some 120 University of Indiana freshmen [..] Bleich finds that women were more willing to enjoy free play with the story content, making inferences about character relationships that took them well beyond the information explicitly contained within the text. Such data strongly suggest that the practice of fan writing, the compulsion to expand speculations about characters and story events beyond textual boundaries, draws heavily upon the types of interpretive strategies more common to the feminine than to the masculine. "

I feel as though another set of authors that we've heard from this semester, Turks and Johnson supports Jenkins idea. In their piece, "Toward an Ecology of Vidding"  an essay focusing on "vidding" culture - while not specifically making a fannish remark towards gender - they do iterate the idea that the reason that people vid and write fanfic is to feel that their ideas are represented and to have both input (participation) and feel a sense of belonging within the fandom;  though in a much more visual way.

“One of the central points of interest within fan studies has been the idea that media fans were among the earliest spectators to shift from passively consuming or even actively reading media texts to creating works of their own that extend or comment on those texts. “

In conclusion, though both directly and indirectly, Jenkins, Turk, and Johnson all argue that the culture of fan vids and fics are to help those who are marginalized to connect to the community - either by giving sharing their dreams, opinions, and/or review. And all can agree that that women are the most marginalized in popular fannish culture, and therefore - create their own versions.

Jenkins, H. (1988). Star Trek rerun, reread, rewritten: Fan writing as textual poaching. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 5(2), 85-107. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

Turk, Tisha and Joshua Johnson. 2012. "Toward an Ecology of Vidding." In "Fan/Remix Video," edited by Francesca Coppa and Julie Levin Russo, special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 9.doi:10.3983/twc.2012.0326. retrieved 1 February 2016.