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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 06/01/2026

AO3 Stats inside! Our 2025 in review. Learn more at otw-news.org/4fvmdxmt

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 22/12/2025

#AO3 tag wranglers have canonized some new "No Fandom" additional tags. Check out the latest news post for details: otw-news.org/2p83s372.

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

📗Welcome to our 6th tutorial! This time on "fandoms". Firstly : what are fandoms? Fanlore defines a fandom as “a group of fans, participating in fan activities and interacting in some way, whether through discussions or creative works.” 1/6

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Fanlore Wiki @fanlore.org · 16/12/2025

Today’s #FeaturedArticle is #RiseoftheBraveTangledDragons! This fandom crosses over Rise of the Guardians, Brave, Tangled, and How to Train Your Dragon. It had its peak around the mid-2010s, but still hosts new activity and fanworks. Learn more on Fanlore: bit.ly/3MwIPXP

The background is collage of torn scrapbook paper and stickers. On the right is a an image of Merida sitting with her bow, Rapunzel with her frying pan standing next to Hiccup, and Jack Frost above them crouched on top of his staff.. Text reads 'Featured Article, Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons'

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

➡️A little lesson of #AO3vocabulary 📖: do you know what AUs are? “Alternate universe” is a tag for works that change the original setting/progression of a story – from minor modifications to a complete change of scenery. It's one of AO3 most popular tags, amounting up to 2,771,406 works. (1/3)

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

💭Did you know that you could make an Ao3 wrapped of 2025? You can do it thanks to a code created by @kyucultures on X! Don't run the code too often, you might overwhelmed the Ao3 servers! ⬇️For more info about the wrapped check out Lynx-laurel post on reddit⬇️ www.reddit.com/r/AO3/commen... #ao3

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From the AO3 community on Reddit: AO3 Wrapped 2025

Explore this post and more from the AO3 community

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

💭 Did you know that Ao3 has Hidden search operators? You can type them in the work search or in the "Search within results" box. As an example "restricted: true" makes only restricted work appear. ⬇️There's more useful command on Ao3! Check them out ! ⬇️ archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/... #ao3 #fact

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Hidden search operators cheatsheet | Archive of Our Own

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#ficwip @ficwip.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

This week's word is... ✨ LEAF ✨ Find the word in any WIP & share the sentence containing it. All writers welcome! #wordgamewednesday

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Hey ! #Zootopia2 just came out in theaters and we found out a fanfic on #Ao3 written by Kaitemagic98 about Judy and Nick at Christmas 🎄🌟 Be careful of spoilers ! It takes place after the second movie :) Enjoy ! #JudyHopps #NickWilde #Disney #Fanfiction #Christmas archiveofourown.org/works/754393...

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Christmas in the Burrows - Chapter 1 - Kaitemagic98 - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Welcome to our 5th tutorial! today we will talk about categories ! Categories refers to relationships type in the sort and filter tool. You can see them in the second quadrant link next to the fic (2nd picture). Categories are defined by the author. 1/4 #ao3 #tutorial #tuto

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📚💭Another literary best-seller that comes from fanfiction : the Booktok phenomenon “The Love Hypothesis” was originally a Star Wars fanfiction between Kylo Ren and Rey. ▶️ The writer, Ali Hazelwood, said she was spotted and contacted by her agent because he read some of her work on AO3.

Couverture du livre “The Love Hypothesis” (un couple de scientifiques en blouses blanches qui s’embrassent)

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 04/12/2025

Your 2025 #AO3 Wrapped is here! 🎉

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Hey ! Today, I'm recommending a fantasy story. It's a fanfiction of the manga Overlord. The atmosphere is dark and really immersive, in a strange forest. I hope you enjoy it ! archiveofourown.org/works/720547... #Ao3 #Fantasy #Fanfiction #Overlord

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

📒Do you know why AO3 is called that way? It references Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”, an essay focusing on feminist issues and the need for women to have their own space. This resonates with fanfic writers & readers who longed for their own archive away from censorship or exterior control.⬇️

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Welcome to our 4th tutorial, this time on warnings! You can find them in the 3rd quadrants next to the fic. AO3 requires that creators either warn for or explicitly choose not to warn users. Graphic Depictions of Violence : this work contains gory, graphic or explicitly described violence. 1/3

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📖 It’s time for recs ! It’s Christmas in a month🎄 so we recommend you "Caitlyn Kiramman Vs The Hoverboard" by Knightslayer428 which is a small story about Vi at Christmas #Arcane #Leagueoflegends #Caitlyn #Vi #fanfiction #Christmas archiveofourown.org/works/35961478

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Fanlore Wiki @fanlore.org · 25/11/2025

#FeaturedArticle is the ship Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell #Sansaery. A popular Game of Thrones non-canon ship between two future queens. If you want to see some of the highlighted fic recs or lovely fanart them, head over to the Fanlore page and read on: bit.ly/3ken9lx

In the top right corner is a cartoon man with a magnifying glass looking down. On the left side is an image of Margaery giving Sansa a rose. Text reads 'Feature Article, Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell'. On the right side is the reminder of the text is from the featured article post.

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 24/11/2025

It's #Meme Monday! Show off your favorite recent fanfic, #fandom, ship, etc. memes. To start, Mod Tiana presents one from the show she's been watching recently... #FMAB

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Hey ! Today, I recommend a fantasy fanfiction inspired by Chinese mythology. The mystical creatures are described faithfully and accurately. This story teaches us a lot about this topic. I hope you like it. archiveofourown.gay/works/745285... #Ao3 #Fanfiction #Fantasy #Chinesemythology

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Divine Beast Little Restaurant - Chapter 1 - Savyriah - Chinese Novel [Archive of Our Own]

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🍿Yesterday, “Wicked: For Good” came out out in theaters! Do you know where this wonderful story comes from? 🧹The #Wicked movies are based on the 2003 #musical, itself inspired by Gregory Maguire’s book. The book could technically be considered fan-fiction of "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.

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x3no9 @x3no9.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Attention friends! As a Cyber Sec Specialist, I feel a need to share this. If you receive an email from Ao3, alerting you to a password reset attempt, DO NOT click on the links! This is a scam to get you to provide your current password. Absolutely terrible. Safe cyber smart! #ao3 #scamalert

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

It's november 20th today! Keqing's birthday! Which mean it's time to read some fics about her! Don't hesitate to check out Keqing centered fic for the occasion at the tag "Keqing-centric (Genshin Impact)" archiveofourown.org/tags/Keqing-... #Ao3 #genshin #genshin_impact #keqing #fanfiction

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Keqing (Genshin Impact) | Archive of Our Own

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📝The crossover ship “Rodrina”, featuring Rodrick Heffley from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and Regina George from “Mean Girls”, went viral on Tiktok a few weeks ago, and it’s already popular on AO3. 📎 For example, this fan-fiction amassed 62,465 hits in just a month. ➡️ archiveofourown.org/works/725934...

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Wicked Games - Chapter 1 - astervaleblack - Mean Girls (2004) [Archive of Our Own]

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 18/11/2025

Ever wanted to peek behind the scenes of the #OTW? This is your chance! To celebrate this year's #IVD, from today until November 28, you can submit questions to ask our volunteers. Selected answers will be posted in December. Participate here: forms.gle/AQLBKng54R4j...

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Welcome to our third tutorial! Today i will explain how ratings and warnings works on Ao3! This post will be in 6 parts Ratings are meant to measure the intensity of a work’s content. It gives users an idea of the suitability of the work for them. 1/6

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 16/11/2025

Who created a #fanwork for our 16th birthday prompt? If you did, share it with us! Write/draw/edit a piece that involves the number 16: like the 16th season of a show or a character celebrating turning 16! Repost, reply, or use the tag #AO3Celebrates16 🎉

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Hey ! Did you know that it's currently Disability Awareness Month ? Today, I'd like to share a fanfic on this topic. This is a fanfiction of the game Deltarune. The characters' adventures are thrilling. I hope you enjoy it. archiveofourown.org/works/712724...

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 14/11/2025

#AO3 is turning 16! Look back with us on some of what we accomplished this year, and participate in our anniversary fanwork prompt! Learn more at otw-news.org/yckt835x #AO3Celebrates16

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

K-Pop Demon Hunters was released on June 20, 2025. And since then, it became internationally popular so much that the ship Rumi x Jinu is at the 99th place of the top 100 ships of this summer, in less than two months ! #ship #kpopdemonhunters #AO3 #rumi #jinu #kdh #rumijinu #huntrix #sajaboys

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 08/11/2025

In October, we successfully completed our #OTW Membership Drive, celebrated 16 million works on #AO3, and attended two conventions. Read more at otw-news.org/2s3j5mzp

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🗞️Time for some #AO3 History : do you know why and when AO3 was founded? In 2007, "astolat", a popular fanfic writer, wrote the post "An Archive Of One's Own", in reaction to the announcement of FanLib, a commercially-owned fanfic archive. (1/5)

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 30/10/2025

#AO3 tag wranglers have canonized some new "No Fandom" additional tags. Check out the latest news post for details: otw-news.org/3p8cnfe8

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Transformative Works and Cultures @journal.transformativeworks.org · 12/11/2025

Tara Heimberger moves beyond static fan fiction to examine immersive character chatbots that allow fans to carry out a conversation with fan objects in "Character.AI and the quest for immersion in fan fiction practices" for #TWC46! Read it now:

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

📓Today i would like to recommmand you an author that i really like! Her name is Akira_Walker! She writes in the Bsd fandom, mha, mdzs, batman, spiderman and even Hsr. Her fanfics are centered around family dynamic and lgbtq+ themes. Her work is very interesting ! archiveofourown.org/users/Akira_...

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Now you found the way to Ao3. Easy right? Let’s get to something more complicated : the tag. This thread will be in 6 parts. We will focus on how to use them. If you have trouble to understand what tags are please check this out : fanlore.org/wiki/AO3_Tag... archiveofourown.org/faq/tags?lan...

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 10/11/2025

Celebrate fandom friendship with us through the release of Fandom Friendships: A Zine! Viewable for free at otw-news.org/2p8p95r4

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Tensions about using AI in fanfictions • It is a current topic that creates debate • People are concerned about the authenticity, originality of stories • Fear of losing emotions, read only automated productions To read more about it : @ethic-ai.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Fanfiction in the Age of AI: Community Perspectives on Creativity, Authenticity and Adoption

The integration of Generative AI (GenAI) into creative communities, like fanfiction, is reshaping how stories are created, shared, and valued. This study investigates the perceptions of 157 active ...

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

💭 Did you know that the bestseller novel "Alchemised" by SenLinYu was originally a Harry Potter fan fiction published on AO3? It was posted under the name "Manacled" between 2018 and 2019, then removed from the platform in 2025. ⬇️ To learn more www.businessinsider.com/alchemised-s...

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SenLinYu's 'Alchemised' is officially a bestseller. Here's everything to know about the novel based on the 'Harry Potter' fan fiction 'Manacled.'

SenLinYu rewrote "Manacled," a Dramione fan fiction inspired by "Harry Potter" and "The Handmaid's Tale," so it could be traditionally published.

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Did you know that the most popular ship of the summer 2025 on ao3 was "Jayce x Viktor" from the Arcane fandom ? Centreoftheselights posted the 2025 edition of the Ao3 ship stats, if you want to check more of their work check out : archiveofourown.org/works/683529...

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey ! Today, we're going to talk about a YouTuber who creates content around Ao3. The name of her channel is ColeyDoesThings. She talks in particular about the most : read fanfictions, populars fandoms, and news. She also talks about problems on the platform, such as fanfiction plagiarism. 1/2

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 21/10/2025

#AO3 has reached 16 million fanworks! Celebrate this milestone with us, and learn more about the technical setup of the site at otw-news.org/s486vdeb

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ActuFanfic @actufanfic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Our account doesn't and will not promote AI fanworks or fanarts, as we value human made works of art. But if you want to know more the place of AI in fandoms, this editorial is a nice gateway to this subject ! #fanfic #fandom

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ActuFanfic @actufanfic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📒 Today is #ZineAppreciationDay ! This week, let’s look at Johnlock centered zines and celebrate the most famous ship in the fandom ! #johnlock #zine

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Hi! Welcome to our first tutorial ! First of all, how do you access ao3? Search for the terms “Archive of Our Own” or simply “ao3” on asearch engine to access it. The same applies to tags or anything related to ao3, whether it's news, FAQs, or anything, just add ao3 after it and you'll find it. 1/2

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Walled Culture @walledculture.org · 05/11/2025

Breaking digital chains: @glynmoody.bsky.social explores how #S2O & #ArchiveOfOurOwn promote #OpenAccess. But ultimately, we must reinvent scholarly publishing to achieve universal & unconstrained access to knowledge, as @heroicendeavour.bsky.social advocates. walledculture.org/fans-of-open...

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ActuFanfic @actufanfic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Aujourd’hui c’est la 🥼 Revue académique ! Voilà quelques articles sur les fanfictions, Sherlock Holmes et (parfois) John Watson ! #fanfiction #sherlock #fanstudies

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Unofficial Ao3 journal @ao3newsupdate.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Welcome to our page! We are students of ENSSIB, working on fanfiction, Ao3 is our main focus. We will post the following: -Informations about AO3 -Personal recommendations -Practical tutorials This work is non-profit, primarily thought of as informational. We are in no way affiliated with OTW.

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