Did you miss the chance to earn a badge from one of our past challenges? Then join us from November 16th-30th for our newest challenge, No Fault November, a make-up challenge. Check out the help page for info, and happy editing! https://bit.ly/47RPt1O

Today’s #FeaturedArticle is Ninety One Whiskey, a Supernatural fanfic by komodobits. This WWII historical AU centers around the slash ship of Dean Winchester/Castiel, aka Destiel. Head on over to Fanlore to see some of the amazing art created for this fic! https://bit.ly/3X7xyPC

This week’s #FeaturedArticle is #StormtrooperRebellion, a Star Wars: The Force Awakens trope where Finn’s defection starts a Stormtrooper rebellion. Sparked by a 2015 Tumblr post, this trope has become popular fanon. Head over to Fanlore to learn more! https://bit.ly/4mP0MNF

Today we’re celebrating the creative art of fannish bookbinding! This fancraft consists of replicating books, creating original books inspired by canon or binding fanfics through services or by binding it yourself. Check out our Fanlore page to learn more! https://bit.ly/43PtSFX

For #Booktober we're spotlighting Mary Renault. Her novels came out in a time, 1940s-1980s, when finding fiction with men in love was very difficult. For early slash fans, her books were a must-read and inspired their writing. Check out her Fanlore page! https://bit.ly/47wLwzk

For 2025 Fanlore is having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a cute new badge for completing the suggested editing task. November's editing challenge is to create or add to a page for a fanart. Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3VVU51W

We’re revisiting The #BigolasDickolas Incident this #Booktober! In 2023, a Trigun fan account made a book recommendation using the display name bigolas dickolas wolfwood. The tweet went viral, accelerating the book’s sales. Visit Fanlore to find out more! https://bit.ly/4nwkk9Y

To wrap up Fanlore's Booktober month we'll be holding three editing chats on our discord! Join us on Saturday November 01, 09:00 PM UTC, or Sunday November 02, at 02:00 AM or 04:00 PM UTC. Come enjoy chatting with other editors and expand Fanlore pages! bit.ly/FanloreDiscord

This #Thurminology, we’re covering Filing Off The Serial Numbers - a fannish term that describe the practice of removing copyrighted details from a piece of fanfiction so it can be published as original fiction. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3Wt80MI

For #Booktober today we’re looking at Head over Feet, aka The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. What started as a college AU Reylo fanfic with the fake relationship trope has been turned into a hit book. Have you read it? Help us expand its Fanlore page! https://bit.ly/3LxRg4s

This week’s #FeaturedArticle is Admiral Piett. From background imperial officer to fandom legend, Piett became a #StarWars favorite through zines, fic, and meta exploring his rise through the Imperial ranks. Head over to Fanlore to learn more! https://bit.ly/3Woe0Gs

For #Booktober, we’re featuring #TheMurderbotDiaries, the scifi book series by Martha Wells. The series follows the adventure of the self-proclaimed ‘’Murderbot’’, who secretly gained free will after hacking its governor module. Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/49lozle

Today's #ShipSunday is of kindred spirits Diana Barry/Anne Shirley. Many fans were drawn to their intimate friendship, and say this was their very first femslash ship, before they even understood what shipping was! Help us expand their Fanlore page: https://bit.ly/4hsNky1

For #Booktober, we’re highlighting The Cthulhu Mythos - the literary shared universe created by H.P. Lovecraft. The titular creature Cthulhu has remained an iconic figure in popular culture, especially in the horror genre. Find out more on Fanlore! bit.ly/4hoWJqt

Are you fluent in a language other than English? Do you have graphic design skills? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? Are you passionate about AO3 and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? The #OTW is recruiting! otw-news.org/ye2xs9w3.

This week’s Featured Article is about Mulan/Aurora - the femslash pairing from the series Once Upon a Time. Many fans ship them for their rivals-to-friends dynamic and the one-sided feelings that Mulan later develops for Aurora. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3J6jB1c

This #ShipSunday we’re spotlighting #Percabeth from the Percy Jackson book universe. This het pairing of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase is the longest canon relationship in the fandom, which has made it the most popular one. Check out their Fanlore page! http://bit.ly/4qi6F8W

We’re featuring the #JaneAusten fandom this #Booktober! First published in 1811, her work has sparked an extensive fannish history including in-person clubs, online communities, and many fanworks. Learn more about the legacy of Austen's readers on Fanlore: http://bit.ly/4qcykZf

#OTW's October Membership drive has begun! Take a peek at our servers and find out how you can help keep them running at: otw-news.org/3yjwum4y

This #Thurminology, we're highlighting #Rarelit: fanfic in small book-based fandoms. Rarelit is defined by having only a handful of fics online. What makes something rarelit depends on who you ask! Visit the Fanlore page and discover hidden gems! http://bit.ly/4o4be5e

For context check out Jackson Wang Party on Fanlore fanlore.org/wiki/Jackson...

Today's #FeaturedArticle is The End of the Beginning, a crossover fic between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harry Potter. It places Giles and Ethan in the #Marauders Era, and is praised for its integration of the two universes. Check out its Fanlore page! https://bit.ly/3WkUiLX

Today’s #Thurminology we’re learning about bookverse, a term that refers to the books in fandoms with canon in multiple media. Most often it’s used in fanfiction to mark stories based only on the books. Let us know your favorite bookverse in the comments! https://bit.ly/3VQhT6W

Today’s #FeaturedArticle is Hawkes Harbor, the S. E. Hinton novel from 2004. Originally written as a tie-in for the Dark Shadows series, it was published independently instead. Fan reactions were mixed, and you can read all about that on our Fanlore page. https://bit.ly/4pVvSpz

Watson, the game is afoot! Today for #Booktober we're reading Sherlock Holmes! This series gave us the titular detective, and spawned multiple adaptations and a fandom that has lasted over a century! Are you a Holmesian? Come check out the Fanlore page: https://bit.ly/2EueYXe

This week’s #FeaturedArticle we’re looking at Regency AU, a term used when fanworks move modern characters to a Regency era setting! With inspiration like Bridgerton, these works focus more on romance than accuracy. Head over to Fanlore to learn more! https://bit.ly/47VtIjm

Dust off your books and polish your reading glasses! This October, Fanlore is celebrating all things book-related. From fandoms to ships to fanworks and everything in between, keep an eye on our social media for all the highlights of this #Booktober!

For 2025 Fanlore is having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a cozy new badge for completing the suggested editing task. October's editing challenge is to create or add to a book fandom’s page. Find out more on Fanlore: bit.ly/3VVU51W

This week’s Featured Article is 6 Degrees of Canada. This multifandom fandom grew out of the due South community. It is also known as Canadian 6 Degrees or C6D, a term most likely coined in 2005 to describe a wider range of fandoms. Learn more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/47SqYDo

As part of our Stub September challenge we'll be hosting two editing chats on our discord, Sept 21, 12:00 AM UTC and Sept 28th, 03:00 PM UTC, come chat and help us expand Fanlore pages! bit.ly/FanloreDiscord

For this week's #FeaturedArticle, we're watching one of the Disney classics! Sleeping Beauty (1959) is an animated musical adaptation of the fairy tale The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods. Are you curious? Head over to Fanlore and learn more! https://bit.ly/3VdrynN

Help us defend the fantasy kingdom, and challenge yourself to work on neglected articles! From Sept 14th through 28th, you can expand short articles on Fanlore to earn badges of animals with swords. Learn how to participate in our Stub September guide! https://bit.ly/StubSept

This week’s #FeaturedArticle brings you Equilibrium - the #StarTrek TOS fanfic with McCoy as the main character. The fic is often recced as a must read for McCoy fans and rivals official tie-in novels in quality and length. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/47vKlC6

Today we’re highlighting #RevolutionaryGirlUtena—considered by many to be one of the most influential works of the shoujo genre. The story is often praised for its deconstruction of fairy-tale tropes and its handling of LGBT themes. Learn more on Fanlore: http://bit.ly/4miNGs1

For this week's #FeaturedArticle we're reading a ghost story, it's The Anatomy of a Fall by novembersmith. An MCR fic, it was once the most popular Frank/Gerard fic on AO3, and helped popularize the Ghost!Frank trope. Curious? Head over to its Fanlore page https://bit.ly/4nbNLyj

For Terminology Thursday we’re covering the #Monsterfucking trope, which involve interspecies sex between a human and a non-human character. Kinks about non-humans have existed for a long time and are also known as Teratophilia. Learn more on Fanlore: http://bit.ly/4mEZUvQ

For 2025 Fanlore is having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a comely new badge for completing the suggested editing task. September's editing challenge is to add to a page of a historical period fandom. Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3VVU51W

Today's #FeaturedArticle is a fandom that once dominated Tumblr, SuperWhoLock! A crossover between #Supernatural, #DoctorWho and #Sherlock it combined fan favorites from all three shows, but over time it became ubiquitous with "cringe". Check out Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4fOgruO

This week's #FeaturedArticle is the infamous "Sold to One Direction". This trope often involves a self-insert, usually a teenage girl, being sold to 1D. They were popular on 2010s Wattpad, but the trope later became a source of parody. Learn at Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3V6dSur

Ballots for 2025 #OTW Board of Director election are out. Voters have until August 18, 2025, 23:59 UTC to cast their vote. Read more at: otw-news.org/33jx4xx7

1-900-Fandom? Our #FeaturedArticle is Fannish Hotlines! Pre-internet fans were desperate for info about their faves. Companies profited off this by setting up numbers with pre-recorded messages, which often lead to hefty phone bills. Learn more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4ozrFHz

This week’s #FeaturedArticle is The Draco Trilogy, a very popular and influential Draco-centric Harry Potter epic by Cassandra Claire. It became controversial when it was discovered that parts of it were plagiarized. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/4lgT3av

Today we turn our eyes to Jonathan Sims from #TheMagnusArchives! Jon is over his head and out of his depth. Even worse, his Fanlore page is too canon heavy! Do you love the content created for him? Cast your Ceaseless Gaze onto his Fanlore page! https://bit.ly/4ohF0nK

For 2025 Fanlore is having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a glowing new badge for completing the suggested editing task. August's editing challenge is to add 3 reaction/review quotes to a page. Find out more on Fanlore: bit.ly/3VVU51W

This #FeaturedArticle, we’re watching a #metavid! Premiering at #Vividcon 2013, Run Boy Run is a #GameofThrones fanvid by Hollywoodgrrl, focused on the female characters of the show and the violence perpetrated against them. Curious? Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/4mFAKwX

For #FandomInColor we're highlighting Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk. His popularity skyrocketed after his film debut in #AcrossTheSpiderverse. Fans love to include meta about his shoelaces in their fanworks! Are you a fan? Help us expand his Fanlore page! http://bit.ly/455x6Fo

For #FandomInColor we'll be holding a editing chats on our Discord. Come join us on Sat July 26 at 10pm UTC and Sun July 27 at 3pm UTC to chat and help expand articles about fans and fandom of color! Everyone is welcome! https://bit.ly/4dX4Uaa

This week’s #FeaturedArticle brings you #InvaderZim, the cartoon created by Johnen Vasques. The show follows Zim, an outcast alien with a mission to invade Earth, and Dib, a young boy hellbent on thwarting Zim’s plan. Curious? Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/40u6uwb

For #FandomInColor we're spotlighting Nile Freeman, a newly created immortal, who is our POV character for the mercenary group known as #TheOldGuard. Since the release of the second film her Fanlore page could use some updating. Can you help with that? https://bit.ly/4lr8bTJ

This week’s #FeaturedArticle is about Victorian AU! This term describes fanworks that take characters from a modern or future-set fandom and relocate them to a stereotypical Victorian romanticism era setting. Are you a fan? Learn more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/46LS3aB