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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

December 31st: fanworks 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.)

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And it has begun! Feel free to use this form to sign your fics up for the 2022 round of WIP Big Bang!

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Creator Signups for FTH 2022 are open!

Be sure to read over our newly-updated FAQ, along with our post about a couple of changes in signups this year.

If you are a first-time FTH creator, you should also take a look at our list of tips for first-time creators (repeat creators might find some helpful info here, too!).

Once you've done all that, and you know what you want to offer, head on over to the signup form! Remember that you need to fill it out once for each auction you want to offer, up to three total.

The signup form will be open until February 13 (you also have until then to edit your signups; after that you'll have to email the mods directly).

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FTH 2022: The details.

In late 2016, the Fandom Trumps Hate fanworks auction was founded in response to the disastrous US presidential election, as an attempt to band together and put some good back into the world by raising money for nonprofit organizations working to protect the vulnerable and marginalized. Over the past five years, we’ve raised more than $135,000 together for a range of progressive organizations — and we aren’t quitting now.

In this post, you’ll find the calendar for the 2022 auction, as well as this year’s list of supported organizations. If you’re unfamiliar with FTH, or if you just want a refresher, take a look at our freshly-updated FAQ.

This year, we are raising money for roughly a dozen small, progressive nonprofits doing vital work on shoestring budgets: advocating for immigrant children, providing running water to Navajo communities, supporting incarcerated sex workers, and reviving local journalism, among others. Additionally, we are supporting the whole category of organizations known as abortion funds: grassroots community groups that help people make the best reproductive choices for themselves. We’ve identified a few specific abortion funds that are worthy recipients, but we have also linked the National Network of Abortion Funds’ directory to help you connect to your local abortion fund. See the full list of supported organizations here.

FANDOM TRUMPS HATE 2022 AUCTION CALENDAR

Monday, January 31st – creator signups open

Sunday, February 13th – creator signups close

Sunday, February 20th – browsing period begins*

Wednesday, February 23rd, 8am EST – bidding opens

Sunday, February 27th, 8pm EST – bidding closes

Sunday, March 6th, 8pm EST – proof of donation due from bidders

* browsing period is a window of time when all auction offers are visible but bidding has not yet opened. It’s a great time for bidders to figure out which offers are appealing to them, and for creators to double-check their offerings posts for errors.

We will be posting more in the coming weeks with full details about how to sign up, how to find the auctions you want to bid on, and other auction logistics, as well as more information about each of our supported nonprofits. Follow us to stay updated!

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What New-in-2021 (or -2022) fandoms should we include this year?

Every year, our auction signup form has a drop-down list with roughly 100 fandoms in it. (The form gets unwieldy if the list is any longer.) If you want to create fanworks for a fandom that's not on the list, that's totally fine: there's an "other" option for this exact purpose. But of course it's a little easier if your fandom is already listed, so every year we do our best to anticipate which fandoms will draw a lot of signups.

With this in mind: what new shows, movies, books, &c should we include in our fandoms list this year?

Note that we are mainly interested in media that have debuted since the beginning of 2021 (e.g. the Green Knight, Word of Honor, Hacks) but if there is some older media you want to suggest, you can also take a look at our tags from last year's auction to see if it's on our radar already.

If you have a suggestion, please reply to this post! (And we’d love a reblog/boost as well.)

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FTH 2022: The details.

In late 2016, the Fandom Trumps Hate fanworks auction was founded in response to the disastrous US presidential election, as an attempt to band together and put some good back into the world by raising money for nonprofit organizations working to protect the vulnerable and marginalized. Over the past five years, we’ve raised more than $135,000 together for a range of progressive organizations — and we aren’t quitting now.

In this post, you’ll find the calendar for the 2022 auction, as well as this year’s list of supported organizations. If you’re unfamiliar with FTH, or if you just want a refresher, take a look at our freshly-updated FAQ.

This year, we are raising money for roughly a dozen small, progressive nonprofits doing vital work on shoestring budgets: advocating for immigrant children, providing running water to Navajo communities, supporting incarcerated sex workers, and reviving local journalism, among others. Additionally, we are supporting the whole category of organizations known as abortion funds: grassroots community groups that help people make the best reproductive choices for themselves. We’ve identified a few specific abortion funds that are worthy recipients, but we have also linked the National Network of Abortion Funds’ directory to help you connect to your local abortion fund. See the full list of supported organizations here.

FANDOM TRUMPS HATE 2022 AUCTION CALENDAR

Monday, January 31st – creator signups open

Sunday, February 13th – creator signups close

Sunday, February 20th – browsing period begins*

Wednesday, February 23rd, 8am EST – bidding opens

Sunday, February 27th, 8pm EST – bidding closes

Sunday, March 6th, 8pm EST – proof of donation due from bidders

* browsing period is a window of time when all auction offers are visible but bidding has not yet opened. It’s a great time for bidders to figure out which offers are appealing to them, and for creators to double-check their offerings posts for errors.

We will be posting more in the coming weeks with full details about how to sign up, how to find the auctions you want to bid on, and other auction logistics, as well as more information about each of our supported nonprofits. Follow us to stay updated!

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Raven Cycle Big Bang 2021 Masterlist

The 2021 Raven Cycle Reverse Big Bang has come to a close! 

This year we did a Reverse Big Bang, where the artists submitted their artwork first and the writers wrote fics based on that art. We had twenty-seven great pieces of art and twenty-eight great fics!

Please make sure to give your love to all these wonderful creators by liking, commenting, reblogging, etc.

Below the cut you’ll find a listing of all the art and fics. Or you can check out the AO3 Collection of the fics.

Keep reading

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Call for Pinch Hitters!

In this house we understand that Shit Happens©!

To make sure that the fun goes on for everyone but no one has to stress, we're opening up a call for pinch-hit writers!

What is a pinch-hit writers?

Pinch-hitters come in play if a writers has to drop out of the bang for whatever reason. We will contact you only if needed, show you the prompt, and if you fancy it you can pick it up and make it your own!

N.B.: Since pinch hitters work on a reduced timeline, the minimum word-count for them is lowered to 5000 words! (we aim to publish for the end of August, unless you ask for extension)

Where you sitting on the fence about joining the TRC/TDT Reverse Bang? This is your chance to get some fun!

Sign-up here to be a pinch-hitter

[Please note that the call for betas is not closed and there are a few projects still waiting for one. If you want to be a Bang Beta, the link is here!]

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Welcome to Peaky Blinders Summer Bingo!

This fest is a “bingo” style fest, which means each participant will receive a bingo card. The goal is to fulfill a set of prompts in a line or pattern (more on that below). After you’ve completed your line/pattern, you’ve got bingo!

/ Rules /

1. In the spirit of keeping things stress-free, there is one rule regarding fanworks: they must be brief. Please see the “Fanworks” section below for further details.

2. There are no restrictions on canonical character pairings for the fest. However, rare pairs are enthusiastically welcomed!

3. For the purposes of this fest, no Character/OC or Character/Reader ships may be featured in any bingo fanwork. We want to give canon characters the chance to shine.

4. You do not have to use the same pairing or same fanwork type to create bingo. For instance, you can write two John/Esme fics and draw one Ada/Jessie sketch.

/ Timeline /

Sign-ups Begin: July 5th

Sign-ups End*: July 31th 

Deadline** for Fanworks: August 31st

*You cannot request a bingo card after this date. The exception is if you are already participating and have finished your card. Just DM me, and I can make you a second.

**As with all the fests I run, the deadline is a recommendation for those who like to have deadlines. However, no one is going to shame you if you complete your card after this date. You can still add fanworks to the AO3 collection.

/ Sign-Ups /

First, you need to decide whether you want (1) a sensory prompt card; (2) an untranslatable word card; or (3) a mix of both. You can check out all the possible prompts you can get in THIS DOCUMENT. After you decide which kind of card you’re comfortable with, you can select three prompts as Do Not Want prompts on your sign-up form. You may also opt-in to one prompt of your choosing. So make sure to note those for the next step!

Use the following form to request a bingo card: HERE.

After you fill out that form, I will create a randomized bingo card to your preferences. I will then email you the card at your preferred email. That’s all there is to it.

/ Fanworks /

You may create any kind of fanwork to fulfill the bingo space. Because this is a challenge, there are a few rules to make it fair:

-Fic: 1000 words or less

-Art/Edit/Gifs: Sketch or edit/gifs featuring no more than four images

-Fanmix/Playlist: Five songs maximum

/ How to Make Bingo /

When signing up, you will have the option to choose one of three card sizes: 3x3, 4x4, or 5x5. What lines/shapes you can use to make bingo will depend on the size of your card, so make sure to take that into consideration when you fill out your form.

If you want to keep it simple, select from one of these BASIC BINGO SHAPES.

If you’re feeling daring, select one of the CHALLENGING SHAPES.

/ Where Do I Post /

You can post on both Tumblr and AO3! Feel free to post as you complete your bingo squares; no need to wait until you get bingo.

If posting on AO3, you can add your work to THIS COLLECTION.

Once you have finished bingo, make a masterlist of your bingo fanworks at tag me in it! After our soft August 31st deadline, I will make a masterpost of everyone who got bingo.

/ Questions /

I’m hosting this one solo, so feel free to reach out via @boundinshallows or DM me! I’m happy to clarify anything.

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After a very exciting ramping up of writers, we officially call it a day...

Writers signups are now closed for the Reverse bang 2021! If you've already signed up, you have access to the WIP art sketches and you will be able to claim one of them on Sunday June 20th!

Remember to check your emails!!!

As we wait for the artists-writers matches, it's now a good moment to gather up the other essential member that a lot of teams will be looking for...

Beta Readers sign-ups are now officially open!

If you're interested, please compile this google form

Beta readers will get a chance to claim their favourite team at the beginning of July, once we know for sure who needs them! We're not imposing betas on anyone, but we want to make sure anyone who wants one has that very welcome possibility!

We look forward to seeing you around!

Come make the impossible possible...and as always, Excelsior!

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The artists have been gathered and we're steadily gathering their WIP sketches!

With Artist Sign-ups officially closed, it's time for the new wave...

Writer sign-ups are now open! Come join us!

You have until June 18th to sign-up. After that, you will be able to claim your favourite sketch to write a fic about! (min 7k words)

Remember: A Reverse Bang is an awesome collaborative fandom event in which artists take the first step! The event will run from April 24th to August 27th. We allow all type of content, including Mister Impossible stuff! :D

Want to know more about how a (Reverse) Big Bang works? Hit up our FAQs! Want to see the detailed schedule? It’s over here! Follow us to keep yourself updated, and for any other question, our askbox is open!

If you’re not sure if you want to join yet, but you want to support the event and the community, we have a discord server option!

[Reading this on mobile? Please check our Carrd for information!]

Make the impossible possible…and as always, Excelsior!

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Clawing at your face in wait for Mister Impossible? Still trying to process Call Down The Hawk? Missing the Gangsey, and for some old-school Raven Cycle fun?

On St Mark's Eve, international fandom holiday, WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK!

The Raven Cycle / Dreamer Trilogy Big Bang 2021 is ON

...and this year is a Reverse Bang!

The event will run from April 24th to August 27th.

A Reverse Bang is an awesome collaborative fandom event in which artists take the first step!

Are you a Ravenous© artist? GET SKETCHING! The WIPs art will be available for fic writers to claim at the end of June. Writers will write a 7k+ fic inspired and related to the art. Amazing cooperative fandom fun!

Artist sign-ups are now open! Come join us!

Want to know more about how a (Reverse) Big Bang works? Hit up our FAQs! Want to see the detailed schedule? It’s over here! Follow us to keep yourself updated, and for any other question, our askbox is open!

If you're not sure if you want to join yet, but you want to support the event and the community, we have a discord server option!

Make the impossible possible...and as always, Excelsior!

#five more days to sign up as an artist #and then writer and beta sign-ups open #trcbigbang 2021 #signal boost

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Clawing at your face in wait for Mister Impossible? Still trying to process Call Down The Hawk? Missing the Gangsey, and for some old-school Raven Cycle fun?

On St Mark's Eve, international fandom holiday, WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK!

The Raven Cycle / Dreamer Trilogy Big Bang 2021 is ON

...and this year is a Reverse Bang!

The event will run from April 24th to August 27th.

A Reverse Bang is an awesome collaborative fandom event in which artists take the first step!

Are you a Ravenous© artist? GET SKETCHING! The WIPs art will be available for fic writers to claim at the end of June. Writers will write a 7k+ fic inspired and related to the art. Amazing cooperative fandom fun!

Artist sign-ups are now open! Come join us!

Want to know more about how a (Reverse) Big Bang works? Hit up our FAQs! Want to see the detailed schedule? It’s over here! Follow us to keep yourself updated, and for any other question, our askbox is open!

If you're not sure if you want to join yet, but you want to support the event and the community, we have a discord server option!

Make the impossible possible...and as always, Excelsior!

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It is April 16, 2020. I’m queueing this now.

happy april fools day from dirtyhands (more)

#six of crows #kaz brekker #this made me laugh

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Bidding is now open for Fandom Trumps Hate 2021!

Don’t forget to read our bidding policies first, then head on over to the offerings blog and place your bids!

Remember: check the spreadsheet first to make sure you’re beating the current high bid. If two people bid the same amount, or someone bids less than the current high, the earlier bid wins. Bidding ends Friday at 8PM EST, and bids timestamped later than 8:00:05PM will not be counted.

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hi cool cats and kittens! (lol when i wrote this i was thinking of carol) so amisdt the discord server, we got very excited and threw around the idea of doing a fic share/exchange. we also wanted this to be open to LOADS of people so i’ll be tagging them to share and distribute this.

you’re all welcome to join, @comebackjessica and myself are hosting (although it’s more than a group effort, i must say) a very big thank you to @oddshelbyout for the fantastic idea (you rock my world rn) and for letting our minds start running. the hamster inside my head is running real fast right now.

you do have to have an ao3 account! don’t worry, i know it can take a while for the email to come through inviting you to join but you have a whole month to sign up! so it’s okay as all the details are listed riiiight here:

requests to sign-up open 02/02/2021 at 00:00 hours (GMT + 1) (that’s right now, i got you!)

requests to sign-up close 28/02/2021 at 00:00 hours (GMT +1)

all written requests are due 30/04/2021 at 00:00

works and creators revealed shortly after, 02/05/2021 00:00 (GMT + 1)

jessica has so kindly set the whole ao3 part up because it’s wayyy above me over there, i just post and dip, but you have to request something you would like written (minimum of one, maximum of three) and you have to offer something to write (min of one, maximum of five). the second part is mostly to make sure you’re willing to write (correct me if i’m wrong jess) and so that ao3 can pair you with someone as it has it’s own spangle-dangle algorithm where it pairs you up so i don’t have to go around doing all the monkey work and handing out the bananas. this also means even i don’t know who gets who.

we have one rule: no fucking fighting.

shoutout to these lovely peeps who also put up with me in the server and are joining the fic exchange: @deepdonutkid @justalonelyslytherin @peakyxtommy

if you’re intersted, please join on this(!) ao3 link here. just click the “join” button on the top right and fill out a sign-up form which should be listed along the side to the left!

please note: you do not have to be a blog dedicated to peaky, we are looking for writers exclusively though.

i also kindly kindly ask that you reblog this, especially if you sign up as we’re trying to get loads of people to join in

ps: i made the header, it’s nothing fancy but there you go ;)

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Hi Emjen! My all time fave Star Wars story from you was "Ghost" (something like that at least, it has been a few years lol) but I can't find it anymore, so I was wondering what happened to it? if you deleted it I understand though.

Hello,

Yeah, the fic in question was called “Ghost.” Unfortunately, the fic was only ever posted on Wattpad and I deleted my Wattpad last year so there’s no place you can read it anymore. I don’t even know if I still have the drafts of it because I’m two computers and one massive computer failure separated from it. Perhaps I still have it lurking on a backup flashdrive somewhere, but I’ve also probably lost the flashdrive, not to mention I deleted my Wattpad for a reason and I’m not sure how I’d feel about anyone reading the fic again even if I could find it. I’m glad you liked it and remember it fondly, though, I do too. 

Sorry I can’t be of more help,

Emjen