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  • The OTW is Recruiting for News Post Moderator Volunteers!

    Published: Wed 21 May 2025 11:18AM UTC Comments: 3

    Are you interested in helping keep OTW news post spaces a welcoming and safe space for engagement? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting!

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  • Homosapien Press’s Fanzines are Moving to the AO3!

    Published: Mon 19 May 2025 11:25AM UTC Comments: 12

    Homosapien Press, publisher of multi-fandom fanzines including Samurai Errant, Homosapien, and Pure Maple Syrup, is importing the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3).

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  • AO3 Celebrates 15 Million Fanworks

    Published: Sun 18 May 2025 05:31PM UTC Comments: 98

    We are incredibly excited to announce that AO3 now has over 15 million fanworks! Last year in May we celebrated 13 million works on the site. Two million new works in one year is an incredible achievement. And to think it took more than four years to reach one million works when AO3 was first founded!

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