List of fanwork communities (places to post/challenges/exchanges/etc)

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Here is a list of places where people post or have posted their works, including challenges/exchanges to help you fulfill certain squares.



General

fandomcalendar: To keep track of fandom events
potterfests: Harry Potter specific events
bigbangindex: index of all Big Bang challenges

Fanfic commms:

drabble_zone
fanfics
fan_flashworks: an all-fandoms multi-media flashworks community.
a_sky_full_of_stars: for sci fi/fantasy fandoms

Rec Comms:

fanart_recs
fancake
gensplosion
het_reccers
recthething
vidrecs

Big Bangs:

dcu_bang: for the DCU universe (ran from 2012-2020)
het_bigbang: For Het Fic (started in 2015)
iddyiddybangbang: for works/ideas that strike your "id"
scifibigbang: for sci-fi/fantasy canons (ran from 2009-2014)
smallfandombang: For Small Fandoms

Fests:

bethefirst: a challenge to write the first fic for a fandom
launchtheship: a challenge to write the first fic for a ship
smallfandomfest: For Small Fandoms
spook_me: annual multifandom Halloween ficathon

Exchanges:
90s_channel_tv_exchange: fic/art exchange for shows that aired in the '90s (started in 2023)
auexchange: alternate universe themes (started in 2017)
bdsmexchange: kink themed freeform fic/art exchange (started in 2022)
blackboxexchange: for theatre, opera, and ballet canons (started in 2021)
blackisbeautifulex: for celebrating Black characters (ran in 2021)
candyheartsex: fic/art exchange that ran in 2023 & 2024 in replacement of Chocolate Box
charactorex: a character matching exchange (started in 2022)
chocolateboxcomm: multi fandom fanwork exchange (ran in 2015, 2017-2022; will run again in 2024)
consent_issues_exchange: for works with a focus on dubious and non-consensual sex (started in 2018)
dceu_exchange: for the DC Extended Universe (ran from 2016-2021)
dcmarvelexchange: For DC & Marvel characters (ran in 2021)
fandom5: fic exchange with a min of 5k words (started in 2017)
fairytaleinspired: Works inspired by fairyales, myths, and legends (started in 2021)
fandomgrowthexchange: For fandoms/ships/characters with less than 10 works (or 5 authors) (started in 2015)
femdomexchange: for works where (one of) the female character(s) is in the dominant role (started in 2019)
femslashafterdark: fanworks exchange for f/f works rated mature or explicit (started in 2018)
femslashex: fic/vid/art exchange for f/f ships (started in 2013)
femsubex: for works where (one of) the female character(s) is in the submissive role (started in 2020)
festivids: a fanvid exchange for rare fandoms (started in 2016)
fffx: A Five Figure Fanwork Exchange for works of at least 10k or comics of least 10 pages or at least 40 panels. (started in 2020)
ficinabox: multifandom where you write or create art equivalent to 10k worth of words (started in 2020)
fluffityfluffexchange: Fluff centric (ran in 2022)
genfreeformexchange: for gen works (started in 2020)
goreswap: a fic/art exchange dedicated to gore (started in 2022)
highadrenalineexchange: writing 10k/draw a 25-panel, 10-page comic in a 2 week span (started in 2020)
herebedragonsex: a fic/art exchange celebrating dragons (started in 2022)
holly_poly: a fic/art/vid/podfic exchange for poly relationships (started in 2013)
hurtcomfortex: a freeform fic/art exchange based on hurt/comfort (started in 2019)
ififitsifics: a fic/art exchange focused on cats (started in 2021)
justmarriedexchange: marriage (including proposals/weddings/honeymoons) themed (started in 2019)
litleblackdressex: ship-based multifandom exchange premised on creating fanworks for "Little Black Dress" characters i.e. characters that "go" with anything (started in 2020)
multifandomtropefest: a fic/art exchange dedicated to tropes, variations on tropes, and trope subversions (started in 2018)
nightonficmountain - a fic/art for small, rare, and inactive fandoms (ran from 2015-2019)
nonconathon: porny non-con fics (started in 2017)
omegaverse: a freeform fic/art exchange for works taking place in an omegaverse setting (started in 2021)
past_imperfect: a fic/art exchange for time travel and time loop tropes (ran from 2018-2020)
pine4pine: Pining (mutual and unrequited) themed freefrom exchange (started in 2020)
press_start_comm: video game themed centric for art/fic/vids (started in 2015)
rarefemslashexchange: for Rare F/F ships (started in 2021)
raremaleslashex: For Rare M/M ships (started in 2017)
remixrevival: For remixing others' art/fic (started in 2017)
rule63exchange: a genderbent fic/art exchange (started in 2019)
seasonsofdrabbles: multi fandom drabble exchange that runs four times a year (started in 2021)
smut4smut: a multi fandom explicit rated fic/art exchange (started in 2020)
soul2soul: themed exchange focused on all things soulmate and soulbond (ran in 2021)
space_swap: a multimedia exchange for space fandoms (started in 2017)
storkswap: pregnancy themed freeform exchange (started in 2021)
summerofhorror: horror themed fic/art exchange (started in 2022)
summertimesadnessexchange: for unhappy endings (ran in 2021)
the_mane_event: a fic/art freeform exchange dedicated to hair (started in 2021)
trickortreatex: fic/art inspired by Halloween (though not necessarily focused on it) (started in 2014)
turingfest: for robotic characters (AIs, robots, androids, mecha, machines, cyborgs, and other technology-focused characters) (started in 2018)
worldbuildingex: a world-building focused exchange (ran from 2017-2022)
worldbuilding_exchange: successor to worldbuildingex (started in 2023)
yuletide_admin/yuletide: Fandoms with less than 1,000 works (complete, in English, over 1k words) (started in 2004)

Other Bingo Comms:

allbingo: a variety of themes
genprompt_bingo: for gen works
hc_bingo: Hurt/Comfort themes
ladiesbingo: Works focused on women
trope_bingo: For tropes
wipbigbang: to finish your WIP



If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments!

Comments

[sef1029]

For those hunting for remixes: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/remixrevival2021/fandoms

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Thank you! Added to the list. :D

[trillingstar]

There's spook_me, an annual multifandom Halloween ficathon with fills inspired by spooky/scary artwork prompts. No bias here ahem :D

Also fan_flashworks, which is an all-fandoms multi-media flashworks community.

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We accept all suggestions, with or without bias! :D

Thanks for the recs! They've both been added.

[vriddy]

A couple of fics I've come across that I wonder if they would fit the "challenge from year X" prompts (the ones I already read fit in other boxes too so it doesn't immediately matter, but I'm curious for future reading!):

- Zine fics? Even if the end format is different, the creating aspect doesn't sound all that different from a bang, which is in this list, so I'm not sure...
- Fanweek fics, like written for event weeks with a different prompt every day?

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'Challenge' was a very broad word and I definitely have to reword it for the next round. I think the zine fics would definitely qualify and I guess in this case, so would the fanweek prompts, since they're technically for a challenge. I'm really not going to nitpick so just go with your gut. :D

[vriddy]

Makes sense to me, thanks for sharing your thoughts, too :D

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Okay, good. No problem! Happy to clarify. :D

[mythicmistress]

I have another suggestion for the list, despite the name, it's an exchange.

turingfest

Turing Fest, a fanwork exchange for robotic characters!
"Robotic" characters, for the purposes of this exchange, are characters in the realm of AIs, robots, androids, mecha, machines, cyborgs, and other technology-focused characters.

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Added! Thank you for the suggestion! I know there are a ton more than what I've listed, but I don't remember them off the top of my head so I appreciate it when people bring it up. :D

[facethestrange]

More exchanges off the top of my head. :D

herebedragonsex
ififitsifics
goreswap
the_mane_event
worldbuildingex + its continuation worldbuilding_exchange
past_imperfect (no longer active)

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Thank you! I'll edit the list to add those. :D