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innumerable_stars2024-06-06 08:56 am
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Innumerable Stars is looking for Promo Post volunteers!
Calling all fans of our 'small' fandoms! We're passionate about increasing the fanworks available in all Tolkien fandoms. Many people are aware of Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Rings of Power. But there are many more fandoms in Innumerable Stars, and we have a special place in our hearts for the small fandoms.
Last round we tried promoting some of those small fandoms. The promo posts helped spark interest - two of the three ended up with fanworks in the collection, and our only regret when we looked back at the close of the event was that we hadn't done the promo posts sooner.
This year we're hoping to have promo posts for all the fandoms in the list below - some of them don't have a fanwork on AO3. Yet! Others are in single digits, or don't have a tag of their own. (Yet!) We would love to increase those numbers.
We would like to start the promo posts July 14 and do one a day so all will be available before the close of nominations. By getting the word out earlier this round, people (whether they end up signing up or not) will have time to check out fandoms new to them and nominate for them. Since nominations are how we build the tagset, getting people to nominate is half the battle!
We're looking for folks enthusiastic about their chosen fandom(s) willing to write a brief intro to the fandom that will be posted here and on Tumblr. The promo posts should answer the following in your own words:
* = not tagged separately; either merged with another Tolkien fandom on AO3, or merged with the original (non-Tolkien) source
~ = had a promo post last year; we can re-use if there is no volunteer this year
Last round we tried promoting some of those small fandoms. The promo posts helped spark interest - two of the three ended up with fanworks in the collection, and our only regret when we looked back at the close of the event was that we hadn't done the promo posts sooner.
This year we're hoping to have promo posts for all the fandoms in the list below - some of them don't have a fanwork on AO3. Yet! Others are in single digits, or don't have a tag of their own. (Yet!) We would love to increase those numbers.
We would like to start the promo posts July 14 and do one a day so all will be available before the close of nominations. By getting the word out earlier this round, people (whether they end up signing up or not) will have time to check out fandoms new to them and nominate for them. Since nominations are how we build the tagset, getting people to nominate is half the battle!
We're looking for folks enthusiastic about their chosen fandom(s) willing to write a brief intro to the fandom that will be posted here and on Tumblr. The promo posts should answer the following in your own words:
- Summary: what is this fandom about?
- Why should I check out this canon?
- Where can I get this? (The mods are able to assist somewhat with this.)
- What fanworks exist already? (We have links below to the tags on AO3, but people who are into the fandom can probably add a bit more.
The fandoms list
This will be kept up to date - if a fandom is crossed off, we have a volunteer!| Fandom | Works on AO3 |
| 27 | |
| 23 | |
| 21 | |
| 16 | |
| The Adventures of Tom Bombadil~ | 16 |
| 10 | |
| The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son~ | 9 |
| 9 | |
| 8 | |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| The Fall of Arthur | 6 |
| 4 | |
| Sellic Spell~ | 3 |
| 2* Tolkien | |
| 1 (Russian) | |
| 1* Tolkien | |
| The Hunt for Gollum (fan movie) | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| The Story of Kullervo | 0 |
| ?* |
* = not tagged separately; either merged with another Tolkien fandom on AO3, or merged with the original (non-Tolkien) source
~ = had a promo post last year; we can re-use if there is no volunteer this year