ao3_collections

Title of Collection: Anime & Manga Fics to Go
Collection Name: ficstogo
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/ficstogo

Type: prompt challenge
Status: open - anyone can submit/participate
Moderated? somewhat
Fandom(s): any anime or manga fandoms

Description: A place where fans can make and/or fulfill fanfiction requests in anime or manga fandoms. It's simple: if you have an idea for a fic and want to see it written, make a request; and if you see any requests that inspire you, write a fic for it.

Why are you promoting? To gain more participants and to encourage people to write more anime/manga works on ao3.

Title of Collection: Magical Girl Fic/Art Swap 2011
Collection Name:
Link: magical_girls_swap_01

Type: Magical girl/mahou shoujo
Status: Closed
Moderated? Yes (but only for now)
Fandom(s):Multi

Description: This collection is for magical girl fanfics for the first magical girl exchange.

Why are you promoting? I am hoping people will join the exchange.

Title of Collection: Kissing!Fic
Collection Name: kissing_fic
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/kissing_fic

Type: Collection of like works.
Status: Open, accepting submissions!
Moderated? Somewhat - submissions are accepted automatically, and then reviewed periodically.
Fandom(s): All and any!

Description: For fanworks that focus on the act of kissing, or being kissed.

Why are you promoting? Because it needs more love - there are plenty of fics that fulfil the criteria, but I can't go round gathering them up!

Title of Collection: Buffy Is the Hero, Damnit!
Collection Name: buffy_is_the_hero_damnit
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/buffy_is_the_hero_damnit

Type: collection of like works
Status: open
Moderated? no
Fandom(s): Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Description: A collection for stories where Buffy is the hero (damnit!) and saves the day. It's a continuation of ficathon of the same name I ran in 2007, which in return was inspired by Buffy's passive role in the first few issues of the Buffy Season 8 comic.

Why are you promoting? Because Buffy is the hero (damnit!), and also to encourage people to add more works.

Title of Collection: Canadian Content
Collection Name: canadiancontent
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/canadiancontent

Type: Collection of like works.
Status: Open
Moderated? No
Fandom(s): Multifandom

Description: TV shows, movies, books & literature, comics, RPF--so long as the canon source is by or about Canadians, it's more than welcome here.

Why are you promoting? To encourage people to add more works.

Title of Collection: Ladies' First
Collection Name: ladies1st
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/ladies1st

Type: Challenge
Status: Open
Moderated? Yes
Fandom(s): Multi-fannish

Description: A challenge from the Ladies' Choice collection, these are stories from a woman's point of view about her first time with a particular sexual experience. First time with a person, first time in a location, first time involving a particular act, all are looked for.

Why are you promoting? To get participants. The tentative deadline is March 31.

Title of Collection: Transformation
Collection Name: transformation
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/transformation

Type: Challenge
Status: Open
Moderated? No
Fandom(s): Multifandom

Description: Love or sexual relationships between/among sapient people of different species. For example human beings, extra terrestrials, mythological creatures and sapient animals.

Multi fandom challenge to write a fic of at least 1000 words or a series of at least 10 drabbles inspired by the prompt "transformation".

Deadline is March 31st 2010.

Why are you promoting? To gain more participants.

Title of Collection: Torchwood Fixit
Collection Name: torchwood_fixit
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/torchwood_fixit

Type: Collection of like works
Status: Open
Moderated? No
Fandom(s): Torchwood (crossovers welcome)

Description: A collection for fixit stories wherein killed-off Torchwood characters aren't so dead after all.

Why are you promoting? to encourage people to add more works :)

Title of Collection: Het, Not Straight
Collection Name: hetnotstraight
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/hetnotstraight

Type: collection of like works
Status: open
Moderated? no
Fandom(s): multifandom

Description: This collection is for het stories in which at least one character in the het pairing is bisexual/pansexual/omnisexual.

Why are you promoting? To encourage more people to add works.

Title of Collection: Hobbit/Interspecies Slash (LOTR)
Collection Name: hobbit_interspecies
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/collections/hobbit_interspecies

Type: Collection of like works
Status: Open to all
Moderated? No
Fandom(s): Lord of the Rings

Description: A Collection for the Lord of the Rings fandom niche that loves to read and write interspecies slash involving hobbits (i.e. hobbit/elf, hobbit/man, hobbit/wizard, hobbit/dwarf, etc!).

All interspecies slash that has a hobbit in the pairing is welcome!

Why are you promoting? To encourage more people to add works.