The femgenficathon 2011 Masterlist is up.  The game garnered 67 stories in 55 fandoms.  (As you know, by definition, all are gen and star canonically female characters.)

I read perhaps half.  No stories were submitted in my usual fandoms, so choosing what to read across the fest led me mostly to tales where I know the source material, but not the fanfiction ( Read more... )

• oldschoolfic, the community for canceled fandoms, is currently polling for the timing of their annual winter exchange ficathon.  (At this time, "due after the winter holidays" leads with 73%.)  I've played every game they've had to date, and plan on playing again this time.  (I've written FK, HL and BtVS there; I've also listed myself for YB, original BSG, ( Read more... )

Recently in FK in my corner of the social journaling world:

Ficathons, Fests and Communities

• xover_exchange is polling to choose fandoms for this year's exchange.
• oxoniensis is hosting Fall Fandom Free-For-All (2011).
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Recently in FK on my LJ F-List and DW R-Page:

Ficathons, Fests and Communities

• femgenficathon extended its deadline to 10/07 due to Hurricane Irene. It has 34 stories so far (no FK yet).
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Recently in FK on my LJ F-List and DW R-Page:

Ficathons, Fests and Communities

• Many people chatted, publicly and locked, about their fkficfest/
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I've signed up for femgenficathon, which is, as labeled, a ficathon of gen stories starring female characters.  It uses a variation of the prompt claiming model with quotations (each may be claimed twice), and it's "bring your own fandom."  I'm therefore strongly leaning toward writing Jacqueline from Young Blades or Tessa from Highlander, because no one ever ( Read more... )

Recently in FK on my LJ F-List and DW R-Page:

Ficathons, Fests and Communities

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We have two (2) FK-eligible events this summer!  FK won a place among the official fandoms of the new gen-ficathon, and of course FK is always eligible for oldschoolfic, by definition.  Their timeframes overlap, but it's not impossible to participate in both.  I'm planning to give it a whirl.  I hope you will, too!  (I would enjoy receiving FK prompts to write. ~g~)  I ( Read more... )