I’ve been a guest at Novik’s yearly Yuletide fic-writing party, a joyous celebration of people rushing to finish their prompts before time runs out, around sips of holiday punch. Acclaimed figures like Novik continue to write fanfiction and produce fanworks alongside their other work. More and more published authors of “original” fiction are now proudly stating that they came out of fanfiction many published “original” works these days are adapted from stories first shared on sites like AO3 and Wattpad. Previous opponents have retracted their stance I even heard Anne Rice, the oldest foe, say at NYCC that while she couldn’t read fic of her work for legal reasons, she was no longer against it. Creatives and stars address fic on social media and at conventions. AO3’s ascendance is a large part of this seachange. In recent years, fanfiction has become more mainstream in a way that would have astounded me when I first started reading and writing it as a teenager.
I would like to ask that we raise the lights and for all of you who feel a part of our community stand up for a moment and share in this with us. This Hugo will be joining the traveling exhibition that goes to each Worldcon, because it belongs to all of us. We’re up here accepting, but only on behalf of literally thousands of volunteers and millions of users, all of whom have come together and built this thriving home for fandom, a nonprofit and non-commercial community space built entirely by volunteer labor and user donations, on the principle that we needed a place of our own that was not out to exploit its users but to serve them.Įven if I listed every founder, every builder, every tireless support staff member and translator and tag wrangler, if I named every last donor, all our hard work and contributions would mean nothing without the work of the fan creators who share their work freely with other fans, and the fans who read their stories and view their art and comment and share bookmarks and give kudos to encourage them and nourish the community in their turn.
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Here’s the full text of Novik’s speech, via The Organization for Transformative Works, which oversees AO3:Īll fanwork, from fanfic to vids to fanart to podfic, centers the idea that art happens not in isolation but in community.
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Author Naomi Novik (also nominated for Best Novel for Spinning Silver that night), a founding member of Archive of Our Own, or “AO3,” accepted the award with a speech that meant a whole lot to a whole lot of us.
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