If you’re reading this on my flist and you’re completely unfamiliar with the acronym “OTW”, here’s a tiny introduction you can skim through then scroll past if you’re not interested:

OTW stands for “Organization for Transformative Works”. It’s a nonprofit organisation, set up by a bunch of fans, which will essentially function as an umbrella/support organisation for a multi-fandom fanfiction archive (with other types of fanworks to be eventually hosted there too) and a few other fandom projects. ( want more summed-up info? Click away. )

To find out more, the OTW website is its main PR tool – for those outside of the fandom community wanting to know what it’s about – and otw_news is currently where OTW & fandom interact (you can find out more & sign up as a volunteer from there, if you wish!).

[Requisite disclaimer: I’m not speaking in an official capacity, this is my understanding of how OTW works. YMMV, but I believe this is correct on all the important points!]


Now, onto the good stuff.

I am currently involved in the OTW; I chair the committee for the fandom wiki that will be hosted by OTW. In a nutshell, ( here’s why I decided to join the OTW )


This post is part of Why I Joined OTW Week.