Historium Round Up #23

[thisbluespirit]

New communities (new/newly imported):
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)

meta_manifesto - "fest is to motivate the creation of ship, character, fandom or adaptation (or other!) manifestos." (Reveals 16th May.)

For more, follow dw_community_promo, fandom_on_dw, ipromo and icontalking & don't forget our Masterlist of Communities.

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Multifandom Fests & Events
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)

Open Collections & Ongoing Events:

story_works is having a Comfort Challenge - "A multifandom and multimedia challenge that is all about comfort, hurt/comfort included" open for posting until May 31st.

Here at historium we have a new challenge to pick up a new fandom from those promoted at the comm using the fandom promo tag. It's never too late to post promos/manifestos for your fandoms and we also have a lower-level option of the fandom promo post.

tozka has a friending meme ongoing

con_solation's vidshow is live!

genprompt_bingo - "a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge." Sign-ups are open for Round 18! (Prompts are gen, fills may be any category you like.)

dick_or_treat - "a multi-fandom fanfic/fanart fest that normally runs from April 1 to April 30; however, due to the unique circumstance of this year, it will run from April 1 to May 31. Participation is open to anyone, no sign-up required!"

Upcoming:

bethefirst - "the annual challenge to write for a fandom that has no fic". Open for sign-ups until the challenge finishes on 20th April.

fandom5k - "a multifandom fanfiction exchange with a 5,000-word minimum." Sign-ups open until 11th April.

femslash_kink - "a multifandom gift exchange intended to celebrate kink in femslash." Nominations open April 9th-23rd.

Villains of My Own Story - "A multifandom exchange for any villain fans looking for a fun, low pressure fandom event!" Nominations open until April 19th.



For more, follow fandomcalendar and fandom_on_dw.

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Other Communities & Off-Dreamwidth Blogs
frockflicks_feed reviews Sanditon ep6 and Episode 7 plus Self-Made (2020) and Virgin Territory (2008)
janeaustenworld_feed links to a video Getting Dressed - Jane and Cassandra Austen

heavyartillery begins their Generation Kill rewatch
victorian221b has a pic of some Look-alikes
sutcliff_space posts History is People (1971)
fictional_fans has many topics ongoing, plus some round robins
indeedsir links to news that ALW's By Jeeves will be shown on an upcoming Friday
give_satisfaction's April Challenge is Quarantine Drabbles
fancake's April theme is Hurt/Comfort
genealogy discusses donating family records to an archive
icontalking's latest challenge is Opposites Attract
vicomte_de_chagny discusses the lack of R/C favourites on AO3
hamiltunes links to vids of HamAtHome sung nonstop, a nine year old getting an amazing gift and In the Zoom Where It Happens

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Fanworks
Farmed from other comms on the watchlist. Recs are included within the relevant categories.

Art, Icons & Graphics
lirazel - 48 Icons (inc. The Handmaiden, Testament of Youth & Wives and Daughters) plus 60 Icons (inc Sense & Sensibility 1995)
sheliak - Art by Alphonse Mucha (icons)
magicrubbish - #Icon Dump 41 (multifandom, inc. Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Crown)
Anon - Summertime (ACD Holmes)


Fic
verecunda - Out of the Dark (Frontier Wolf)
0ftgx - Sheltering in Place (Magnificent 7 TV)
mitymads - Simplicity Itself & Allow Me to Asist (ACD Holmes)
lt_aldo_raine - Of Wounded Medics and Meddling Redheads (Band of Brothers)
luthienberen - Six 100fandoms fills in Six different Sherlock Holmes adaptations
Anon - Present, Tense, Riddle Me This, He's Not Here & Douillet (ACD Holmes)


Some recently canonised historical fandoms on AO3: The Lady with the Dog - Anton Chekhov, Rokesby Series - Julia Quinn, Red Randall Series, Adventure Boys Series, The Blythe Girls Series, The Crucible (1996), 633 Squadron (1964), True History of the Kelly Gang, Jolene (2019), Baby Doll (1956), & The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV)

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Other historical/historical fandom newsletters:

despatches (Everything Age of Sail related)
looselipssinkships (HBO War Fandoms)

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Disclaimer: This in no way comprehensive even for history & fandom on Dreamwidth, let alone on other sites and I am not aware of all fictional historical fandoms by name. All posts are taken from public community posts or via the wider web, but if there is anything you would prefer not to be linked here just let me know. To bring something of interest to historium, please post directly to the comm. But if you do want anything included in the next round-up or would like us to add any comms/blogs/your journal to the watchlist, comment here or PM a mod to let us know.

Comments

[bemused_writer]

There is some awesome stuff here! I found some great communities looking through this; thanks so much for linking to so many. ^^

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, thanks! My pleasure. I'm glad it's useful for you.