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There’s about 2.5 weeks left until the start of the 2013 cycle of 14
Valentines! Since we’re so close to starting, there are a few
housekeeping details I wanted to go over.
Comm Essays
If you’ve signed up to provide an official comm essay, please note
that they’re due to me by January 15! (If you need an extension, no
worries, just let me know via email). If you’re interested in writing an official comm essay, there are still a bunch up for grabs over here.
Blog Contributions (Non Fanworks)
One of the goals of 14 Valentines is to share information and
resources on women’s issues. The comm essays mentioned above are the
lead ins for the daily topics. 14 Valentines has always generated
topical content outside of the official comm posts, as well, though.
For those who want their topical content included in the comm
activity, you simply need to link us to your content on the daily comm post. If your content is on Tumblr, you can skip the linking step simply by tagging your relevent post with 14Valentines. I
track the tag and will include-either through reblogs or link round
up-all 14 Valentines non-fanworks content.
Fanwork Contributions
A major aspect of 14 Valentines has always been fanwork creation to
promote the community and generate interest. Last year, we changed comm
requirements so that all contributions, including fanworks, be
female-centric in some manner. We’ve had some really amazing creators
contribute some wonderful fanworks over the years, and we hope that will
continue.
To better facilitate linking and archiving fanworks contributions,
I’ve created a collection on AO3 for 14 Valentines. This includes a
general 14 Valentines parent collection, and a specific subcollection for the 2013 cycle.
Fanworks posted to the 14 Valentines 2013 cycle subcollection will be
linked to on daily round up posts. This content can include anything
you wish to create that falls within the posting guidelines of AO3.
Fanwork creators who don’t have an AO3 account, or don’t wish to post
to the collection, can leave a link to their fanwork at the LiveJournal comm as a comment to the daily topic post.
Other Contributions
If you have a contribution to make that falls outside of essays or
fanworks, that’s fine! Tag them with 14Valentines on tumblr, or
provide a link in a comment at the LJ comm as a comment to the daily
post.
Links
About 14 Valentines | Comm FAQ | Ask