Possible Fannish Activites

[prixmium]

2025 was a rough year for me in terms of public fandom participation and output. I usually do something at least several times a year and feel more of a sense of connection to it than I have this year. I've still done a few things, but nothing seems to have "stuck" in the way that I would like it to.

However, toward the end of the year, I started to feel more actively connected to my fandoms. Started to have a little more internal continuity, which I've complained about the lack of throughout the year.

This year has been a lot of adjustment and change, even though most of it has been good for me.

Anyway, I just went through fandomcalendar and picked out any and everything that's current that I even might be interested or equipped to do. There are a few things I skipped either because of parameters, dates, or fandoms I'm not in, but here's what I found:

• Mood Theme in a Year at moodthemeinayear. I'm not as visual as I am interested in writing and sound, but sometimes I take a notion, and this requires less independent creativity from me, so I might give it a shot if I take a notion.
  
  
• Be a Goldfish - A Multifandom Multimedia Microbang at beagoldfish.
  
  
  
  
• Comment Bingo Round 8 at comment_bingo. This round is open until the end of March. Challenging oneself to go around leaving comments on others' works. I could use some guidance with how to go about participating in fandom in the reader direction as well. I comment on almost everything I read, but I get choice paralysis or am bad at searching and don't read as much as I could.
  
  
• candyheartsex - Candy Hearts Exchange - "Candy Hearts is a multifandom gift exchange with a low minimum and a focus on relationships, both platonic and romantic/sexual." - Nominations are still open for a couple of days, which is one thing that draws me to this!
  
  
• Info on how to Sign up for a 'Fannish 50 in 50' loose blogging challenge.
  
  
• Traumatic Experiences Exchange at traumaticexperiences is a 1k minimum exchange focused on characters' traumatic experiences. All fandoms allowed except RPF. Nominations starting on the 30th.

Comments

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>2025 was a rough year for me in terms of public fandom participation and output. <<

Bummer.

>>I could use some guidance with how to go about participating in fandom in the reader direction as well. I comment on almost everything I read, but I get choice paralysis or am bad at searching and don't read as much as I could.<<

goals_on_dw has a post for Reading Challenges with lots of options. A target list or bingo card can really help with choice paralysis. Some offer recommended options too.

Definitely watch for snowflake_challenge in January. There is always some kind of rec fest, which may or may not split different days for stuff you created and other people's stuff you liked.

There are many recommendation communities; a lot of the bigger fandoms have their own, so try searching for your favorites. fancake is multifandom with shifting themes.

>>Info on how to Sign up for a 'Fannish 50 in 50' loose blogging challenge.<<

Thanks for the signal boost!

[matsushima]

genprompt_bingo has a round going right now and I'm starting fanmix_monthly in January.

I'm looking forward to beagoldfish, as someone who mostly writes flash fic.

I hope you can find a way to participate in fandom that feels fun again.

[mxcatmoon]

Sounds like a good start; there are some interesting ones I hadn't heard of that I might try, so thanks for sharing. I hope you find more inspiration in 2026.

[mindstalk]

'candyheartsex' apparently doesn't parse the the way I first thought it did. :)

[prixmium]

haha I know! I am guessing the double entendre was intended.

[svgurl]

I totally get the feeling of being distant from your fandoms, but I'm glad to hear that you found a connection again and events that interested you (and happy that comment_bingo was one of them! :D)! I hadn't heard of traumaticexperiences so thank you for sharing! :)