AO3 Nominated for Hugo Award
Archive of Our Own,
Apr 02, 2019
Nominated for a Hugo Award (for excellence in science fiction and fantasy) is a website called Archive of Our Own (AO3), "a fan-created, fan-run, non-profit, non-commercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic." AO3 is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works. This site challenges traditional publishing norms by supporting unauthorized versions of popular cultural works, and by maintaining a steadfast open access (or, at least (free) membership access) policy. "We are proactive and innovative in protecting and defending our work from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. We preserve our fannish economy, values, and creative expression by protecting and nurturing our fellow fans, our work, our commentary, our history, and our identity while providing the broadest possible access to fannish activity for all fans." I hope they win.
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