Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2025

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This is the signup post for the Fannish 50 blogging challenge in 2025.

Fannish 50 began in 2023 with a challenge by colls in swannee. Since then, it has spread to other blogs and communities.

The parameters are simple: Make fifty posts about topics related to fandom. You may set any theme(s) you wish, or pick random topics for each post. "Questions and Questionnaires for Three Weeks for Dreamwidth" includes a list of questionnaires on fannish topics if you want to use one of those as a framework. Post something like "I signed up for the Fannish 50 challenge at goals_on_dw " in your blog, then put a "Fannish 50" tag in your blog to make it easier for other people to find your entries. Adding "Fannish 50" to your Interests will also help identify you as a participant or reader. (It is best to use exactly the phrase "Fannish 50" because DW search tools don't recognize variations as the same topic, and to attach the tag to a post so it sticks.) Another good idea is setting up a masterlist where you can link your posts as you make them, which may or may not be part of your announcement post. Then make a comment below this post with details about your goal. You don't have to sign up to participate, it just helps spread the word and attract more readers.

Primary posting will run January 1 -- December 31, 2025. With 50 posts, it fits neatly into a year with 2 weeks to spare. However, you don't have to do it that way if you don't want to, and there's no hard limit on posting timeframe. You could make them daily posts, or monthly posts, or sporadic posts, whatever works for you and eventually adds up to 50.





What are you fannish about? There are many types of canons that people like to squee over. You can blog about any one or more of these, among others.

♥ Artwork
♥ Books / other literature
♥ Comics
♥ Movies
♥ Tabletop games / Roleplaying games
♥ Television
♥ Video games
♥ Web comics, fiction, etc.
♥ Fanworks


What kind of posts do you enjoy making? Any format is welcome for this challenge. You can create any one or more of these, among others.

♦ Discussion
♦ Fanart / Icons / other imagery
♦ Fanfiction / other literature
♦ List
♦ Meta
♦ Photos
♦ Original work in speculative genres
♦ Question & Answer
♦ Quiz / Questionnaire
♦ Recipe / other food
♦ Recommendations / Reading list
♦ Review


Do you want to set a theme for your goal? You can use any fannish theme you like, do a set of themes each with its own phase (e.g. winter reads, summer movies), and so on. You don't have to us a theme if you don't want to; random fannish topics are just as valid. Here are a few ideas.

• 50 Aesthetics Found in Speculative Fiction
• 50 Animals to Use as Inspiration for Aliens
• 50 Best Board Games I've Played
• 50 Best Fantasy Novels I've Read
• 50 Best Representations of Disability in Canons / Fanworks
• 50 Book Genres You Should Read
• 50 Canons / Fanworks from the QUILTBAG (or any individual orientation)
• 50 Characters I Wish I Could Rescue
• 50 Characters I Would Totally Take to Bed
• 50 Conversation Questions about Entertainment
• 50 Costume Photos / Patterns
• 50 Crafts with Fannish Themes (text, pattern, or photo fills)
• 50 Cryptids Ideal for Writing / Drawing
• 50 Drawings of (Aliens, Monsters, Starships, Unicorns, etc.)
• 50 ESL Conversation Questions about Board Games
• 50 Fannish Communities on Dreamwidth
• 50 Fannish Things I Can Talk About Forever
• 50 Fanwriters You Should Read
• 50 Favorite Characters of Color
• 50 Favorite Collectibles (text or photo fills)
• 50 Favorite Fanfics of All Time
• 50 Favorite Roleplaying Memories
• 50 Favorite Theme Songs
• 50 Favorite Tropes
• 50 Female Characters to Admire
• 50 Fun Questions About Video Games to Ask Your Friends
• 50 Funny Fanac Memories
• 50 Game Mechanics I Love
• 50 Gruesome Deaths in Movies
• 50 Icon Sets I'm Making for This Challenge
• 50 Movie Genres You Should Watch
• 50 Movie Moments Made of 100% Win
• 50 Movies I've Watched More than Once
• 50 Places That Look Like (SF / Fantasy / Horror) Settings
• 50 Podcasts to Listen in the Dark
• 50 Questions About Books and Reading to Ask Your Friends
• 50 Scenes to Pin Up and Label "Like This"
• 50 TV Shows That Deserved More Seasons
• 50+ Would You Rather Star Wars Questions for Diehard Fans
• 50 Xenolinguistic Essays


You might consider crossposting your fannish posts to relevant communities. This takes little extra work and helps keep communities active. On Dreamwidth, see lists of active communities for Art, Books, Comic Books, Cosplay and Costumes, Creative Writing, Drawing, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Meta, Poetry, Recommendations, Reviews, Science Fiction, and Writing.


If you want to commit to the Fannish 50 goal for next year, then you can sign up with a comment under this post using the form below:

Name:
My Fannish 50 entries will be posted at: (place your tag URL here)
My theme: (mixed / single / none, and what it is if any)
My journal status: (friends only / friends only except public challenge posts / filters / open)
Other details: (main fandoms, standard content warnings, seeking friends, etc.)
Anything else you want to share:

<br /><b>Name: </b><br /><b>My Fannish 50 entries will be posted at: </b> (place your tag URL here)<br /><b>My theme: </b> (mixed / single / none, and what it is if any)<br /><b>My journal status: </b> (friends only / friends only except public challenge posts / filters / open) <br /><b>Other details:</b> (main fandoms, standard content warnings, seeking friends, etc.)<br /><b>Anything else you want to share: </b><br />


Participants

* stardust_rifle at (tag pending)

* toothpastepancake at Fannish 50 tag

* sarajayechan at Fannish 50 tag

* indijayde at Fannish 50 tag

* rhi

* hellkitty at Fannish 50 tag

* guildrone

* linky at (tag pending)

* teaotter at Fannish 50 tag

* cypresssunn at Fannish 50 tag (10)

* luvbarryfefe at Fannish 50 tag

* taevachi at Fannish 50 tag

* muscle_wizard at (tag pending)

* sewn at (tag pending)

* vendettadays at Fannish 50 tag

* meilan_firaga at Fannish 50 tag

* unholyghost at Fannish 50 tag

* florianschild at Fannish 50 tag

* abyssal_sylph at Fannish 50 tag

* here_be_bec at Fannish 50 tag (20)

* stefanyeah at Fannish 50 tag

* javert at Fannish 50 tag

* jellyfishlover at Fannish 50 tag

* doreyg at Fannish 50 tag

* jasmasson at Fannish 50 tag (25)

* blancfortune at Fannish 50 tag

* aquietjune at Fannish 50 tag

* veronyxk84 at Fannish 50 tag

* ride_4ever at (tag pending)

* visualjyushi at Fannish 50 tag (30)

* tellshannon815 at Fannish 50 tag

* mythicmistress at Fannish 50 tag

* whynot

* fleetsparrow at Fannish 50 tag

* power_of_a_thousand_suns at Fannish 50 tag (35)

* cornerofmadness

* hokutos at Fannish 50 tag

* elian_panatomicpublishing at Fannish 50 tag

* anehan at Fannish 50 tag

* evandar at Fannish 50 tag (40)

* maevedarcy at Fannish 50 tag

* catgiri at Fannish 50 tag

* scintilla10 at Fannish 50 tag

* dustbunny105

* desecrets at Fannish 50 tag (45)

* tarlanx at Fannish 50 tag

* volkameria at Fannish 50 tag

* haunted_cherries at Fannish 50 tag

* captaincassidy at Fannish 50 tag

* haitangkitty (50)

* littlewolfteeth at Fannish 50 tag

* melacka at Fannish 50 tag

* atlantablack at Fannish 50 tag

* flareonfury at Fannish 50 tag



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