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Jan. 5th, 2026 03:35 pm
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JANUARY 2026 BOOK: THE SPELLSHOP

[community profile] bookclub_dw has chosen The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst as our book for January.

I'll make the discussion post on January 31, 2026. If you have any discussion questions you'd like to be considered, please comment to this post
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Looking for something new to read? This community works just like a facetime book club -- members pick a title per month, read it, and talk about it. \o/
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[community profile] friending_memes has posted a new friendzy.


newyearsfriendzy
Click the banner to join us and make some new friends!
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The 2026 Rose and Bay Awards are now open for nominations! Please make your nominations and pass the word to all the crowdfunders you know and encourage them to participate. It would be especially helpful for folks you know via places like Kickstarter or Patreon, as I'm not on those sites.

The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2025.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2026.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2026.


These are the handlers for the 2026 award season:
Art: [personal profile] gs_silva Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] fuzzyred Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] gs_silva Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] curiosity Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] curiosity Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron: [personal profile] fuzzyred Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
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Happy Snowflake Season to all! As we prepare to kick off the 2026 [community profile] snowflake_challenge, please feel free to promote this event within your own circles. You are welcome to use any of these new banners for that. The community page also has icons.

Snowflake Challenge: A flatlay of a snowflake shaped shortbread cake, a mug with coffee, and a string of holiday lights on top of a rustic napkin.

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[personal profile] dialecticdreamer is running a prompt call all month in December! Leave prompts, get ficlets. \o/ MOAR GOODEEZ for everyone!  If you're looking for fun activities, or a new writer to follow, this is worth exploring.

This whole month I hope to fill with prompted stories, to celebrate my lovely readers and surviving the first quarter of the twenty-first century. It’s been jam-packed with crises and chaos, hasn’t it? Time to take a story break… or thirty.

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Dreamwidth is running its December points event.

The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.


If you're gift-shopping for anyone on Dreamwidth, or you wish to support a favorite community here, points or paid time offer a great way to do that. Now is also a good time to buy them for yourself. Support the platform that keeps us connected here.

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This post is especially for those folks coming to Dreamwidth from Bluesky, who may wish to reconnect with other people they know from that venue.

Bluesky is currently facing a bunch of different issues. This is causing many users to leave the platform and seek a new one, some of whom are coming to Dreamwidth. Use the "Introduction / Friending Meme" to say hello and meet new people here.

If you haven't quit Bluesky yet but plan to, then it's a good idea to make a farewell post on Bluesky NOW while you still can. Tell people where else to find you online, whether your account is moving or closing, and any other important details.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your Bluesky account was, and who you're looking for here that you knew back there. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is.

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[personal profile] melannen has a post on "How To Make Your Own Fanfiction Archive, In Just 10 Easy Steps" for Neocities.  You can use this to post your fanworks, original content, etc.  You can also use it to create an index with titles, descriptions, and links -- not just for your own work but for recommended works.  Dreamwidth does well with a short reclist, but the longer it gets, the more awkward that is to do here.

It's good to back up your work, even if you already post it in full on Dreamwidth or other sites.  Right now is a very precarious time for the internet, with many platforms closing, severely misbehaving, or adding restrictions that make them less attractive.  Also, some sites have become inaccessible for people, so multiple platforms broaden your potential audience.
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End of Summer Friending Meme at [community profile] icons

Hi everyone!

We're going to start cozying up here pretty soon!

Lets make some new friends, to keep our online journaling aesthetic alive!



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[community profile] vampiremedia has a friending meme open.  Books, movies, dance, any medium counts.
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There has been a recent influx of new users after Othercon, most of whom are otherkin, alterhuman, etc. This post is especially for them and others like them, who may wish to reconnect with people they know from that venue or similar contexts.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your fursona or other nickname is, and who you're looking for here. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is. Skip anything you don't want to share; add anything you feel is relevant.


Otherkin Connection Template

Did you attend Othercon recently, or find out about this some other way?
What is your fursona, otherkin name(s), or other nickname(s)?
What type(s) of otherkin / alterhuman are you?
What kind of content do you / will you post about?
What are some other online platforms where people can find you now?
Who are some of your otherkin friends that you hope to find on Dreamwidth or elsenet?
Do you have anything else important to share that will help networking?

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[community profile] sunshine_revival has posted a Friending Meme. The calendar of activities is here and the fest will open on July 1. Prompts will appear throughout July which you can fill with any creative activity. It's a great way to make new friends. Use the master post to navigate the event.
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Do you like making things?  Find friends and talk about crafts here;

[community profile] everykindofcraft 
Created on 2025-06-12 23:43:59 (#4232910), last updated 2025-06-16 (41 minutes ago)
I know there are many crafters on Dreamwidth but it seems nothing devoted to it has been updated in eons or has no admin or both. So I decided to open [community profile] everykindofcraft  for what it says in the name. A community where people can share their projects, either in process or completed, as well as ask for assistance with craft-related things.
[Found via [personal profile] yourlibrarian
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Announcing the May Trope Mayhem Prompt List for 2025!

May Trope Mayhem is a multi-fandom/original creation event open to writers, artists, and creators of all kinds! Our creators have shared their favorite tropes, and we’ve put together a list of 31, one per day through the month of May. We encourage creators to join us for this month of fun tropey mayhem.
Our goal is to promote motivation and help with habit building, so we’re encouraging authors to keep their ficlets under 1,000 words, artists to stick to making just a sketch, gif makers to only do a single image, etc., as applicable to whatever you’re making.


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