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The schedule for FanWorks 2022 is live!

> View the con schedule here. <

This year's con (both on-site and online) will run on Central (Chicago) time.

The con Discord will open at 6PM on Thursday, August 11th. If you have a con membership (attending or supporting/virtual), Discord invites will appear on your FanWorks dashboard. This may take a few minutes; if by 6:30PM you don't see an invite or your invite link doesn't work, email us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.

( Con Spaces )

( Events )

( Panels )

( Vidshows )

( Catering Menu )

A note on all scheduled programming: events and panels are subject to change depending on moderator availability. In some cases, if panel mods are unable to attend the Chicago con at the last minute, those panels may take place online.

If you have questions about the con schedule, con programming, the catering menu, or anything else, you can reach us at fanworkscon@gmail.com.

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FanWorks will be in a hybrid format, with programming taking place both on-site in Chicago and online, on our usual platforms (Discord, Zoom, and the FanWorks website). The con will run on Central time in all formats.

Programming at FanWorks has three main types:

Panels: discussions, presentations, workshops; suggested and run by con attendees
Vidshows: themed shows, suggested and curated by attendee VJs; vidder-submitted shows, typically VJed by con staff
Events: games, meals, parties, fanwork-focused activities

Things will look a little different from FanWorks 2019 this year. We're doing our best to adapt con programming for the current circumstances and working out ways to balance the online and on-site cons so that everyone has con programming to attend.

Panels

Submissions for on-site and virtual panels are open until July 15th.

( Panels )

Vidshows

( Themed vidshows )

( Premiering and Non-premiering vidshows )

Events

We're still working out some of the details of this year's events – particularly online events, which will be scheduled closer to the con and are likely to include past events like Zoom Pictionary.

This year, we're taking a break from Sparkle Motion and the vid singalong. We'll also be switching from the food buffets attendees may remember from 2019 to boxed lunches that can be eaten outside the con space. These are part of our overall risk reduction measures for 2022, and we hope to return to dance parties and communal meals in future years.

At present, the slate of con events includes:

( Events )

Spaces at FanWorks

The online con will take place primarily on Discord, with panels on Zoom and vidshow streams on the FanWorks website.

In Chicago, at the SpringHill Suites O'Hare, the con event space is on two floors. We'll have a full map of the space and accessibility information for the hotel closer to the con, but for now, here's a brief overview of the con space:

( Con spaces )

Scheduling

The con weekend will run on Central time, both in Chicago and online.

Unlike past virtual cons, which focused on the weekends, the August online con will match Chicago's schedule, with main programming running Friday - Sunday. The overall schedule format has three 2-hour blocks of daytime programming (with 1-hour lunch and afternoon breaks), a 2-hour dinner break, and a 2- to 3-hour block of nighttime events.

This is a sample of what the Friday schedule could look like:

( Sample schedule )

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Submissions are now open for five FanWorks vidshows: Premieres, Variations: Past and Present, Year in Vids, Recap, and In the Aughts! (Full vidshow descriptions below.)

Vids can be submitted through the con dashboard on the "manage works" page when logged in.

Deadlines for vid submissions:

Non-Premiering Vidshows: Sunday, June 26th
Premiering Vidshows: Sunday, July 17th

( Non-Premiering Vidshows: Year in Vids, Recap, In the Aughts )

( Premiering Shows: Premieres, Variations: Past and Present )

( Vid Submission Guidelines )

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Programming submissions are open for themed vidshows!

Deadline for themed show submissions: Sunday, June 12th

( Themed Show Submissions )

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Registration is open for the FanWorks minicon!

The minicon is Saturday, April 9th, 2022. This is a limited online event to fundraise for FanWorks Chicago 2022. The minicon will have all the things we love from our virtual cons - Discord, panels, vidshows, games - in a one-day format.

You can read more info on minicon programming and the fundraiser here.

Registration starts at $10. All registration fees are donations to the con fundraiser; if you want to write in a higher amount to make a larger donation, you can do that at registration. (This is completely optional; $10 gets you in the door!)

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Vid submissions are also open for the April minicon! You can submit vids through the FanWorks dashboard when logged in (or click here to go directly to the submissions page).

The full list of vidshows, submission guidelines, & deadlines are here. As a quick reminder of the shows you can submit to:

Premieres: Vids that haven't shown anywhere else

Made for Myself & I Did It!!: Themed shows that vidders can submit their own (previously released) vids to - the only requirement is that vids fit the theme!

If you want to send suggestions to Spring or The One (themed shows that are not taking submissions), you have until the end of the day Friday, February 25th to get those in. Spring vid suggestions form // The One suggestions form

If you have any questions about vid submissions, you can email us at fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

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First up for the FanWorks April minicon: vidshows!

The minicon will feature a similar assortment of vidshows as the full con (just fewer of them!). The vidshows for April are:

( Premieres )

( Vidder-Submitted Shows: Made for Myself & I Did It!! )

( Themed Shows: The One & Spring )

( Vid Submission Info )

Dates & Deadlines

Suggestions for "The One" and "Spring" open: Now!

Vid submissions open: Saturday, February 19

"Made for Myself" and "I Did It!!" submission deadline: Sunday, March 6

Premieres submissions & Premieres drafts deadline: Sunday, March 13

Final deadline for full versions of Premieres drafts: Sunday, March 20

Please send us your vids! We look forward to seeing what you've all been working on & how you interpret the themes, and to watching the vids together in April. :D

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Themed vidshows have been selected for FanWorks 2021!

This year's themed vidshows are:

( 2021 themed shows )

Everyone who submitted a vidshow should have gotten an email from fanworksvidtech@gmail.com. If you did not receive an email, please let us know.

Thanks to all of our vidshow volunteers!

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FanWorks 2021 will be happening online, October 1st - 3rd!

Registration for the virtual con will be $20. The cost of attendance pays for the platforms, panel captioning services, and other paid features we use for the virtual con, and goes toward defraying annual overheads in years without physical conventions.

We'll make an announcement here and on the con twitter (@fanworkscon) when registration opens; we plan to open registration in July.

Some things to know about this year's con:

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Vidshows

This is an overview of shows that vidders can submit to this year! This is not inclusive of every vidshow or vid event we'll be having, so check back for future announcements on other shows, including themed vidshows. (If you're interested in submitting a themed vidshow topic for con programming, check the programming deadlines below.)

( Non-premiering shows )

( Premieres )

The con zine

( Deadline and submission info )

Programming submissions

( How to submit a themed vidshow )

( How to submit a panel )

Deadlines

( Deadlines for programming and vid submissions )

FanWorks 2022

( A brief update on next year's con )

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We're currently in the process of updating our website for this year's con, so please pardon our dust while we do so!

We also had some construction dust in the off-season: if you sent an email to any of our fanworkscon.com inboxes during the con hiatus (between November 2020 and June 2021), your messages may not have been received, as we had a mail server switch along the way. Those issues should now be resolved, so any email you send from this point forward is going to active email inboxes. (Apologies! It's been a long, exhausting off-season for all of us.) If there's anything you sent an email about that you did not get a response to, and you still need or would like a reply to your message, please email us again and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Four ways to contact us about the information in this post:

jen@fanworkscon.com for questions about registration, policies, or FanWorks 2022, and any other messages for the con chair
fanworksvidtech@gmail.com for vid technical support and questions about Premieres, vid deadlines, or VJing
fanworkszine@gmail.com for anything related to the con zine
fanworksprogramming@gmail.com for questions about programming submission, panels, or vidshow topics

You can also leave a screened comment here, but please be aware that it may take longer to get a reply that way, as sometimes comment notifications can be hit or miss.

There are many ways to contribute to and participate in the virtual con, and plenty of time to do so. Make vids and art! Write and record fic! Brainstorm panels and vidshows! We look forward to seeing what you come up with. And we look forward to seeing you – no participation required; if lurking is your thing, please come lurk with us. Even when we're all just usernames in a con Discord, coming together as a community of fans is something we look forward to every year. We can't wait to see you in October!

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Themed shows have been selected for the FanWorks 2020 virtual con! Thank you to everyone who submitted a themed show.

This year’s full slate of vidshows:

( Vidder Submitted Shows )

( Themed Shows )

( Vidshows After Dark )

( Submission Deadlines )

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There will be a track dedicated to streaming vidshows (curated playlists of fanvids) for attending members to watch live with other attendees, or to watch at any time throughout or after the con weekend at their convenience.

In order to show vidshows, the con needs... vidshows! Each vidshow will run the length of one panel (45 minutes, or slightly under) and will be centered on a specific theme/topic submitted by the VJ (curator). Vidshows typically feature multiple vidders and fandoms. Examples of themed vidshows that have been created in the past can be found in the FanWorks 2019 archive. Additional examples are available in the VividCon and VidUKon archives.

Themed vidshow topic submissions open on August 30th and will close on September 6th. Until then, please share your ideas in the comments! If you have ideas for vidshows but don't want to commit to VJing, this is a great time to share those ideas - make sure to note if your vidshow topics are free to a good home, and maybe someone will want to VJ one!

trelkez

Virtual con programming will include many of the staples of our on-site con: 10 hours of panels, a variety of themed and vidder-submitted vidshows, and a con zine.

(We'll also have events, social activities, and a lot of fun stuff yet to be revealed! The traditional con structure will only be one piece of the overall virtual con, but an important one.)

If you're interested in submitting a panel or vidshow or want to send a work to a vidshow or the con zine, please read over this year's deadlines:

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Programming submissions schedule:

Panel brainstorming begins: August 23rd
Panel submissions open: August 30th
Deadline to submit panels: September 13th
Panels announced: September 20th

Themed vidshow brainstorming begins: August 23rd
Themed vidshow topic submissions open: August 30th
Deadline to submit vidshows: September 6th
Vidshows announced: September 13th

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Submissions open for vids & the con zine: September 13th

Fanvid submission deadlines:

Year in Review & other vidder-submitted shows¹: September 27th
Themed vidshows: October 4th
Premieres: October 11th

Zine submission deadlines for fan fiction, fan poetry, podfic and other fan audio, and fan art²:

Zine submissions: October 4th

1: "Vidder-submitted" is defined as any vidshow with open submissions, as opposed to themed shows, which are curated by VJs.
2: "Fan art" for zine purposes can include original drawings, paintings, or other 2D art; gifs, manips, and any other remix digital artwork submitted as image files; or photographs of 3D artwork such as knit crafts, textiles, figurines, and other fan-created works.

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Important note about vidshow deadlines:

Please note: we're putting the Premieres deadline as close to the con as vid tech allows so that we can give vidders the maximum amount of time to work on vids. We want as many Premieres vids as possible, and welcome submissions from any vidder, regardless of whether or not you register for the virtual con.

However, because we're pushing the deadline as far back as it can go, there will be no extensions this year. If you find yourself running a few hours late on deadline night, you can contact us at fanworksvidtech@gmail.com and we'll do our best to help; anything more than that, we won't be able to accommodate, as we'll be on a very tight tech schedule. We've built in all the vidding time we can; there is no deadline flexibility this year.

If you have questions about deadlines or anything else, you can email jen@fanworkscon.com.

trelkez

Brainstorming for panels & themed vidshows will start up in February! Panels can be on any topic to do with fan-made creations or creative activities; vidshows can be on any theme. More info and guidelines on panel & vidshow submission will be coming when brainstorming begins.

In addition to themed vidshows, which are entirely curated by their VJs, FanWorks has a variety of recurring vidshows that will be open for submissions and/or suggestions:

Premieres: Fanvids making their debut at the con. Priority is given to attending vidders, but any vidder is welcome to submit premiering vids to the show.

Sparkle Motion: The con's Saturday night dance party. Sign ups for Sparkle Motion vid premieres will begin soon!

(Reminder: because Sparkle Motion is a dance party, all vid songs for it must be submitted and approved so we can make sure they're danceable. This is a fairly simple process, but please keep in mind that we can't guarantee your song choice will be approved for Sparkle Motion until we know what it is. For this reason, we recommend waiting to start Sparkle Motion vids until after sign-ups begin.)

Variations: Premiering vids made to interpret a theme. The theme for 2020 is "Hindsight." Read more about Variations 2020 here.

The Year in Vids: A vidshow featuring works from the previous year. Any vid released between September 2019 and the deadline for vid submissions is eligible for this show; submissions are open to all attending and non-attending vidders.

NEW Casual Fridays: A vidshow with a relaxed atmosphere, open to submissions from attending and non-attending vidders. Most of our vidshows take place in a quiet, dark theater-style setting; Casual Fridays is screened in a more informal setting with low lighting and soft conversation.

Submissions and suggestions for vidshows are not yet open; an announcement will be made here when they are.

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Deadlines for submissions to FanWorks 2020:

Sparkle Motion: June 7th
Non-premiering vids: June 14th
Zine (fic, podfic, fanart): June 21st
Premieres & Variations vids: June 28th

All deadlines are at 11:59PM Eastern on their respective dates. If you run into deadline trouble, please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

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Sparkle Motion vids are due today by the end of the day (Sunday, June 16)! If you're having technical problems (or any other deadline day crises), please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

Submission instructions for all vidshows are here.

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Sunday, June 23rd is the deadline for non-premiering vidshow submissions. As a reminder, vidshows open for submission by vidder are:

Introductions
who can submit: con attendees
submission guidelines: Vids released in any year, in any fandom/on any topic. Send in any vid you want to represent your work, and let's all get introduced!

The Year in Vids
who can submit: anyone
submission guidelines: Vids released between September 2018 and June 23rd, 2019. Show us your favorite work from the past year!

Saturday Morning Cartoons
who can submit: anyone
submission guidelines: Vids to animated sources of all kinds, released in any year.

If you want to suggest vids made by you or anyone for Sparkle Motion, Saturday Morning Cartoons, or Sunday's Quiet Morning vidshow ("a vidshow for anyone looking for a soft, easy start to Sunday morning"), you can do so here:

Vid Suggestion Form

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Submissions for Premieres and Variations: Ignite are due on Sunday, July 7th. Anyone is welcome to submit premiering vids to those shows. (If submissions run over time, vids by non-attending vidders may be rolled over to other vidshow timeslots.)

If you run into any problems or have any questions, please give us a shout at fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

trelkez

The deadline for vid submissions to Sparkle Motion has been extended to Sunday, June 16th!

As a reminder, the deadlines for vid submissions are:

June 16th: Sparkle Motion

June 23rd: Non-Premiering & Themed Vidshows
including: Introductions, The Year in Vids, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Quiet Morning, and all themed shows

July 7th: Premiering Vidshows
including: Premieres, Variations: Ignite, and Auction for any auction vidders wishing to debut their auction vid(s) at the con

Work submissions for vidshows and the con zine will open on the website in the next few days. In the meantime, if you have any questions about vid submissions or issues with vid tech, you can email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

trelkez

Themed vidshow submissions close tomorrow night! If you're still debating what vidshow topics to submit or fine-tuning an idea, don't forget to submit your vidshow topics before the end of the day on Sunday, April 7th.

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In addition to themed shows, which are entirely curated by their VJs, FanWorks will have a variety of standard vidshows open for submissions and/or suggestions:

Friday:

Introductions: For the first vidshow of FanWorks, vidders can take a moment to introduce themselves! Attending vidders can submit 1-2 vids that they feel are representative of their work, as a showcase of past work by con attendees. Vids for this show can have been posted at any time, in any year, on any subject; submissions are purely vidder's choice. Any attendee who has made a vid is encouraged to submit something, regardless of whether or not you consider yourself a current/active vidder.

The Year in Vids: A vidshow featuring works from the previous year. Any vid released between September 2018 and the deadline for vid submissions is eligible for this show; submissions are open to all attending and non-attending vidders.

Premieres: Fanvids making their debut at the con. Priority is given to attending vidders, but any vidder is welcome to submit premiering vids to the show.

Saturday:

Saturday Morning Cartoons: A vidshow for animated sources of all kinds, running on Saturday morning from 10am - noon. The vidshow playlist will be drawn from vidder submissions, suggestions, and additional VJ selections. Any vidder is welcome to submit their own work to the show. Submissions by attending vidders will be prioritized if there are more submissions than time. Premieres are welcome; please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com if you are thinking of submitting a premiering vid to the show.

Sparkle Motion: Sign ups are still open for the con's vid dance party. If you want to submit a vid for people to dance to at the con, make sure to sign up first; all vid songs must be pre-approved by our VJ of dance, AbsoluteDestiny. Sparkle Motion will also take suggestions for dance favorites to show.

Sunday:

Quiet Morning: A vidshow for anyone looking for a soft, easy start to Sunday morning. Vid suggestions welcome for any vids that are gently paced and relatively easy to process.

Variations: Premiering vids made to interpret a theme. A different theme will be chosen each year, and digital fanworks of all kinds can be submitted on the theme to this vidshow or the con zine. This year's theme will be announced tomorrow (Sunday, April 7th); watch this space!

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Deadlines for vid submission:

Sparkle Motion: June 2nd
Non-Premiering Vidshows: June 23rd
Premieres, Variations, Auction: July 7th

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Suggestion forms for these and themed shows will go up alongside an announcement of the full vidshow slate on Sunday, April 14th.

Submissions for all vidshows will open in the next few weeks; we'll make an announcement here when vidshow submissions officially open. Any questions about vidshow submissions can be sent to fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

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