The Wordsmith's Forge

This month is the marchmetamatterschallenge, where folks are encouraged to archive their old meta so it doesn't get lost and/or post new meta. In honor of that, today's theme is Meta. So this month, save your meta, make some new meta, and crosspost to meta communities to keep them active. \o/


50books_poc -- Writers of Color 50 Books Challenge
The point of this comm is to read works by people of color. (Preferably fifty of them! Or more!)
Also post recommendations and/or reviews, and otherwise encourage people to read works by authors of color.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

allbingo -- All Bingo
Share your creative bingo activities and discussions here.
Meta can be used as a fill in pretty much any fest.
[Active with multiple posts in March.]

blueheronteanook -- Blue Heron Tea Nook
Fanfiction and meta for the Otherverse web serials Pact, Pale, Pate, and Poke by Wildbow.
[Active with one post in February.]

book_love -- Let's chat books!
A place for readers to hang out with other readers, and chat all things books! Reviews, lists, news, discussions, group reads, whatever, if it's about books, here's your place to share it!
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

booknook -- a nook just for the books.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

books -- Books!
A book review community.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

christianreader -- Christian Reader
Book lists, discussion, writing.
[Active with one post in March.]

communal_creators -- Create, Commiserate, Compete
Writing, art, podfic, meta, vidding, and other creative efforts.
[Active with one post in March.]

fem_thoughts -- Fem Thoughts: Meta about Women and/or Femslash
Meta about women and/or femslash.
[Somewhat active with last post in March 2023.]

historium -- A central community for all historical fandoms
Historical fandom activities and promotions.
[Somewhat active with last post in May 2023.]

hooked_on_heroines -- Hooked On Heroines
Carry on being awesome, ladies!
[Somewhat active with last post in March 2023.]

i_read_what -- I Read What?!
A Nostalgia Themed Book Review Blog.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

lozworld -- LOZ World
The Legend of Zelda Fan Community.
Welcome to LOZ World! This is a community to post about all things Legend of Zelda, and everything is welcome: character analyses, icons, art, game reviews, theories, fanfiction, fic recs, enthusiastic ramblings about your favorite character—whatever you can think of, so long as it relates to The Legend of Zelda!
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

marchmetamatterschallenge -- March Meta Matters Challenge
Annual challenge for preserving meta and making it accessible. All fandoms, all formats.
See the first check-in post here.
[Active with one post in February.]

meta_warehouse -- Panfandom meta posts
Fandom meta.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

month_of_meta -- The Meta Month of May.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

movieclub -- Movie Club
Film club that hosts weekly discussions.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

nirvana_in_fire -- 琅琊榜|Nirvana in Fire Fandom Community & Noticeboard
Nirvana in Fire fanworks and discussion.
Your own NiF fanworks, Episode/Series Reviews, NiF-related News and Meta, Squee and Discussion about this AMAZING show.
[Active with multiple posts in January.]

notfic -- Multifandom essays and meta
[Active with one post in February.]

pluralstories -- Bodysharing Stories and Multi Media
A catalog of pluralish and plural stories.
[Highly active with daily posts in February.]

podficmeta -- Podfic Meta
Let's talk about how podfic is done.
[Somewhat active with last post in November 2023.]

reddit_refugees - Supporting Former Users of Reddit on Dreamwidth
Find your Reddit friends here or explore Dreamwidth resources and communities.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

scanfic -- Scanfic
A supportive community for Scandinavian fanworks and fandom.
[Active with one post in March.]

shes_awesome -- Because Awesome Women Are Awesome.
Carry on being awesome, ladies!
[Somewhat active with last post in March 2023.]

shipmanifestos -- Ship Manifestos
A collection of ship manifestos.
[Active with one post in February.]

snowflake_challenge -- The Fandom Snowflake Challenge
Among the busiest events in Dreamwidth, it encourages people to talk about fandom, so it tends to include some meta.
[Seasonally active in January.]

stargate_search -- Stargate Search
A community devoted to finding all things lost in the Stargate universe.
[Active with one post in February.]

starwars_meta -- Star Wars Meta.
[Active with one post in February.]

swbookclub -- Star Wars book club.
Book of the Month
Books read in four parts with discussion posts on weekends.
Books are selected by member input and/or polls.
All Star Wars material included (EU, Disney Canon, etc.)
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

tf_meta -- Transformers Meta,
Meta Discussion for Transformers.
[Active with one post in February.]

torcs_and_timegates -- Worlds of Julian May
This is a discussion group for the books of Julian May, science fiction author.
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

tv_talk -- TV Talk
Reviews, discussion and activities focused on TV content -- come find your peeps!
[Active with multiple posts in February.]

who_at_50 - Who @ 50
A place for fans to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who in whatever way seems right to them.
[Active with one post in February.]