A non-profit, non-commercial archive for transformative fanworks; created by and for fans of books, music, art, games, shows, movies, real-person fiction (RPF), and other fandoms.
more than 77,500 fandoms | 10,500,000 users | 17,270,000 works
The Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works.
With an AO3 account, you can:
- Share your own fanworks
- Get notified when your favorite works, series, or users update
- Participate in challenges
- Keep track of works you've visited and works you want to check out later
You can join by getting an invitation from our automated invite queue. All fans and fanworks are welcome!
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NOTE: This is a living document and will be updated in response to changes and new types of spam as observed by OTW volunteers.
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We're excited to announce that we're exiting open beta! We've come a long way from when we announced and launched AO3 open beta in 2009.
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Omegas are the glue that holds us all together, providing the essential social lubricant needed for our society to function—and yet they are often maligned and treated as lesser-than. This April, we are changing part of our logo to highlight omegas as part of our commitment to the inclusion and wellbeing of our omega volunteers and users.