Organization for Transformative Works

Organization for Transformative Works
AbbreviationOTW
Formation17 May 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-17)[1]
Typenon-profit
Main organ
board of directors, elected annually
Websitewww.transformativeworks.org Edit this at Wikidata
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The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) is a nonprofit, fan activist organization. Its mission is to serve fans by preserving and encouraging transformative fan activity, known as "fanwork", and by making fanwork widely accessible.[3]

OTW advocates for the transformative, legal, and legitimate nature of fan labor activities, including fan fiction, fan videos, fan art, anime music videos, podfic (audio recordings of fan fiction[4]), and real person fiction.[5][6] Its vision is to nurture fans and fan culture, and to protect fans' transformative work from legal snafus and commercial exploitation.[3][7]

OTW has 1,010 volunteers, net assets of $2.5 million and at least 15,810 paying members according to its annual report in 2021.[8]

  1. ^ Organization for Transformative Works (2007), Annual Report 2007, vol. 1, p. 4, retrieved 2 October 2021
  2. ^ Organization for Transformative Works, Official website for the Organization for Transformative Works, retrieved 8 February 2016
  3. ^ a b "What We Believe | Organization for Transformative Works". transformativeworks.org. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Wiki editors debate audio fiction's place in fandom". The Daily Dot. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ Ulaby, Neda (25 February 2009). "Vidders Talk Back To Their Pop-Culture Muses". NPR. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  6. ^ Hill, Logan (12 November 2007). "The Vidder". New York Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  7. ^ Lieb, Rebecca (28 March 2008). "Transformative Fans Transform Brands". ClickZ. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  8. ^ Organization for Transformative Works. "Annual Report 2021".