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I am very sorry that we can't translate the site into Russian or offer support in Russian. We are a much, much smaller company than LiveJournal is, and my high school Russian classes were a very long time ago :) But at least we aren't owned by Sberbank!

С Новым Годом, and welcome home!

EDIT: Большое спасибо всем за помощь друг другу в комментариях! Я ценю каждого, кто предоставляет нашим новым соседям информацию, понятную им без необходимости искать её в Google. :) И спасибо вам за терпение к моему русскому переводу с помощью Google Translate! Прошло уже много-много лет со школьных времен!

Thank you also to everyone who's been giving our new neighbors a warm welcome. I love you all ❤️

This puts me at around a year since I fell into Scum Villian’s Self-Saving System fandom, which is neat! I typically am in a fandom for less than a year, or wander on as it dies down but delightfully SVSSS has staying power insofar as there are still folks actively and frequently creating fic in it and so there’s more for me to enjoy (an potentially podfic in the future). And as it’s a relatively closed canon I don’t need to worry about stuff happening that makes me less interested in the canon. But aside from the SVSSS fervor of this year, I have also dabbled in some other fannish spaces as well.

I virtually attended Citrus Con this year, I think because I saw someone talking about it on Bluesky, and it was a very right-time alignment for reminding me how I used to be really into manga/anime. I’ve been keeping up with anime somewhat through watching with friends but not seriously keeping track of what I might be interested in or reading manga. So now I’m getting caught up.

Lurking in the Citrus Squad discord led me to discovering Korean webcomics. Now I’m in a bunch of tiny fandoms, following 23 ongoing webcomics and keeping tabs on 13 that are on hiatus. As someone who wants fanvids of all the things I love, this has also meant getting a TikTok account because that’s where the edits/vids fandom is for Korean webcomics, so that’s also been a new experience. I haven’t started vidding webcomics yet but I’m definitely observing what I think works, or doesn’t, and hoping that I figure out vidding still images effectively for myself in the next year. This has also meant learning new pronunciation and proper nouns for podfic, which is a bit harder coming from webcomics than Kdramas because at least with dramas I have the show audio to try and mimic, but for webcomics by the time I start recording something I have possibly been pronouncing words incorrectly in my head for a while. So I’m starting to learn phonetic interpretation of transliteration of Korean better (I hope).

I’m now also dipping my toes in the world of Korean webnovels, in addition to having been consistently reading (or listening to) danmei over the course of the last year. I anticipate finishing 2ha in the coming year, and getting to enjoy catching up on the fandom without fear of spoilers. And once that happens I’ll probably get back into Critical Role as my primary audio-accompaniment to the hours and hours of physical therapy I have to do every week. But I am interested in webnovels as long-form story telling, enjoying what I’ve read so far, and curious to check out more of the fan translations particularly for genres that interest me (Korean hunterverse webnovels have been a good match for tropes I like).

I started doing embroidery last year, so that’s a creative thing I’ve been doing this whole year. I’ve done a few fannish pieces this year, but hope to do more in the next year. (Last year was Perihelion polar fleece, MDZS bunnies, and Utena shadow girls, this year was a humpback whale for Lays of the Hearth Fire, SVSSS bingqiu, a Ghibli-esque train and rice fields image (ongoing), and a character for a gift swap - perhaps I should do an embroidery specific post with pics at some point). My plan for what’s next is a Moshang thread painting fanart piece.

Podfic

This year I posted 62 podfics totaling 91 hours. That’s ~20 hours more than last year, which makes sense as I did more long podfics than normal - SVSSS is very good for long fic. I went into the year intending to record 2 ~120k fics, I wound up adding to that several in the 30-90k range.

I recorded in 20 fandoms, primarily Lays of the Hearth-Fire, Scum Villian’s Self-Saving System, Summer Hikaru Died, and S Classes That I Raised.

Personal Favorite: Embers by alfgifu and Tarnished Gold by Prim_the_Amazing tying for first place in this category as two of my long projects this year that I particularly loved

Completed goals

- Record the rest of the Embers series by alfgifu

- Record some long SVSSS fic - and how! I did 5 podfics of at least 40k each. This was more than I was even anticipating when I set this goal last December. SVSSS fandom has been such a joy <3

- Participate in VoiceTeam

- Continue making cover art for all my podfic

What’s next (future goals)

- VoiceTeam participation

- Continue making cover art

- If particular author completes a particular SVSSS WIP - ask for permission & if granted record (preferably as part of PodficBigBang, but idk if author will be finished timely for that and I’m waiting to ask for recording permission for when they’re done)

- Podfic for Blind Go (if I get permission from author of fic I’m thinking of for it)

- Get all my stuff duplicated to SquidgeWorld so I have diversification off AO3 (I’ve been sidetracked onto other projects and this one has been backburnered so idk when it might realistically happen, maybe this is a 2027 thing)

- Get all my stuff backed up onto the audiofic archive - happily I might be able to rely on the kindness of others and not do this myself since I keep failing to do it.

Vids

I made final drafts of a total of 13 vids this year. I have 3 vids in-progress at the moment. I don’t have any dominant fandom this year, a selection of Festivids fandoms and some anime.

Personal Favorite: expert in a dying field (my VidUKon GPOY vid, I do enjoy wallowing in my tropes)

Viewer favorite (views/kudos):

Both YT and AO3 agree on the same vid this year: Vigilante Shit

Most fun: Intricate Rituals

Hardest to make: Rust - I signed up for this fandom for Festivids last year knowing the show was ongoing, turns out I don’t like trying to make a vid for an actively ongoing canon, I don’t enjoy constructing a vid when not entirely sure what I’ll get out of the last episodes of a season. Suffice to say I now know I prefer to vid a canon once a season is complete (even if there will be future seasons).

Things I learned this year: I feel like I’m getting better at audio editing (thank you sandalwoodbox!).

Completed goals:

- I sent vids to some cons

- keep growing diversity of my music collection but also listen more to songs of artists I’ve liked so I can be familiar with them/know them well.

Ongoing goals:

- make another collaborative vid w/ sandalwoodbox (we did a tiny bit of work on this but still very much ongoing)

Future Goals:

- Make and send AMVs to AMV Contests?

- Make a webcomic vid?

Fic

I wrote one fic for Yuletide this year, so just a little bit once again, but I felt better about my writing process this year and I want to see if I can keep writing over the course of the next year. I feel really rusty but like I could enjoy it if I got back into writing regularly like I used to. I had an idea for an additional fic but didn’t write it. Hopefully I’ll do more in the new year without needing Yuletide as encouragement to write.

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voiceteam

Set 1

COMMENTS FIRST:
Start by gathering 3 or more comments for an audio fanwork that doesn't exist yet. (If you want the audio fanwork to be of a text that exists, link it to the commenters to read before their fake comments on the audio fanwork.) Then create that audio fanwork, either by creating a new text and recording it to fit the comments, or by recording the text you linked in a way that fits with the comments.
Inspired by ShakespeareStoleMyURL

Point value: 5 points for writing a comment, 35 points for contributing to an audio fanwork based on the comments. Please note that each player may only write one comment per work, and that anyone who writes a comment for the work may not contribute to creating the audio fanwork itself.

START FRESH:
Clean a room (or part of a room). Record an audio fanwork in your newly cleaned location.
Inspired by KeriArentikai

Point value: 35 points for each player who contributes.

Set 2

SECRET SANTA:
Any team members who want to participate will put their name into a (metaphorical) hat, and then each person will draw one person's name out of the hat. Whoever's name you draw, you will create one or more secret gifts for them during Mystery Box. These gifts might be audio fanworks, cover art, comments, fics geared to their interests, recs of things they might like, funny posts and memes, offers of fannish services such as help editing or backing up their audio fanworks, etc. You may choose to make a wishlist of the kind of things you'd like from your Secret Santa, to help them think of gifts that will make you happy!

All communication to your giftee should be anonymous—your team mod can pass along messages for you if you have questions or just want to send them fun anonymous clues about what you're cooking up for them! Any gifts that can be given anonymously like comments or cover art can be shared right away, but non-anonymous gifts (like those that recognizably have your voice in them) should only be given after challenges have closed.
Suggested by Jocunda Sykes

Point value: 25 points per gift for your giftee (+10 if the gift is an audio fanwork or involves significant effort)

DOUBLE DIP:
Create an audio fanwork that you will be able to use for a current or upcoming fest. If you’re not sure whether a past fest will run again but think it is likely to, it still counts for this challenge.

Point value: 35 points for each player who contributes

Set 3

LIVE DANGEROUSLY:
Create an audio fanwork that could be described as not safe for work (NSFW). Feel free to interpret this as an explicit rating, as unsafe working conditions, or as a different creative interpretation if you can think of one!
Inspired by Notori

Point value: 35 points for each player who contributes

TEA FOR TWO:
Team up with another player to create a collaborative audio fanwork. Both players should contribute to the recording, whether by performing lines, singing, or creating sound effects. Bonus points if this isn't a person you have significantly collaborated with before.
Suggested by Jocunda Sykes

Point value: 35 points for each player who contributes, +5 if the pair collaborating on the audio fanwork haven't significantly collaborated before.

Set 4

B-I-N-G-O:
The mods will pair up teams, and for the first 48 hours, your team will create a 5 x 5 bingo card for your partner team. After the 48 hours, teams will trade cards, and from that point on players earn points for any fanwork you make that contributes to at least one teamwide bingo. If your team achieves a blackout, everyone who contributed to the blackout gets an additional bonus.

Point value: 5 points for contributing to the bingo card for the other team, 35 points for each player who contributes to an audio fanwork that is part of a teamwide bingo. If your team achieves a blackout, +15 bonus points each for every team member who contributed to an audio fanwork for this challenge.

MAKE IT RAIN:
With a group, pick a podfic to listen to together and then individually comment on. Bonus points if it's a Voiceteam work that had 0 comments at the time you chose it to listen to it.
Suggested by buries

Point value: 15 points for each player who listens and comments as part of a group, +5 if the audio fanwork is a Voiceteam work that had 0 comments at the time you chose it.

Set 5

BREAK THROUGH:
Think of a project you'd like to do related to audio fanworks but there's something blocking your way. This could be an old project you'd like to finish but you got blocked or lost steam midway through, a long-held dream project you haven't acted on for some reason, or a new project you think is interesting but find overwhelming in some way. Either on your own or with help, get past the block and make progress on that project.
Inspired by horchatapods

Point value: 20 points for making progress, or helping someone else make progress, on a blocked project related to audio fanworks, +15 points if you complete a project you were blocked on.

FAN IN THE MIRROR:
Review what you've achieved in the past 12 months and write a blog post/meta roundup of at least 500 words, discussing the fanworks you created, what you were proud of, where you'd like to be next year, and what you'd like to do next year. This can discuss any kind of fanwork created, but it should spend significant time on audio fanworks—new podficcers who don't have audio fanworks to reflect on from this year can still write about audio fanwork goals for next year!
Suggested by Jocunda Sykes

Point value: 40 points for writing and posting your reflection and goals. This challenge can only be completed once.

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(If you'd like to see previous years' master lists, 2011 is here, 2012 is here, 2013 is here, 2014 is here, 2015 is here, 2016 is here, 2017 is here, 2018 is here, 2019 is here, 2020 is here, 2021 is here, 2022 is here, 2023 is here, and 2024 is here.)

Happy 15th annual #ITPE!!!! Thank you for bearing with us despite Tumblr sabotaging us not just once, but twice.

Here’s some stats and highlights from this year’s #ITPE!

We had 73 participants this year, and you made 293 podfics for a total run time of 124 hours, 16 minutes, and 4 seconds–that’s over FIVE DAYS of audio!

We have 4 simulpods this year! Incredible things happened in The Queen’s Thief fandom with

deepestbluesky podding a gift for

likethetrench, who recorded the same story for her recipient

feelingsandtaxes, who in turn podded that story for

lady-sci. Classic #ITPE antics!

flowerparrish and

tinybluebirdcloak gifted each other the same story as a treat, with flowerparrish also receiving a podfic of a story ze gifted to another recipient. Finally,

jeremyknox |

kbirbpods and

opalsong both podded the same story for their recipients.

By far our most prolific gifter this year was flowerparrish, who (on top of modding duties) not only made 4 gifts for zir recipient (including a nearly 11 hour podfic), but also picked up 2 pinch hits and made 57 treats. Not far behind was jeremyknox | kbirbpods who also picked up a pinch hit and made 15 main gifts for faer recipients and 16 treats! Opalsong had a relatively restrained year (for her), but still made 10 gifts (nearly 10 hours of audio) for her recipient!

rhea314 was also a generous gifter this year, making 8 main gifts for her recipient and 10 treats!

pezzax was another of our prolific gifters this year, making 22 treats! We also had generous treaters in

blackestglass,

wanderingjedihistorian,

chaoskiro,

j03-05, and

wilfriede! Honorable mentions to

popcornfairy28 and

reena-jenkins for the 3 and 5.5 hour (respectively) podfics they made for their recipients, and to

betrayedbycinnamon for treating despite not being signed up to the exchange!

Finally, we'd like to extend some thank you’s to:

-Data mod

flowersforgraves for converting all the sign up data to airtable which makes matching so much easier.
-

Asymptotical and

Dragonflies_and_Katydids for creating the coding we used to generate distribution day templates.
-Our pinch hitters

alliaskisthepossibilityoflove,

flowerparrish and

jeremyknox |

kbirbpods
-And as always,

exmanhater for ITPE’s permanent hosting

Now let’s get on to what you’re really here for…..the masterlist!! Here’s the masterlist spreadsheet for this year’s exchange!

Happy listening!!!

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