Seasonal Spuffy
| Journal Community | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Seasonal Spuffy |
| Date(s): | September 2005-? |
| Moderator: | gillo, lutamira, slaymesoftly, eilowyn (Round 16), teragramm |
| Founder: | itmustbetuesday |
| Type: | recurring bi-annual fest |
| Fandom: | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| URL: | current community @ Dreamwidth original community @ Livejournal |
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Seasonal Spuffy is a recurring Buffy/Spike fest. Beginning in September 2005, Seasonal Spuffy was a bi-annual event usually taking place in May and November. The Seasonal Spuffy LJ profile credits Summer of Giles as their forerunner and both of these seasonal fanwork communities were preceded by the short-lived Summer of Spike. The idea for a seasonal Spuffy fest may have originated in the summer of 2005, when another seasonal fest, Fall for Spike, came to the attention of fans for refusing to accept any B/S fanworks. [1]
In 2023, mods and fans discussed the future of the fest that was run entirely on Livejournal/Dreamwidth and the poll results were overwhelmingly in favour of a move to one (or more) of the Spuffy focused archives.[2] Both Elysian Fields and Sunnydale After Dark were considered. The Spring 2024 Seasonal Spuffy event was the last time the fest was run on Livejournal/Dreamwidth.[3]
The Seasonal Spuffy community also maintains an archive site Seasonal-Spuffy.space. In June 2018, the admins of Elysian Fields also created a special category for cross posted Seasonal Spuffy entries.
Rules
- Members were assigned a posting date within the window they select.
- All content must be original to the community. Any form of content, fanfic, fanart, icons, vids, etc. was allowed.
- No all human AUs. However, all penguin AUs welcome.
- As of 2018, members were asked to wait at least a day before crossposting fanworks on Ao3 or Elysian Fields. "If you want to be extra good to us, consider waiting until the end of the round. This will give readers more reason to come to us and help keep the community active. Thank you! Posting on your own journal or website is fine any time, of course."
Archives & Fannish Links
References
- ^ in which I succumb to baser urges Sept 2005 DW post by rahirah and replies by slackerace and rahirah, mentioning itmustbetuesday as a possible comm moderator of a Spuffy fest in response to Fall for Spike. Accessed 11 Sept 2019.
- ^ The Future of Seasonal Spuffy, a modpost by teragramm on the Seasonal Spuffy LJ comm, 16 July 2023. Accessed 15 November 2024
- ^ Spring 2024 Round - Pick a Theme, a modpost by teragramm on the Seasonal Spuffy LJ comm, April 9 2024. Accessed 15 November 2024