Here are some more recs I wanted to plug in a multitude of fandoms.

( Recs in the fandoms of Bones, Harold and Kumar movies, Harry Potter, Push, Star Trek (Reboot) )

There's only a few more days left until the end of our July mini-challenge and for participants to post their recs featuring characters of color! More information can be found here concerning rules and guidelines.

If you don't have an IJ, you can post your recs in this entry.

All recs will be gathered in a masterlist at the end of July.

These are works featuring characters of colors that I've recced before on my Recs page, but I wanted to rec again here.

( Recs in the fandoms of Castle, Harry Potter, Star Trek (Reboot), Supernatural )

Am I the first one? :)

I managed to miss both the original posting day and the amnesty period during the last challenge (note to self: do not buy an apartment when you have fannish responsibilities) so I wanted to make sure I don't miss this one as well :)

The Mentalist

Only That Which Is Written in Blood by Kansas42 (Kimball Cho)
The Team's downfall, as seen through Cho's eyes. It's not often that a fic makes me cry, but the last line here just kills me ever single time.

(the fic has also an interesting meta-layer about how The Mentalist is - as usual - a white man's show)

Red Silence by Kansas42 (Kimball Cho)
Cho has migrane. Another good one from the same writer.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Not Much Left by Deird1 (Robin Wood)
A poem about Robin Wood and his mother. I don't often read fannish poems, but this is powerful stuff.

Watched by mispel (Robin Wood)
Robin wants to be like his mother.

Babylon 5

The Stars Her Destination (Catherine Sakai, Catherine/Susan Ivanova)
What happened to Catherine Sakai after Sinclair left for Minbar. A much better story than what we actually got in the tie-in novels :)

I might do another post later with more recs if I remember, but in the meantime, I've recently started a project where I add every fic that I like to my rec list at del.icio.us and one of the tags I'm using there is character of colour. There aren't that many fics under the tag yet, unfortunately, because I'm still in the process of moving my booksmarks there and the fandoms that I have already finished moving - Buffy and Angel - are not exactly known for being filled with fic about CoC...

If you are without an IJ, never fear. You may post your recs within the comments below and at the end of the month, they'll be gathered together with the other recs and sorted into a masterlist.

Thank you for participating and have fun. :)

chromaticvision's July mini-challenge of recs has begun!

If you have an IJ, you can create a new post with your rec(s) from now (July 15th) until July 31st. For those without IJs, you can post your recs within the comments of the following post. All recs will be gathered together and sorted by fandoms at the end of the month in a masterlist.

Thank you and enjoy reading!

Just three more days until the start of our July mini-challenge. More information can be found here.

We're excited to see what everyone will be reccing!

Title: Good Girl, Bad Girl
By: dragovianknight
Fandom: Team Knight Rider
Pairing/Characters: Jenny Andrews/Erica West
Rating: not safe for work
Word Count: 100 (drabble)

( Femslash ahoy. )

Your mods have decided to ramp up to round 2 with a July mini-challenge. The theme for the mini-challenge is recs. The dates for posting recs are July 15th-July 31st.

There aren't nearly enough works about characters of color out there (at least we think so anyway!), but what is there is cause for celebration. Show us your recs featuring characters of color.

Rules
- Recs can be of works created by others, or self-recs.
- Recs cannot be linked to a work that's locked or members only.
- Reccers must comment to let the reccee know they've been recced (more about this below).
- Pretty self-explanatory, but works must heavily feature characters of color. So fics of, as an example, Lanie from the show Castle helping Beckett and Castle get together doesn't fit. Lanie dealing with her job, or her friends, or her love life, however, does. (If you have questions about this, please don't hesitate in asking). Please, please do not rec works that stereotype characters of color and/or appropriate their cultures (like the fic ranted about here). This is not what Chromatic Vision is about.
- If you are uncertain about a particular work(s) you wish to rec, please don't hesitate in contacting the mods.

Guidelines
- Recs can be posted in one big batch (behind a cut tag) or singular or split between several days. The choice is entirely up to you.
- The minimum information needed for a rec is the link, author, title, summary (if any), fandom and pairing/character. Warnings/Contains, ratings, reasons why you recced a specific work, and other information are optional, though encouraged.

*It's not enough to just rec. We want to let people know that the works they've created were wonderful enough to share with the rest of the world. For those who are comment shy in writing something original or who don't want to vary each comment per rec, your mods have a Copy & Paste Comment you can use.

Example
Hello. I'm just letting you know that I've recced your work at chromaticvision on IJ. Thank you for creating a memorable work featuring a character of color. <3

Copy and paste code
Hello. I'm just letting you know that I've recced your work at <a href="http://asylums.insanejournal.com/chromaticvision">chromaticvision</a> on IJ. Thank you for creating a memorable work featuring a character of color. <3

All recs will be gathered up in a masterpost after the 30th.

If you don't know where to readily find fics featuring Characters of Color, here are some links:

AO3 tag - Character of Color

Dreamwidth
awesomeuhura
chromatic_fanfic
dark_agenda
multibeautiful
suluismycaptain

LiveJournal
choc_fic

Other news
If you haven't finished your work for round 1, don't fret. Our amnesty period is still in effect and will remain so until round 2 begins in a couple of months.

While your mods ramp up for round 2 of chromaticvision, we'd like to hear from our participants and watchers on what we can do to in order to improve the experience of the next and other future rounds.

Anonymous commenting is enabled if you want to comment that way. Comments are also screened.

What comments do we want? Suggestions, things we can improve on, things we should keep on doing. If you want to rate us 1-10, that's fine too.

Thank you for helping us improve Chromatic Vision!

Dark Agenda has announced the Racebending Revenge Ficathon:

Re-write one or more white characters in the fandom(s) of your choice as chromatic/non-white/PoC, in a story of at least 500 words, with some acknowledgment of how the racial difference would make a difference to the story being told.

Details and sign-ups are here.

If you plan on writing something for the ficathon, feel free to also post it here. :)

- chromaticvision is now broadcasting on DreamWidth. chromaticvision. Everything will still remain on IJ, however, as only mod announcements will be mirrored on the DW comm.
- There will be a mini-round held in July. Details will follow shortly.
- chromaticvision will be having a second round! Exact dates and details are forthcoming, but sign-ups will be at the end of October to mid-November, and posting will start on New Year's Eve. The theme is winter/fall holidays, both real and imaginary.

Title: Not So Secret Identity
By: dragovianknight
Fandom: The Flash
Pairing/Characters: Julio Mendez
Rating: gen
A/N: I never believed Julio didn't figure out Barry's secret identity by mid-season. Not for a minute.

( You see, I'm a smart guy, too. )

Title: Another Day in the Corps
Fandom: Aliens
Pairing/Characters: Apone
Rating/Category: PG-13 / Gen
Word Count: 647
Prompt: Chromatic Visions
Spoilers: Carries through Apone's final scene in the movie
Notes/Warnings: Violence, Language; First name of character is actor's, as was done for many of the Marines, since they had not been given first names in the script. Rank determined by insignia, which was US Army style E-7, not Marine.

Title: Sonny, Zane and Community
By: Vera
Fandom: East West 101
Medium: Meta
Contains/Warnings: Spoilers for episode 01x03, discussion of violence
On A03:: Sonny, Zane and Community or below.

East West 101 is an Australian cop drama set in the inner south west of Sydney. It's remarkable because the characters are mostly of colour, reflecting more closely than any other Australian cop drama the real composition of Australia, particularly in the regions it's set.

Detective Sonny Koa is a Torres Strait Islander, married and very recently a dad. His partner and friend, Detective Zane Malik, is a married Arab Australian father of two. In the third episode of the first series, Islander Sacrifice, their different engagement with the community is highlighted and puts their friendship under stress.

Read more at the East West 101 community

Amnesty period starts today! If you were unable to post your work during the original posting dates, you may do so from now onward. Your work will still be included in the masterlist as well as the archive if you had indicated opting into the latter.

Thank you for participating!

For those who opted into the Chromatic Vision Archive, I will be uploading your works in the next couple of days. I will also be emailing for details, such as if you currently have an AO3 account and header/tag information. Those who posted works on Everything Old Is New may also have their works uploaded into the archive as well.

If you have any questions regarding the archive, please take a moment to read our FAQ.

Thank you to everyone who participated in chromaticvision's first challenge! :) There were many beautiful works ranging from all sorts of fandoms and medias, each giving much needed love to a character of color.

Below is the masterlist of the works that were posted, including those for Everything Old Is New. If you are posting for our amnesty period starting on the 25th, your work will also be added to the masterlist as well.

( Read more... )

Title: Breakfast On The Enterprise
By: Bridget McKennitt
Characters: Sulu, Uhura
Rating: PG
Word Count: 387
Author's Notes: Written for helens78 who wanted Sulu/anybody, breakfast.
Disclaimer: Star Trek (reboot) is owned by other companies. They are used here without permission, and for entertainment purposes only. No challenge or infringement upon the copyright is intended, nor should any be inferred.

Breakfast On The Enterprise