Fandom Promo!

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Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional)</b>:

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[idan]

FANDOM NAME:
The Ice Palace — Tarjei Vesaas

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT:
It’s an award-winning novel from the 60s set in a Norwegian rural community in winter, centered around two 11-year-old girls who inexplicably, almost metaphysically connect with one another, and then are separated. It’s a tale about childhood, the tipping point just before puberty, loss, grief, and community; heavily symbolical, linguistically austere, absolutely beautiful and haunting. To me (and I do wonder if it’s just me or not), it was also about queerness; I doubt the author intended it as such, but I think there is something very queer about this book. I’d love to see it made overt and explored – and isn’t that what fanfic is for?

WHERE CAN I FIND IT? (optional):
In a library. On Amazon. Elsewhere, probably. There's a PDF online if you know where to look.