Organization for Transformative Works
Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) graphic banner, umbrella of OTW's projects | |
| Abbreviation | OTW |
|---|---|
| Formation | 17 May 2007 |
| Type | non-profit |
Main organ | board of directors, elected annually |
| Website | www |
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.
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), and real person fiction. Its vision is to nurture fans and fan culture, and to protect fans' transformative work from legal snafus and commercial exploitation.
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.