#twwpride23

[twwpride]

TWW Pride is intended to encourage creation of queer fanworks and help to form community and support for queer creators in The West Wing fandom.

The first The West Wing Pride Week will begin on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 and run for seven days! Any fanwork posted within these dates and tagged with #twwpride23 or included in our Ao3 Collection will be included as part of the event. At the end of every day, we’ll be posting round-ups of everything created, in addition to an end-of-week masterpost. Anyone who participates in all seven days of Pride Week will be added to our Hall of Fame!

Event Info & Guidelines

For Pride Week, two prompts will be provided per day. These prompts are primarily intended to generate inspiration, so feel free to use one, both, or neither, and in whatever order or combination you want!

If you do choose to follow the prompts, they will be filed under whatever day(s) their prompts fall under for easy reference. If you post on Tumblr, don’t forget to tag your work with #twwpride23 - any tagged posts will be reblogged unless otherwise requested.

The prompt list will be reposted weekly as we count down to the beginning of the event. During Pride Week, prompt reminders will be posted at the beginning of each day, and round-ups will be posted at midnight EST.

In order to keep TWW Pride accessible to everyone, we request that you add alt-text or an image description to any visuals.

This information, as well as a plaintext version of the prompts list, can be found on our desktop site here.

FAQ

What do you consider a queer fanwork?

Whatever you consider to be queer - and in whatever form (fic, poetry, gifs, edits, art, etc) - so do we. This is an inclusionary event, and here will be no policing of identity or creation. While any maturity rating is welcome, all we ask is that content is appropriately tagged for its platform (AO3 or Tumblr).

Do I have to wait until the week begins to start writing/drawing/editing?

You can begin creating as soon as you’re ready, but only content posted during the week will be counted for archival purposes.

How closely do I have to follow the prompts?

The prompts are inspirational, not compulsory. Any queer fanwork is welcome this week, regardless of if they fit into the prompts!

How do I make sure you can find my work when I post it?

If you’re posting on tumblr, be sure to use the tag #twwpride23 so we can reblog and promote it! On Ao3, you can find The West Wing Pride Week collection here!

A question we missed? Ask us right here!

[solar-settings]

fic: and secure the blessings: amy/liz

written for @twwpride day 6, “rare pair,” and @sapphic-september 2023, “phone call.”

wordcount: 4,270 // rating: T

tags: childhood friends, growing up together, pining, politics, not actually unrequited love

[callixton]

joshtoby hanky code fic the real ones get it!

i'll be posting on @twwpride tomorrow as well, but i also want to say how grateful i am to everyone who encouraged this event and participated and supported everyone involved. i also finished 3 fics this week which is like. an unheard of turnout for me i am So bad at finishing shit. it's been a little passion project/hope of mine for like. a couple of years now that i went through with mostly on impulse, and i am so so glad i did. queer tww fans ilysm and you created a lot of beautiful work this week, thank you so much. i can't wait for next time!

[pirateboy]

first day of @twwpride!!! i've written a short josh/toby fic which you can check out here if you want :)

[fangirling-throughlife]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: The West Wing Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn Characters: Josh Lyman, Sam Seaborn, Lisa Sherborne Additional Tags: with (a lot of) Josh and Sam's first meeting, I'm not saying canon divergent because nobody can prove it didn't happen, tagged teen and up for some childish innuendos really, Fluff, Angst, Period-Typical Homophobia, my interpretation of the ITSOTG flashbacks Summary:

How did Sam and Josh meet? And why would Josh take a detour to speak to Sam - twice, and why would Sam mess up his whole life for a candidate he doesn't know? This is my interpretation of the flashbacks in both In the Shadow of Two Gunmen episodes.

I suck at summaries, I know.

[twwpride]

Hi everyone! There's now a Discord for TWW Pride Week and any subsequent pride events we host! Join and talk about what you're working on & your favorite moments, share your work, ask for beta-readers, and more.

[twwpride]

TWW Pride is intended to encourage creation of queer fanworks and help to form community and support for queer creators in The West Wing fandom.

The first The West Wing Pride Week will begin on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 and run for seven days! Any fanwork posted within these dates and tagged with #twwpride23 or included in our Ao3 Collection will be included as part of the event.

Learn more at our pinned post or the links in our bio!

[twwpride]

TWW Pride is intended to encourage creation of queer fanworks and help to form community and support for queer creators in The West Wing fandom.

The first The West Wing Pride Week will begin on Sunday, September 17th, 2023 and run for seven days! Any fanwork posted within these dates and tagged with #twwpride23 or included in our Ao3 Collection will be included as part of the event.

Learn more at our pinned post or the links in our bio!

[twwpride]

Congratulations on finishing Day 4 of The West Wing Pride Week!

Today's works are listed below. Don't forget to leave love and support on everyone's work — community is what makes it all count!

Behind walls of regret by @fangirling-throughlife Prompt Fill: Pre-Canon, (M/M) Sam Seaborn x Josh Lyman

you’re so warm (oh, ritual) by rearviewmirror/@larsulrichburneracc Prompt Fill: Unconventional Relationships & Pre-Canon, (F/M) (M/M) Abbey Bartlet x Jed Bartlet x Leo McGarry

Fabricated Fairytales by @worldsofdreamers Prompt Fill: Unconventional Relationships & Pre-Canon, (Multi) CJ Cregg & Toby Ziegler

comfort crowd by sparrow_writes/@callixton Prompt Fill: Unconventional Relationships, (Multi) CJ Cregg x Toby Ziegler x Josh Lyman x Sam Seaborn x Donna Moss

[callixton]

self indulgent new year's eve poly senior staff fic <3 prompt fill for @twwpride day 4: unconventional relationships! and also technically found family if i cheat a little

[twwpride]

Happy first day of The West Wing Pride Week!

@ us here on Tumblr and use the tag #twwpride23 so we can find your posts, and join our Ao3 collection here. And don't forget to join our Discord to talk with other fans and creators.

We can't wait to see what you create! Check back tonight for day one's fanwork roundup!

[twwpride]

is there any interest in a discord? it would mostly be centered around the event to help create a sense of community and encouragement, but new fanworks/discussion would be welcome year round

[pirateboy]

day 2 of @twwpride! i have a random abbey centric cj/abbey drabble for you - following the prompts 'found family' and 'distance' :)

[callixton]

happy day 1 of @twwpride week! aro cj and sam & recognition of the self thru the other for day 1 (coming out)

[twwpride]

And so we come to an end! Congratulations on finishing Day 7 of The West Wing Pride Week, and thank you to everyone who contributed throughout the week!

The final day's works are listed below, and a full wrap up is coming soon. Don't forget to leave love and support on everyone's work — community is what makes it all count!

When you said hello (you're always gonna be mine) by @worldsofdreamers Prompt Fill: Pride, (M/M) Josh Lyman x Sam Seaborn

stargazing by rearviewmirror/@larsulrichburneracc (M/M) Jed Bartlet x Leo McGarry

Loading Screen by @lucat13 (Gen) Jed Bartlet & C. J. Cregg & Josh Lyman & Leo McGarry & Sam Seaborn & Toby Ziegler

color coded by sparrow_writes/@callixton (M/M) Josh Lyman x Toby Ziegler

[twwpride]

Congratulations on Day 7, The West Wing Pride Week!

@ us here on Tumblr and use the tag #twwpride23 so we can find your posts, and join our Ao3 collection here. And don't forget to join our Discord to talk with other fans and creators.

We can't wait to see what you create! Check back tonight for day one's fanwork roundup!