Remix — Tag Meaning
A canonical tag for fics that retell another fan's story from a new angle, with permission and credit: a different POV, a shifted timeline, a reimagined ending. Formal remix exchanges pair authors to transform each other's back catalogs.
What to Expect From "Remix" Fics
A transformative work of a transformative work, linked to its source through AO3's related-works feature. Reading the original first is strongly recommended.
How to find Remix fics on AO3
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Companion Piece
A canonical tag for works that sit alongside another story rather than before or after it: the same events from a different POV, a side character's parallel day, a scene the main fic skipped. Authors link the paired works in notes or a series.
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Podfic
A canonical tag for audio recordings of fanfiction, performed and produced by fans, hosted on AO3 as works in their own right. Podficcers are a distinct creative community with their own exchanges, conventions of permission-asking, and production craft.
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Translation
A canonical tag for fan-made translations of existing fanworks into other languages, posted with the original author's permission and linked via AO3's related-works system. Translators are a vital, often under-thanked workforce of international fandom.
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Gift Exchange
A freeform tag for works produced in organized swaps, where participants submit requests and offers, get matched, and create for an assigned recipient by deadline. AO3's collection and matching infrastructure was built substantially to run these events.
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