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End of event round-up!

Thank you to everyone who created such amazing fanworks for Janeuary 2025, and to those who supported the creators by reading, leaving kudos and comments, and liking and reblogging!

Major kudos to Kalee233 and @arsenic-lobster who each created something for every single day of the event! Wow!

Also a special shout-out to these folks who created for over 15 of the days: @elmorinn, @jomiddlemarch, @dionysiaproductions, Kissed _by_Circe

But even if you created for only one day, we’re so thrilled you did. As of today, 57 creators together added 104 fics (view the entire collection on AO3) and 40 pieces of art related to Jane Austen into the world!

🙏 Before I give you any other stats, can I ask you to take 1 minute to fill out this survey about the event? Thanks!

Ok, now that that’s done, here's some other stats (which are subject to change as people keep submitting late works—it’s still not too late to do that, folks!):

Total # of all fanworks: 172

Fanfic: 98 works

Fanart: 27

OC art: 13

Fanvids: 6

Memes: 6

OC fic: 6

Comics: 5

Gifsets: 4

Edits: 3

Moodboards: 2

Crack: 1

Photography: 1

All fandoms: 25

Pride and Prejudice: 62 works

Persuasion: 30

Emma: 24

Sense and Sensibility: 23

Original works (no fandom): 22

Northanger Abbey: 19

Mansfield Park: 6

Rivals: 4

Sanditon: 2

Beauty and the Beast: 2

ACOTAR: 2

1 work each: Attack on Titan, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Blackadder, The Borgias, The Good Place, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Leverage, Lord of the Rings, Mass Effect, MCU, The Mirror Visitor, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

We also had 2 works about Jane Austen herself, and I’m not sure what fandom to count that as: Jane Austen RPF?

Top 13 daily prompts used:

Day 1 Letters: 22 works

Day 4 Portraiture and Day 16 Gossip are tied: 16 works each

Day 2 Harp: 15

Day 6 Restraint and Day 13 Christian name are tied: 13 works each

3-way tie between Day 3 Bath, Day 8 Cravat, and Day 20 Dearest: 12 works each

4-way tie between Day 11 Card playing, Day 14 Pianoforte, 19 Lock of hair, Day 30 Garden: 11 works each

Top 10 characters used:

Elizabeth Bennet

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Anne Elliot

Emma Woodhouse

Captain Wentworth

Marianne Dashwood

Catherine Morland

George Knightley

Colonel Brandon

Henry Tilney

Top 10 ships used:

Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy

Anne Elliot/Captain Wenworth

George Knightley/Emma Woodhouse

Colonel Brandon/Marianne Dashwood

Catherine Morland/Henry Tilney

Charles Bingley/Jane Bennet

4-way tie between Catherine & Isabella, Charlotte & Elizabeth, Charlotte/Collins, and Elinor & Marianne

Observations, surprises, and learnings

Mostly canon pairings: Almost everyone depicted canon romantic and platonic pairings. Only 7 romantic ships were non-canon pairings, and they each had only 1 work. Not a single one was gay! 😢 (Which is motivating me to finally write that Wentworth/Brandon fic for next year!)

Mostly core Austen fandoms: I expected a lot more works from non-Austen fandoms, given how often I see people draw and write Regency AUs for every fandom under the sun, as well as original works, and given how many people from non-Austen fandoms I notified about the event! Also, not a single work was submitted related to a modern Austen adaptation, like Bride and Prejudice, Clueless, or Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I’m not disappointed by any of this, just surprised.

Very few gifs: While I love the 4 new gifsets made for the event, I was disappointed there were only 4, considering how many Austen gifsets I see made for Period Drama Appreciation Week, for instance, and how popular Austen gifsets are on Tumblr. Next year, I will make a concerted effort to contact more gif-makers. (And if you have any you’d love to see join, tell them about this blog! I only just found out about @regencysource yesterday, curses!)

Creativity boost: Several people told me that this event inspired them to start writing again after a block, or post a fic for the first time, or finish a fic they were stuck on. This was so wonderful to hear that the event boosted creators in this way! It made me so very happy. ❤️

Prompt interpretation: My goal with the prompts was that they be somewhat Austen/Regency-specific but not the standard, obvious choices like balls, dancing, proposals, etc., because those wouldn’t be very inspiring since they’re so common already. It was a joy to see the different ways that people used the prompts. For instance, Bath the place vs bath the activity, or literally hunting animals vs figuratively hunting men. And even the folks who used modern AUs found ways to make the very dated prompts like cravat and calling cards work! Bravo on everyone’s creativity!

👉  If you have any suggestions for prompts for next year, or other feedback, I’d love it if you shared it with me via this very short and easy survey!

I had a blast hosting this, so Janeuary will definitely be back for 2026! Keep your eyes peeled for the prompts in September!

Day 30 - Garden🦋💐

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Pride & Prejudice (2005), Northanger Abbey (2007), Emma (2020).

📺 Pride & Prejudice (1995).

🎶 Fantasy Dream, Frederic Sans.

🎞️ Pride & Prejudice (1995) and Northanger Abbey (2007) Scenes from "Mistress of Pemberley" (YouTube).

@janeuary-month

Day 28 - Gloves (or lack thereof)🧤🌦️

212 years ago, on January 28, 1813, Jane Austen first published 'Pride & Prejudice.'

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Pride & Prejudice (2005).

🎶 Like a Tattoo, Sade.

@janeuary-month

Day 22 - Estate🏡🌄

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Sense & Sensibility (1995), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Northanger Abbey (2007), Emma (2020).

📺 Pride & Prejudice (1995), Sense & Sensibility (2008).

🎶 Schattenspiel, Elias Kiefer.

🎞️ Sense & Sensibility (1995) and NorthangerAbbey (2007) Scenes from "Mistress of Pemberley" (YouTube).

@janeuary-month

Day 20 - Dearest❤️‍🔥💐

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Emma (2020).

🎶 Video Games, Lana Del Rey (Vitamin String Quartet).

@janeuary-month

Day 14 - Pianoforte🎹💐

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Sense & Sensibility (1995), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Emma (2020).

📺 Pride & Prejudice (1995), Sense & Sensibility (2008).

🎶 Gentle Agony, Pianza.

🎞️ Sense & Sensibility (1995) Scenes from "Mistress of Pemberley" (YouTube).

@janeuary-month

Day 9 - Tea & Coffee (and others)🍰☕

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Sense & Sensibility (1995), Mansfield Park (1999), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Emma (2020).

📺 Pride & Prejudice (1995), Persuasion (1995), Sense & Sensibility (2008).

🎶 Dinner Time, Dennis Korn.

🎞️ Persuasion (1995), Sense & Sensibility (1995) Scenes from "Mistress of Pemberley" (YouTube), Mansfield Park (1999) Scenes from "Miramax" (YouTube).

@janeuary-month

Day 4 - Portraiture (and others)🖼️🪶

Inspired by ✨Janeuary Month✨ prompts on Tumblr

🎥 Pride & Prejudice (2005), Emma (2020).

📺 Pride & Prejudice (1995), Sense & Sensibility (2008).

🎶 National Anthem (Demo), Lana Del Rey.

🎞️ P&P (1995) Scenes from "Mistress of Pemberley" (YouTube).

@janeuary-month