Update - a personal note (Patreon)

Amelia here. This has been a tough couple of weeks underneath the radio silence, and I can only apologise to you for that. Our overall post count obligations will balance out in the next couple of weeks as we cover the next season's premieres, but this is not how I wanted to end up the year. I really hope this is the last time I need to say this, but: my sincerest apologies to all of you. 

This new post details exactly what happened (which I'm sure some of  you can sympathise with) and how we're making sure it doesn't happen again. From now on I intend to write as few posts as possible, mostly link round-ups and updates, and instead focus on getting your money to other contributing authors from diverse backgrounds. New pledges will go to our editors, who are about to see an increase in their responsibilities, and to the people I'm now paying to take on admin - a relief for any of you who have been waiting for email responses, no doubt!

However, despite the past couple of weeks we're finishing up 2016 in a positive place. We have a strong team established who I trust wholeheartedly to take on key responsibilities. We're about to start paying all writers and have had some submissions to the Women in Sakuga Programme to really start making a positive impact in fandom. We have some exciting news lined up, and adventures in new content formats planned. 

Not everything is going to plan, but that's partly because AniFem has already exceeded my wildest expectations in some areas. I had no idea we would be in this position in under three months, and I'm beyond excited to see what the next year holds! 

Thank you so much for everything you have done and everything you have enabled us to do in 2016 - keep an eye out in the coming days for questions about how we can do more for you in 2017.