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Anne Jamison
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Nov 4, 2016
Trumped is the New Jossed
In this year’s political fanfiction, it’s hard to keep up with reality
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Flourish Klink
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May 30, 2017
Towards a Definition of “Fanfiction”
3,564 people took our survey. Here’s what we learned.
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Caroline Crampton
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Oct 19, 2017
Fic, Interrupted
The unfinished history of works in progress
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Flourish Klink
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Apr 21, 2017
Fan Fiction vs. Fanfiction
When the dictionary doesn’t reflect the world
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Flourish Klink
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Fansplaining: The podcast by, for, and about fandom
Oct 27, 2016
Five Tropes Fanfic Readers Love (And One They Hate)
More than 7,500 fanfiction readers filled out the…
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Elizabeth Minkel
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Jul 27, 2018
“You’re Gonna Love This Franchise”
Fandom, corporate media, and San Diego Comic-Con
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Elizabeth Minkel
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Mar 23, 2017
Mary Sue
From self-inserts to imagines, how young women write themselves into the narrative
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Elizabeth Minkel
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Dec 29, 2017
The Year of Loving Things Again
On giving yourself permission
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Allyson Gross
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May 2, 2017
(Don’t) Meet Your Idols
Fantasy and reality collide in boyband YA literature
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Flourish Klink
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Aug 9, 2016
Nielsen Ratings: An Explainer
In case you, like the rest of the world, are confused
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