How is the fanfic community responding to artificial intelligence?
AI use in the fanfiction community is quite divisive.
On Nov 28, 2024 by Kira Deshler
What can data tell us about fanfiction culture?
Considering how ingrained they are in our everyday lives, it’s not surprising that prejudices about race and gender seep into fanfiction.
On Jan 21, 2024 by Kira Deshler
How fanfiction complicates rules about ownership, social norms
While fanfiction is more accepted than it once was, the practice remains controversial.
On Oct 8, 2023 by Kira Deshler
Film reviews, fanfic, and cosplay don’t qualify as ‘crossing the picket line’ during the Hollywood strike
Fans are worried about creating free advertising for companies like Disney amid the writers’ and actors’ strike.
On Jul 18, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
‘This is f*cking sick’: People are writing violent revenge fantasy stories about Amber Heard on fanfiction site
‘I would say seek help but clearly y’all are beyond that.’
On May 27, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg
The real-life stakes of faking your death online
Why a TikToker faked her death on Fanfiction.net 11 years ago.
On Dec 23, 2021 by Liza Bautista
Video: The wild history of fanfic censorship
From crackdowns on queer fanzines to NSFW bans on sites like Tumblr, modern fandom was shaped by censorship.
On Nov 12, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Why does the BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ FAQ try to ban people from posting fanfic?
Fans unearthed a section of the ‘Doctor Who’ website that says fanfiction is ‘not permitted.’
On May 12, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
How fanfic writers are reacting to coronavirus
Fanfiction is basically the perfect hobby for quarantine season.
On Mar 19, 2020 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Soulmate POV TikTok trend riffs on a fanfic trope
Is your soulmate on TikTok?
On Mar 4, 2020 by Audra Schroeder
It’s really hard to avoid spoilers for ‘Rise of Skywalker’ this week
Careful out there.
On Dec 18, 2019 by Kahron Spearman
Nonprofit fanfiction database Archive of Our Own wins a Hugo
The award is a major win for fanfic writers.
On Aug 19, 2019 by Michelle Jaworski
Here’s the best ‘Game of Thrones’ fanfiction
Get your ‘Game of Thrones’ fix from one of these Westeros die-hards.
On Mar 22, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio
The fall of Slender Man
Why the content killed the creature.
On Aug 13, 2018 by Brenden Gallagher
All your old ‘Harry Potter’ fanfic is moving
Beloved ‘Harry Potter’ fanfic site FictionAlley to merge with Archive of our Own.
On Jul 20, 2018 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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