Surveys
Towards a Definition of “Fanfiction”
3,564 people took our survey. Here’s what we learned.
Latest
Criticism
(Don’t) Meet Your Idols
Fantasy and reality collide in boyband YA literature.
Episodes
Episode 48: Con or Bust
Diana Pho and Mark Oshiro talk about Con or Bust, and organization that sends fans of color to cons.
Episodes
Episode 47: Grace and the Fever
Zan Romanoff talks about her fandom-centered YA novel Grace and the Fever and her love of Hanson.
Features
Fan Fiction vs. Fanfiction
When the dictionary doesn’t reflect the world.
Episodes
Episode 46: Defining Fanfiction: The Survey
What counts as fanfiction—and what doesn’t? We discuss our survey that explores these questions.
Episodes
Episode 45: Tall Princess
Cosplayer Teresa Nguyen on sewing, screen accuracy vs. interpretation, pro cosplayers, and more.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 3: Fanfiction Book Club #1
Discussing lettered’s Harry Potter MASTERPIECE, “The Pure and Simple Truth.”
Criticism
Mary Sue
From self-inserts to imagines, how young women write themselves into the narrative.
Episodes
Episode 44: Mary Sue
Breaking down the term “Mary Sue,” from its history to its evolution to the way it’s being reclaimed today.
Episodes
Episode 43: A Fangirl Goes To Hollywood
Riverdale writer Britta Lundin discusses making the fan-to-pro leap—and straddling the fan/creator divide.
Episodes
Episode 42: Fresh Out Of Tokens
A conversation with Tanya DePass, founder of I Need Diverse Games, on fighting for equity in gaming.