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Episode 53: Stealth Fandom
From “adventure lunch” to stealth cosplay, the ways people engage with fandom that are harder to see.
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Episode 52: Fanfic v. FANtasies
On Wattpad’s FANtasies webseries and the changing pathways for fan-to-pro writing.
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Episode 51: Desi Geek Girls
A conversation with Preeti Chhibber and Swapna Krishna, hosts of the podcast “Desi Geek Girls.”
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Episode 50: Bookcon(s)
Fresh from Bookcon in NYC, Elizabeth talks to Flourish about how the publishing industry engages with fans.
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Episode 49: Defining Fanfiction: The Results
Digging into the results of the fanfiction definitions survey, which was taken by more than 3,500 people.
Surveys
Towards a Definition of “Fanfiction”
3,564 people took our survey. Here’s what we learned.
Criticism
(Don’t) Meet Your Idols
Fantasy and reality collide in boyband YA literature.
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Episode 48: Con or Bust
Diana Pho and Mark Oshiro talk about Con or Bust, and organization that sends fans of color to cons.
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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.
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Episode 46: Defining Fanfiction: The Survey
What counts as fanfiction—and what doesn’t? We discuss our survey that explores these questions.
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Episode 45: Tall Princess
Cosplayer Teresa Nguyen on sewing, screen accuracy vs. interpretation, pro cosplayers, and more.