Features
The Pitt Fandom Phenomenon
The hit medical drama showcases three things you need to build a juggernaut fanfic community: popularity, modularity, and intimacy.
Fan/Creator Interaction
Features
The War That Almost Broke a Classic Fandom
Blake’s 7 fans and actors mixed regularly at cons and on the pages of zines—until an anonymous letter changed everything.
Features
“You’re Gonna Love This Franchise”
Fandom, corporate media, and San Diego Comic-Con.
Episodes
Episode 70: “Our Most Passionate Fans”
What happens when brands sanction fans’ bad—even violent—behavior as “passionate”?
Episodes
Episode 63: Fanworks and Counterfeits
What counts as “acceptable fanart” in the eyes of The Powers That Be?
Episodes
Episode 62: Adrian Hon
One of the creators of “Zombies, Run!” on fan/creator interaction, accessibility in gaming, and more.
Episodes
Episode 56: Ships and Showrunners
Lilah Vandenburgh—writer, director, showrunner, and long-time fan—talks about fan/creator interaction.
Episodes
Episode 50: Bookcon(s)
Fresh from Bookcon in NYC, Elizabeth talks to Flourish about how the publishing industry engages with fans.
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 38: The Year In Fandom 2016
Social media, fan/creator interaction, and mangling the term “fanfiction”: our annual year in review.
Episodes
Episode 23: The Fourth Wall
Many fans want to keep fanworks within fandom—so why does the media expose them to creators?
Episodes
Episode 12: The Year In Fandom 2015
Fan/creator interaction, revivals, and representation: our annual year in review.