Fan fiction is essentially original writing about existing fictional characters or, sometimes, real people like celebrities. The original medium fan fiction is based on can vary from books, movies, ...

Fan fiction may not command the same respect as other literary pursuits, but it's a rich mode of expression, says one author who mounts a passionate case for the style. Who is she? Esther Yi is an ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about fan fiction, which is changing publishing —from books inspired by "Twilight" to an award-winning take on "Huckleberry Finn." ...

Let’s face it, when most people hear fan fiction, they picture teenage girls penning poorly edited stories with Harry Styles as both lead, love interest — and almost every other character. And that is ...

Belligerent Sexual Tension. Alternate Universe. Kink Negotiation. Omegaverse. When people search for fan fiction on site Archive of Our Own — known among its legions of fans as AO3 — there’s a ...

When The Last Jedi came out, some viewers had déjà vu: Certain aspects of the movie’s plot were strikingly similar to the events in several popular stories on the fan-fiction site Archive of Our Own.

It starts with a familiar name, but then takes a turn. Jay Gatsby actually faked his death, and is now reunited with Daisy. "Scandal's" Olivia Pope is somehow working on Robert F. Kennedy's ...

Fan fiction finds power in the fact that everything is not always meant to be taken completely seriously. Fan fiction offered the chance for readers and watchers to imagine what kind of adventures ...