Fan fiction writers know that their work is being used to train generative AIs, and they’re not happy about it. Now, “Omegaverse” writers are participating in a week-long writing marathon ...

Since AI models often don't credit what work they were trained on, many fan fiction writers feared their work would be used. They weren't wrong. In 2023, Wired reported that generator Sudowrite ...

It’s an especially busy time for the fan fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3). But this year’s monthlong prompt festival may seem quieter to the casual AO3 reader, with popular writers ...

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 ...

and playwrights from the writers’ workshop. But fan fiction writing often goes unrecognized, and even dismissed, for its pivotal role in the development of young writers’ voices. For many people, the ...

Fan fiction authors also have historically considered their online arenas (Archive of Our Own, Fanfiction.net and others) more of a sandbox, a place to play with new ideas using characters and ...

Some works begin as fan fiction, but through a process known as “filing the serial numbers off,” authors can retool them to be sufficiently nonspecific to skirt copyright restrictions ...

Fan fiction is a genuine online phenomenon, but its roots go back decades. A new Potter film is released on 31 May Dr Matt Hills, lecturer in media and culture studies at Cardiff University and author ...

October is a bacchanal of fan fiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the ...