Fic Happens

Fic Happens

Fanfiction is one of the most vibrant and influential corners of the literary world, and most of it happens for free, for love, in communities built on shared obsession. This panel digs into the craft, culture, and ethics of fanwork. Why do we write it? Why do we read it? And what does fanfiction do to us as communities and as a culture of readers? Panelists will get into the gift economy that powers it all, the strange pipeline from fanwork to “original,” and what we love about fanfiction at the end of the day.

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