By Allyson Gross Fans are remarkably good consumers of content in already-codified, tight knit communities. To market something to fans is an exercise in adapting…
by Keidra Chaney & Raizel Liebler A delight this year has brought for both of us is the new experience of being a fandom mentor….
by Shontavia Johnson Black. Lives. Matter. In the past three years, these three simple words have formed the foundation for one of the most prominent…
by Miranda Ruth Larsen During the 2015 edition of KCON Los Angeles (the West coast half of the annual Korean culture and music con) fans…
This is the second in a series of meta essays from Keidra and Raizel about fandom. We don’t have a name for it yet. But…
by Ivana McConnell In A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, John Perry Barlow states, “our identities have no bodies.” In context, the statement is…
by Helen Lee Online communities have been part of online culture as long as “online” has existed. It’s become popular to complain about how much…
by Keidra Chaney & Raizel Liebler We are often asked for advice from those starting out in writing and digital publishing, often from those that…
By Bethany Scettrini Although many fans have found great friends and a sense of deep belonging and self-acceptance in fandom, fandom is not a monolithic…
by Bethan Jones Within fan communities, fannish norms, rules and behaviours have been discussed for years. Many fans are used to their topic of interest…