fan fiction
noun
: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet
called also fanfic
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Jane would have been writing 'Twilight' fan fiction.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The spec sale is Lehmann’s second of the year following a six-way bidding war for her first feature, involving erotic teen fan fiction, which was snapped up by A24 with Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree aboard to produce.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s so many other things that people can do with fan fiction.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
People use our platform for creative fan fiction and fictional roleplay.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The spec sale is Lehmann’s second of the year following a six-way bidding war for her first feature, involving erotic teen fan fiction, which was snapped up by A24 with Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree aboard to produce.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s so many other things that people can do with fan fiction.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
People use our platform for creative fan fiction and fictional roleplay.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Fan fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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