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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Well, Rick wouldn’t call it fan fiction.
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Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Maye’s play is already at fan fiction levels this early in his career, and Vrabel’s staff continues to outcoach opponents late in games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Jane would have been writing 'Twilight' fan fiction.
—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
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Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Maye’s play is already at fan fiction levels this early in his career, and Vrabel’s staff continues to outcoach opponents late in games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Jane would have been writing 'Twilight' fan fiction.
—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
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“Fan fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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