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OTW Guest Post: Donna Davies
Language English From time to time, the OTW will be hosting guest posts on our OTW News accounts. These guests will be providing an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom where our...
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OTW Fannews: Fangirls in the Wild
Language English San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) season means it's time for the media to once again declare that fangirls exist. The New York Times thought this was the year for fangirls. "A bunch of...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom Tourism
Language English Media outlets have been engaged in 'fandom tourism' articles for some time. Although there are fewer articles these days demonstrating surprise that fandom or fanworks exist, there are...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom Bedfellows
Language English The University of Leicester announced a conference on Fandom and Religion. "'Fandom is a major activity today: people’s passions become major commitments, and fans start seeming like...
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OTW Fannews: Merging Into Literature
Language English Fanfiction discussions continue to crop up alongside other discussions of literature. Montana's Missoula Independent promoted a fanfiction reading by pro writers at a book festival....
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OTW Fannews: Commercial Opportunities
Language English Airlock Alpha posted Ann Morris' discussion of What Mainstreaming Of Fandom Has Done For Me. Namedropping the OTW's Fanlore, she notes that tech advances have helped her follow her...
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OTW Fannews: Big Business Selfies
Language English Here and Now did a segment on how important the Twilight film had become to the economy of the town it's set in. Focusing on the 10th anniversary celebration of Twilight's publication,...
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OTW Fannews: No Place to Hide
Language English AdNews discussed the use of YouTube fandoms as a marketing bonanza. "The quality of talent on display, and the reaction of fans got the point across about the premium content YouTube...
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OTW Fannews: What's in a Name?
Language English The New Statesman weighed in on an important discussion as fanworks become more well known: what actually counts as one? "It comes down, as it often does, to money. Because money, and...
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OTW Fannews: From Sacred to Commercial
Language English Places like Refinery29 are noticing the importance of what fans do. "Urrata, who is studying English lit, film, and women's studies, sees femslash (the fan-art romantic pairing of...
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OTW Fannews: Justifying the Drama
Language English The Learned Fangirl wrote about the professionalization of fandom."As we see more mainstream writing and academic study about the economies of fan culture and digital media, the ideas...
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OTW Fannews: Crossing Boundaries
Language English Hypable reported on how a The 100 fanfic went viral in non-fanfic communities. "It’s absolutely hilarious to see how non-fandom has responded to this fictional argument, and how people...
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The OTW Supports Fan Film Makers
Language English In late December, 2015, Paramount and CBS sued the makers of Axanar, a Star Trek fan film that is intended to be professional quality and has been funded in significant part by...
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OTW Fannews: Coming Attractions
Language English Both the Wall Street Journal and The Global Timeswrote about China's approach to fanworks and intellectual property. The Journal reported on Alibaba Pictures' plans to "no longer hire...
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OTW Fannews: Making the Old New Again
Language English The return of The X-Files prompted a number of media sites to reminisce about changes in fandom since the original series. Flavorwire wrote about the tools and companions of old. "The...
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