[ SECRET POST #5930 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5930 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Will be missing a Friday post this week (traveling!). Just a heads up!

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Fancyclopedia - makes it clear that fanfiction was either original fiction published in fanzines, or original fiction about fandom, but in either case, not adapted fiction from existing properties:
https://fancyclopedia.org/Fan_Fiction

Psychotic 2-4 (August-October 1953, #3 - page 25 and following; #4 - page 31 and following; #5 - page 32 and following) - series of letters and articles from Larry Balint and Terry Carr discussing fan fiction, making it clear that the distinguishing quality of fan fiction for them is the fact that it isn't published in pro magazines; absolutely nothing that would indicate it was fiction based on existing media properties
https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Review/SF_Review102.pdf
https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Review/SF_Review103.pdf
https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Review/SF_Review104.pdf

Yandro 77 (June 1959, page 8) - mention of "mostly average fan fiction, except for one story that I've read previously in a promag" in a fanzine review, making it clear that "fan fiction" means "distinct from pro fiction":
https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Yandro/Yandro77.pdf

And you can go look up the stories that they're talking about if you want. Or go look up the fiction that was published in science fiction fanzines of that era generally. Almost none of it is based on existing media franchises. These are examples picked completely at random.