Calling all fandom journalists—both current and aspiring! As promised, we've put together a doc for pitching Fansplaining (which will temporarily become a written-only publication after Flourish's last episode next month). If you've got an idea that fits in with our general tone and approach, please send int our way!
We highlight these pieces in the doc, but in case folks are unaware that we're *currently* a written publication as well as a podcast, here's a sample of some of the stuff we've published over the years!
Kayti Burt on the specific challenges of being a “fan-journalist”
@earlgreytea68 on how U.S. copyright law doesn’t understand—or account for—fan creativity
Maria Temming on whump, featuring extensive interviews with whumpers
@areyougonnabe on the ever-mutating life of Tumblr and its communities
Keidra Chaney on stan culture’s intersections with corporate interests
@elizabethminkel on the uneasy relationship between fans and Hollywood at SDCC
Caroline Crampton on WIPs, from modern fics-in-progress to Victorian serializations
@elizabethminkel on the past, present, and future of the “Mary Sue”
@flourish on the deeply annoying reason mainstream publications spell it “fan fiction”
Also please note: we're v transparent about money here. We *deeply* appreciate our Patreon support, but we can't afford to pay a ton or publish super frequently with the current amount we take in. So if any generous folks are interested in sponsoring smart, substantive writing on fandom in the future, please get in touch. fansplaining at gmail dot com. :-))
