Fanliterary
Fanliterary refers to literary works created by fans that expand, reinterpret, or respond to existing fictional worlds, characters, or authors. These works are typically derivative and non-commercial, produced for personal enjoyment and shared within a fandom. The term covers fanfiction, poetry, alternate narratives, scripts, and other forms that place familiar settings in new contexts.
Practices include tagging and metadata to signal characters, relationships, genres, and content warnings; writing in forms
Legal and ethical considerations vary by jurisdiction and rights holders. Fanworks generally rely on informal norms
Historically, fanliterary has roots in early fan communities around Sherlock Holmes and science fiction, with online
Related topics include fan fiction, derivative works, and intellectual property in fandom.