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TED Talks
TED: The creativity and community behind fanfiction | Cecilia Aragon
The wildly diverse, thoughtful and hilarious world of fanfiction -- where writers reimagine favorite stories like "Harry Potter," "Pokémon," "My Little Pony" and more -- is ever-growing and becoming a vital social and learning tool....
PBS
From Sherlock Holmes to 50 Shades of Grey
You've probably heard of the risque novel "50 Shades of Grey," now the best selling paperback of all time. But you may not know that it's actually fan fiction! It seems shocking that a fan fiction novel has become so popular, but 50...
Religion for Breakfast
Star Wars Fan Fiction Explains Early Christian Apocrypha
You probably have heard about the canonical Gospels in the New Testament. They introduce famous characters like the apostles Peter and John. But they also introduce not-so-famous characters that only show up for one chapter or...
PBS
The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Bloomberg
Music Producer Ghostwriter on AI-Generated Music
Songwriter and producer Ghostwriter sits down with Bloomberg's Brad Stone at the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles for a first ever interview to discuss the intrigue and outcry surrounding his viral song that used AI-generated...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: It's Lit!: The Case for Fan Fiction
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How I Got My Job and Where I'm Going
Max Gladstone is a fantasy author best known for the Craft Sequence. He shares how he achieved his first publishing deal and how he continues to develop his skills as a writer. [8:51]