The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes) | It’s Lit

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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 time is a celebrated benchmark of one’s climb to publication.

In the season two premiere of It’s Lit, we explore what happened and how fan fiction writers were able to come out of the proverbial closet of shame.

Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, It’s Lit! is a show about our favorite books, genres and why we love to read. It’s Lit has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Interested in using this video as a teaching resource? Check it out on PBS LearningMedia: https://to.pbs.org/3yqKPqy

Hosted by: Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes
Written by: Angelina Meehan, Lindsay Ellis
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Editors: Sara Roma, Derek Borsheim
Writing Consultant: Alexis Soloski
Executive Producer (PBS): Adam Dylewski (PBS)
Editorial Producer (PBS): Niki Walker

Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.

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