Parry Gripp, lead singer of the band responsible for the Buffy theme song, on nerd culture, bandom, and more

Lilah Vandenburgh—writer, director, showrunner, and long-time fan—talks about fan/creator interaction

The past year’s guests return to share changes they’ve seen in fandom, from the global to the personal

A conversation with Sean Stewart, the author of some of the most influential alternate reality games ever

From “adventure lunch” to stealth cosplay, the ways people engage with fandom that are harder to see

We discuss Wattpad’s FANtasies webseries and the changing pathways for fan-to-pro writing

A conversation with Preeti Chhibber and Swapna Krishna, hosts of the podcast “Desi Geek Girls”

Fresh from Bookcon in NYC, Elizabeth talks to Flourish about how the publishing industry engages with fans

Digging into the results of the fanfiction definitions survey, which was taken by more than 3,500 people

Diana Pho and Mark Oshiro talk about Con or Bust, and organization that sends fans of color to cons

Zan Romanoff talks about her fandom-centered YA novel Grace and the Fever and her love of Hanson

What counts as fanfiction—and what doesn’t? We discuss our survey that explores these questions

Cosplayer Teresa Nguyen on sewing, screen accuracy vs. interpretation, pro cosplayers, and more

Breaking down the term “Mary Sue,” from its history to its evolution to the way it’s being reclaimed today

Riverdale writer Britta Lundin discusses making the fan-to-pro leap—and straddling the fan/creator divide

A conversation with Tanya DePass, founder of I Need Diverse Games, on fighting for equity in gaming