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Above the Fold: How fan fiction inspired UI creative writing students

The genre, which reimagines or expands published works, has been an entry point to literature.
Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor
January 24, 2024
Kathy Le/The Daily Iowan
Curator Pete Balestrieri points out notes in fan fiction book Special Collections and Archives area in the Main Library in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

Student writers at the University of Iowa share how creating works for fanfiction helped them develop their writing. 

RELATED: UI writers cite fan fiction as inspiration to pursue creative writing

Above the Fold is hosted and produced by Natalie Dunlap. Reporting from Charlie Hickman contributed to this episode.



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