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- "I've always thought that tie in novels were professionally produced fanfic—and if they're not, there's something wrong."
- ―Karen Miller
The term "fanon" is used to refer to fan-made fiction. Fan fiction (also spelled fanfiction and often abbreviated to fanfic) is a story written by fans that takes place in an established fictional universe, such as Star Wars.[1] Such fiction is unrecognized by LucasFilm and is therefore non-canon.
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Fanon made official canon
Fanon is occasionally adopted by Expanded Universe authors. One instance of this was the 501st Legion, a clone trooper unit that is named after a real charity organization. The fanon—or simply elements of it like the name in that case—thereby becomes canonical.[2]
The What's The Story? competition invited members of the Hyperspace fanclub to submit fan written backstories to selected characters, the best of which were accepted as the official back-stories.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Fanon. UrbanDictionary.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.
- ↑
"Inside the 501st"—Star Wars Insider 96
- ↑ Official "What's the Story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; accessed February 22, 2013)
See also
External links
Fanon on Wikipedia
- Star Wars Fanon Wiki, a wiki devoted to fan-made characters and concepts
- Star Wars Fanon Wiki at the Star Wars Fan Wiki
