typical fan fiction, which generally remains within the boundaries of the canon set out by the source material, alternative universe fan fiction writers...

fan and canon. Similarly, the term "headcanon" is used to describe a fan's personal interpretation of a fictional universe. Alternative universe (fan...

reality Alternative universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors that departs from the fictional universe of the source work "Parallel Universe" (Red...

set in an alternative universe. Thus, what is considered "fanon" is separate from canon. Fan fiction is often written and published among fans, and as such...

A parallel universe, also known as an alternate universe, parallel world, parallel dimension, alternate reality, or alternative dimension, is a hypothetical...

Hewitt Award Alternative universe (fan fiction), fiction by fan authors that deliberately alters facts of the canonical universe written about. Au Co, a...

of the universes and people portrayed in their works. Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, creators of the Liaden universe, strongly oppose fan fiction written...

Alternate reality (or Alternative reality, UK English) often refers to parallel universes in fiction, a self-contained separate world, universe or reality coexisting...

history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply AH) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical...

of realistic fiction is characterized by a greater degree. For instance, speculative fiction may depict an entirely imaginary universe or one in which...

exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres...

fictional universes. It is commonly believed that slash fan fiction originated during the late 1960s, within the Star Trek: The Original Series fan fiction fandom...

Sue stories are often written by adolescent authors. Originating from fan fiction, the term Mary Sue was coined by Paula Smith in the 1973 parody short...

groups. These activities can include creation of written works (fiction, fan fiction and review literature), visual or computer-assisted art, films and...

characters featured in femslash are heterosexual in the canon universe; however, similar fan fiction about lesbian or bisexual female characters is commonly...

a fan film. But it wasn't until the 1970s that the popularization of science fiction conventions allowed fans to show their films to the wider fan community...

"The Alternative Factor" is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Don...

The Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) is a British film series and shared universe of independent slasher-horror films, each serving as a dark reimagining...

characters featured in femslash are heterosexual in the canon universe; however, similar fan fiction about lesbian characters are commonly labeled as femslash...

local fan conventions include: The return of superhero characters and franchises during the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1970) science fiction adaptations...

serve narrative and creative functions. Some present analysis, fan theories and fiction, and video game strategy guides and walkthroughs, while others...

The Mirror Universe is the setting of several narratives in the Star Trek science fiction franchise, a parallel universe existing alongside, but separate...

place in the new universe. Upon announcement of the film series, the universe was commonly called the "DC Cinematic Universe" (DCCU) by fans and the media...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios...

Tolkien fan fiction is fantasy fiction, often published on the Internet, by Tolkien fans, in enormous quantities. It is based either directly on some aspect...

German: über-, for 'over-' or 'supra-') is a genre of alternate universe fan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original...

Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, which in turn is part of a larger multiverse. Starting with the Captain...

Furthermore, fan fiction published on AO3 is expected to be "noncommercial" – the author cannot legally make any money off of their fan fiction because they...

Kristina (eds.), Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays, McFarland, p. 11, ISBN 9780786426409, Within fan fiction, a number of...

fictional universe and a comic book limited series of the same name.[citation needed] The universe was a melding of licensed pulp fiction characters...