The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between by Tessa Gratton

About this episode

Tessa Gratton discusses the intersections of fan and pro writing and the impact of queerness on these worlds.

Our August piece is by novelist (and Fansplaining SDCC 2025 panelist!) Tessa Gratton, about navigating the intersections of the fan and pro writing worlds, and how their queerness shapes their framings of these worlds. "The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between" by Tessa Gratton. Writing for Star Wars challenges me to interrogate fandom power dynamics—and figure out where I fall in a rapidly shifting landscape. Read the whole piece: https://fansplaining.com/articles/fan-pro-spaces-between/

People in this episode

Guest: Tessa Gratton

Topics covered

• fan writing
• pro writing
• queerness
• fandom power dynamics

Keywords

• Star Wars
• fandom
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between, Star Wars

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