Transformative Works and Cultures
@journal.transformativeworks.org
Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by the Organization for Transformative Works.
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When I say transformative work is like midrash, I mean... this, more or less. (Thanks, @journal.transformativeworks.org, for publishing this many years ago.)
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View of Fan fiction and midrash: Making meaning
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September 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
When I say transformative work is like midrash, I mean... this, more or less. (Thanks, @journal.transformativeworks.org, for publishing this many years ago.)
journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
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putting my journal editor hat on: one of y'all #fanstudies people please write me something for @journal.transformativeworks.org about the apparently universal fandom of Dolly Parton.
August 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
putting my journal editor hat on: one of y'all #fanstudies people please write me something for @journal.transformativeworks.org about the apparently universal fandom of Dolly Parton.
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC49, a our annual general issue edited by Poe Johnson and Mel Stanfill. Dive in at this link: rb.gy/pmxvrf
TWC 49 Released
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September 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC49, a our annual general issue edited by Poe Johnson and Mel Stanfill. Dive in at this link: rb.gy/pmxvrf
Congratulations to the 2026 Fans of Color research prize winner, Meihua Lu, author of "From Cinderella to i-woman: Web novels, fandom, and feminist politics in China"! The article was was part of the Chinese Fandoms special issue. journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
From Cinderella to i-woman: Web novels, fandom, and feminist politics in China
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August 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Congratulations to the 2026 Fans of Color research prize winner, Meihua Lu, author of "From Cinderella to i-woman: Web novels, fandom, and feminist politics in China"! The article was was part of the Chinese Fandoms special issue. journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
TWC / SCMS Fan and Audience Studies group graduate student essay contest
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TWC / SCMS Fan and Audience Studies group graduate student essay contest
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August 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
TWC / SCMS Fan and Audience Studies group graduate student essay contest
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TWC Hiring Assistant Editor and Outreach/Comms Editor
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TWC Hiring Assistant Editor and Outreach/Comms Editor
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August 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
TWC Hiring Assistant Editor and Outreach/Comms Editor
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hey #fanstudies folks, come work with me at @journal.transformativeworks.org! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
TWC Hiring Assistant Editor and Outreach/Comms Editor
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July 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM
hey #fanstudies folks, come work with me at @journal.transformativeworks.org! journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
If you're a graduate student member of SCMS and a member of the Fan and Audience Studies SIG, consider submitting to this contest for possible publication in a future issue of TWC!
📣 Announcing this year's FaAS SIG graduate essay contest! Submit your essays related to fan and audience studies, up to 7,500 words, by Aug. 31 for possible publication in @journal.transformativeworks.org. For more details and to submit: tinyurl.com/faasgradessa...
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July 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
If you're a graduate student member of SCMS and a member of the Fan and Audience Studies SIG, consider submitting to this contest for possible publication in a future issue of TWC!
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC48, a special issue on Disability and Fandom guest edited by Olivia Johnston Riley and Lauren Rouse! Dive in at this link: rb.gy/kose15
Vol. 48 (2026): Disability and Fandom
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June 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC48, a special issue on Disability and Fandom guest edited by Olivia Johnston Riley and Lauren Rouse! Dive in at this link: rb.gy/kose15
The Transformative Works and Cultures website will be down on Thursday, April 30, 2026, from 10am Eastern to 1pm Eastern as the Online Journal System (OJS) completes scheduled maintenance. We thank you for your patience during this time.
April 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The Transformative Works and Cultures website will be down on Thursday, April 30, 2026, from 10am Eastern to 1pm Eastern as the Online Journal System (OJS) completes scheduled maintenance. We thank you for your patience during this time.
Did you publish an article in TWC from 2023-26? We're seeking entries for the Fans of Color Prize, which recognizes peer-reviewed research about fans and/or fandoms of color published in TWC in the preceding 3 years. There's a $500 cash prize!
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2026 Fans of Color Research Prize
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April 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Did you publish an article in TWC from 2023-26? We're seeking entries for the Fans of Color Prize, which recognizes peer-reviewed research about fans and/or fandoms of color published in TWC in the preceding 3 years. There's a $500 cash prize!
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"A musician releases an electronic music album. A coder writes a horror game. An artist performs a gig, combining presequenced music with live sounds. These acts are perhaps unremarkable, yet what renders them theoretically significant is the platform...the Nintendo Game Boy." #TWC47
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Enmediating a platform, enabling fandom: Accessible creation tools and new methods of production for the Game Boy
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March 24, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"A musician releases an electronic music album. A coder writes a horror game. An artist performs a gig, combining presequenced music with live sounds. These acts are perhaps unremarkable, yet what renders them theoretically significant is the platform...the Nintendo Game Boy." #TWC47
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"Because of the inherent limitations when trying to explore stories and identities that go beyond AI's biases, there is a level of additional emotional labor for reader-users who...benefit most from the transformative ability of fan fiction, namely queer creators and readers.." #TWC47
AI, gaming fandom, and reshaping the fan fiction landscape
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March 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"Because of the inherent limitations when trying to explore stories and identities that go beyond AI's biases, there is a level of additional emotional labor for reader-users who...benefit most from the transformative ability of fan fiction, namely queer creators and readers.." #TWC47
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC47, a special issue on Gaming Fandom guest edited by Hayley McCullough and Ashley P. Jones! Dig in at this link: rb.gy/g6ioom.
Vol. 47 (2026): Gaming Fandom
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March 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
#TWC is excited to announce the publication of #TWC47, a special issue on Gaming Fandom guest edited by Hayley McCullough and Ashley P. Jones! Dig in at this link: rb.gy/g6ioom.
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Researching early discussions around @transformativeworks.org & @archiveofourown.org & it’s fascinating to see how many fans hated the idea of an academic journal . . . as the person who’s been editing @journal.transformativeworks.org for years & as we’re starting to plan for our 20th anniversary
March 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Researching early discussions around @transformativeworks.org & @archiveofourown.org & it’s fascinating to see how many fans hated the idea of an academic journal . . . as the person who’s been editing @journal.transformativeworks.org for years & as we’re starting to plan for our 20th anniversary
TWC Updates Its Editorial Board
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TWC Updates Its Editorial Board
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February 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
TWC Updates Its Editorial Board
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Some Great Resources for Acafannish Work – Part 1: Journals
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Some Great Resources for Acafannish Work – Part 1: Journals – Fanhackers
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January 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Some Great Resources for Acafannish Work – Part 1: Journals
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The deadline is approaching for 2(!) upcoming special issues CFPs! Both Music Fandom and Latin American Fandoms have a January 1st submission deadline--don't miss your chance! Find more information on our front page:
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December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The deadline is approaching for 2(!) upcoming special issues CFPs! Both Music Fandom and Latin American Fandoms have a January 1st submission deadline--don't miss your chance! Find more information on our front page:
Closing out #TWC46 is Fiona Katie Haborak's review of Elizabeth Affuso & @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social's edited collection, "Sartorial Fandom"! Read the full review here:
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December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Closing out #TWC46 is Fiona Katie Haborak's review of Elizabeth Affuso & @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social's edited collection, "Sartorial Fandom"! Read the full review here:
For #TWC46, @katiedidnt.bsky.social reviewed @tbaudinette.bsky.social's "Boys love media in Thailand"! Morrissey states that Baudinette "asks [us] to problematize [our] assumptions about queer media, embrace ambiguity, & resist older theoretical frameworks". Read the review here:
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December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For #TWC46, @katiedidnt.bsky.social reviewed @tbaudinette.bsky.social's "Boys love media in Thailand"! Morrissey states that Baudinette "asks [us] to problematize [our] assumptions about queer media, embrace ambiguity, & resist older theoretical frameworks". Read the review here:
#TWC46 also reintroduces our Multimedia section as a space for nontextual contributions! Here, Kelsey Wildman Stokes presents an interview with Brannon Carty, the director of the fan documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine. Read it today:
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December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#TWC46 also reintroduces our Multimedia section as a space for nontextual contributions! Here, Kelsey Wildman Stokes presents an interview with Brannon Carty, the director of the fan documentary An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine. Read it today:
Next, Robert S. Santucci's "Polyphemus ❤️ Acis: The conduit in Ovid's Metamorphoses" applies the conduit, a motif from fan fiction, to offer a reparative reading of Ovid's story. Read it in #TWC46:
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December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Next, Robert S. Santucci's "Polyphemus ❤️ Acis: The conduit in Ovid's Metamorphoses" applies the conduit, a motif from fan fiction, to offer a reparative reading of Ovid's story. Read it in #TWC46:
The first Symposium piece in #TWC46 comes to us from Sidnee Lim! In "Queer time and space in genderqueering fancams #transpeterparkeredit," Lim explores how fans use fan edits and fancams to reimagine characters as genderqueer! Read here:
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December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The first Symposium piece in #TWC46 comes to us from Sidnee Lim! In "Queer time and space in genderqueering fancams #transpeterparkeredit," Lim explores how fans use fan edits and fancams to reimagine characters as genderqueer! Read here:
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An incredible, must-read piece! “Whether end products created by AI hold legitimate creative value is, in our view, irrelevant here; our concern is with systems of power and their relationship to fan cultures.”
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An incredible, must-read piece! “Whether end products created by AI hold legitimate creative value is, in our view, irrelevant here; our concern is with systems of power and their relationship to fan cultures.”
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Irissa Cisternino & Rebecca Radillo do a great job of laying out the stakes for creativity, especially fan creativity, in the wake of gen AI. They ask what it means to outsource 'labors of love' to a tool, a similar question asked by @elizabethminkel.bsky.social in ellipsus.com/blog/generat...
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Irissa Cisternino & Rebecca Radillo do a great job of laying out the stakes for creativity, especially fan creativity, in the wake of gen AI. They ask what it means to outsource 'labors of love' to a tool, a similar question asked by @elizabethminkel.bsky.social in ellipsus.com/blog/generat...