Cara Marta Messina is assistant professor of English at Marist University. Her work has appeared in Computers and Composition Online, Transformative Works and Cultures, Written Communication, and Digital Humanities Quarterly. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

“This is the book for fan scholars and scholar fans alike. Messina takes up a robust mixed-methods approach to a multi-year study that showcases the social, political, and cultural complexities of writing fan fiction. Messina’s critical reading of multiple fandoms elucidates how fans have the power to influence popular media and their own communities toward more representative and joyous futures.”—Ashanka Kumari, coeditor, Mobility Work in Composition

Cara Marta Messina is assistant professor of English at Marist University. Her work has appeared in Computers and Composition Online, Transformative Works and Cultures, Written Communication, and Digital Humanities Quarterly. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

“This is the book for fan scholars and scholar fans alike. Messina takes up a robust mixed-methods approach to a multi-year study that showcases the social, political, and cultural complexities of writing fan fiction. Messina’s critical reading of multiple fandoms elucidates how fans have the power to influence popular media and their own communities toward more representative and joyous futures.”—Ashanka Kumari, coeditor, Mobility Work in Composition

Cara Marta Messina is assistant professor of English at Marist University. Her work has appeared in Computers and Composition Online, Transformative Works and Cultures, Written Communication, and Digital Humanities Quarterly. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

“This is the book for fan scholars and scholar fans alike. Messina takes up a robust mixed-methods approach to a multi-year study that showcases the social, political, and cultural complexities of writing fan fiction. Messina’s critical reading of multiple fandoms elucidates how fans have the power to influence popular media and their own communities toward more representative and joyous futures.”—Ashanka Kumari, coeditor, Mobility Work in Composition