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Fanfiction hit the mainstream with a huge splash when Fifty Shades of Grey was published, but fanfic has been around for far longer than Twilight and fandom is amazingly diverse. This list aims to illustrate that, while showcasing the best of what fans have to offer.

This list is for published authors that have also written fanfic. This isn't a strictly Pull To Publish list (that already exists), but you can add P2P books. I am counting media tie-in novels (Star Trek, Star Wars) as profic simply because they have been professionally published; inclusion in an unpaid fanzine does not count as professional publication.

Please only add an author if they have made a public statement about writing fanfic in a name associated with their pen name, and site your sources in the comments. If you are a Goodreads author who wants to add your books, just drop a note in the comments so your books don't get deleted!

Links to the author's fannish names or spaces will be removed, unless that author already linked their pro and fan names publicly. This will take some work on your part to add books, but I know that no one wants to out someone who isn't ready for that.

Note: I've hit my 100 book limit for this list, so please feel free to add more authors if you know of any. Or, if there is a book you like by any of these authors that isn't on the list please add it. I was limited on space so I only put the first book of a series on the list, and I tried to limit the number of books to a few of the highest rated books.

I've also created a Pinboard account for this list: FanficAuthors. Every book that's been voted on can be found under the Books + Listed tags. You can also check out the books and authors marked as ToAdd for things that I don't have room to add to the list myself, and the Discussion tag.
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message 1: by Rd (last edited Sep 20, 2013 09:11AM) (new)

Rd My sources:

Naomi Novik: io9 interview

Martha Wells: Martha’s LiveJournal

Prudence Shen: Dailyfig interview

Madeline Urban: interview on reviewbyjessewave.com

Cassandra Clare: bio at lookingglassreview.com

E. L. James: the FAQ on her website, addressed in the last question.

The book Boldly Writing which is a history of Star Trek Fanzines, lists the following authors as having been included in various zines:
Diane Duane - she's posted her fic to one of her blogs
Lois McMaster Bujold - also at her fan site
Jean Lorrah – also at Memory Alpha and This book listing on Amazon
Howard Weinstein


message 2: by Rd (last edited Jul 01, 2013 12:51PM) (new)

Rd More sources:

Leslie Fish: Her website bio, scroll down to the part on hobbies.

Marion Zimmer Bradley: her website bio

Susan Matthews: Interview

N K Jemisin: grindingtovalhalla.wordpress.com Interview

John Scalzi: blog post

Sylvain Reynard: Interview


message 3: by Rd (last edited Aug 11, 2013 12:03PM) (new)

Rd More sources:

R.J. Anderson: Blog post

Meg Cabot: Blog Post

S. E. Hinton: Via two twitter posts, One and Two

Neil Gaiman: he’s posted two of his fanfics here and answered a question about it here.

Cecilia Tan: Blog post

Mercedes Lackey: NaNoWriMo pep talk

Marjorie M Liu: Blog post

Sarah Rees Brennan: Blog post

Lyda Morehouse/ Tate Hallaway: Here and Here.

Meljean Brook: The FAQ on her website

Xanthe Walter: The Bio on her website

Jean Johnson: The FAQ on her website

Della Van Hise: Her Amazon profile

JM Darhower: Her blog

C. Gockel: Guest post on a friend's blog

Jane Davitt: Jane archives her fanfic on her website.

Justine Elyot: Interview

Manna Francis: Comment in their blog, which was linked at the end of the stories posted on their website.

Michael Mandrake/Rawiya: Featured blog post

Shreya Prabhu Jindal : Interview

Elizabeth Schechter: blog post

Elizabeth Bear: blog post

Tiffany Reisz: Interview

Alice Clayton: A statement by her publisher, and An interview


message 4: by Rd (last edited Aug 11, 2013 04:44PM) (new)

Rd Ruth Silver: Guest blog post

Sherri Hayes: An interview

Christina Lauren: An interview

Debra Anastasia: An interview

Tara Sue Me: An interview

C.L. Parker: An interview

Jenna Hilary Sinclair: blog profile

Kim Fielding: Interview

Jordan Castillo Price: Interview

Clare London: Interview


message 5: by Rd (last edited Sep 05, 2013 06:21AM) (new)

Rd Tessa Dare: Blog post

Cory Doctorow: Interview

Suzanne Brockmann: Facebook post and Interview

Tamora Pierce: The FAQ on her website

M. Chandler: The FAQ on her website links to her fic

Lucius Parhelion: His Goodreads profile links to his fanfic

Dusk Peterson: His website links to his fanfic

Sienna Mynx: Interview

Rachel Haimowitz: Interview

Laura Baumbach: Interview

K-lee Klein: Blog Post

Ally Blue: Blog Post

Jo Graham: Blog Post

Joan Marie Verba: Interview

Ruth Berman: Author Interview, scroll down to the 12/20/04 news section

Erin Bow: Interview

James Bow: Blog post

Marie Brennan: Interview

Poppy Z. Brite: Blog post

Steven Brust: Blog post

Paul Cornell: Blog post

Karen Healey: The FAQ on her website

Sam Starbuck: The About section on their website

Seanan McGuire: Blog post


message 6: by Rd (last edited Oct 24, 2013 06:01PM) (new)

Rd Rachel Hawkins: Interview

Jamie Craig: Interview

Tamara Allen: Interview

Pepper Espinoza: Interview

Vivien Dean: Interview

Cyndy Aleo : Her Goodreads Profile says she used to write Twilight fanfic

The anthology Vampire's Dilemma includes authors who have made the leap from fanfiction to professional writing, including:
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Penny Ash
James A. Dibble
Ellie Fleming
Rusty Goode
Robyn Hugo McIntyre
Anne Phyllis Pinzow
Laura Wise
Roberta Rogow

Michelle Miles: Blog Post

Marissa Meyer: The 'ID' section of her website

Peter David: Lists his old Fanzines at the bottom of his bibliography

Delphine Dryden: Interview

Jeanette Grey: Interview

Sarah Madison: Blog Post


message 7: by Cyndy (new)

Cyndy Aleo For those interested, a number of us on that list have essays in a book coming out this December. It's FIC: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, edited by Anne Jamison.


message 8: by Rd (last edited Jul 19, 2014 01:41PM) (new)

Rd More Authors:

Claudia Gray: P. 39 of the OTW comments to the NTIA/PTO

Rainbow Rowel: interview

Ruth Clampett: Interview

Justin Isis: Blog Post

James Ramsey: Blog Post

Kelly Oram: the profile on her website

C.S. Pacat: Author Q&A

Jim C. Hines: Blog Post

Saundra Mitchell: Blog Post

Cary Attwell and Julie Bozza: Blog Post/Interview

N. Isabelle Blanco: her Goodreads profile states that she wrote fanfic

Anna Katherine, which is the writing team of Anna Genoese and Katherine Crighton: Transformative Works policy on their website

Susan Fanetti: Blog Post hosted here on Goodreads

L.J. Smith: Facebook post. The link goes to a Daily Dot article explaining why L.J. Smith would write fanfic of her own published works. The link to her facebook post is Here.

Kahlen Aymes: Interview


message 9: by Rd (new)

Rd Hey folks, just dropping a note to let everyone know I've created a Pinboard account for this list: FanficAuthors. Every book that's been voted on can be found under the Books + Listed tags. You can also check out the books and authors marked as ToAdd for things that I don't have room to add to the list myself.


message 10: by Rd (new)

Rd Down The Wormhole (Wormhole Stories #1) by Ana Franco was added to the list by Dionne. Thanks Dionne! Here is the interview where Ana talks about writing fanfic: https://ambriehlkhalil.wordpress.com/...


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