Morgan Dawn Fanzine and Fanvid Collection

Archive
Name:	Morgan Dawn Fanzine and Fanvid Collection
Date(s):	2010–present
Archivist:	University of Iowa Libraries
Founder:	Morgan Dawn
Type:	zine and fanvid collection
Fandom:	multifandom
URL:	Morgan Dawn Fanzine and Fanvid Collection
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The Morgan Dawn "Fanzine and Fanvid Collection is a collection of multifandom fanzines and fanvids spanning the years 1976-2012 that were donated to the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections by Morgan Dawn via the Organization for Transformative Works.

From the Collection Overview on the University of Iowa Libraries website:

This collection consists of numerous science fiction and other media fanzines collected by longtime fan writer, editor and vidder Morgan Dawn. The fanzines and fanvids in the collection describe a number of different media fandoms.

Most of the items are pieces of fan fiction. Fan fiction is defined as stories, novellas, novels, or poems written by fans about the characters, situations or general universe of the original work. Much of the fan fiction is of the "slash" variety. "Slash" refers to fan fiction that is sexually explicit, and same-sex in nature. In slash sex and sexuality are often the centers of the story, rather than the more conventional adventures featured in more traditional fan fiction.

The collection also contains some additional fan-related items, including some original cover art, materials from fan conventions, and other items of fannish interest.

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