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Karen Osman
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Name: | Karen Winter |
Alias(es): | Karen Osman |
Type: | fan writer, zine ed |
Fandoms: | Star Wars, Escape From New York, Borderlands |
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URL: | Winter's Tales, Archived version (Osman's fanwork site) |
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Karen Osman, a.k.a. Karen Winter[1] wrote Star Wars fanfiction in the early 80s.
She was published in numerous paper zines and edited one of her own, an Empire-centric one called Imperial Entanglements. Knight of Shadows, her novel about Darth Vader's early life, was mentioned in Henry Jenkins's book, Textual Poachers.
Osman wrote Evidence, a very, very early Han/Luke fic.
Osman is also the author of two essays: The Politics of STAR WARS and The Once And Future Jedi.
Fanworks in Print Zines
Alderaani Imperative | The Alpha Centura Communicator | Guardian | Imperial Entanglements | Imperium | JediStarDarkFalconKnight | Knight of Shadows | Organia | Pegasus | Time Warp
References
- ^ Karen Osman fics?, February 10, 2003