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Fic Clique
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by Nic, Brenna, and Reid | Fannish Analysis and Discussion Podcast | tags: Meta, Humor, Fandom, Fic | Length: 1.5-2 hours | WIP - updates every other Friday
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Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · Nov 11
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In preparation for our episode dropping tomorrow, here's some spoilers without context for everything you need to know in advance!
A picture of Luke Skywalker in pilot gear with his name in text above his head and the top gun movie logo across the bottom ask jeeves search for "stories about my friends the star wars characters?" ohio state go buckeyes plate of separated food with four sections labeled "supernatural" "buffy" "riverdale" and "star trek"
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Happy Halloween, Ficlets! 🧡🖤🎃 In this 4 fic episode we dissect questions about horror: Why is it so popular? Why so underrepresented in fanfiction? What can it accomplish that other genres can't? And why monster sexy???

💚: open.spotify.com/episode/2HFw...
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
111: "Kidnapping Can Be Gender Neutral"
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October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to share some horror-related articles from our Archive!
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Happy Halloween, Ficlets! 🧡🖤🎃 In this 4 fic episode we dissect questions about horror: Why is it so popular? Why so underrepresented in fanfiction? What can it accomplish that other genres can't? And why monster sexy???

💚: open.spotify.com/episode/2HFw...
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
111: "Kidnapping Can Be Gender Neutral"
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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We've got a terrrrrrifyingly good episode coming tomorrow! Get ready for some haunting, hooting and hollering.
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Today's Fic Clique special is a long fic featuring discussions of the queer as monstrous, breaking of cycles, and the joys of femslash. You also might want to get your silver ready for this one 🐺

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💚: sptfy.in/pr8k
110: "Healing the World Through Fanfiction"
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October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Banger episode coming tomorrow, spoilers without context here tonight.
"The Tiger" poem edited to be by Lae'zel. Text reads, "The Tiger by Lae'zel, age 22 The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out" Screencap of Little Women (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig of Jo March saying "women!" Cover of the book "House of Leaves" edited to say "House of Tangents" Meme image of Hulk and Black Widow from the MCU with Black Widow reaching out to Hulk. Red text on top reads "In life every man will meet that one woman that can calm the beast in him when no1 else ever could... A weak man would run and think she isn't right for him but a strong man would embrace her and love her bus he knows that she is his soulmate"
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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We love Hamlet on this pod!! In the immortal words of host Nic, everything is Hamlet.
October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Clare Sears shines a light on how femslash writers view their labor and contributions to their communities in their #TWC46 Article, "Come as you are: Sex, race, and writing in f/f slash fan fiction communities"! Read it here:
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October 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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And a massive thank you to our ficlet Avery for the amazing new logo art to kick off this new season of Fic Clique!
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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It's fall and school (this podcast) is back in session! We've got our Anniversary episode up today which is also our first episode of "Season 2" of Fic Clique. We're discussing three fics recommended to us over the years by lovely listeners.

💚 bit.ly/4nyVKpI
🍎 apple.co/432ivdk
Spotify – Web Player
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October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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It's fall and school (this podcast) is back in session! We've got our Anniversary episode up today which is also our first episode of "Season 2" of Fic Clique. We're discussing three fics recommended to us over the years by lovely listeners.

💚 bit.ly/4nyVKpI
🍎 apple.co/432ivdk
Spotify – Web Player
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Claims have opened for this mini prompt fest! And you still have two more weeks to submit any last prompts you might have been sitting on
ficclique.bsky.social Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · Jul 5
For the creatively inclined, we're running a small prompt fest called Ficlets 4 Ficlets starting next week and ending in September!

💙 Max word count is 1000 words
💙 Multifandom
💙 Non-written fanworks are allowed

Timeline & more info on the AO3 collection page: archiveofourown.org/collections/...
Flyer for the Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer fanwork prompt fest! Fic Clique podcast is hosting an event. The flyer has summery iconography and reads: Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer event 1. Read the rules on Ao3 2. Leave 2 or more prompts 3. Claim a prompt 4. Create a bite-sized fanwork 5. Read, comment, and enjoy
August 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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There’s one month left of our summer reading challenge; how many squares have you completed so far? Remember that if you get at least 12 you can be entered to win a bookshop.org gift card, as well as several other fun prizes!
ficclique.bsky.social Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · May 23
We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵
Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ficclique.bsky.social
There’s one month left of our summer reading challenge; how many squares have you completed so far? Remember that if you get at least 12 you can be entered to win a bookshop.org gift card, as well as several other fun prizes!
ficclique.bsky.social Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · May 23
We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵
Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)
August 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ficclique.bsky.social
Claims have opened for this mini prompt fest! And you still have two more weeks to submit any last prompts you might have been sitting on
ficclique.bsky.social Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · Jul 5
For the creatively inclined, we're running a small prompt fest called Ficlets 4 Ficlets starting next week and ending in September!

💙 Max word count is 1000 words
💙 Multifandom
💙 Non-written fanworks are allowed

Timeline & more info on the AO3 collection page: archiveofourown.org/collections/...
Flyer for the Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer fanwork prompt fest! Fic Clique podcast is hosting an event. The flyer has summery iconography and reads: Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer event 1. Read the rules on Ao3 2. Leave 2 or more prompts 3. Claim a prompt 4. Create a bite-sized fanwork 5. Read, comment, and enjoy
August 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Episode 108 is here! We're back with another birthday episode, which means another trip down memory lane. This time we're looking at some of Reid's earliest fandoms, and all the ways that fandom trends have and haven't changed.

💚: bit.ly/3GVK4gG
🍎: apple.co/3ICKgSw
108: "Oh to be Fifteen Again"
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July 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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For the night owls or those in timezones where it makes sense to be awake, please these spoilers without context that will get you properly hyped for the birthday episode dropping tomorrow!
the art piece "you construct intricate rituals" edited to say "you construct intricate rituals which allow you to create found family again" with the ao3 logo over the faces of the men a side by side comparison of john watson to a hedgehog the challengers soundtrack cover billy eichner's "for a dollar, name a woman" directed at the inception poster
July 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵
Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)
May 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This forthcoming edited collection looks great #FanStudies

Fandom in Marginalized Communities:
Rethinking Media Effects and Fans

www.routledge.com/Fandom-in-Ma...
Fandom in Marginalized Communities: Rethinking Media Effects and Fans
An innovative edited collection which examines fandom in marginalized communities from an empirically based, media psychology perspective. This book specifically focuses on fandom communities and cult...
www.routledge.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Prompting is open! To join us, sign up at archiveofourown.org/collections/... and leave at least one prompt :)
July 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Prompting is open! To join us, sign up at archiveofourown.org/collections/... and leave at least one prompt :)
July 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
ficclique.bsky.social
For the creatively inclined, we're running a small prompt fest called Ficlets 4 Ficlets starting next week and ending in September!

💙 Max word count is 1000 words
💙 Multifandom
💙 Non-written fanworks are allowed

Timeline & more info on the AO3 collection page: archiveofourown.org/collections/...
Flyer for the Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer fanwork prompt fest! Fic Clique podcast is hosting an event. The flyer has summery iconography and reads: Ficlets 4 Ficlets summer event 1. Read the rules on Ao3 2. Leave 2 or more prompts 3. Claim a prompt 4. Create a bite-sized fanwork 5. Read, comment, and enjoy
July 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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We're a little over a month into our summer reading challenge! How's your reading going? Any squares you're struggling to source a read for?
ficclique.bsky.social Fic Clique @ficclique.bsky.social · May 23
We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵
Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)
July 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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We are running a Summer Fic Reading Challenge! Participation itself would be fun enough, but we're making it extra exciting by offering a number of equally cool & good prizes as well. More info in the thread 🧵⤵
Fic Clique Summer Reading Challenge - a new (to you) fandom - listen to a podfic - fic not on Ao3 - fic with BIPOC main character - make a rec post - main character is trans - FC pod pick - trope you normally avoid - femslash - fic posted before 2012 - leave 3 comments - fic from a past FC rec exchange - fic that happens during summer - rec from the server - in your marked for later - gen (platonic main relationship)
May 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM