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Real person fiction or real people fiction (RPF) is a genre of writing similar to fan fiction, but featuring celebrities or other real people.[1]
Before the term "real person fiction" (or "real people fiction") came into common usage, fans came up with a variety of terms, which are still used for specific genres or cultural practices in the RPF community; for example, bandfic, popslash,[2] or actorfic.[3] The genre includes stories about actors, athletes, comedians, historical figures, musicians, newsworthy people, and reality show contestants among others, as well as fiction about the fans themselves.
- ^ Fathallah, Judith (2018-12-01). "Reading real person fiction as digital fiction: An argument for new perspectives" (PDF). Convergence. 24 (6): 568–586. doi:10.1177/1354856516688624. ISSN 1354-8565. S2CID 148751639.
- ^ Hirsch, Afua (2009-07-03). "How to police popslash". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Hale, Laura (2014-03-21). "Bandfic as RPF". Spacial Anomaly.