"Fan fiction" does not denote academia, particularly. The path that words take as the usage changes usually is: separate words, hyphenated compound, compound noun. The usage of this specific term is in transit, likely on it's way to becoming, ultimately, "fanfiction." Eventually the dictionaries will reach a consensus and all of them will reflect that usage. In the meantime . . . I guess you can flip a coin. :-)
I'ved used "fan fiction" my entire fannish life. Fandom at large seems to prefer "fanfiction" or, more commonly, "fanfic" (although that term also has been in use since the early days).
Just please don't use it as a plural. "I read some fanfictions today." No. Just . . . no. :-)
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I'ved used "fan fiction" my entire fannish life. Fandom at large seems to prefer "fanfiction" or, more commonly, "fanfic" (although that term also has been in use since the early days).
Just please don't use it as a plural. "I read some fanfictions today." No. Just . . . no. :-)