This Week In Fandom History

May 6, 2001: BNF Leyla Harrison Appears on The X-Files


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Grab your tissues, it's a crying episode! This week, V and Emily look at the short life and long impact of X-Files BNF (Big Name Fan) and BNA (Big Name Author), Leyla Harrison. The very first thing she did when she got the internet was post an X-Files fic... and immediately got anon hate. From there, she became one of the cornerstone writers of '90s XF MSR fic and helped to shape the way we all still think about, read, and write fanfiction. Her legacy loomed so large that when she died of cancer, the actual X-Files created a character named after her. Join us as we sob about the time she met Gillian Anderson.

Sources

The X-Files Wiki Fanlore: Leyla Harrison Fanlore: Working Stiffs Interview with Leyla Harrison The Stories Are Out There Fanlore again Fanlore: The E-Files Tribute2Leyla.com

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