Romance publisher 831 Stories hosts inaugural Rom Con convention in Brooklyn
Independent publisher 831 Stories hosted its first reader event in Brooklyn to expand revenue streams beyond book sales.
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Romance publisher 831 Stories held its inaugural Rom Con event on Saturday in Brooklyn, Fortune reported. A few hundred readers gathered to meet authors, buy merchandise, and connect with other fans. The small publisher aims to build immersive worlds around its books through live events, online epilogues, merchandise, and fan fiction. [1][3]
Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo founded 831 Stories, according to Fortune. The company has raised at least 4 million dollars in funding. Investors in the publishing startup include Female Founders Fund as well as Sara and Erin Foster, the sisters behind the Netflix series Nobody Wants This. [1]
Fan fiction refers to fiction written by fans based on existing works and copyrighted characters, Wikipedia notes. Authors of fan fiction can preserve or alter original settings and characters in their writing. The practice forms part of fan labor and spans lengths from short sentences to full novels. [3]
Brands across industries are increasingly relying on events, such as pop-up shops or exclusive fan gatherings, to engage core audiences, Fortune reported. The model allows publishing companies to monetize fan engagement directly through social media reach and live experiences. [1]
In short
- 831 Stories hosted its first Rom Con event in Brooklyn on Saturday.
- The publisher was founded by Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo.
- 831 Stories has raised at least 4 million dollars in venture funding.
Sources
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- [1]How 831 Stories is monetizing romance readers' fandomFortune, 8h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]831 Stories’ RomCon Brought Reader Fantasies to LifeVogue, 4h ago
Background
- [3]Fan fiction on Wikipedia
- [4]Tom Hanks adapts his short stories for new Broadway play FTMQ Books, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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