In the field of children’s and young adult literature, various forms of collective authorship go beyond individual authorship, offering rich aesthetic, social, and relational dimensions. Literary and cultural studies, alongside writing research that frames writing as a social practice, provide theoretical foundations for this phenomenon. This article focuses on fanfiction as a form of literary communication within participatory culture. By continuing and reimagining popular media stories as second-order authors, fans engage with the fan community, which supports and shapes the writing process through feedback and commentary. The unique format of participatory fanfiction employs a distribution of roles that moves away from traditional individual authorship in favor of collaborative writing practices. An exploratory survey of fan participants in this domain offers insights into their perspectives on the techniques, practices, and structures of collective fan-cultural writing.