Escritura creativa en Wattpad: análisis de usuarios y posibilidades de formación

Abstract.
The Internet has given rise to new affinity spaces where important learning occurs in informal educa-
tional contexts. Previous research shows the important educational potential of creative reading and writing
platforms like Wattpad. The aim of this study is to become familiar with and describe the writers of the most
popular reading and writing social network: Wattpad. To these ends, an adhoc questionnaire with a range of ques-
tions has been designed and administered to 351 participants who are users of the platform. The results show the
international character of the literacy practice carried out by young people and adolescents. In addition, it is evident
that the platform favours the development of certain reading and writing habits which can have specific social,
intellectual and emotional implications are attributed. The study shows that both the initial use of the platform
and persistence of use over time can be explained fundamentally by social factors. It is worth adding that the
platform generates a feeling of community among users based on processes of feedback among readers, writers and
hybrid figures. The article concludes that Wattpad functions as a unique space that has potential for transfer to
use in institutionalized education, likely bringing with it numerous implications for reading, writing and literary
education.