The Sterek Book

The Sterek Book is a print book edited by Derek/Stiles fans qhuinn and sinyhale. It was made to give to Tyler Hoechlin at the Wolfs Bane convention in the first weekend in September 2013. The book contains art by qhuinn, sinyhale, and 39qhuinn. . other fan artists, along with general information about shipping and why fans ship Sterek. After the convention, the book was made available as a pdf download. 
Reportedly, Tyler was pleased with the gift.sinyhale. September 4, 2013 Tumblr post. A video of his reaction to receiving the book may or may not be posted on Youtube. The actor allowed photos of himself to be taken showing him smiling and holding copies of the book:
 
Shortly afterwards, another actor was given a copy of the book which he received with similar enthusiasm. However, a year later Tyler Hoechlin refused to sign a copy of the book saying he could no longer sign Sterek material. See "The 2014 Controversy" below.
In July 2014, the Sterek Campaign, a charitable effort put together by Sterek fans, used sales of the Sterek Book to raise funds for the Ali Forney Center, a New York organization that to combats homelessness for LGBTQ youth by providing shelter, food and counseling services. 341 copies were sold raising $1,000 for charity. 
The book was also the subject of an August 2014 tweet by Orlando Jones an actor on the TV show Sleepy Hollow who often interacts directly with fans. His tweet said that he was reading the book, which prompted one fan to write:"If you don’t think that Orlando Jones is the best thing to happen to fandom, I urge you to reconsider."
==The 2013 Controversy==
Many fans liked the book once it was availableFor example, see ca-mi-lla's September 20, 2013 Tumblr post, ., but it generated some controversy, partly due to longstanding concerns over breaking the fourth wall.See a collection of tumblr links at the wank report dated August 31, 2013; reference link. In some parts of fandom it has long been considered inappropriate to give fanworks to actors or otherwise alert TPTB to the existence of fan activities, especially slash and sexually explicit material. In one well-known case in the early 2000s, a fan showed (without permission) The Theban Band's photomanip of Merry and Pippin to the actors who played them; the actors appeared to laugh it off, but many fans were displeased. 
Unlike the photo manips by The Theban Band, and other similar fanworks, The Sterek Book did not contain any sexual material; this did not stop speculation made by fans before it was made available:
One of the more positive responses to the book:
Additional comments in support of the book can be found here.reference link.
Fans were also concerned that the art had been used without permission (it wasn't).
However, a few fans objected on entirely different grounds: that Sterek as portrayed in the book was not canon-compliant. See imma be honestreference link. and Giving Hoechlin a book about Sterek doesn’t make sense to me. reference link.
For additional comments, see also 
==The 2014 Controversy==
In July 2014, the Sterek Book was presented to Tyler Hoechlin to sign at a Creation Con convention in Chicago. The actor refused, saying he would no longer be signing Sterek-themed items. This was repeated the next day when he refused to sign a T-shirt that had the word "Sterek" on it. Many fans felt betrayed, confused, and hurt by the actor's reactions and the convention policies.
As one writer explained: 
Some fans responded negatively against those who were offering Sterek-themed material to the actors, resurrecting a long-standing debate over the need for self-policing to prevent slash from entering creator spaces.
A July 2014 article, titled "Tyler Hoechlin, Sterek, Conventions and The Fourth Wall", gathered a few sample tweets:
A few fans blamed the Sterek Book for causing the ban against Sterek material at actor events. The publishers of the book disagreed with this interpretation, saying the book had been positively received multiple times by both the studio and the actors:
Still, many fans believe that the continued insistence by some of maintaining the illusion of the Fourth Wall in the face of increased interactions between content creators and fans only harms both groups and fosters ongoing misunderstandings:
==References==
Category: 2013 Category: 2013 Fanworks Category: Teen Wolf