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October challenge at tolkienshortfanworks

The tolkienshortfanworks challenge for October has been posted to the community on Dreamwidth.

The thematic prompt is : sound versus silence, to be interpreted in any way you like.

The formal challenge is to write a tanka (link goes to Wikipedia entry).
Like the haiku of the September challenge, this is a Japanese-inspired poetic form, although a bit less well known.
The pattern is:
5-7-5-7-7
(Some examples written in the Tolkien fandom from AO3.)
Historically it is the longer form from which the haiku evolved.
If you like the idea, your characters could do a kind of renga or linked poem, dividing the tanka between speakers:
One speaker provides the 5-7-5 lines and the other speaker completes the tanka by adding the 7-7 lines.
(This can evolve into a longer string, if the occasion allows!)

As always, both of these prompts can be filled independently and freely combined with other prompts. New participants are welcome; all that is required is a Dreamwidth account.

More details on the challenge at the linked post.
 

Silm Smut Week 2023

The aim of Silm Smut Week is to foster a positive, inclusive, and fun culture around the creation and enjoyment of smut, porn, and erotica. It will run Sunday, October 1, through Saturday, October 7, 2023 on Tumblr and AO3.

How to Participate

• Create something that narrates, depicts, or considers sexual activity involving the characters of The Silmarillion.
• Post it on Tumblr and/or add it to the AO3 Collection and mention this blog (@silmsmutweek) and tag #silmsmutweek. 
• We will reblog posts daily. 
• If you do not see your post reblogged after 24 hours, please send us an ask or DM mods @polutrope or @ettelene. Please! You are not annoying us. 
• The themes and prompts for each day are just suggestions. You can post anything any day of the week and we will reblog it.
• Late submissions for the event are welcome and we will try to reblog those as well but cannot guarantee that we will. 
• Engage with other creators! Enjoy their works!

All genres, tropes, and kinks are welcome: porn without plot, porn with plot; fluff, humour, angst, dark; slash, het, femslash, poly, solo; canon-compliant, alternate universe; reader insert, incest, etc. And, of course, every imaginable kink. 

All forms of creative engagement with the Silmarillion and the Silmarillion fandom are welcome: writing, visual art, meta/analysis, headcanons, playlists, music, video, podfics, cosplay, etc.

Daily Prompts

Click the links to find each day's prompt collection!

Day 1: Wind (Ainulindalë)

Day 2: Mountains (Shaping of Arda)

Day 3: River (The Great Journey & Noontide of Valinor)

Day 4: Fire (The Unrest of the Noldor)

Day 5: Unlight (Darkening of Valinor)

Day 6: Forest (War and Peace in Beleriand)

Day 7: Sea (War of Wrath)

TRSB Is Looking for a New Mod

The Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang is looking for a new mod for their 2024 event. Founder and moderator Raiyana describes the job as follows:

We are searching for a new addition to the TRSB mod team, preferably someone who Arts and can bring that perspective to our writing biased group. An ability to read spreadsheets is also useful and enough patience to get through emails from people who definitely did not read the faq because the answer is right there. In return, we offer vent space, boozy voice chats post-claims and a fair number of terrible but funny jokes along with the chance to see and influence the event behind the scenes!

Interested or need to know more? Contact the TRSB mods here. If you're on Tumblr, their ask box is here.

Flufftober 2023

Flufftober offers thirty-one prompts and some extras to fill the month of October with as much fluff as possible on Tumblr and AO3.

Guidelines

1. Incest or pedophilia won’t be reblogged.
2. No hate or ship bashing - we’re all different and we all love different things. As long as it doesn’t go against rule #1, it’s allowed.
3. Tag correctly! Trigger warnings (including cheating!), ships, ratings, (pure) smut, etc - it’s all fine as long as you tag it.
4. There’s absolutely no word count restriction, write as little or as much as you like.
5. In regards to art, anything goes: drawings, paintings, collages, mood boards, gifsets, videos, playlists… the sky’s the limit (though not really…)
6. While we can’t force you to write fluff or create fluffy art, please try to keep in mind that this is a fluff event.
7. You can start writing and/or arting as soon as you see this - but please refrain from posting before the respective day.
8. You can participate on as many days as you like, even if it’s just one; you can also create multiple entries for the same day.
9. You can replace prompts from the original list with either or all of our prompt extras; you can also mix them with the original prompts or create for them in addition to the 31 original prompts, that's completely up to you.
10. It’s okay to write one story/a series for all the prompts as long as it’s separated into chapters and the respective chapter/work is posted on the given day.
11. You do not have to stick to one ship or even one fandom - switch as often as you like to or even write for multiple ships for one day.
12. The ship does not have to be a romantic one! Friendship and family feels are more than welcome (but this is not a way to get around rule #1!)
13. This event can be combined with other events as long as the other event allows it.
14. Late entries are always welcome, even if it is months later.
15. All fandoms and ships are welcome - fanon and canon - as long as they’re of age (in case you want to add smut) and not related.

Tagging

• Please use the tag #flufftober2023
• Since tags are sometimes wonky, make sure to also add @flufftober in your post
• We will try to catch them all, but please don't be mad if we miss a post or if it gets reblogged a bit late
• If you're absolutely certain a post has slipped past us, feel free to send an ask with the link to your post
• To make reblogging easier for us, make sure to add the following tags: #flufftober2023 #day [xy] #[fandom] #[ship and/or main character(s)]
• If you're using a prompt extra tag it as #alt [number]

You can add your creation to the collection flufftober2023 or flufftober_2023. Late entries are always welcome, on tumblr as well as the ao3 collection!

Prompts and additional information on the Flufftober event can be found here.

Finwëan Ladies Week 2023

This is a week-long event celebrating the ladies of the line of Finwë! There have been events within the Silmarillion fandom focused on the sons of Finwë and their descendents, and to add to the fun this week was established to give his wives, daughters, and other female descendants their own time to shine.

Finwëan Ladies Week began in 2019 and has run every year since. We are back for more in our fifth year, this time from September 18-24, 2023!

Any content and creations about the ladies of Finwë’s line are welcome! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more!

Below are some prompts for each day of the week. They are not mandatory, but they are here to inspire you. This page will lead to a detailed explanation for each one.

DAY ONE: Míriel Þerindë and Indis
DAY TWO: Findis and Írimë Lalwen
DAY THREE: Aredhel and Galadriel
DAY FOUR: Later Generations
DAY FIVE: Ladies Who Married In
DAY SIX: Original Characters
DAY SEVEN: Freeform

This event is being organized by mods Anna @arofili and Elle @elesianne. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message this blog or reach out to Anna on their main blog. Anna runs on Pacific Standard Time, and Elle runs on Eastern European Summer Time, so we will be active and modding on those schedules, although you are free to post your content at the time most convenient to you!

For further clarification, check out our about, FAQ, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!

Mobile links are accessible here.

Spook Me Multifandom Ficathon 2023

When the chill winds of autumn rattle the bare limbs of the trees, and dark clouds race across the face of the moon, the veil between worlds lifts to reveal:

The Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2023!

All fandoms are welcome. Stories can be Gen, Het, Slash or Femslash. All ratings are accepted.

We have TWO new Creatures this year: MOTHMAN and PLAGUE DOCTOR!

Dates to Know

September 5: Sign ups start.
September 15: Sign ups end.
September 17: Prompts sent out.
October 20: Reminder posted here - please friend if you want to get the reminder.
October 26: Master Post opens, stories are due!

Participants choose a creature from the list and will be sent two spooky images, with the option to use any or all of them as prompts.

Full details on how to participate can be found on the Spook Me Dreamwidth.

Half-Elven Week 2023

Half-Elven Week is a Tumblr event dedicated to appreciating some of Tolkien's beloved characters. To note – as half-elven, we count all characters who have the blood of elves and some other race, no matter if they are called so in the canon.

This week is organized by @armenelols and @yellow-faerie and is held on September 11th – September 17th 2023.

Prompts

Day 1 - Being Different; Doriathrim - Lúthien, Dior, Eluréd, Elurín, Elwing

Day 2 - The Choice; People of Sirion - Elwing, Eärendil, Elrond, Elros

Day 3 - Heritage; Númenoreans - Elros, his children and descendants

Day 4 - Power; People of Rivendell - Elrond, his children and descendants

Day 5 - Legacy; Princes of Dol Amroth - Galador, Gilmith and their descendants

Day 6 - Loss; Parents of half-elves - Melian, Thingol, Tuor, Idril, Beren, Nimloth, Celebrían, Elros's wife, Imrazôr, Mithrellas, and others

Day 7 - Freeform

Rules

- prompts aren't mandatory, only a source of inspiration

- OCs are welcome - children of Caranthir/Haleth, Aegnor/Andreth, any elf/other race pair

- tag your work #halfelvenweek and tag us @halfelvenweek so we can find your post

- if you have any questions, asks are open!

Have fun!

Dor Cúarthol Week 2023

Dor Cúarthol week is a week-long Tumblr event about the relationship between Túrin Turambar and Beleg Cúthalion, whether interpreted as romantic, platonic, somewhere in-between, or something else. We’ll share fanart, fic, edits, headcanons, and other mediums of creativity. This year's event will run 11-16 September 2023.

Prompts

Day 1: meetings | farewells | teaching

Day 2: legends | names | songs

Day 3: curses | choices | chances

Day 4: truest of friends | love against wisdom | tryst

Day 5: bow and helm | anglachel | the last battle

Day 6: a happier ending | what-if | role reversal

Day 7: free form

These prompts are simply suggestions; feel free to diverge. The dates listed are recommendations rather than deadlines. Don’t fret about meeting a specific day; feel free to join at any time.

Rules

• We will gladly accept both romantic and platonic content. We do not tolerate dismissive behavior towards others who may share a different view of this relationship.
• Regardless of your views towards the nature of Túrin and Beleg’s relationship, this blog is LGBTQ-friendly and homophobia will not be tolerated.
• NSFW material is welcome, but it should not contain underage Túrin or graphic depictions of abuse or assault.
• Overall, just make sure to have fun and be kind.

Trick or Treat Exchange 2023

Trick or Treat is an exchange in the style of exchanges like Yuletide or Chocolate Box. It is inspired by a real world holiday, but you do not need to celebrate Halloween to participate in this exchange.

Each participant will receive at least one gift. The gift will be a trick or a treat, and gift minimums are 300 words for fic or a nice sketch for art. A trick should be more horror, occult, supernatural, or scary. A treat should be more sweet, sexy, or fluffy. These are a bit vague to give the writer/artist room for how they interpret trick or treat.

Participants must be 18 years or older.

General Links

2023 Collection
2023 Tagset

Schedule

Sept 1 – Nominations Open
Sept 8 – Nominations Close
Sept 11 – Sign-Ups Open
Sept 18 – Sign-Ups Close
October 24 – Assignments Due
October 31 – Gift Reveals (16:59 UTC)
November 7 – Creator Reveals (16:59 UTC)

All times are 23:59 UTC unless otherwise specified.

See the 2023 Trick or Treat info post for complete details.

September challenge at tolkienshortfanworks

The September Challenge has been posted at the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth.

The thematic prompt is Silver, with a choice of three quotation prompts.
All three are from The Silmarillion, but that does not mean your fill has to be; there is no expectation to stick to the canonical context and you can pick and choose what to respond to in the quote.

A
Tilion was a hunter of the company of Oromë, and he had a silver bow. He was a lover of silver, and when he would rest he forsook the woods of Oromë, and going into Lórien he lay in dream by the pools of Estë, in Telperion's flickering beams; and he begged to be given the task of tending for ever the last Flower of Silver.

B
And she gave him store of lembas, the waybread of the Elves, wrapped in leaves of silver, and the threads that bound it were sealed at the knots with the seal of the Queen, a wafer of white wax shaped as a single flower of Telperion

C
And that dome was roofed all with silver, and rose glittering in the sun, so that the light of it could be seen afar off; but soon the light was darkened, and the silver became black.

The formal challenge is to write a haiku.
We were thinking here of the format with three lines with the syllable count 5-7-5, but I know that other interpretations of the haiku format in English exist and these are also welcome.

These prompts can be filled independently and combined with other challenges.

New participants are welcome. More details on the challenges at the linked post.