New Challenge: Bollywood
This month's challenge offers songs, films, and tropes from Bollywood, the world's largest film industry based out of India, as prompts for fanworks.
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Cultus Dispatches: Fandom Chocolate … or Authors Love Comments
Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data provides insight into how comments benefit authors and which authors are most impacted by a lack of comments, with a digression on authors' perspectives one-click feedback like kudos.
A Sense of History: Passing Ships
As Tolkien's characters in various texts gaze out to the sea, what do they see? What is brought by the ships coming out of the West?
Beta-Reader List Now Available
The beta-reader list and profiles have been moved into our new system and are available again.
New & Updated Fanworks
[Writing] An exercise in music... And patience by Aprilertuile
Makalaurë was sitting at the harp in his music room. He was holding a dark blindfold in his hands and was looking at it with much scepticism.
[Writing] No Time Have I by Flora-lass
A Silmarillion acrostic.
[Writing] I called it Fate that I should fail by AdmirableMonster
Nimruzimir, a natural philosopher recently out of his apprenticeship, hardly considers himself very important to anyone, least of all his colleagues. When his strange, prophetic fits bring him to the attention of the High Priest, however, he may find that his existence is less superfluous than…
[Writing] All of you by chrissystriped
Elrond and Celebrían celebrate their anniversary with their family.
[Writing] Lament for the Singer by daughterofshadows
A short thing about Maglor, death and grieving.
[Writing] Cosmological Poems of Arda by AaronAzrael
I would like to share my revelations of Tolkien's Universe in the form of narrative and emotional poems.
[Writing] Eä's Redemption by AaronAzrael
This is my new poetical attempt to add my own interpretation to Tolkien's Cosmology as to Eru's Creation and the Valar's minds and behind-the-scene providence reasons and mechanisms.. I often review Eä as part of our own world, just in another dimension, this is why I have always seriously…
Current Challenge
Bollywood
Prompts this month are films, songs, and tropes from India's dazzling film industry, Bollywood. Read more ...
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Laws and Customs
Place the a law, custom, or tradition of Middle-earth as the focus of a fanwork. Read more ...
New in References
Fandom Chocolate … or Authors Love Comments by Dawn Walls-Thumma
[]Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data shows that authors view comments as driving their motivation to create fanfiction. However, perception of comments by authors is part of a larger shift in fandom around how and how often fans interact with each other.
Passing Ships by Simon J. Cook
[]The arrival and departure of ships across the Great Sea carries mythic significance for the peoples of Middle-earth. The image of ships crossing out of and back into a mysterious West appears as well in Beowulf and is alluded to in Tolkien's tower analogy in his lecture "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," where the tower allows those who climb it to observe the passage of the ships.
Fanfiction and the Serious Business of Writer's Craft by Dawn Walls-Thumma
[]Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data shows that while most authors self-identify as taking their craft seriously, a growing subset of authors may be pushing that norm.
Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] Staging a Battle by StarSpray
[]He and Diamond were visiting, though Pippin had been disappearing every afternoon, and taking Frodo and Elanor and most other lads and lasses in the neighborhood with him—though why they couldn’t use Pippin’s own pony, Sam couldn’t imagine.
[Writing] From whose bourn no traveller returns by losselen
[]So gathered they were to Bree, what lieutenants who could be spared, from their scattered watches west and east, for their chieftain had returned from his long sojourn in lands godless and mountains strange.
Aragorn returns from the South to tells his tales. Halbarad listens.
[Writing] Sand Sorcery by StarSpray
[]It is well known that Psamathos does not leave his cove. He does not like to get his feet wet, and prefers to spend his days dozing under the sun.
Around the World and Web
Fellowship of the Fics: Summer Stories 2024
Fellowship of the Fics offers four weeks of summer-themed prompts during the month of July.
Elrond Week 2024
Elrond Week is a fandom event dedicated to Elrond Peredhel that will run from July 10th to July 16th on Tumblr.
July challenge at tolkienshortfanworks posted
The tolkienshortfanworks challenge for July has been posted to the Dreamwidth community. The thematic challenge is: original character or unnamed canon character; the formal challenge: fixed length of multiple of 50 words. New participants welcome.
July 2024 Call for Papers and Proposals
Conferences and publications that have open calls for papers and proposals in July 2024.
Teitho June/July Challenge: Mentor
The June/July prompt for the Teitho challenge is "mentor" and invites fanworks about this relationship in Tolkien's works.
New and Updated Fanworks
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
Under Unclouded Stars by Zdenka
Samwise Gamgee's granddaughter Fíriel dreams of Cuiviénen under the stars.
| Major Characters: Iminyë, Other Fictional Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 599 |
| Posted on 20 July 2016 | Updated on 20 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Tanka by The Wavesinger
A sequence of tanka in which Nerdanel contemplates Varda..
| Major Characters: Nerdanel, Varda |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 186 |
| Posted on 20 July 2016 | Updated on 20 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Like the River Wandering by Zdenka
Aredhel escapes from Nan Dungortheb and is aided by a daughter of the river.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Goldberry |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 061 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Holy Stanzas by The Wavesinger
Snapshots from a visit to the ocean.
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 783 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Seagull and the Wind by The Wavesinger
A seagull and the wind dance at the edge of the sea.
| Major Characters: Elwing, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 156 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Song for Two Voices by Zdenka
Írimë goes into exile and Elemmírë stays behind, but their thoughts are with each other, on the Ice or in the darkness. (A sequence of five drabbles.)
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 524 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Love Song Eternal by The Wavesinger
A song (or, more properly, a poem) from Elemmírë to Írimë.
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 179 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Confidence Restored by Scribe of Mirrormere
When Haleth feels hope fades she reaches for light within and seeks her out.
| Major Characters: Haleth, Nessa |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 570 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Sing You Home by The Wavesinger
The stream echoes Mithrellas' desperate search for Nimrodel.
| Major Characters: Mithrellas, Nimrodel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 104 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Haiku by The Wavesinger
I live under your/domain. You rule with gentle/kisses, golden smiles.
From Indis to Nerdanel.
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 131 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Grant for Tindómiel by Scribe of Mirrormere
"My problem is Meril, father,” Tindómiel said and took another deep breath, her heart pounding with the confession reaching her lips. “I love her deeply, and that is the source of my pain."
| Major Characters: Elros, Meril-i-Turinqi, Other Fictional Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 475 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Long Years Numberless by The Wavesinger
In the Third Age, Varda and Galadriel reflect on change and love.
| Major Characters: Galadriel, Varda |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 831 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Middle-earth Poetry (Silmarillion version) by Zdenka
Tolkien-related poetry on various subjects, mostly written for B2MeM. (I've only cross-posted the Silmarillion poems here; the version on AO3 and MPTT includes the LOTR-related ones also.)
| Major Characters: Erendis, Inzilbêth, Maeglin, Men |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het, Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: B2MeM 2012, Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 6, 366 |
| Posted on 17 May 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Dance, Oh Lover by The Wavesinger
A poem from Aredhel to Goldberry.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Goldberry |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 97 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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To an absent lover by Himring
Two (female) Sindar before the return of Morgoth from Valinor--one of them looking back on that time.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Sindar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 75 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Chain of Daisies by The Wavesinger
A moment with Finduilas and Níniel.
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Nienor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 369 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
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Contrapunto by The Wavesinger
Ilmarë and her lover, before and after.
| Major Characters: Ilmarë, Thuringwethil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 554 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lessons in Clay by The Wavesinger
Nerdanel fails to finish a sculpture, and admits to a defeat.
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 149 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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and the song (forever) between us by Astris
Findis and Elemmírë meet in secret.
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Findis |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 415 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lyric by Idle Leaves
A short visit in the gardens.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Elenwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 653 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Not by Sea by Idle Leaves
Hope gives way to truth.
| Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 218 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The sweet song of Poppies by Rhapsody
Morwen is summoned by Acca to fulfill the need of the latter.
| Major Characters: Morwen, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Édebar by Urloth
Édebar was a tidal island. It had been a resting place of the Lady Uinen who had gifted it to a group of those who had pledged devotion to her to create a sanctuary for those who were mentally distressed or unhappy to find peace again. It was a far more discrete option than the long trip to Lorien, and Lorien was usually reserved for extreme cases.
Girls crying about their marriage prospects was not considered extreme.
| Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen, Fëanor, Finarfin, Findis, Fingolfin, Finwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 22, 693 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Little father by Calendille
Nerdanel considers her children, and why Curufin was always special to Fëanor’s heart.
| Major Characters: Curufin, Fëanor, Finwë, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 463 |
| Posted on 10 July 2016 | Updated on 10 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Oh Lift Me as a Wave by Zdenka
Elwing and the wind. (There are powers in Arda that are not told of in the histories.)
| Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Elwing, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
| Posted on 8 July 2016 | Updated on 8 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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