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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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?
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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…
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Bollywood
Prompts this month are films, songs, and tropes from India's dazzling film industry, Bollywood. Read more ...
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Many Meetings
Create a fanwork centered on a nonviolent conflict. Read more ...
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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.
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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
Arátellë by Scribe of Mirrormere
Aredhel’s experience in Alqualondë.
“I shall be known by no other name than Arátellë,” she told Turukáno.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Argon, Celegorm, Original Female Character(s), Turgon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 251 |
| Posted on 10 August 2015 | Updated on 10 August 2015 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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Fight to the End by just_jenni
For the SWG Tenth Birthday Challenge.
Prompt Generator:
Form/Genre: Guyslash
Theme: Chaos vs Order
Quotes: "If they will not depart we shall afflict them in all ways that we can".
Event: Beren and Luthien fight against Celegorm and Curufin
Rating: R
Warnings: Non-explicit non-con.
A twist to the Beren, Luthien, Celegorm and Curufin story.
| Major Characters: Celegorm |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 997 |
| Posted on 10 August 2015 | Updated on 10 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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In the camps of the Bór by heget
After the Third Kin-slaying, Maglor and Maedhros return to their camp in Ossiriand with Elwing's sons. A human woman learns of what happened and must make hard decisions.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Maedhros, Maglor, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 180 |
| Posted on 9 August 2015 | Updated on 9 August 2015 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Motherhood by lindahoyland
Galadriel becomes a mother.
A drabble.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Galadriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 99 |
| Posted on 9 August 2015 | Updated on 9 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Curse by Robinka
A True Blood/The Silmarillion crossover fic written for the 10th Birthday Celebration Contest. It is not entirely serious, you get the idea.
| Major Characters: Beren, Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crossover, Drama | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Expletive Language, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 380 |
| Posted on 9 August 2015 | Updated on 9 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Whispers by Luxa
Betrayal, the Dark One had told him. He cannot work through it, not when the wind blows through soft drapes while his mind screams.
| Major Characters: Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Torture, Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 709 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Homecoming by swampdiamonds
"In those halls in the hills at that homecoming
mirth was mingled with melting tears"
(The Lay of the Children of Húrin, Canto III:1999-2000)
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Guilin, Gwindor, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 490 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 462 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Brides of Death by heget
"Nóm has many questions, but he never asks about the wreath Andreth wears in her hair."
A story of the Edain and their first interaction with the elves, of courage and defiance and most of all the Gift of Men.
| Major Characters: Andreth, Men |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 248 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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Rise Like the Break of Dawn by Elwin Fortuna
Lalwen witnesses the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and leads as many as she can to safety in its aftermath.
| Major Characters: Annael, Fingon, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 318 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Save The World by Elwin Fortuna
Nimloth is on her way to visit Luthien. She's caught in a summer mist and hears a beautiful voice singing. Who will she meet?
| Major Characters: Dior, Nimloth |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Het, Romance, Suspense | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 893 |
| Posted on 8 August 2015 | Updated on 8 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Maedhros Incident by Cheeky
What happened to Maglor and Erestor after " A Song For My Beloved"? Why did it all go wrong? How could Maglor ever forget about Maedhros's claustrophobia? And will the Son's of Feanor EVER take a day off?
| Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 887 |
| Posted on 5 August 2015 | Updated on 5 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Isilmë's Gift by Talullah
Isilmë has a visitor.
| Major Characters: Isilmë, Tar-Aldarion |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Akallabêth in August |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 533 |
| Posted on 3 August 2015 | Updated on 3 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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the wise & the lovely by Agelast
Galadriel takes care of an unwanted suitor in her own inimitable way.
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Celebrimbor, Galadriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Het | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 882 |
| Posted on 2 August 2015 | Updated on 2 August 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Running Around The Sun by Calithiel
That moment when the smalest thingd from life leave a mark that will remain far longer than we imagined...
| Major Characters: Elrond, Elros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 594 |
| Posted on 31 July 2015 | Updated on 31 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Soldier by Fadesintothewest
Fingon finds the bones of an unknown soldier. The short story that follows is what he does with those bones.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 134 |
| Posted on 29 July 2015 | Updated on 29 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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In His Absence by Elleth
After the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and its losses, two desperately lonely people find comfort with each other.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica, Het, Romance | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 098 |
| Posted on 27 July 2015 | Updated on 27 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by oshun
It’s a Years of the Trees’ story of Finrod and Amarië as young lovers, long before the rebellion of the Noldor separates them.
| Major Characters: Amarië, Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor, Romance | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 158 |
| Posted on 26 July 2015 | Updated on 26 July 2015 |
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A Song for My Beloved by Cheeky
Erestor has a crush, Maglor has a harp and Fingon's singing is really, really bad. Just who is the song for? That's what we all want to know. The beginning of Maglor and Erestor's story.
| Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor, Romance | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 938 |
| Posted on 25 July 2015 | Updated on 25 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Under the Tree by Agelast
Elrond tells a story.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 139 |
| Posted on 24 July 2015 | Updated on 24 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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In Dor-Cuarthol by Himring
They were former outlaws who under the leadership of Turin and Beleg, the Elf from Doriath, turned to fight against the Shadow in the North. It was more of an idea, really, than a homeland--or a period of time, too short to call an era--but they gave it the name of Dor-Cuarthol, the Land of Helm and Bow.
Those former outlaws--Algund was one of them. He and Beleg had something in common, but there was more that divided them from each other.
| Major Characters: Algund, Beleg |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 001 |
| Posted on 24 July 2015 | Updated on 24 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Impromptu Song by Scribe of Mirrormere
Prideful young Maglor finds inspiration for a new song.
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Finrod Felagund, Gildor, Lalwen, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 298 |
| Posted on 24 July 2015 | Updated on 24 July 2015 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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Strangers in a Strange Land by My blue rose
It is said that Amandil set sail into the West, taking with him three servants and never again were they heard of by word or sign. This is the tale of Amandil’s fate.
| Major Characters: Amandil, Eönwë, Salmar, Valar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 11, 263 |
| Posted on 15 April 2015 | Updated on 21 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Remembrance Is All by Agelast
Here lies ficlets, meme responses, and things that are too short to post on their own.
Update: A young Gil-galad meets some of his kin.
| Major Characters: Amras, Beleg, Curufin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Gil-galad, Haldir, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 8 | Word Count: 5, 999 |
| Posted on 8 April 2013 | Updated on 18 July 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Turn at Last to Home by StarSpray
Idril returns to Tirion.
| Major Characters: Anairë, Idril, Tuor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: 10th Birthday Celebration |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 238 |
| Posted on 18 July 2015 | Updated on 18 July 2015 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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