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
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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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Kings & Kink
Throughout history, wherever there is writing, there is erotica. This challenge pulls its prompts from "vintage" works of romance and erotica. (Nonromantic and nonsexual options are also available.) 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
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 870 |
| Posted on 8 December 2014 | Updated on 8 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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There's No Heat In This Winter Sun by Agelast
Maedhros -- and Himring -- welcomes a visit for the season.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 734 |
| Posted on 5 December 2014 | Updated on 5 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Colour the Morning by Cirth
"Good morning," he says quietly, without looking at me. No one's said that to me in a long time.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 433 |
| Posted on 5 December 2014 | Updated on 5 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Songs for the Seasons by losselen
For everything there is a season. Multi-age. Multiple characters.
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Andreth, Daeron, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental, General, Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 6, 262 |
| Posted on 4 December 2014 | Updated on 4 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Major Characters: Elenwë, Turgon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Het | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 495 |
| Posted on 3 December 2014 | Updated on 3 December 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Smith of Nargathrond by Lipstick
Mandos fic madness for Halloween. In the halls of waiting, on the ward of the Ñ-specials, Tyelpe Curufinwion, Fëanorian brat extraordinaire, tells of his coming to Gondolin.
Written for alackofghosts on tumblr whose character design for Tyelpe I have shamelessly stolen. It was her art who made me wonder how this could happen.
http://alackofghosts.tumblr.com/post/100540684902/part-1-maybe
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Curufin, Finduilas, Gelmir, Gwindor, Idril, Maedhros, Maeglin, Rog |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Rape/Nonconsensual Sex, Torture |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 20, 050 |
| Posted on 8 November 2014 | Updated on 24 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Nightfall in the West by Corsair_Caruso
Sauron assassinates Ar-Pharazôn before the Great Armament can be sent against Valinor, and takes power as Steward, turning the military might of Numenor and Mordor against the Eldar and Faithful; the history of Arda is altered forever.
| Major Characters: Amandil, Anárion, Ar-Pharazôn, Elendil, Elendur, Elrond, Gil-galad, Isildur, Meneldil, Nazgûl, Númenóreans, Original Character(s), Sauron, Witch-king of Angmar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 5, 924 |
| Posted on 23 November 2014 | Updated on 23 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Throw Away the Umbrellas by Cirth
Maglor and Uldor, some time before the Nírnaeth.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Uldor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 195 |
| Posted on 21 November 2014 | Updated on 21 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Line of Kings by Michiru
Exploring the lives of the Noldorin princes who would eventually produce the final king of the Noldor in Middle-earth.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 24 | Word Count: 19, 348 |
| Posted on 23 September 2011 | Updated on 19 November 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Swan and the Tree: Civil War in Gondor by Corsair_Caruso
The Steward Boromir, son of Denethor I, ruled Gondor at the end of the Watchful Peace, centuries before the War of the Ring. He fought and repelled the Witch-king's forces in Osgiliath, but received a wound from a Morgul-blade doing so. Though his life was saved by his healers, he was crippled and died nine years later.
This story explores a different path for the life of the Steward...
| Major Characters: Boromir (Steward of Gondor), Cirion, Witch-king of Angmar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 366 |
| Posted on 19 November 2014 | Updated on 19 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Dwarvish Thinking by Himring
Maedhros negotiates with Azaghal and accepts his offer of a dragon-proof helmet for Fingon. Fingon turns out to be less than enthusiastic about Maedhros's gift.
My take on the early history of the Dragon Helm of Dor-lomin.
Now added: Bonus drabble: A Matter of Helmets (Maedhros & Azaghal, gen)
| Major Characters: Azaghâl, Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 2, 061 |
| Posted on 19 June 2010 | Updated on 15 November 2014 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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In the House of Feanor by Aiwen
Short stories containing members of House Feanor doing interesting, amusing, and strange things. Chapter Nine: Of Mice and Maiar.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 9 | Word Count: 3, 752 |
| Posted on 13 July 2009 | Updated on 13 November 2014 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 325 |
| Posted on 10 November 2014 | Updated on 10 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 093 |
| Posted on 10 November 2014 | Updated on 10 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Olwe's Lament by losselen
Olwë on the Kinslaying.
| Major Characters: Olwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 944 |
| Posted on 9 November 2014 | Updated on 9 November 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Fall of Minas Tirith by Michiru
In after days historians would forget much about the Dagor Bragollach, and many things were left out of the Quenta Silmarillion, written with the gift of hindsight. But the coming of Celegorm and Curufin to Nargothrond was at first held as the greatest fortune to come to the Noldor out of that battle, for by their aid alone did Orodreth survive the fall of Tol Sirion.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Orodreth |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 853 |
| Posted on 2 November 2014 | Updated on 2 November 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Rise Up With Fists by Agelast
Beleg meets and befriends Túrin, future life-ruiner.
| Major Characters: Beleg, Mablung, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 7, 368 |
| Posted on 27 October 2014 | Updated on 29 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Footprint of Snowdrops by Elleth
A chance meeting in the forest prompts Nellas to revisit first impressions, and Lúthien to re-examine how she relates to her homeland.
| Major Characters: Lúthien Tinúviel, Nellas |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 705 |
| Posted on 25 October 2014 | Updated on 25 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Deplorable Word by Agelast
On the eve of his abdication, Maedhros has doubts. Oneshot, horror AU.
| Major Characters: Fingolfin, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Horror, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 124 |
| Posted on 20 October 2014 | Updated on 20 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Interlude Before Exile by Elleth
Indis and Lalwen have a final conversation before the Exile.
| Major Characters: Indis, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 554 |
| Posted on 16 October 2014 | Updated on 16 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 966 |
| Posted on 14 October 2014 | Updated on 14 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Two poems for Daeron by losselen
Two sonnets for Daeron: one for his joy and youth in Doriath, and one for his exile in Eriador, searching in vain for Lúthien.
| Major Characters: Daeron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 2, 910 |
| Posted on 14 October 2014 | Updated on 14 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Maglor's lament for the lost Silmaril by losselen
What Maglor, in both obdurate pride and grievous lament, might have sung of the Silmaril. In blank verse unrhymed, after Paradise Lost.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 141 |
| Posted on 14 October 2014 | Updated on 14 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Birds of the Temple Garden by Huinare
Mairon kickstarts the new Cult of Melkor in Armenelos. What does one do with inept acolytes, heretics, and abandoned gardens?
UPDATE - Chapter 3
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Númenóreans, Original Character(s), Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 4, 277 |
| Posted on 25 June 2014 | Updated on 12 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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The Musician by Cirth
Ecthelion finds his flute disagreeable.
| Major Characters: Ecthelion of the Fountain, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 164 |
| Posted on 3 October 2014 | Updated on 3 October 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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