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…
Current Challenge
Bollywood
Prompts this month are films, songs, and tropes from India's dazzling film industry, Bollywood. Read more ...
Random Challenge
Dear Irmo
Historians trace the first advice column to 1690, and in the three centuries hence, the heartsore, woebegone, and perpetually puzzled have turned to these "agony aunts" (and uncles) to solve their most debilitating dilemmas about family, work, and of course, love. Choose one of our real advice columns, tweaked just slightly, for your prompt. 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
An Amethyst Remembrance by IgnobleBard
Edrahil is Finrod's Captain and lover but they must hide their relationship. What will happen when Galadriel comes to visit?
| Major Characters: Edrahil, Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 271 |
| Posted on 16 February 2014 | Updated on 16 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lighter than Vanity by Agelast
From the birth of Annatar to the seduction of Celebrimbor.
Written for Red Lasbelin for My Slashy Valentine, 2014.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 8, 972 |
| Posted on 16 February 2014 | Updated on 16 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Beast by Ugly Duchess
A nightmare of an Elf, one of Finrod’s companions, in his new life.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 16 February 2014 | Updated on 16 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Wrath of Dragon fire by Ysilme
Thranduil meets a dragon, Gildor meets a Wood sprite, they meet each other, and battle sets things into motion.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Gildor, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 602 |
| Posted on 16 February 2014 | Updated on 16 February 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Go Upon Your Knee by Agelast
“Heaven-gates are not so highly arched / As princes' palaces; they that enter there /
Must go upon their knees.”
Porn Battle fill for the prompt - Curufin/Eöl, hate!sex, sordid.
| Major Characters: Curufin, Eöl |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 414 |
| Posted on 15 February 2014 | Updated on 15 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Weathering by Elleth
Under siege from the Orcs, Haleth tries to hold on to hope for herself and her people - but she is neither alone, nor entirely without counsel. Written for Rhapsody for the 2014 edition of My Slashy Valentine.
| Major Characters: Haleth, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 673 |
| Posted on 15 February 2014 | Updated on 15 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Phantom limb by Dilly
Maedhros, phantom limb. (drabble)
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 104 |
| Posted on 15 February 2014 | Updated on 15 February 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Quiet Life by rawr_balrog
Long after the final ship has come to harbor, the Valar have mercy, and release some of the longest dead from the Halls of Mandos. Maedhros is among the last.
| Major Characters: Celegorm, Curufin, Fëanor, Maedhros, Maglor, Mandos, Míriel Serindë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 102 |
| Posted on 14 February 2014 | Updated on 14 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Single Combat by Uvatha the Horseman
Sauron accepts Gil-galad's challenge of single combat to end the siege of Barad-dur.
| Major Characters: Elendil, Gil-galad, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 575 |
| Posted on 13 February 2014 | Updated on 13 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Ambassador by Kaz
At Cuiviénen, Ingwë discusses his reasons for accepting Oromë's invitation to visit Aman and what he thinks the outcome will be with his sister. In Valinor, he learns how accurate those expectations were.
(Or: in which Ingwë knowingly walks into a trap and what comes of it.)
| Major Characters: Indis, Ingwë, Manwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 958 |
| Posted on 12 February 2014 | Updated on 12 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Songs of Power by zopyrus
A year into the crossing of the Helcaraxë, Finrod speculates about seal poets, Fingon inventively replaces his worn-out harp strings, and Aredhel gets drunk. In the meantime, Galadriel makes out with her new boyfriend, bonds with her favorite brother, and does battle with the Queen of the Ice Bears.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Celeborn, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel, Lalwen, Turgon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 106 |
| Posted on 10 February 2014 | Updated on 10 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Aspects of Nerdanel 2 - Memories of Seven by Erulisse
Seven sons had Fëanáro and Nerdanel, even after they had ended their marriage.
| Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 666 |
| Posted on 9 February 2014 | Updated on 9 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lost Home by Ugly Duchess
This poor Elf is crying about his home which disappeared forever for the lands covered with water after the War of Wrath.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 108 |
| Posted on 5 February 2014 | Updated on 5 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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"Two Epitaphs" and "A Merry Feast" by Himring
Short Pieces about Morwen and Rian.
Now added: A Merry Feast: Morwen & Hurin, before and after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad
| Major Characters: Húrin, Morwen, Rían |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 1, 313 |
| Posted on 24 July 2012 | Updated on 4 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Ache by Agelast
On the eve of (what will soon be called) the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, Fingon and Maedhros go through battle-plans and relieve a few aches and pains.
Written for Porn Battle XV. Prompts: closed doors, hiding, ache, headstrong, politics.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 092 |
| Posted on 3 February 2014 | Updated on 3 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Fingon's Wife by Ugly Duchess
Feelings of Fingon's wife. He leaves for his last battle.
| Major Characters: Fingon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 591 |
| Posted on 2 February 2014 | Updated on 2 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Aspects of Nerdanel 1 - Fractures in the Dark by Erulisse
A series of short drabbles exploring the life of Nerdanel after she moved away from Feanor.
| Major Characters: Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 530 |
| Posted on 2 February 2014 | Updated on 2 February 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Honeysuckle by Independence1776
Míriel, Indis, and Finwë enjoy a peaceful afternoon and evening. (Finwë/Míriel/Indis)
| Major Characters: Finwë, Indis, Míriel Serindë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 260 |
| Posted on 31 January 2014 | Updated on 31 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Tell me of Helcaraxe by Ugly Duchess
A conversation between two Elves.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 311 |
| Posted on 30 January 2014 | Updated on 30 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Maglor's Lament by Fadesintothewest
Maglor's Lament. Whether he drowned or wanders he is nevertheless lost.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 308 |
| Posted on 20 January 2014 | Updated on 20 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Bracing by Luxa
Maedhros struggled with many forms of pain in his life, some more mundane than others. He spent half his life with his hand pressed to his back before anyone realized his spine was curving.
| Major Characters: Amrod, Celegorm, Curufin, Elrond, Elros, Fëanor, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 188 |
| Posted on 19 January 2014 | Updated on 19 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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My Fair Lindir by Thranduil Oropherion Redux, IgnobleBard
The following piece is an offering from the musical team of Unlearned (IgnobleBard) & Lowbrow (Yours Truly). A mashup of The Silmarillion and the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. Humor/Parody. Rated Teen for sexual innuendo of all persuasions including male/male. Nothing graphic.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 11, 219 |
| Posted on 19 January 2014 | Updated on 19 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Kindness of Strangers by Elleth
Maglor meets a stranger on the beach and makes some important discoveries. Written for Indy for the 2013 edition of Fandom Stocking.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 693 |
| Posted on 19 January 2014 | Updated on 19 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Flawed, yet Precious by Khaosity
The life story of a certain fallen Maia, told from his perspective. Dark, or rather will be.
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Celebrimbor, Gil-galad, Melkor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Erotica, Het, Horror, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Rape/Nonconsensual Sex, Torture, Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 1, 635 |
| Posted on 26 June 2013 | Updated on 19 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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My Wish for You by kiniro-no-hana
A young Macalaure reveals that he has more in common with his mother than she would like, and together they encounter fear in the quiet of Telperion's light.
| Major Characters: Celegorm, Fëanor, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 505 |
| Posted on 18 January 2014 | Updated on 18 January 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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