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.
SWG News
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
[Series] The Light and the Sea (Steampunk Númenor) by AdmirableMonster
Largely focused on Númenor, its fall, and the aftermath, as seen from the perspective of two Mannish scientists, bit players in some ways, but who nonetheless cast their shadows across the history of Middle Earth.
[Writing] Reflections by AdmirableMonster
A story of three friends in Númenor, one of whom attracts the attention of the High Priest. What does friendship mean in the shadow of the Black Temple?
[Writing] No Time Have I by Flora-lass
A Silmarillion acrostic.
[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] 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.
Current Challenge
Bollywood
Prompts this month are films, songs, and tropes from India's dazzling film industry, Bollywood. Read more ...
Random Challenge
Another Place in Time
Move beyond the places and times of familiar events to consider what was going on elsewhere in Arda at the same time as a major event covered in The Silmarillion. How--if at all--did the event impact what was transpiring elsewhere at the same time? 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.
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.
Scribbles & Drabbles 2024
A chill Tolkien event, where artists make art, and authors write little stories in response. Begins in June and ends in November.
New and Updated Fanworks
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
Extra-Calary by Lferion
Fëanor, outside of calenders entirely. Now what?
| Major Characters: Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic, Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 201 |
| Posted on 8 March 2020 | Updated on 8 March 2020 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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At Tharbad. by hennethgalad
Boromir loses his horse and meets some Rangers.
4: "He thought that his adventure had come to an end, and a bad one, but the thought hardened him."
| Major Characters: Boromir (Fellowship) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 187 |
| Posted on 6 March 2020 | Updated on 6 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Work in Progress. by hennethgalad
Elrond tries to help Bilbo with his writing.
6: "Finish a work in progress."
| Major Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Elrond |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 851 |
| Posted on 6 March 2020 | Updated on 6 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Terrible End by StarSpray
"There Celegorm fell by Dior's hand...but Dior was slain also."
| Major Characters: Celegorm, Dior |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 952 |
| Posted on 5 March 2020 | Updated on 5 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Blue Wooden Door. by hennethgalad
A guard of Caranthir reminisces.
5: "The blue wooden door."
| Major Characters: Caranthir |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 107 |
| Posted on 5 March 2020 | Updated on 5 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Breakfast with Mablung. by hennethgalad
Finrod and Gildor have breakfast with Mablung.
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund, Gildor, Mablung |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 105 |
| Posted on 3 March 2020 | Updated on 3 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Hopeless Dawn by hennethgalad
Melian becomes aware of the fall of the Trees. Thingol struggles to comprehend.
| Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Melian |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: B2MeM 2020 |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 799 |
| Posted on 2 March 2020 | Updated on 2 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Flower. by hennethgalad
Eärnur meets the new gardener.
for Back to Middle Earth Month 2020 1: "He was interested in roots and beginnings"
| Major Characters: Eärnur |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 763 |
| Posted on 1 March 2020 | Updated on 1 March 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Winehammer. by hennethgalad
Erestor and Gildor witness a pivotal moment in the lives of the sons of Eärendil. In a nightclub.
| Major Characters: Círdan, Elrond, Elros, Erestor, Galdor of the Havens, Gil-galad, Gildor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 224 |
| Posted on 27 February 2020 | Updated on 27 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Batman. by hennethgalad
Sauron, called Zigûr in Númenor, makes a winged creature to spy for Ar-Pharazôn.
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Horror | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 089 |
| Posted on 24 February 2020 | Updated on 24 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Conduct Unbecoming... by hennethgalad
sex pollen in Valinor: Olórin summons a council.
| Major Characters: Erestor, Gandalf, Ingwë, Radagast |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 545 |
| Posted on 20 February 2020 | Updated on 20 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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I Know Better Gods by AnnEllspethRaven, Spamberguesa
The M Universe fever-dreams in backstory to the fanfic At the Edge of Lasg’len twisted by The Lost Tales. Mostly. Gods help everything. Which Gods? You decide.
| Major Characters: Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 10, 589 |
| Posted on 18 February 2020 | Updated on 18 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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every dirge fades to silence by Fernstrike
How the Songs of a Maia and a Vala harmonised - and then, as all corrupted things are wont to do, fell to discord and chaos.
| Major Characters: Eönwë, Gothmog, Melkor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 8, 567 |
| Posted on 17 February 2020 | Updated on 17 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Their Hour Was Not Yet Come by Kaylee Arafinwiel
From Numenor to Imladris, the stories of the past are handed down, culminating in a momentous occasion.
| Major Characters: Ar-Sakalthôr, Aragorn, Elves, Erestor, Inzilbêth, Lindir, Lindórië, Men, Númenóreans, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Tar-Palantir |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 761 |
| Posted on 16 February 2020 | Updated on 16 February 2020 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Kana MacLaure: Elves in Space. by hennethgalad
an investigative journalist travels to a private space station to interview a famous musician.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 982 |
| Posted on 16 February 2020 | Updated on 16 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Waiting for the Thaw by Narya
Annatar takes a brooding Celebrimbor for a walk in the snow.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 225 |
| Posted on 15 February 2020 | Updated on 15 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The fair pallor of the hands upon her harp by Himring
Finduilas has a rare opportunity, a harp lesson with both her aunt and her uncle, Galadriel and Finrod.
But during the session, there is a point she feels she needs to raise...
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 622 |
| Posted on 15 February 2020 | Updated on 15 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Image in the Mirror by Ysilme
When Ost-in-Edhil falls, Galadriel flees with her daughter to the safety of Lindórinand, while Celeborn has to follow his duty and safeguard the flight of the last refugees from the city. Between the worry about his fate, the loss of their city, and an uncertain future, Galadriel rediscovers a part of herself she had ignored for far too long, and finds freedom again.
| Major Characters: Celeborn, Galadriel, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Het | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 5, 094 |
| Posted on 15 February 2020 | Updated on 15 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Elvish Singing by StarSpray
An elf walks into a bar, meets an old friend, and almost gets arrested. Par for the course in 1920s NYC, really.
| Major Characters: Daeron, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 464 |
| Posted on 14 February 2020 | Updated on 14 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Kaylee's Crackuary Collection by Kaylee Arafinwiel
A number of drabbles written for the "Crackuary" challenge as well as Femslash February.
1. Sex Pollen - Nerdanel comes to bemoan Feanaro's lack of knowledge to Indis.
2. Unexpected Road Trip - Indis and Nerdanel go one way while all their loves go the other.
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 207 |
| Posted on 14 February 2020 | Updated on 14 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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"oh t'have a courtin' beau, an' have him crown me queen of May" by heget
A cute outing early on in the courtship of Finduilas Faelivrin and Gwindor during the Long Peace.
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Gwindor, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 542 |
| Posted on 14 February 2020 | Updated on 14 February 2020 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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And I'll Bloody Up My Hands (As Long As You Don't Have To) by electroniccollectiondonut
Celegorm is injured in Dagor Bragollach. When he wakes in Nargothrond, he remembers things that haven't happened yet.
| Major Characters: Celegorm |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 8 | Word Count: 16, 748 |
| Posted on 11 February 2020 | Updated on 14 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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The Grey Rain-Curtain by Lindariel
Galadriel returns to Valinor only to find it has changed beyond her imaginings.
| Major Characters: Finarfin, Galadriel, Yavanna |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 13 February 2020 | Updated on 13 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Beren Raps by hennethgalad
'crack': "Rap or song battles gone horribly wrong or right - Finrod learned it somewhere"
| Major Characters: Beren, Finrod Felagund, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic | Challenges: Crackuary |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 261 |
| Posted on 12 February 2020 | Updated on 12 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Olwë's Home for Wayward Elves by Morcondil
A series of misadventures has left Galadriel in disgrace; Finarfin thinks a summer with Olwë might help his daughter find her way. After all: nothing exciting ever happens in Alqualondë. A story of questionable fashion choices, growing up, and finding one's place.
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Eärwen, Finarfin, Galadriel, Olwë, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Family | Challenges: New Year's Resolution, Teen Spirit |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 9 | Word Count: 20, 942 |
| Posted on 10 January 2019 | Updated on 12 February 2020 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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