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] 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.
[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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It Comes in Threes
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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.
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
Shadowmere by Himring
There is some suggestion that Tirion continued to be inhabited after the fall of Numenor.
How did its inhabitants feel about the fact that Pharazon's army was buried so close to the city?
| Major Characters: Fingon, Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: B2MeM 2019 |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 614 |
| Posted on 30 June 2019 | Updated on 30 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Dark Vala & Fire Maia (Drabble) by lovelytimes
An Angbang warm-up drabble with the hitching of breath, whispered words, and the ironlike grasp of Melkor on the wrists of Mairon.
| Major Characters: Melkor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica, Suspense | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 325 |
| Posted on 29 June 2019 | Updated on 29 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Beech Ridge by hennethgalad
Glorfindel and Aistalar move to Beech Ridge.
| Major Characters: Glorfindel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica | Challenges: Pride |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 595 |
| Posted on 24 June 2019 | Updated on 24 June 2019 |
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2019 Summer Solstice Drabbles by Ismene
A series of instradrabbles from the 2019 summer solstice!
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 907 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
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Solstice instadrabbles 2019 by NelyafinweFeanorion
three 100 word Drabble written for the discord summer solstice instadrabbles.
| Major Characters: Erestor, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 300 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
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Instadrabbles by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Starting off with Oropher and Thranduil, unsure who else may show up as I participate in other ones. Various OCs of mine and AfricanDaisy's (Emma) will appear.
| Major Characters: Oropher, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 743 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
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Insta-Drabbles 2019 by Alquien
These aren't really true drabbles per se, but they are what I came up with. Also, these are un-beta'd. Hope you enjoy!
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 905 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Mercy by Independence1776
Olwë sentences Maglor.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Olwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 298 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
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Always Been Best for Discovering (Drabble) by lovelytimes
Short drabble written for the 2019 Solstice instadrabbling challenge.
| Major Characters: Melkor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 113 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
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What the mirror showed by Raiyana
The gift of a mirror reveals more than expected.
The result of a kink request that derailed into some family feels drama xD
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, Fluff, Romance | Challenges: Hidden Figures |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 573 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Solstice Drabbles by Idrils Scribe
Drabbles written for the 2019 Solstice instradrabbling challenge on the SWG Discord.
| Major Characters: Elrond |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 205 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
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The Afterlives of Orcs (Drabble) by lovelytimes
Short drabble written for the 2019 Solstice instadrabbling challenge.
| Major Characters: Orcs |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
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"Fulgurite" and Other Drabbles by Dawn Felagund
A collection of drabbles written for the 2019 Solstice Instadrabbling on the SWG Discord. See the Table of Contents for summaries (and content warnings, if needed) for individual pieces.
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Angrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Elwing, Fëanor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 9 | Word Count: 987 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
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Simple Pleasures, And All That by Fernstrike
A collection of ficlets written for the 2019 Solstice instradrabbling challenge on Discord.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Isildur, Narvi, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 609 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
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Leitmotiv. by hennethgalad
enter the dragon (helm of Dor-lómin).
Fingon returns to Barad Eithel with a wild wood elf. Gildis meets him.
| Major Characters: Fingolfin, Fingon, Hador, Írimë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 8, 385 |
| Posted on 18 June 2019 | Updated on 18 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Song of Our Making by Tilperiel
The tale of how four left the hidden city of Gondolin and only three returned.
Aredhel thinks she's got everything as she wants it, but Turgon has his reasons for allowing her to leave the city and he's not above using manipulation. Glorfindel and Ecthelion are caught in the middle of a political ploy and poor Egalmoth is dragged along for the ride. Throw in some giant spiders and everything was bound to go to hell.
| Major Characters: Aranwë, Aredhel, Beleg, Ecthelion of the Fountain, Egalmoth, Elu Thingol, Fingolfin, Glorfindel, Lalwen, Rog, Saeros, Salgant, Turgon, Voronwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 8 | Word Count: 40, 542 |
| Posted on 21 March 2019 | Updated on 16 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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The land of Beeches and Snowdrops by Raiyana
After the sacking of Doriath, the lands once girdled by Melian were abandoned.
Faerbraichon, Lord of House Brethil, went east in search of a new land for his Sindar Elves, a land far removed from the grief caused by the Silmaril Thingol had coveted. With him came his family - those who were left - and those for whom he was Lord.
Running into a Dragon was an unexpected complication.
But for one of his sons, it might turn out to be the source of new love, and for the rest of House Brethil, the meeting between their youngest Prince and a Woodland elleth will eventually lead to the formation of the largest Elven Kingdom in Arda and the establishment of a new home.
The Great Green-Wood.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Oropher, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Romance | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 9, 700 |
| Posted on 16 June 2019 | Updated on 16 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Taking Readings II by Himring
Anthology for short pieces that don't fit anywhere else.
Now added: "Something for Nothing" (Ecthelion, Egalmoth)
| Major Characters: Aerandir, Amras, Arwen, Beleg, Celebrían, Denethor (Nandor), Ecthelion of the Fountain, Egalmoth, Elemmírë, Erellont, Estë, Eärwen, Falathar, Finarfin, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Gwindor, Idril, Indis, Ingwion, Tuor, Turgon, Vána, Vanyar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: B-Movie, B2MeM 2017, B2MeM 2018, Holiday Feast, New Year's Resolution |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 18 | Word Count: 4, 187 |
| Posted on 8 January 2017 | Updated on 16 June 2019 |
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Beautiful by Fadesintothewest
A silvery night of frivolty once upon a time in Tirion.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 937 |
| Posted on 14 June 2019 | Updated on 14 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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that which is given by Fernstrike
Tyelperinquar knew Annatar was keeping something from him.
In which goodbyes are said, gifts are given, and promises are made.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 764 |
| Posted on 11 June 2019 | Updated on 11 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Major Characters: Idril, Maeglin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 218 |
| Posted on 10 June 2019 | Updated on 10 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Under a Sky of Infinite Stars by StraightOuttaHimring
Drabble dipecting a brief moment between Caranthir and Haleth.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Haleth |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 103 |
| Posted on 8 June 2019 | Updated on 8 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Encounters by Independence1776
Maglor encounters two people… and a pack of puppies.
| Major Characters: Gandalf, Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 113 |
| Posted on 7 June 2019 | Updated on 7 June 2019 |
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High Hopes by Lyra
A little painting for Oshun in celebration of her 100th character bio, vaguely inspired her fic "False Spring" (the mood more than any specific scene). Maedhros and Fingon, surveying the land and making plans - or maybe just cheerfully talking upon the parapets of Himring. A moment of high hope and confidence before everything goes pear-shaped.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1 |
| Posted on 7 June 2019 | Updated on 7 June 2019 |
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Destined to be together by Himring
In the Third Age, in a small coastal town of Gondor, a young girl has an encounter at a critical time for her.
A wandering Maglor story featuring an animal rescue.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 291 |
| Posted on 31 May 2019 | Updated on 31 May 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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