Founded in 2005, the Silmarillion Writers' Guild exists for discussions of and creative fanworks based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and related texts. We are a positive-focused and open-minded space that welcomes fans from all over the world and with all levels of experience with Tolkien's works. Whether you are picking up Tolkien's books for the first time or have been a fan for decades, we welcome you to join us!
New Challenge: Potluck Bingo Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
Bingo Cards Wanted for Potluck Bingo Our November-December challenge will be Potluck Bingo, featuring cards created by you! If you'd like to create cards or prompts for cards, we are taking submissions.
Tolkien Meta Week, December 8-14 We will be hosting a Tolkien Meta Week in December, here on the archive and on our Tumblr, for nonfiction fanworks about Tolkien.
New Challenge: Orctober Orcs on a quest for freedom seek a place sheltered and safe from the Dark Lord. Fulfill prompts to gather the clues needed to bring them to freedom.
The majority of the Silmarillion was penned by a single Elf--an Elf who was so thoroughly written out as to appear only through the ways in which their perspective shaped the stories we see. This is their story, the historian's history, the Pennas Pengolodh.
The Exiles of Gondolin come to Sirion. The residents of Sirion welcome them, and friendship blossoms between the last remaining loremaster of Gondolin and a young poet of Sirion.
Fingon returns to Barad Eithel after a late-autumn hunt, finding someone unexpected with his wife. The night takes an even more unexpected turn for all three of them.
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Holidays in Arda
Set a fanwork in a place that you would like to visit on Arda, whether a city, region, island, or body of water. Read more ...
A series of articles featuring fan-made maps of all the lands of Arda. Part III explores the island of Númenor and mainland Middle-earth during the Second Age.
A reworking of the 2018 article for Long Live Feedback that includes data from the 2020 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey, pointing to a lack of comments as related to skill, confidence, and community connection.
Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features fiction, artwork, and essays that transcend the idea of Orcs as the enemy, instead considering their humanity.
Lord of the Rings Secret Santa 2024
LotR SESA has been ongoing for twenty-one years and is running again this year as a prompt meme hosted on AO3 for all genres of Tolkien-based fanfiction.
Kiliel Week 2024
Kiliel Week is a Tumblr event for fanworks about the Kili/Tauriel pairing.
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The Silmarillion Writers' Guild is more than just an archive--we are a community! If you enjoy a fanwork or enjoy a creator's work, please consider letting them know in a comment.
I'm very glad you like it! Counting words doesn't exactly come naturally to me. It's not just that true drabbles are so short, isn't it? (Although, of course, that's part of it.) I guess drabblers get a feel for it, with practice.
I love when a drabble has a lot packed in it without the feeling of being packed at all, if I make sense here. Which probably means that I like your little tale here a lot :) Good stuff!
Those are both lovely and written in tropes close to my heart in this love story: Fingon leaving Himring in the morning and Maedhros being comforted by Fingon when facing nightmares of his captivity. There are some things that I just cannot read too many of . . . .
I guess I'm like you there! I cannot read too many of these, so I couldn't resist writing another one myself... There's a passage in your Mereth Aderthad on the subject, too, isn't there? Fingon tries to say soothing things to Maedhros, and Maedhros thinks that Fingon's presence alone is enough to calm him--is that how it goes? I really liked that one.
I love this! I see this as "so Maedhros," at least how I see him, with his need for deliberateness and order, in contrast to Fingon's willingness to go with the flow. Beautifully written! :)
Thank you very much, Dawn! I suppose it is natural that we would see Maedhros in similar ways, as so much of my original inspiration stems from your writing. But I'm glad I managed to capture him for you here, especially as I'm such an inexperienced drabbler!
Even a situation where it's understandable if he acts impulsively, he tries to keep control. That’s your Maedhros, alright. The last line, with Maedhros putting Fingon’s arm back where it was, is lovely.
In that fashion, unpleasant memories and deeply held fears can unexpectedly surface. It is the wise partner, the one who truly is the other half of one's soul, who will realize those times and, instead of holding them as negative reasons, in a way embraces them as reasons for increased closeness and compasion. These two just glow under your pen.
I have read the other 3 drabbles that are part of this story and I have to say - they are brilliant. Maedhros and Maglor are my most favourite charcaters in the Silmarillion and your strories portray them exactly as I imagine them. I am horrible at limiting myself as far as word count goes but you manage to convey breath taking emotions and thoughts in maybe 4 sentences. Your work is amazing and I truly look forward to reading more. Especially in this series:)
I'm glad you like the way I portray the characters and that you think they come across well in these drabbles.
I used to think I couldn't limit my word count until I found that I could, if the subject was right--so you may soon find yourself writing drabbles also!
As I said before at AO3, it's amazing how you're able to communicate so many things with so few words. I love how Maedhros looks strong and vulnerable at the same time, and how he holds on to his love for Fingon.
And I love how steadfast, loving and generous Fingon is.
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