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.
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.
Two years before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Húrin and Huor journey from Dor-lómin to Eithel Sirion for a war council with their new allies from the East. A story about the stirring of hope and foreshadowing of woe. Well-peppered with humour.
Maglor and Maedhros trade Elrond and Elros to King Gil-galad in exchange for a Silmaril, but they have miscalculated.
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Potluck Bingo
Help yourself to a collection of prompts on bingo boards designed by members and friends of the SWG. Read more ...
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Trinkets and Treasures
Create a fanwork about an object that is magical or otherwise valuable in some way, either canonical or of your own invention. 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.
November challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The challenge for November has been posted to the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth. Thematic prompt: refuge. Formal challenge: include imitation of a sound. As always, these can be filled independently and also freely combined with SWG and other challenges. New participants welcome!
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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.
This is really good, it might happens this way. To adjust to the peace and to have all the time for just themselves, without caring for lots of followers.
But if you read the little house stories, you should know, that even a good milk goat stands dry for some time *a86; smile*.
And the bee hive is surely taken from the film series? I remember Mrs Oleson and Nellie carrying it home to the wrong time of day...
Haha, you're right about milk goats! Some breeds can be good to milk for up to two years at a time before freshening, so let's say she's one of those. I actually never watched the Little House series, I just read the books. But I have kept bees before in real life and I remember that you're supposed to move them either in the evening or in the early morning when the bees are more calm.
You've grounded it in so much detail. And it's very life-affirming--especially with the contrast of the descriptions of what Maedhros has been through.
I've already commented on AO3, but I liked this story so much I have to comment here again!.
I loved your insight on Maedhros and Fingon's new life in Aman, especially all the details of their daily life, and their interactions with the village inhabitants. And your Fingon is a jewel: how he fights for life, how he deals with Maedhros' guilt and regrets, how he cares for his lover and friend, how he sings to the animals...
Very well written, and a little bit bittersweet, but full of hope.
This is so much fun to read. I am an absolute sucker for details of daily life mixed with character fic, so this is right up my alley. Thanks so much for sharing. I do hope you will continue the storyline.
I read this on AO3 but found it here also. I just had to comment again. This is a lovely story. The commitment these two have to each other and this chance at happiness (finally) is so well done in this story. Your Fingon is brilliant--I just love him. Maedhros will recover with the wonderful support he gets from Fingon. Would love to see you write more about these two.
Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it so much that you commented twice :) There are definitely going to be more stories about these two and how they help each other recover.
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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.