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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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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Great Journeys
Join a character on the road to explore the actual and symbolic importance of journeys. 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’ve always had a thing for Galadriel/Aredhel, but I’ve never been able to find any, so this has seriously made my day. And I liked your interpretation very much. :) You should write femslash more often.
Thanks Feta! I have a thing for them also. They stand out as such strong characters when there is such a lack of attention to women. I also think they must have spent an incredible amount of time together when they were young women. (When Aredhel wasn't chasing after those Fëanárion brothers, trying to be one of the guys. I like that about her also, actually.)
Every time I read this, I smile. I know how much you, ummm, "love" drabbles, but you have written a wonderful scene here and have captured distinct personalties of these Noldorin grand dames in a sweetly humorous and romantic setting.
I love Aredhel's final remarks on Artanis. And really, why not?
Alma-Tadema's picture is a perfect accompaniment to this drabble!
Thanks! I really do have to stop trashing drabbles. I like them for myself to get those bits of characterization down that I haven't had a chance to write yet. I have thought about both of these women, but had little opportunity to use them yet.
(I liked the picture too, but I couldn't for the life of me get it to center. It centered nicely on my LJ with the same formatting. Oh, well.)
I have to agree; Galariel and Aredhel, why not? They make a lovely pair in this and again the sensuality shines in this. I love the glimpses of the two women's personalities shown in this story and you convey a lot with only a few words. I like the argueing between the two lovers. I also love the artwork you chose to go with your story.
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