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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B2MeM 2009
Back to Middle-earth Month in 2009 offered a daily prompt connecting our personal experiences to our creative work. 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 laughed out loud more than once while reading this. What a great story, full of hilarious little moments. Ulmo's voice issuing forth from a flask of sea-water. The utterly non-descript grey clothing. The festival, sadly devoid of nudity (mostly). Eärendil the goldfish. The carven message on the dice. Confusion over 'Silver Foot'.
Everything fit together perfectly, and then tied up nicely at the end. Thanks for writing this, IgnobleBard. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and am glad to be the lucky recipient of this story in the swap.
Thanks so much Darth! I really appreciate your comments. I kind of struggled with this one because I couldn't decide whether to go for all out absurdity or gentle amusement. I have to admit I wrote each of those scenes with you in mind so it's especially cool that you like those. I'm glad I particpated in your swap.
I really enjoyed this - from the message which Lotsek could doubtless recite to the trying to choose what color to wear, to the festival (sadly devoid of nudity) and 'why don't they call her Silver-Head?'
Oh, and Glorfindel and Ecthelion - and the way in which Lotsek slinks out of town! This was a really fun read!
Thanks bunches, SS, I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I think this is my first attempt at an OC so I'm glad Lotsek came off. . . if not exactly "well", given his scams, at least fun. :-)
This is wonderfully funny and a very enjoyable read. Terrific original character in Lotheg. Many wonderful moments. I especially like how uncomfortable the little Avar made Ecthelion and Glorfindel, and how he was able to completely manipulate Tuor. I found the little guy extremely engaging and wonder if you've ever written about him again?
Again, I enjoyed this to the max, especially, I think, because it took place in Gondolin.
Thanks so much for your kind comments. I was hoping you might like this one with the Gondolin setting. It was fun to write Lotheg interacting with all the famous folks of there and I'm glad you enjoyed his antics. I never thought about writing him again but it might be fun to have him pop up at various places in the histories.
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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.