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 ...
Random Challenge
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.
*Applauds loudly* I'm sure somewhere Aristophanes is chortling with glee :D
It's amusing and well written and - what more can I say? - very well done! Although it may need a beverage warning since this: Actually, the size was excessive, in Arafinwë’s view... made me splutter my coffee everywhere ;P
Hi Moreth, I hope he is not turning in his grave... As soon as the germs of the idea came into my mind I went to re-read his original, and chortled like mad. I truly enjoyed myself writing it and I am glad it caused you the same effect.
Thank you for taking the time to review, and for the kind words! Sorry about the coffee :-)
Russa, this is such a hilarious send-up of Lysistrata and so artfully written, too! I'm so glad that you opted for the "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" approach and crafted such a wildly entertaining romp replete with delicious detail and wickedly funny intelligence. A litany of what made me LOL is beyond the scope of this review, but I'll just say that Arafinwë is a hoot and a half -- officious and vain and yet, one gets to like the big lug.
Characters, setting, you name it. The Coimas War rang all my chimes and is officially one of my SWG favorites. Brava!
Pande, *** blushes *** coming from you this is high praise indeed. I was skeptical about putting it on paper to start with, so I am truly glad you nudged. I was desperate to finish it on time. Luckily Arafinwe became rather quite cooperative in the end, and he did anything I asked of him to get what he was after..
Ah, yes, the old-fashioned "weaker sex" strikes back! I am glad you enjoyed it. I just had to get the women to get the upper hand for once in Tolkien's world. Well, maybe two, if you count Luthien, but she cheated with super-duper powers, etc.
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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.