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
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B2MeM 2010
Back to Middle-earth Month 2010 was a collaborative game-style challenge where participants created fanworks in order to progress in their attempt to win the Last Battle. 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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<i>Good to see he's found his match. This story is a good bookend to your other one of him meeting Amarië.</i>
<b>I particularly like how you show his distance from his brothers, and use Fëanor's and Nelyo's debate about good and evil to shape the discussion of the Silmarils.</b>
Oh this was beautiful Dawn. I just couldn't stop reading, I just absorbed scene after scene ánd read it again. I especially liked how you compared the light of the trees and the aussaging effect it had on Caranthir and how Taryindë has the same influence over him. I cannot help to think she has the same skill or has used very young how to lock her mind to him. I now feel I should get my hands on more Taryindë and Caranthir love stories written for you. Look what you have done! ;)
Still Dawn, I think the way you adressed the side effects of capturing the lights in the Jewels, Caranthir's response to them and how he perceived them: well explored! Now... is there more if this? (yes Celegorm's impatience is rubbing off on me ;) )
Thank you! I do love characterization above all else and love to drive my husband nuts after movies: "*shrug* It was okay. The characters could be better." ;) (And welcome to SWG!)
Thank you, Ziggy! Carnistir is, as you know, one of my favorite characters to write. I don't often write him after the Darkening, but I enjoyed working on this piece; it seems he's just as much fun for a writer once he's grown. :D
Thank you, Ziggy! And I see you've read and commented on it before, which makes me feel like a bit of a doofus for listing it earlier! :D I hope it was worth the second pass through. As always, I appreciate your generosity in commenting.
As a matter of fact, I am working on a Caranthir story right now for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang! :D It's currently at 4,000 words and will probably be at least 10,000 (maybe more).
It is part of my Republic of Tirion series, but it's still my Caranthir!
(Also, thank you for commenting again on my story! You're so awesome. It's like pulling teeth to get people to comment ONCE and you comment on rereads. <3 I'm glad you enjoyed it a second time around!)
Just checking in with my favourite couple in teh Silm. I love this so much .
Just pondering on this
"We do die, Carnistir," she answered. "In a way different from those mortal upon this earth, yes, but we do die, and many among us have been shut up in rock in punishment for the death of flesh. In the moment before hope is lost and the spirit flees, it may be that I feel the chill of entombment upon their flesh,"
What does she mean by this? She is clearly 'sighted' herself and her abilty to hide her thoughts from Carnistir is obvious, but she doesn't always know his- but perhaps that is because he has not articualted those thoughts before now... Anyway, beautiful story. Much loved by me. Your Carnistir is my favourite character in the Silm (apart from Nelyo but he does come close)
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