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SWG Challenge - Allusive - 15 August through 15 September 2026
New Challenge: Allusive. Literature and art constantly refer back to each other using allusions, and this month's prompts are inspired by allusions to literature, myth, art, and history.
Cultus Dispatches - "The Rings of Power" Is a Ripple (So Far)
Cultus Dispatches: "The Rings of Power" Is a Ripple (So Far). Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data for 2025 shows that "The Rings of Power" TV series has not had the same impact on the fandom as the film trilogies did ... so far.
Instadrabbling, July 4, August 1, and September 5, 18:00/6PM UTC, SWG Discord, #instadrabbling
Instadrabbling Sessions for July, August, and September. Instadrabbling continues on the first Saturday of each month on our Discord server.

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New Challenge: Allusive
Literature and art constantly refer back to each other using allusions, and this month's prompts are inspired by allusions to literature, myth, art, and history.

Cultus Dispatches: "The Rings of Power" Is a Ripple (So Far)
Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data for 2025 shows that "The Rings of Power" TV series has not had the same impact on the fandom as the film trilogies did ... so far.

New Challenge: Building Middle-earth
Let global architecture be your inspiration in this challenge, where you will work with a prompts that are architectural styles, locations in Arda, or both.

Newest Fanworks

From That Rubble by StarSpray

Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.”
“It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?”

Star of Fëanor by wisteria53

Created for TRSB 2026, art 100 is a hand-drawn interlaced star of Fëanor with four of the named points broken (CW: drops of blood). 


The fic written for it will be posted in the TRSB 2026 collection after 5 September 2026. 

Halls of Mandos maze by wisteria53

Created for TRSB 2026, art 45 features the various paths and areas of Námo's halls. The fic written for it will be posted in the TRSB 2026 collection after 5 September 2026. 

Amlach by Himring

A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.

House of Finwë by softmoonlightmelody

One drabble per Finwëan. Currently on first and second generations.

New in References

Amlach by Himring

A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.

"The Rings of Power" Is a Ripple (So Far) by Dawn Walls-Thumma

The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies mark perhaps the most influential events in the history of the Tolkien fanfiction fandom. As the Rings of Power show approaches its third season, data from the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey shows that it is not even close to matching the impact of the films ... yet.

Six Demographic Takeaways from the 2025 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey by Dawn Walls-Thumma

Data from the 2025 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey shows demographic changes in participant gender, age, and education and new revelations about neurodiversity.

Newest Artwork

Star of Fëanor by wisteria53
A Celtic-inspired interlaced eight-pointed star of Fëanor, each point labelled with the names of Fëanor and his sons

Created for TRSB 2026, art 100 is a hand-drawn interlaced star of Fëanor with four of the named points broken (CW: drops of blood). 

The fic written for it will be posted in the TRSB 2026 collection after 5 September 2026. 

Rating: General
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

Halls of Mandos maze by wisteria53
a hand-drawn maze representing the Halls of Mandos, with separate entry portals for elves, dwarves and mortals

Created for TRSB 2026, art 45 features the various paths and areas of Námo's halls. The fic written for it will be posted in the TRSB 2026 collection after 5 September 2026. 

Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

Nerdanel/Nienna moodboard by Independence1776
A moodboard with four photos and quotes. Nienna: a woman crying, a black sand beach, the quotes: "those who hearken to her learn pity and endurance in hope" and "brings strength to the spirit and turns sorror to wisdom." Nerdanel: stone-carving tools on a block of stone, a red-headed woman looking up and the quotes "strong and free of mind" and "desiring to understand minds rather than to master them."

A Nerdanel/Nienna moodboard.

Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Forgotten Ground Regained Features Tolkien-Inspired Alliterative Poetry
The quarterly journal "Forgotten Ground Regained" publishes alliterative poetry and, in Issue 11, turns to focus on poems written about Tolkien's world, including several pieces by SWG poets.

Sindar Week 2026
A Tolkien event week for the Sindar, the Grey-Elves, from the Years of the Trees to the Third Age.

Finwean Sibblings Prompt Fest 2026
A prompt-based fandom event aiming to focus on celebrating Finwë's children: Fëanor, Findis, Fingolfin, Lalwen, & Finarfin - ships, gen relationships, or character-centric