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Feanorian Week 2026
Feanorian Week Reminder (2026)
Hello Silmarillion Fandom! This is your reminder that Feanorian week will be taking place next month. Below are updated prompts (you are still allowed to suggest prompts)! When is it?: March 23rd, 2026—March 29th, 2026
The prompts are as followed:
- Day 1- Maedhros - > Childhood, Kingship, Angband, Coping, The Union, Relations with Different Races
- Day 2-Maglor -> Childhood, Spouse, Music & Songs of Power, Elrond & Elros, Kingship, Maglor’s Gap, Redemption
- Day 3- Celegorm - > Childhood, Hunting, Orome & Huan, Strength & Beauty, Luthien, Nargothrond
- Day 4- Caranthir - > Childhood, Spouse, Betrayal, Lordship, Dwarves & Humans, Marriage, Appearance
- Day 5- Curufin - > Childhood, Spouse, Celebrimbor, Forge Work
- Day 6- Ambarussa - > Childhood, Lordship, Regrets, Twin, Hunting, Nandor
- Day 7- Nerdanel and Feanor-> Mahtan, Finwe & Indis, Marriage, Reunion, Traveling, Creation, Healing
Rules: You are allowed to post anything fanrelated on the days. If the prompts are not to your liking, you can do your own thing. The tracktag is #feanorianweek. Tag your work accordingly! Have fun and be nice to others. Disrespect towards others will not be tolerated.
March Challenge - Tolkien Short Fanworks
Thank you for your engagement with this community during the past month!
Here is the tolkienshortfanworks challenge for March.
It is the 20th anniversary of B2MeM (Back to Middle-earth Month) this year, so I am picking prompts with this (and with this year's event running throughout this month) in mind.
Thematic prompt:
Spring or Autumn.
Below is a selection of relevant (optional) quotation prompts from B2MeM 2014: Seasons of Middle-earth.
You can find more seasonal prompts to revisit on this page:
https://b2mem.livejournal.com/247842.html
1) "The dragon was dead, and the goblins overthrown, and their hearts looked forward after winter to a spring of joy." (The Hobbit, "The Return Journey")
2) "Spring surpassed his wildest hopes. His trees began to sprout and grow, as if time was in a hurry and wished to make one year do for twenty." (Return of the King, "The Grey Havens")
3) "And these trees grew and grew, till the shadow of each was like a green hall, and their red berries in the autumn were a burden, and a beauty and a wonder." (The Two Towers, "Treebeard")
Formal challenge:
Your response should respond to the number 20, as: 20 lines, a multiple of 20 words, 20 sentences or sections, etc.
As usual, these two prompt sets can be filled separately or combined.
Usual reminder that in order to post the fill to this community or to the related collection on AO3 (linked in a sticky post at the top), the fanwork can only have a word count up to 1000 words and must be linked to a Tolkien fandom.
Rec lists and podfics can be posted as fills for thematic prompts, as long as the fanworks concerned meet those conditions.
Also we continue to welcome other pieces unrelated to any challenge, of course, including cross-posts and older stories, as long as they meet the criteria!
Tolkien Fashion Week 2026
Welcome to Tolkien Fashion Week!
✨The week for clothes and jewelry in Tolkien's world✨
RUNNING FROM THE 16TH TO THE 29TH MARCH
This event is held by @tar-thelien
This week is dedicated to honoring the world Tolkien wrote about in his books.
To participate, tag your submission #tolkien fashionweek 2026 and/or #tolkien fashionweek and mention this blog. This event does allow film adaptations, which I will tag as #tolkien fashionweek film adaptation, so while not a must, I would appreciate it if those submitting those would tag it (read reason in How to Join & Allowed Content) I will be sharing late submissions when I see them, so if you don´t finish in time, no need to fear :)
How to Join & Allowed Content
Prompts & Days
Rules & Tag System
Day 1 - Races┃Ainur & Elves & Orcs & Men & Dwarves & Hobbits
Day 2 - Cultures┃Different groups in Races
Day 3 - Classes & Professions┃Working class & Upper class & Uniforms
Day 4 - Seasons & Weather & Climate┃What is worn in different seasons and weather & What effect does climate and flora have
Day 5 - Casual┃Under clothes & Layering & Daily life & Children and adults
Day 6 - Formal┃Holidays & Celebration & Rituals
Day 7 - Import & Export┃What materials are imported and what is exported
Day 8 - Differences & Meetings┃Interactions & Trade
Day 9 - Off the Map┃Lands not named & Immigration/Migration & Nomads
Day 10 - Across the Ages┃Years of the Lamps & Years of the Trees & First Age of the Sun
Day 11 - Across the Ages┃Second Age & Third Age & Fourth Age
Day 12 - Hair & Makeup┃Hairstyles & Makeup trends
Day 13 - Fiber & Jewelry & Material┃How is it made & Who makes it & What is it made out off
Day 14 - AU┃AU designs
Celegorm and Curufin Week 2026
HELLO EVERYONE and welcome to the THIRD(!!!!!) year of Celegorm and Curufin week! Much like Celegorm and Curufin, I do not know when to quit. Our event will take place once again in the third week of March, from the 16th to the 23rd.
Prompts
Mar. 16 - 17th: Celegorm | Reunions
I think he deserves something nice so here is something nice for Celegorm. Or perhaps it can be an utterly miserable reunion— there are many crimes for Celegorm (or Curufin) to answer to, and many relationships that he’s abandoned that may come back to bite him once more. This prompt can utilize both themes, or just one of them. Or even none!
Mar. 18 - 19th: Curufin | Betrayals
Because that is what Curufin does best. This prompt can utilize both themes, or just one of them (or neither if you dare!). What sort of betrayals, both metaphorical and literal, were committed for Curufin (or Celegorm) to get to where they are today?
Mar. 20 - 21st: Himlad era
Celegorm and Curufin’s reign in Himlad is glossed over quite heavily in the Silmarillion. What were they doing in that cool plain? What the fuck was Celegorm during the Aredhel event? How the hell did Curufin meet Eöl? What was the founding of Himlad and the fortress at Aglon like?
Mar. 22 - 23rd: Relationships
Celegorm and Curufin didn’t just hang out with eachother (or maybe they did?). What was their relationship like with their parents, brothers, cousins, uncles? Who were their unnamed friends and enemies, possibly even lovers? Just who were Celegorm’s cruel servants?
Around the World and Web Archive
Events listed here are no longer active but are listed on the site for historical purposes.
Tolkien Society Seminar 2023: Tolkien and Religion
The Tolkien Society Seminar is a short conference of both researcher-led and non-academic presentations on a specific theme pertaining to Tolkien scholarship.The Society held three seminars in 2021 (Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien, Tolkien and Diversity, and Translating and Illustrating Tolkien) and their online setting has seen increased interest with over 700 attendees from 52 countries at ‘Tolkien and Diversity’. After the seminar, all paper recordings from the seminars are uploaded onto the Tolkien Society’s YouTube channel. We are delighted to run hybrid seminars where delegates can enjoy discussions on Tolkien in person and online. The seminar "Secondary Believers, Secondary Worlds: Tolkien and Religion in the Twenty-First Century" will be held online on Sunday, 26th November. Registration is free. This seminar will be co-organised by The Tolkien Society and the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic! The schedule of presentations has been posted on the seminar's event page.
Horrorfic Bingo
Horrific Bingo is a challenge open to any fandom and pairing. However, due to the nature of the challenge (disturbing themes and sexual content), this challenge is open only for mature participants at the age of 18 or above.
The challenge doesn't have a deadline nor a schedule you need to follow. You just need to sign up, fill out the form and you can create anything anytime you want. The purposes are to inspire you to create something and maybe in some way making you have fun.
All media of creations are accepted whether it's a written fiction, an artwork, a playlist, or whatever you're inspired to make. This bingo has varying tropes and prompts from the general horror tropes to demonology-inspired prompts.
Note that it may take up to a week to receive your bingo card.
Upcoming Regional Moots from Signum University
Signum University regularly holds regional moots, fannish and scholarly gatherings that are focused on (but not limited to!) a theme. These moots are often hybrid and welcome attendees, as well as proposals for presentations.
Cascade Moot 2023: Be the Revolution!
September 23, 2023
Portland English Language Academy, Portland, OR
Five years after Ursula K LeGuin’s passing, her spirit and writings continue to revolutionize the genres, industry, and indeed the people she touched. What revolution has the life and legacy of LeGuin sparked and who or what will take us on from here? As she said, “You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.” Join us for a day of exploration and fellowship as we investigate revolutions across genre and time! Click here for more info and to register for the event.
Middle Moot 2023: Tolkien and the Anthropocene
October 14, 2023
Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
The keynote speaker and guest of honor for Middle Moot 2023 will be Janet Brennan Croft, the editor of Mythlore journal, author of War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and editor of Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. Tolkien. In addition, the Tolkien Professor, Corey Olsen, will be there! Click here for more info and to register for the event.
New England Moot 2023: Perilous Realms & Haunted Spaces
October 21, 2023
Studio Lab, Derry, NH
Whether you are inspired by the Bifröst, the Bermuda Triangle, Wonderland, or an ordinary-looking Wardrobe, New England Moot welcomes you to question how to define Perilous Realms & Haunted Spaces. How do you know when you’ve entered one? How does the experience of the unknown inform artistic creation? Join us as we traverse the blurry edge of boundaries and venture into the wildlands beyond. You may not be the same when you leave as you were when you arrived! Click here for more info and to register for the event.
Mountain Moot 2023: The Fellowship of Fandom
November 4, 2023
Denver Public Library, Bob Ragland Branch, Denver, CO
How do you engage with your favorite stories? Are you inspired to create your own original works? Do your favorite stories motivate you in your everyday life? What about the dark side of fandom? Have you ever been affected by gatekeeping, discrimination, or other forms of exclusionary behavior? What about toxic attitudes toward new works within your favorite properties? How can we do better deal with this shadow element of our communities? We hope you’ll join us for a lively discussion of all these issues at Mountain Moot 2023! Click here for more info and to register for the event.
Bayou Moot 2023: The Portrayal of Women in Legends and Fantasy
December 2, 2023
AIA New Orleans Center for Design, New Orleans, LA
We will be considering the long traditions behind female characters in fantasy, folklore, and science fiction, learning from the past and looking to the future as lovers of genre storytelling. From the heroines we cheer for to the villains we love to hate, there is something to learn from each. Join us as we discuss what makes a female character compelling, how gender does or doesn’t impact audience reach, and how the portrayal of women contributes to the success or failure of a story. We offer a warm welcome to fangirls of all kinds and look forward to a lively discussion and to hearing your personal stories about the women (real and imaginary) who inspire and challenge you. Click here for more info and to register for the event.
Crossover Ships Week 2023
Crossover Ships Week is a week-long event dedicated to the creation of all the content for ANY crossover ship you can imagine. The event will take place from the 19th to the 25th of June this year on Tumblr and AO3. There will be three prompts per day: prompt, AU, and quote. Both SFW and NSFW prompts are available. You can pick and choose which prompts you want to use and can combine prompts from different days. All fandoms and ships are welcome!
The prompts list and rules can be found here and la traducción al español aquí.
Tag entries with #CrossoverShipsWeek2023. If you plan to participate in the event anonymously, DM the mods with your contributions, and the mods will publish them from the event account.
Links:
Forthcoming Expanded Edition of "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"
On Tor.com, blogger Vanessa Anderson reports that an expanded edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien will be available in November 2023, adding 150 letters totally 50,000 words that had to be cut from the original publication of 354 letters. While preorder information is not yet available, we will update here once it is. Check out Vanessa's blog post for more on the forthcoming expansion.
Bagginshield Week 2023
Bagginshield Week is for fanworks featuring all kinds of platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships between Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield, including open relationships, so long as they are the focus. Likewise, all canons and headcanons are accepted! The event runs on Tumblr and AO3, 4-12 June 2023.
All mediums are allowed, included mixed media, and there is no official minimum that your work must fill! Also, all ratings and warnings and such are accepted, so long as you tag accordingly!
Two prompts are given for each day of the event as well as two alternate prompt lists, and you can use as many of them, combine any of them as you wish, I only ask that you mention which ones you’re using in any specific work. You can also make as many works as you want/can.
You can post in any platform, but the event mod will only be able to work with Tumblr and Archive of Our Own. For Tumblr you can make a post containing your work or a link to it, and you have to tag your posts #thilboweek23; for AO3, you can find the collection here.
Prompts
- Day One (June 4): Fairytale AU and Domestic
- Day Two (June 5): Bilbo in Erebor and Piercings & Tattoos for Day 2
- Day Three (June 6): Pride & Prejudice AU and Blade/Sword
- Day Four (June 7): Nautical/Pirate AU and The Moon/The Sun
- Day Five (June 8): Ghibli AU and Hobbit Culture
- Day Six (June 9): Erebor Never Fell and Flowers/Flower Language
- Day Seven (June 10): Everybody Live/Nobody Dies and Haunted House/Castle/Palace
The prompts for the Whump Alternate List are: Believed to be Dead; Nightmares/Hallucinations; Silence; Left Behind; Hidden Injury.
The prompts for the Regular Alternate List are: Courtship; Secret Relationship; Thorin is an Errant Smith; Meeting the Family; Enchantments/Spells.
June Challenge at tolkienshortfanworks posted
The tolkienshortfanworks prompts for June have been posted to the Dreamwidth community.
The thematic challenge is unseasonable weather.
The formal challenge is a traditional saying, rhyme, or rule of thumb that attempts to predict the weather (and may be disproved by your narrative framework, if you want to combine the two challenges!).
For an example of such a prediction, compare this traditional rhyme about St Swithin's Day:
St Swithin’s day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain,
St Swithin’s day, if thou be fair,
For forty days ‘twill rain nae mare.
Is there a saying like that in Middle-earth about Durin's Day, maybe, or other dates in the calendar?
New participants to the challenges and community always welcome!
More detail on the challenges at the linked post.
Scribbles & Drabbles 2023
Scribbles & Drabbles is a two-part event that involves the creation of art, followed by writing stories based on the art.
During the first part, artists submit their art. All art submitted should be "finished" before it is submitted. Art is added to a super awesome presentation. At the end of the submission period, artists who also want to write get first dibs at making claims.
During the second part, authors choose art to write for. Each author can make up to three claims to start; as they finish pieces, they can return and make additional claims. Artwork can be claimed multiple times. Writing can be any format but must be at least a drabble (100 words).
Schedule
Artist sign-ups: June 1 - June 30
Author sign-ups: June 1 - July 31
Arts due: July 15
Gallery goes live: August 6
Art posting begins: August 11
Claims:
- Artist-Authors: August 11
- Returning Authors: August 12
- New Authors: August 13
Further claims: August 18 onwards
Drop-out deadline: November 10
Fics due: November 11
Reveals: November 25
Links
Gen Work June 2023
Gen Work June is a Tumblr-based event that encourages sharing gen fanworks during the month of June. There's six prompts below, you could pick one (or more) and write or draw something. Or write or draw something completely different. Or share some of your old gen work again. Make a rec list. Just leave a nice comment on your favourite gen work. We'll count all of it.
Rules
The whole point is it's about gen work, it can be any kind as long as it's gen. Mentions of background relationship are fine as long as the romance isn't a focus
And then make a post, tag this blog if you want (remember to tag warnings and stick long fics at least partly below a read more if you're posting them on here), and that's it
Prompts
Families (born or made) or Best Friends Forever
First or Reunion or Comfort: One-word prompts you can interpret however you like. It could be two lifelong friends meeting for the first time. A sibling giving a hug after a bad day. Anything.
Flipping the Script: Take a trope that would usually be expected to be romantic and make it platonic. Or find another way to interpret the prompt, if you think it fits, then it fits.
Aspec Arda Week 2023
This is a week-long Tumblr event to celebrate the interaction of the asexual and aromantic-spectrums and Tolkien’s Legendarium of Arda. Though these experiences are not explicit within Tolkien’s work, many fans across the a-spectrum see themselves in Arda, and we are here to appreciate any and all interpretation of characters, relationships, and events through an aspec lens.
Any content about the a-spectrum in Arda is welcome! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more! This event will run from May 22-28, 2023! Please tag your posts with #aspecardaweek AND @ mention this blog @aspecardaweek so they can be easily found. If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider.
Below are some prompts for each day of the week. They are not mandatory, but they are here to inspire you. This page will lead to an explanation for each prompt. The first prompt is the “main” prompt, but we are also providing more open-ended secondary prompts.
DAY ONE: Asexuality || Discovery, Confusion, Education
DAY TWO: Aromanticism || Acceptance, Loneliness, Pride
DAY THREE: Across the A-Spectrum || Hope, Complexity, Diversity
DAY FOUR: Worldbuilding || Community, Change, Family
DAY FIVE: Relationships || Companionship, Intimacy, Queerplatonic
DAY SIX: Intersectionality || Connection, Relief, Friendship
DAY SEVEN: Freeform || Love, Vulnerability, Identity
This event is being organized by @arofili. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message the Aspec Arda Week blog or my main.
For further clarification, check out our about, FAQ, code of conduct, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!
