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: 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.
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.
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
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?” “It’s not as though I…
This tale follows Maedhros and his wife (OC) from their time in Aman to the end of the First Age; following a brutal attack in Valinor, intense familial strife is forever set in motion. Mostly follows Silmarillion timeline/canon with internal narrative twists. Character dives on all of the Sons…
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.
Data from the 2025 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey shows demographic changes in participant gender, age, and education and new revelations about neurodiversity.
Expanding on my 2018 article "Why People Don't Comment," comment data from the SWG underscores community as an essential component to a robust commenting culture.
Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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Oh wow, that was really well done! I feel so strongly for both Maglor giving up something precious without feeling like he has a choice and Elrond who feels like no one really understands what it is they actually had that he lost.
I just love the structure of this, with Maglor's swirl of felings building up to Elrond's more structured, but still undefinable, thoughts about his fostering... And that Maglor's feelings unswirling, tumbling towards that final word - lost. Powerful stuff!
I like the shape this makes: the swelling and ebbing that describes Maglor's experience contrasted with the stable block of text that represents Elrond's point of view.
It seems to fit the complexity of their situation and emotions very well!
I read this in the fanzine, but I don't think I managed to leave a comment at the time. It is good to revisit it.
(I think this Scavenger Hunt clue describes you: The home office of the SWG is located in a country that celebrates its 250th birthday this year. The pen name of this creator references the birth year of that country. Assuming that is correct, could I have a prompt, please?)
Thank you! Yes, it was rather easy to read something solely in the zine and forget to comment.
(It does indeed describe me! Here's your prompt: https://unsplash.com/photos/late-summer-storm-VfwlH63_y5U (ID: a dark, stormy sky over a sandy beach with sea grasses on a small dune; a white-capped wave in the distance rolls onto the lakeshore.)
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