Amazingly, we are almost halfway through September. Our new challenge, Jumble Sale, will begin in just two days. As a reminder, this challenge is the chance to create wonderful, inspiring, awful, and evil new challenge prompts using past challenges as inspiration. Maybe there is a prompt that you really wanted to see written. Maybe there is a challenge or past prompt that you think deserves a second life. Or maybe you just like making up impossible prompts and watching your fellow creators squirm. If you'd like your prompt or prompts to be in the challenge debut, make sure you complete the form Jumble Sale Prompts for Offer as soon as you can.

We will continue to accept and post prompts after the challenge opens. And because people will ask, yes, you will get stamps for the Jumble Sale challenge as well as any other challenges included in the prompt. If the challenge is older than 2017 (when we started giving out stamps), there will be a special stamp for you.

Hand in hand with that, our current challenge Kids These Days is active through the 15th, so post your fanwork no later than the 15th to receive that stamp.

Next, there is about two weeks left to order a print copy of the Mereth Aderthad fanzine. We will shut our Shopify store down on October 1, so make sure to place your order before that time if you'd like a copy. You can order your copy of the Mereth Aderthad 2025 fanzine here. If you want a copy but extenuating circumstances prevent you from ordering in the next two weeks, or if our store won't ship to your country, reach out to me directly. (You can reply to this email!) I am happy to work with people to make sure they get a copy of the zine if they want one.

And finally, something new for the months to come: Anna (IdleLeaves) is generously continuing to host monthly instadrabbling sessions on our Discord! The next three sessions are scheduled for the first Saturday of the month, beginning at 6PM/18:00 UTC, on October 4, November 1, and December 6. See our instadrabbling announcement to see those times in your timezone and to learn more about what instadrabbling involves. It's a low-key and incredibly fun way to socialize with other Tolkien fans while creating and enjoying fanworks!