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Ainur Week 2026
Ainur Week will be returning from November 16 to 22, 2026.
Glorthelion Week 2026
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Hello everyone and welcome to another year of Glorthelion week! An entire week dedicated to Glorfindel and Ecthelion relationship.
The event will run on Tumblr from November 16th to November 22nd. All creations are welcome, as long as it is created by you. Don't forget to tag #glorthelionweek and mention the blog (to make sure I can see your creation in case tags don't work).
Prompts are not mandatory! You can follow them, be inspired by them or let your imagination go wild and create whatever you want! Event rules can be found here.
Prompts 2026:
↳ Day one: A Glance across the Square | The Bells of Festivals | Gifts of the Heart
↳ Day two: Words in the Dark | Following the Star | The Weight of the Sword
↳ Day three: Silver and Gold | Sun and Moon | The Roar of the Waterfall
↳ Day four: Silver Flutes | The Language of Flowers | Water Mirrors
↳ Day five: A Final Glance | Entrusted Secrets | "I will find you again"
↳ Day six: Ashes and Sorrow | Waiting in Mandos | Forever Changed
↳ Day seven: Beyond the Circles of the World | Constellations | The Promise Kept
Happy creating!
Nolofinwëan Week 2026
Nolofinwëan week welcomes fan creations centering any members of the House of Fingolfin and their descendants through the ages.
Nolofinwëan week welcomes fan creations centering any members of the House of Fingolfin and their descendants through the ages.
To Participate:
- Create fanfiction, fanart, headcanons, close readings and musings, moodboards, photography, rec lists or anything else that inspires you to celebrate Nolofinwëan characters.
- Mention the blog @nolofinweanweek in your post and include the hashtag #nolofinweanweek2025 in the first 10 tags.
- If you would like, add your work to the AO3 collection.
- Take inspiration from the nonmandatory daily prompts.
- Complete one or more of the community challenges.
Rules & Requirements:
- There are no minimum or maximum requirements; anything goes!
- There are no content restrictions or rules on tagging beyond what AO3 requires of you. If you post to tumblr and your fill is Mature or Explicit, and/or falls under one of AO3’s major warnings, please provide tagging on your post, though!
- That said, please refrain from using genAI.
- This fest operates firmly under the premises of ‘don’t like; don’t read,’ ‘ship and let ship’ and ‘your kink is not my kink but that’s okay’ (if you’re unfamiliar with these concepts, see this post). We will not tolerate any shaming, harassment, or attempts to police content.
The mod runs on CET, but folks can post content or interact with the blog at their convenient time.
All prompts are non-obligatory—feel free to interpret as loosely or closely, to cross-match, or to ignore altogether!
Day 1: It Was But a Dream
- Characters: Turgon, Anairë, Idril
- Silmarillion Phrase: “poured forth their joy in music and song”
- Inspirational art:
Amber Fort, Jaipur #1 Photograph by Inger Hogstrom
Day 2: Breath of Darkness
- Characters: Elenwë, Argon
- Silmarillion Phrase: “there was now no returning”
- Inspirational art:
The Night Is Stirring (Anger) by Zao Wou-Ki
Day 3: Light Splinters the Sky
- Characters: Eöl, Eärendil, Gil-galad
- Silmarillion Phrase: “as a naked flame”
- Inspirational art:
Day 4: Embraced in the Mist
- Characters: Fingon, Aredhel
- Silmarillion Phrase: “green things even among the pits and broken rocks”
- Inspirational art:
Shan-Shui style painting by Yang Tianyou
Day 5: Flames Arising in Might
- Characters: Fingolfin, Maeglin
- Silmarillion Phrase: “shadows of madness and despair”
- Inspirational art:
Burning the Slums of Nairobi by Kiure Francis Msangi
Day 6: The Sea’s Embrace
- Characters: Elros, Elwing, Tuor
- Silmarillion Phrase: “still hope may seem bright”
- Inspirational art:
Moon Trace Art Installation by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Day 7: New Beginnings; Old Longings
- Characters: Elrond, Celebrían, Peredhil Descendants
- Silmarillion Phrase: “love would lead me”
- Inspirational art:
14th International Tolkien Mailing Competition
The Hungarian Tolkien Society invites you to join the international “Quendi” category of the Tolkien Mailing Competition: five rounds of quizzes, riddles and creative tasks. This category is organised in English, open to any individual participant, and also to teams of 2–5 people. The five rounds of the competition will last from November to April. Application deadline: 5 November, 2026.
The Tolkien Mailing Competition ("TLV" abbreviated from its Hungarian equivalent "Tolkien Levelező Verseny") takes place for the 21st time this year—and it is international for the 14th time. In the first years it was organised only in Hungarian, and only for groups of Hungarian students aged 10–18-years. As many people above this age group became interested in the competition, we launched a separate category for individuals in Hungarian, and at the same time we decided to go international. The outcome was definitely encouraging. In the past few years the international Quendi category had many participants (and for a while even an organiser) from various foreign countries: you can see here the final results of the previous competition.
(Click here for the Hungarian article about all categories.)
In the international Quendi category both the challenges and the communication will be entirely in English—but you don't have to be perfectly fluent in English for taking part in the competition. You only have to be able to understand the texts by Tolkien, and maybe to write a story or an essay—it does not have to be of academic level. The competition was originally devised for middle and high school students, and we did not make big changes in the style, but it is open to anybody who feels young enough for it. You can always choose to count your years by Elvish standards!
Participation in the Quendi category requires a thorough knowledge of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Other works by Tolkien may be needed occasionally, as some questions (riddles, quizzes, etc.) can refer to those, but you will have about four weeks for each round, that is, plenty of time to look up in the books everything you might need.
Besides the quizzes, there will be creative challenges. For example, you may be asked to describe a situation, write a short poem, make a drawing or take a photograph, etc. We would like to be proud of our participants, so we ask you to share the rights of your creative productions royalty-free (and you accept this condition by your registration for the competition). Your works—with due credit to authors/artists—might be published by the Hungarian Tolkien Society, e.g. on our website, www.tolkien.hu, or in our journal, the Lassi Laurië. (You can read about Lassi Laurië in English here.) Please do not publish these works yourself without consulting us first, and especially not before the end of the competition. (Artwork submitted by teams is credited as teamwork by default, but you can add the name of the actual author/artist for each piece.)
You can participate in the Quendi category alone as an individual competitor, or you can participate as a member of a team of 2–5 people. The individual competitors and the teams will receive the same set of tasks, but the winner will be announced separately for individuals and teams.
As an individual competitor, you can make the decision to solve only the quizzes or only the creative tasks in each round: besides the absolute winners of the individual and team subcategories, the separate winners of the lexical and the creative parts will also be announced. This choice is only available for individual competitors, teams are expected to do the full version!
We will go on with the team competition only if we receive at least 5 applications from teams. If we have to cancel the team competition, team members will have the opportunity to compete on their own or to withdraw their application. There is also a maximum limit of 60 competitors (individuals and teams counted together) in the Quendi category (and we got quite close to this limit last year).
The contest starts in November and continues until April. Every month you will receive the questions of the next round (five rounds overall), and you will have to submit your solutions until the indicated deadline (you will have about four weeks for each round). Communication is done via e-mail. Our e-mail address is tlv[at]tolkien.hu: questions and comments are always welcome there. We are happy to answer all your questions about the competition—except disclosing the solutions of the actual tasks.
Not submitting your solutions for two consecutive rounds means quitting the competition.
There will be no prizes in the international category, only the public announcement of your achievement and a certificate sent by e-mail. There is no registration fee, either.
If you want to participate, please fill in this online registration form.
Registration as an individual competitor: choose the “I am competing alone.” option on the form.
Registration as a team: each team member should fill in a registration form separately, choose the “I am a member of a team of 2-5 people.” option, and provide the same team name. We also need a contact person for each team. Please agree on a unique team name and choose a contact person from the team before starting the registration.
You should see an automatic confirmation message after the successful registration, but if you are in doubt about the success of your registration, ask the organisers via e-mail whether they have received your registration or not! You should receive the first round of tasks during the week after the application deadline. If you do not receive it, write to us!
The application deadline is:
5 November, 2026
Tolkien Food Week 2026
Tolkien food week 2026 themes
2nd of November- Dùnedain travel food
3rd Nov- plant-based
4th Nov- hobbit hole recipes
5th Nov - Elven feasts
6th Nov - at the Prancing pony
7th Nov- Dwarven banquets
8th Nov - at the Valar's table 🦅
Fics, recipes, ficlets, art, photos, polls, crack... have fun
These are mere suggestions ofc, you absolutely can post when you want on theme or not 😉
(Headers/banners here if you want)
The White Oliphaunt 2026
Sign ups will open on November 1st, 2026. See the blog linked in this announcement for more details.
Around the World and Web Archive
Events listed here are no longer active but are listed on the site for historical purposes.
Silm Smut Week 2023
The aim of Silm Smut Week is to foster a positive, inclusive, and fun culture around the creation and enjoyment of smut, porn, and erotica. It will run Sunday, October 1, through Saturday, October 7, 2023 on Tumblr and AO3.
How to Participate
- Create something that narrates, depicts, or considers sexual activity involving the characters of The Silmarillion.
- Post it on Tumblr and/or add it to the AO3 Collection and mention this blog (@silmsmutweek) and tag #silmsmutweek.
- We will reblog posts daily.
- If you do not see your post reblogged after 24 hours, please send us an ask or DM mods @polutrope or @ettelene. Please! You are not annoying us.
- The themes and prompts for each day are just suggestions. You can post anything any day of the week and we will reblog it.
- Late submissions for the event are welcome and we will try to reblog those as well but cannot guarantee that we will.
- Engage with other creators! Enjoy their works!
All genres, tropes, and kinks are welcome: porn without plot, porn with plot; fluff, humour, angst, dark; slash, het, femslash, poly, solo; canon-compliant, alternate universe; reader insert, incest, etc. And, of course, every imaginable kink.
All forms of creative engagement with the Silmarillion and the Silmarillion fandom are welcome: writing, visual art, meta/analysis, headcanons, playlists, music, video, podfics, cosplay, etc.
Daily Prompts
Click the links to find each day's prompt collection!
Day 1: Wind (Ainulindalë)
Day 2: Mountains (Shaping of Arda)
Day 3: River (The Great Journey & Noontide of Valinor)
Day 4: Fire (The Unrest of the Noldor)
Day 5: Unlight (Darkening of Valinor)
Day 6: Forest (War and Peace in Beleriand)
Day 7: Sea (War of Wrath)
TRSB Is Looking for a New Mod
The Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang is looking for a new mod for their 2024 event. Founder and moderator Raiyana describes the job as follows:
We are searching for a new addition to the TRSB mod team, preferably someone who Arts and can bring that perspective to our writing biased group. An ability to read spreadsheets is also useful and enough patience to get through emails from people who definitely did not read the faq because the answer is right there. In return, we offer vent space, boozy voice chats post-claims and a fair number of terrible but funny jokes along with the chance to see and influence the event behind the scenes!
Interested or need to know more? Contact the TRSB mods here. If you're on Tumblr, their ask box is here.
Flufftober 2023
Flufftober offers thirty-one prompts and some extras to fill the month of October with as much fluff as possible on Tumblr and AO3.
Guidelines
- Incest or pedophilia won’t be reblogged.
- No hate or ship bashing - we’re all different and we all love different things. As long as it doesn’t go against rule #1, it’s allowed.
- Tag correctly! Trigger warnings (including cheating!), ships, ratings, (pure) smut, etc - it’s all fine as long as you tag it.
- There’s absolutely no word count restriction, write as little or as much as you like.
- In regards to art, anything goes: drawings, paintings, collages, mood boards, gifsets, videos, playlists… the sky’s the limit (though not really…)
- While we can’t force you to write fluff or create fluffy art, please try to keep in mind that this is a fluff event.
- You can start writing and/or arting as soon as you see this - but please refrain from posting before the respective day.
- You can participate on as many days as you like, even if it’s just one; you can also create multiple entries for the same day.
- You can replace prompts from the original list with either or all of our prompt extras; you can also mix them with the original prompts or create for them in addition to the 31 original prompts, that's completely up to you.
- It’s okay to write one story/a series for all the prompts as long as it’s separated into chapters and the respective chapter/work is posted on the given day.
- You do not have to stick to one ship or even one fandom - switch as often as you like to or even write for multiple ships for one day.
- The ship does not have to be a romantic one! Friendship and family feels are more than welcome (but this is not a way to get around rule #1!)
- This event can be combined with other events as long as the other event allows it.
- Late entries are always welcome, even if it is months later.
- All fandoms and ships are welcome - fanon and canon - as long as they’re of age (in case you want to add smut) and not related.
Tagging
- Please use the tag #flufftober2023
- Since tags are sometimes wonky, make sure to also add @flufftober in your post
- We will try to catch them all, but please don't be mad if we miss a post or if it gets reblogged a bit late
- If you're absolutely certain a post has slipped past us, feel free to send an ask with the link to your post
- To make reblogging easier for us, make sure to add the following tags: #flufftober2023 #day [xy] #[fandom] #[ship and/or main character(s)]
- If you're using a prompt extra tag it as #alt [number]
You can add your creation to the collection flufftober2023 or flufftober_2023. Late entries are always welcome, on tumblr as well as the ao3 collection!
Prompts and additional information on the Flufftober event can be found here.
Finwëan Ladies Week 2023
This is a week-long event celebrating the ladies of the line of Finwë! There have been events within the Silmarillion fandom focused on the sons of Finwë and their descendents, and to add to the fun this week was established to give his wives, daughters, and other female descendants their own time to shine.
Finwëan Ladies Week began in 2019 and has run every year since. We are back for more in our fifth year, this time from September 18-24, 2023!
Any content and creations about the ladies of Finwë’s line are welcome! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more!
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 a detailed explanation for each one.
DAY ONE: Míriel Þerindë and Indis
DAY TWO: Findis and Írimë Lalwen
DAY THREE: Aredhel and Galadriel
DAY FOUR: Later Generations
DAY FIVE: Ladies Who Married In
DAY SIX: Original Characters
DAY SEVEN: Freeform
This event is being organized by mods Anna @arofili and Elle @elesianne. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message this blog or reach out to Anna on their main blog. Anna runs on Pacific Standard Time, and Elle runs on Eastern European Summer Time, so we will be active and modding on those schedules, although you are free to post your content at the time most convenient to you!
For further clarification, check out our about, FAQ, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!
Mobile links are accessible here.
Spook Me Multifandom Ficathon 2023
When the chill winds of autumn rattle the bare limbs of the trees, and dark clouds race across the face of the moon, the veil between worlds lifts to reveal:
The Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2023!
All fandoms are welcome. Stories can be Gen, Het, Slash or Femslash. All ratings are accepted.
We have TWO new Creatures this year: MOTHMAN and PLAGUE DOCTOR!
Dates to Know
September 5: Sign ups start.
September 15: Sign ups end.
September 17: Prompts sent out.
October 20: Reminder posted here - please friend if you want to get the reminder.
October 26: Master Post opens, stories are due!
Participants choose a creature from the list and will be sent two spooky images, with the option to use any or all of them as prompts.
Full details on how to participate can be found on the Spook Me Dreamwidth.
Half-Elven Week 2023
Half-Elven Week is a Tumblr event dedicated to appreciating some of Tolkien's beloved characters. To note – as half-elven, we count all characters who have the blood of elves and some other race, no matter if they are called so in the canon.
This week is organized by @armenelols and @yellow-faerie and is held on September 11th – September 17th 2023.
Prompts
Day 1 - Being Different; Doriathrim - Lúthien, Dior, Eluréd, Elurín, Elwing
Day 2 - The Choice; People of Sirion - Elwing, Eärendil, Elrond, Elros
Day 3 - Heritage; Númenoreans - Elros, his children and descendants
Day 4 - Power; People of Rivendell - Elrond, his children and descendants
Day 5 - Legacy; Princes of Dol Amroth - Galador, Gilmith and their descendants
Day 6 - Loss; Parents of half-elves - Melian, Thingol, Tuor, Idril, Beren, Nimloth, Celebrían, Elros's wife, Imrazôr, Mithrellas, and others
Day 7 - Freeform
Rules
- prompts aren't mandatory, only a source of inspiration
- OCs are welcome - children of Caranthir/Haleth, Aegnor/Andreth, any elf/other race pair
- tag your work #halfelvenweek and tag us @halfelvenweek so we can find your post
- if you have any questions, asks are open!
Have fun!
Dor Cúarthol Week 2023
Dor Cúarthol week is a week-long Tumblr event about the relationship between Túrin Turambar and Beleg Cúthalion, whether interpreted as romantic, platonic, somewhere in-between, or something else. We’ll share fanart, fic, edits, headcanons, and other mediums of creativity. This year's event will run 11-16 September 2023.
Prompts
Day 1: meetings | farewells | teaching
Day 2: legends | names | songs
Day 3: curses | choices | chances
Day 4: truest of friends | love against wisdom | tryst
Day 5: bow and helm | anglachel | the last battle
Day 6: a happier ending | what-if | role reversal
Day 7: free form
These prompts are simply suggestions; feel free to diverge. The dates listed are recommendations rather than deadlines. Don’t fret about meeting a specific day; feel free to join at any time.
Rules
- We will gladly accept both romantic and platonic content. We do not tolerate dismissive behavior towards others who may share a different view of this relationship.
- Regardless of your views towards the nature of Túrin and Beleg’s relationship, this blog is LGBTQ-friendly and homophobia will not be tolerated.
- NSFW material is welcome, but it should not contain underage Túrin or graphic depictions of abuse or assault.
- Overall, just make sure to have fun and be kind.
Trick or Treat Exchange 2023
Trick or Treat is an exchange in the style of exchanges like Yuletide or Chocolate Box. It is inspired by a real world holiday, but you do not need to celebrate Halloween to participate in this exchange.
Each participant will receive at least one gift. The gift will be a trick or a treat, and gift minimums are 300 words for fic or a nice sketch for art. A trick should be more horror, occult, supernatural, or scary. A treat should be more sweet, sexy, or fluffy. These are a bit vague to give the writer/artist room for how they interpret trick or treat.
Participants must be 18 years or older.
General Links
Schedule
Sept 1 – Nominations Open
Sept 8 – Nominations Close
Sept 11 – Sign-Ups Open
Sept 18 – Sign-Ups Close
October 24 – Assignments Due
October 31 – Gift Reveals (16:59 UTC)
November 7 – Creator Reveals (16:59 UTC)
All times are 23:59 UTC unless otherwise specified.
September challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The September Challenge has been posted at the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth.
The thematic prompt is Silver, with a choice of three quotation prompts.
All three are from The Silmarillion, but that does not mean your fill has to be; there is no expectation to stick to the canonical context and you can pick and choose what to respond to in the quote.
A
Tilion was a hunter of the company of Oromë, and he had a silver bow. He was a lover of silver, and when he would rest he forsook the woods of Oromë, and going into Lórien he lay in dream by the pools of Estë, in Telperion's flickering beams; and he begged to be given the task of tending for ever the last Flower of Silver.
B
And she gave him store of lembas, the waybread of the Elves, wrapped in leaves of silver, and the threads that bound it were sealed at the knots with the seal of the Queen, a wafer of white wax shaped as a single flower of Telperion
C
And that dome was roofed all with silver, and rose glittering in the sun, so that the light of it could be seen afar off; but soon the light was darkened, and the silver became black.
The formal challenge is to write a haiku.
We were thinking here of the format with three lines with the syllable count 5-7-5, but I know that other interpretations of the haiku format in English exist and these are also welcome.
These prompts can be filled independently and combined with other challenges.
New participants are welcome. More details on the challenges at the linked post.
Sindar Week 2023
Sindar Week is a Tolkien event week for the Sindar, the Grey-Elves, from the Years of the Trees to the Third Age. It will run from September 4th 2023 to September 10th 2023 on Tumblr.
Prompts (2023)
FAQ/Guidelines
Navigation
Prompts:
- Day 1: Heroes & Villains
- Day 2: Locations
- Day 3: Legendary Deeds
- Day 4: Traditions & Myths
- Day 5: Songs & Sailing
- Day 6: The Third Age
- Day 7: OCs
