silwritersguild | Two Additions to the SWG Reference Library

I'm excited to report that we've added two new references to our Reference Library! Both are previously published pieces, with reprint permissions kindly granted by

heartofoshun. Go check them out, and if you enjoy them or want to discuss them with the author, please consider leaving a comment!

Seafaring Heroes and Villains: The Role of the Sea in Tolkien's Legendarium. Tolkien's seafarers and shipbuilders explore, challenge, define, and reframe his world throughout its fictional history, and Tolkien's use of the sea and sea-longing in particular hearkens to Germanic themes of exile and longing. Originally presented at the 2015 New York Tolkien Conference.

Women Find a Room of Their Own in Tolkien Fanfiction. As a genre belonging almost exclusively to women, fanfiction creates a "room of their own," apart from mainstream publishing that is often hostile to women, for women authors to critically and creatively explore ideas in popular texts and, in the style of Tolkien, create new mythologies that appeal to them. Originally published in Lembas, the journal of the Dutch Tolkien Society.

Remember, we are always accepting submissions of both new and reprinted articles and essays related to The Silmarillion, its fandom, and the craft of fanworks created about it. See our Reference Library guidelines for more information or contact us at loremaster@silmarillionwritersguild.org.