Middle-earth Olympics Opening Ceremonies

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The Middle-earth Olympics are coming!

We will post prompts on the 15th as usual, but this month we will officially kick off our challenge with an opening ceremony, held on the SWG Discord server. In keeping with the Olympic spirit, we will host a live reading on the theme of cultural harmony.

The opening ceremonies will be held on Sunday July 18, at 15:00UTC. (Find out what date/time that is in your timezone.)

How to sign up for the reading

• Anyone is welcome to read. You do not need to be an SWG member, though you will need to join our Discord for the duration of the event.
• You may read an excerpt from Tolkien or a fanwork you wrote. The reading should relate to the theme of cultural harmony.
• If you read a fanwork, you must be the author.
• Please limit your reading to five minutes.
• If you know you plan to attend and would like to be on the event program, you can sign up for the opening ceremony reading here. There will also be open mic time for anyone who wants to read, whether they signed up or not.

If you just want to listen to the reading, you are very welcome!

How to join the SWG Discord
If you are not a member of our Discord yet, you can join in the following ways:

• If you are a member of the SWG and logged in on the website, scroll to the bottom of the page. There is a link to our Discord server in the footer.
• Contact the moderators to request an invite.
• Watch our social media prior to the beginning of the event. We will post an open invite.
• Leave a comment here, and a mod will respond with an invite.

The program for the Opening Ceremony will be posted on the website prior to the event.