October Challenge - The Gnome Tome

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This month's challenge considers The Nature of Middle-earth. How serious or light-hearted that consideration may be is up to you! We have provided a prompt generator stocked with quotes and concepts from the new book. (We do not know how many times you "roll" the prompt generator, so if you get a dud on your first roll, feel free to roll again … and again … and again … till you get a prompt you like.)

If you don't have access to the book, no worries! While you can use a prompt to create a fanwork that reflects on the book, responses do not have to connect to The Nature of Middle-earth at all; prompts simply come from the book. (In fact, we've intentionally included a number that can be interpreted multiple ways!) As always, you can use the prompts however you want.

In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 10 November 2021. For complete challenge guidelines, see the Challenges page on our website.