Using several fanfic archives and the 2014–2015 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey, Maria K. Alberto, PhD (✍️🏼 a book proposal!!) & @dawn_felagund demonstrate how different generations of #Tolkien fanfic authors draw from both affirmational and transformational approaches to the canon. #FandomTNG #RingsofPower #LOTR

I have long been fascinated by how #Tolkien's #Silmarillion texts evolved over time. I wrote the Silmarillion Writers' Guild bio this month on Tinfang Warble (with art by the fabulous Mirach!), an example of the early "fairy phase" in the Lost Tales: silmarillionwritersguild.org/silmarillionwr…

Here's the post that started it all: dawn-felagund.dreamwidth.org/450587.html And my data, mostly from the two Tolkien Fanfic Surveys: tinyurl.com/fandom-ecumeno…

Part of Dawn Walls-Thumma (she/her) 's discussion during the Q&A of the "Tolkien Fandom, Digital Archives, Cultural Memory" #FSNNA22 panel yesterday came from our co-authored chapter in this awesome collection!

My masters report is on aro/ace fanfiction writing and I'm doing a survey! Writers (18+) of aro and/or ace fanfiction, this survey is for you! Please share widely! (tinyurl.com/AAFWsurvey) #aromantic #asexual #fanfiction

I just posted an analysis of 2020 Tolkien Fanfic Survey data about writing female characters. I consider how this once-perilous endeavor has changed with time, who writes about women, and what platform/archive use tells us about authors' preferences. silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/6047

📢JAN 1 due date!📢 Special issue on fandoms & platforms for Transformative Works & Cultures (Transformative Works and Cultures) We're esp. interested in expanding conversations beyond English-speaking spaces, "big" fandoms, and Ao3/Tumblr/Twitter/LJ 👀🤲 Read our CFP: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/…

I'm looking at how Tolkien fans define "canon." If you have a thought on this you want to share: forms.gle/Azvm1SZXERsGkJ… Responses are used in my monthly fandom studies column for the Silmarillion Writers' Guild, but you can remain anonymous if you prefer!

If you create or read/view fanworks for any fandom, I'd love your thoughts on my survey about independent archives: forms.gle/5yhctBjLN22P8F… Signal boosts much appreciated!

WithersJohn And just in case you missed it, here's what Dawn put together for this #FSNNA #FSNNApanel11 talk: dawnfelagund.com/re-archive As a previous co-author and fellow Tolkien fan, I have to say it: Dawn Walls-Thumma (she/her) makes some of the coolest resources around! ~ Maria

I recently completed a biography of Celegorm, focusing on how Tolkien developed his character across decades in writing "The Silmarillion": silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/7141 Did you know, for example, that Celegorm was briefly Thingol and less briefly Finrod?