Silmarillion Writers' Guild

While the SWG hopes to inspire creativity, we also look to foster community. To that end, we’re trying something new with our Matryoshka challenge format. (This is something of an experiment, but we’re hoping it gets SWG members talking, newcomers and long-timers alike!)

This month, if you would like to attempt the challenge, regardless of the difficulty level you choose, you will be given only one prompt to start you off. The rest of your prompts will come from interacting with other SWG members, whether that’s in comments, conversations on our Discord, on other social media, or in-person. (The interaction does not have to be on the SWG website itself, or even necessarily in SWG spaces.) When giving prompts to others, you are free to pass on any of the prompts you have. The mods will also have a few prompts up their sleeves to give out in interactions rather than requests for starter prompts, so feel free to talk to us, too!

As part of the challenge, we will also host a live Instadrabbling event the weekend of February 17. (Participation is not required for the challenge, but will be a good opportunity to collect prompts!)

In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 15 March 2024. For complete challenge guidelines, as well as how to get your first prompt and a list of other participants, see the Challenges page on our website.