Snowflake 2020 - Day 6

[narya_flame]

In your own space, make a list — anything between one and ten things is a sweet spot, but don't feel constrained by that! - of things that you wish existed in fandom, or that you'd like someone to make for you. Are you dying for podfic of your writing? Do you need icons for a character that doesn't get much fanart? Is there a story you want to read? Are you looking for new canons to get into? Would you like a collaborator for a project? 

Maybe you want more people to talk about a certain fandom with, or you'd love to trade ficlets with somebody over email. Maybe you're new to a fandom and would like some recs to start reading, or communities to join. This is the time to ask!

Last year I believe I wished for fic/art/podfic of my fic, and I have been absolutely spoiled with that this year - more is always welcome but I don't think I can fairly wish/ask for it!

I think the only thing might be an event specifically dedicated to the smaller Tolkien canons. Innumerable Stars is/was the best place to request them in exchanges, we are open to them in TRSB, and I periodically (hopefully) nominate them for multifandom swaps, but it could be fun to give them their own fest - possibly with Middle-earth crossovers allowed, to increase participation, as long as one or more of the smaller canons played a significant role in the fic or art produced.

Comments

[muccamukk]

I believe I have seen your small-fandom Tolkien nominations in various fests, and always admired your dedication.

[narya_flame]

😂 in fairness I don't think I'm the only one; there are at least two or three of us who frequently nominate the smaller Tolkien texts, but we've not matched on them yet. One day!

[bunn]

I think we agree that the Father Christmas Letters are sadly underappreciated, and have so much potential!

[narya_flame]

Yes! I didn't nominate the FC letters for WB this time but will probably request them for something later this year. Ooh, maybe we could have a December readalong on the SWG Discord?

I love all the small canons though; I'm especially enjoying The Fall of Arthur at the moment. It's interesting in its own right, but every so often something sneaks in that makes me think, aha! Middle-earth! (Not Middlesbrough, FFS autocorrect.) Like "Mirkwood under mountain-shadow..."

[bunn]

I have a copy of that, and I keep meaning to read it! Actually, I'm between books at the moment, so perhaps this is the time.

[madeline_gwydion]

More Tolkien is always good. :-)

By smaller canons, do you mean the Silmarillion?

[narya_flame]

Really I mean the non-Middle-earth canons - things like Roverandom and Kullervo and The Father Christmas Letters. There's so much unexplored potential there, and most of them do lend themselves to a Middle-earth crossover, if people don't want to go too far from their comfort zones.

[madeline_gwydion]

Ah, that makes a lot more sense, since none of the Middle-Earth fandoms can really be described as "small" these days.

I haven't read any of the ones you mention, but maybe I will some day. :-)