News Updates

The March Challenge

We had a total of eight stories for the March "Mad as a March Hare" challenge! A big thank-you to all the participating authors!

In a recent discussion, several members indicated they would welcome a non-fiction challenge. And since thoughtful non-fiction essays and research on all things Tolkien are always to be welcomed, we would like to invite you to submit a non-fiction piece as your entry to the April Challenge.

We will assign no theme or element-- write your essay or research or informative article on whatever topic you choose. We ask only that it be focused on Tolkien or his world, and not merely a rant of likes or dislikes.

The April challenge essays will be due the weekend of Friday, April 16, and will be revealed on Monday, April 18. Please tag your piece "non-fiction". There will be a special header for the non-fiction challenge, please use it instead of the usual one.

You do not need to request an element, but please leave a comment to this post if you think you would like to participate, or if you have any questions.

I hope we'll have lots of participants for our April challenge!

The LJ Community shire_kitchen would like to announce its Sixth Annual Recipe Fic Challenge. This is a chance to find a creative way to share your very favorite dishes as well as have the fun of writing a story! The theme for this year’s challenge will be: Special Ingredient!. (Interpret the phrase any way you want!)

THIS year there will be a special incentive to enter the Challenge. All authors who enter are eligible to have their name randomly drawn, to win this apron!

Yes, one lucky person will get this one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art! To see more details of the apron and how it was made, look here!

If you are interested in winning the apron, here are the rules and guidelines for the Shire Kitchen Recipe!Fic Challenge 2010!

We hope we'll have lots of participants this year!

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