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Quick links for B2MeM 2018: Please note that the LiveJournal community has become an admin-only mirror comm. We are now hosted on Dreamwidth. Introduction and FAQs Posting Form and Tagging Rules Participant Banners and Icons Meet the Mods The announcement containing the reasons that B2MeM has moved to Dreamwidth April 6, 2017: In order to comply with the April 3, 2017 LiveJournal User Agreement that says users must mark material "estimated by Russian legislation as inappropriate for children (0-18) as 'adult material,'" we have marked this community as containing Explicit Adult Content. The vast majority of the entries are and will continue to be safe for minors to view; we are simply being cautious because we-the-mods cannot edit the adult content settings on individual posts. If you are older than 18 and logged in, your experience will not change. If you are younger than 18 and logged in, you will not be allowed to join or view the community. If you are logged out, you will only be able to view the community’s content after confirming you are over 18 on an intermediate banner page (it’s a simple button click). We welcome anonymous comments if you want to participate. We are both sorry and angry at the idea of excluding minors. B2MeM has always and will always welcome everyone's participation. Please, please use anonymous comments if you want to participate. We do NOT agree with the new User Agreement. This was not a change we wanted to make, but given the circumstances, we felt it best to make this change to protect our members and the existence of this community. We do not know precisely what could be covered under this agreement and do not want to risk this community's deletion. The mods are discussing how to keep B2MeM safe and what the future could look like. If you have questions or concerns, please comment or contact us at b2mem.mod@gmail.com. In 2006, following the release of the third movie in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, a meme swept through the Tolkien fandom, encouraging fans to share Tolkien-related posts on their journals. Back to Middle-earth Month--affectionately known as B2MeM--was intended to keep enthusiasm high in a fandom that no longer had any new movies to look forward to. One of the groups that participated in B2MeM that year was the Silmarillion Writers' Guild, a group devoted to Silmarillion-based writing, artwork, and research. As the years progressed, annual B2MeM events became increasingly elaborate and focused more on creating new Tolkien-based transformative works rather than nostalgic recollections of past fannish involvement. In 2009, the SWG was joined by the LotR GenFic Community, a group focused on challenges and discussions related to Tolkien-based genfic that also hosts the Many Paths to Tread archive. In 2012, the DeviantArt community Arda Inspired also became involved. In 2012, the moderators of these groups decided to establish a B2MeM community separate from their respective groups--and that's where you are now! B2MeM has always been an event that welcomes all members of the Tolkien fandom, including other groups and websites that want to participate. We hope that an independent community will encourage wider involvement of individuals and groups interested in Tolkien-based transformative works. Over the past couple of years, we've opened mirror communities on Dreamwidth (this is now our home) and on Tumblr. We also have an AO3 collection. In the summer of 2017, we moved B2MeM to Dreamwidth. This community is now an admin-only mirror. How B2MeM Works B2MeM is an annual event held during the month of March, chosen in commemoration of Frodo's destruction of the One Ring. B2MeM events vary from year to year but always have as primary goals encouraging the creation of new Tolkien-based transformative works (fanfiction and fanart), fellowship between fandom members whose paths don't normally cross as part of their usual fannish experience, and celebration of Tolkien's world and the myriad forms of creativity inspired by it. Anyone is welcome to participate in B2MeM. We try to design events so that there are few rules that would restrict participation. You do not have to be a member of any of the participating groups in order to join in the fun. You certainly don't need to have tried your hand at Tolkien-based fiction or art before! (Many of our participants' first involvement in the Tolkien fandom came from participating in B2MeM.) We encourage all Tolkien-based groups and websites to participate in B2MeM. This event started off as a cross-fandom event and we still wish to promote that. To be added to our list of participating groups, please email us at b2mem.mod@gmail.com or PM one of the maintainers below. Sharing Your B2MeM Pieces One of the major reasons we set up this community is so that B2MeM participants who weren't members of the SWG or MPTT would have a place to share their B2MeM projects with other participants. We encourage participants to post here on b2mem the stories, art, and other fruits of their B2MeM participation! If you wish to share your work on the Dreamwidth community, make the title of the post the title of your piece and your penname, e.g., "Frodo's Big Quest" by FrodoFan and use the header below and use an LJ-cut. Simply copy the HTML below, paste it at the top of your story, and fill in the information for each item. B2MeM Prompt: Format: Genre: Rating: Warnings: Characters: Pairings: Creator’s Notes (optional): Summary: <lj-cut>FANWORK GOES HERE</lj-cut> B2MeM Challenge: identify the challenge the piece was created for, e.g., the "Maedhros and Fingon" prompt on the Sons of Fëanor BINGO card Format: short story, drabble, photomanip, poem, sketch, et cetera Genre: general, adventure, romance, horror, mystery, humor, et cetera Rating: use either the G-NC17 or General, Teens, or Adult system Warnings: include reasonable warnings for content readers might wish to avoid, e.g., violence, blood and gore, graphic sex, et cetera Characters: a list of important characters featured in your piece Pairings: a list of any important sexual/romantic relationships in your piece Summary: a brief synopsis of what the piece is about Frequently Asked Questions Who decides if my work counts toward a B2MeM challenge? You do! B2MeM events frequently involve challenges that require writers and artists to produce a creative work that fits a specific challenge. During some events, participants can receive prizes, such as customized banners, for completing challenges. However, we do not in any way arbitrate what does and does not "count" toward that challenge. We take our participants' word: If they say that they have completed a challenge, then we gladly award them credit for it. Do I have to post my story, poem, or art somewhere online for it to count? Absolutely not! We understand that not all creative pieces are ready to share right away ... or ever. As noted above, if you vouch that you have completed a challenge, that is good enough for us. I can't participate every day. Is that okay? We understand that few of us are lucky enough to be able to devote time each day to fannish activities. While many B2MeM events provide a daily challenge, we do our best to plan events that everyone can participate in, even those folks who may only be available a few times each month. Even if you can't join us every day, we welcome whatever level of participation you can offer! Can I write one long story that incorporates multiple challenges and still receive credit for each of those challenges? Absolutely! As noted above, you decide what counts as acceptable for a particular challenge. Writers who prefer to create longer works often write a longer piece that satisfies multiple challenges, and that is fine with us. What about unfinished works? I started a vignette for one of my challenges but can see it easily turning into something longer. Can I still receive credit for it? Yes. If you feel that you've completed enough of a piece to meet the challenge, then that's enough for us! As noted above, we recognize that challenge events like this can be more difficult for authors who prefer to write longer stories, so we try to do allow accommodations so these writers can participate. I'm not a writer. I am an artist/craftsperson/musician/filmmaker/podficcer--am I allowed to participate? Yes! We celebrate all forms of creativity inspired by Tolkien. Most of our participants are writers or artists working in traditional or digital media, but we absolutely welcome other forms of creativity. Who comes up with the idea for the event each year? Around December each year, we generally solicit feedback and ideas from B2MeM participants about what they'd like to do for the next year's challenge. We encourage everyone to share with us what past events they liked, didn't care for as much, and what they'd like to see us do in the future. At the beginning of the year, the moderators from that year's participating groups discuss proposed ideas and design an event for that year. We consider member feedback as well as the amount of time the moderators expect they will have during February and March. (Some past B2MeM events have required several hours of volunteer time per day, so moderator availability is a big factor that we consider!) Finally, we consider the inclusiveness of various ideas: The Tolkien fandom is a huge, diverse fandom, and we want all members to feel like they are able to participate, if they wish to do so. We try to reveal the year's event by the middle of January so that all participants have a chance to familiarize themselves with the event and get on board. We welcome feedback from participants at any time during the year. Please contact one of the community maintainers below to share your ideas and feedback.
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drawing
dunedain
dwarves
edain
elves
fan art
fan fiction
fiction
hobbit
hobbits
istari
j.r.r. tolkien
lord of the rings
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maiar
numenoreans
painting
poetry
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the hobbit
the silmarillion
tolkien
transformative works
valar
writing
kingleaf14
kattn
elrondiel
lbilover
Lbilover
More Than Either Alone
pandemonium_213
The Bad Clam Incident
mangacrack
The mountain takes the blow.
talullahred
Talullah
snacky
mr five dollar foot long's sweet caboose
Let me tell you a story
zambla
distant dim zembla
linndechir
Linndechir
Ours is the Fury!
aliana1
Aliana
I'm crazy but I get the job done
stageira
Helen/Stagie
Helen Stagie
kittotter
shadowycat
Reflections
noldesse
alasse_mirimiel
Alassë
The Halls of Mandos
were_lemur
Livin' La Vida Dorka
Werelemur's Lair
lin4gondor
Linaewen
Linaewen's White Tower
indiane_tourist
last_winterrose
cairistiona7
cairistiona's place
lalwen
your sighness
nothing to see here
dawn_felagund
Medium Dawn Felagund of the Fountain
rhymer23
Eildon Rhymer
Writing and ramblings
lady_branwyn
Branwyn's Wordsmithy
samtyr
Grande Galerie des Glaces
jerrify
labourslamp
I would make for you a crystal lamp, such as the Deep-Elves used of old:
aearwen2
Aeärwen's Corner
mistress_tanwe
tamsinwillougby
Tamsin Willoughby
themedrive
Themedrive
adlanth
Adlanth
tiranistion
starsandtales
Stars and Tales
periantari
Hobbity forever
One True Fandom=Love Forever
iavalir
Iavalir
Autumnsong
tehta
Contents of head, slightly filtered
fileg
fileg's flight
red_lasbelin
Red
Insanity Lurks
myaru
Amber Michelle
The Mystical Land of Pardes
ihartsnape
Bonnie
Gliding Over the Hanging Waters
hrymfaxe
A village of geckos
mysterious_jedi
Gondor Galore and More
elfscribe5
Elfscribe's Den
aria_elwen
Aria
The Pixie's lair
riverotter1951
starli_ght
rakshathedemon
The Other Side of My Mirror
binkaslibrary
Kathy Binks
honour11
myystic
Beth
green_wing
Louise Asteria
Surviving the Apocalypse...
mirach_ravaia
oikconfirm
sivanshemesh
SivanShemesh
The Hall of Angst, Despair...
lynndyre
mybluerose1990
with_rainfall
Mistrali
sing on: somewhere at some new moon
ignoblebard
Bard's Ballads
almaheart
Wanderings of an Inquisitive Soul
lanyon
we are sex robb-omb!
True Tragedy. With Snark
lindahoyland
Cats'Tales
zhie
Zhie
Pounce
bunn
raise_the_knife
*koulagirl
raising the knife...
ljusastjarnan
jedimasterstar
In the Forest of the Night
Finrod Felagund
engarian
j_flattermann
J Flattermann’s Middleverse Files
allora
Isobel
pasta alla puttanesca
huinare
Huinárë
godlovesmittens
elfhilde
Elfhild's Thoughts
emmadavid1
foxrafer
the space between the notes
marta_bee
fidesquaerens
Marta's Mathoms
brookeoflorien
She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses
baranduin
Baranduin
nelyo_russandol
russandol
Back to Himring
hhimring
fredbassett
lied_ohne_worte
Lied ohne Worte
ladyelleth
Elleth
To Sail Beyond The Sunset
kayleelupin
elanorfairbairn
elanor
vaysh
Vaysh Swiftstorm
They could be brave and die ...
elliska
scarlet1061
Thranduil Oropherion
Thranduil Oropherion's Realm
kazaera
Kaz
Kaz's Scribblings
pathvain_aelien
pathvain
Princess of the Halflings
lingwiloke495
idleleaves
Idle Leaves
Cast your soul to the sea
elwenlj
Elwen
Life is an illusion
surgicalsteel
Surgical Steel
tarion_anarore
Tárion Anaróre
Someone is whispering softly to me...
keiliss
Kei
Honour the Journey
jay_of_lasgalen
Jay of Lasgalen
Greenwood The Great
gwailome
Gwailome
Сумерки ветра
wheelrider
Wheelrider
grey_wonderer
Travels with the Grey Pilgrim
azalaisdep
Azalais
Azalais's Journal
mrowe
Mrowe
My random ramblings
anerea
Anérea
Carmë n'Anérea
grey_gazania
Mitheirien
Enter This Deserted House
helenllama
Helen
Your World, My World
oloriel
uncleftish beholding
The lyf so short
just_jenni
Reflections on Life
idreamofpie
zopyrus
angelica_ramses
paranoidangel42
Nic
Angelic Paranoia
starbrow
51st century human in a 21st century world
nathaniel_hp
Nathaniel
Is this real?
epiphyta
Where the wind takes me . . . .
lion_and_raven
the_wavesinger
in one of the stars i shall be living
mg_trash_queen
Mary Grace M.
meepalicious
Meep
☆ monster hospital
morganlyfe
kgreen20
mistressminx_13
Mistress Minx
Mistress Minx's Lair
maglor_20
Cirth
Light is the left hand of darkness
marhelf
Ald Marhelf
curiouswombat
The Way of the Wombat
blueslashicons
BlueSlash
Ladybluelove
heartofoshun
Oshun
Aurë entuluva! Day shall come again!
spiced_wine
Spiced Wine ~ Fanfiction Is Real Writing.
angkorv
ningloreth
words and pictures
shadowbrides
Meril-i-Turinqi
Of the wind
vulgarweed
harvester of eyes, that's me
The Middle Distance
broadbeam
The Scribe of Mirrormere
কৃষিবিদ এনালগ সাজু
rabbitwriter30
Rabbit Writer
Rambling Rogue
arwen75
Arwen
The Ramblings of an Academic
dreamflower02
Dreamflower's Mathom-house
naurring
The Halls of Waiting
mithluin
MithLuin
My own niche
astris_eldalie
let's do what normal people do
febobe
Frodo Baggins of Bag End
willtherebetime
In a minute there is time
There is always time for-
pssnfrt_ksss
Passionfruit Kisses
Passionfruit Kisses' LJ
blslarner
kenazfiction
Kenaz
Kenaz Fiction
altariel
Altariel
It's a full life, if a trifle banal
atanwende
Unsung Heroine
shirebound
Shirebound
Shirebound's LiveJournal
kinirohana
Through Ignorance to Understanding
allhailgodric
hanaheart
HanaHeart
Heaven of the Heart
lurea_aure
Lurea
It Feels Like Falling Asleep Again
caras_galadhon
Galadriel
The Heart of the Golden Wood
fadesintothewes
p_zeitgeist
phoebe
Alternate Lives
hours_gone_by
Hours Gone By
liadtbunny
Love Is A Dancing Thing
indy1776
Independence1776
theyouthfulme
Theyouthfulme Antiageing
Anti Ageing Skin Treatment
rhyselle
Rhyselle's Daybook
jisica
havamahal
allie_meril
Ni!
bother me not with wisdom when irrationality is so much more entertaining
zedille
zédille
missing the point
bererjs
Bere
Another random thought...
ceshaughnessy
Cathleen's Chaotic Corner