heartofoshun:lotrfansez:dawnfelagund:heartofoshun:Oh, look! So shiny!It is not every month that I ge
heartofoshun:lotrfansez:dawnfelagund:heartofoshun:Oh, look! So shiny!It is not every month that I get something published in an international Tolkien journal. This is my first, actually. (Received it in the mail today from http://www.unquendor.nl/) Those of you who know me, are aware that my home-base is The Silmarillion Writers Guild (Character of the Month Biographies and all of my Silmarillion fanfiction–under the name of Oshun). This article, Women Find a Room of Their Own in Tolkien Fanfiction, was really fun to write. I especially enjoyed revisiting Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own and drawing conclusions about what has changed and what has remained the same since she produced that seminal work over 90 years ago. One of my primary observations relating to women writers of fanfiction is that Women come to Tolkien fanfiction with a desire to bring a relevance that they may find lacking in the original works, but also to find a sense of community, intellectual stimulation, a space where they can stretch and grow as writers and not as a dismissed or disadvantaged element fighting for a level ground upon which to work.[That’s a long sentence–where is my blue pencil–well, too late now!] I am not sure how to order copies of this publication, but will try to find out (I know they are sent to all members of Unquendor, the Dutch Tolkien Society). I also want take the opportunity here to thank Dawn “Felagund” Walls-Thumma, Elleth, and Pandemonium, who supported me and read draft copy. I particularly want to thank Nath Kuijpers and Renée Vink of Unquendor for giving me this opportunity. Thrilled to see how elegant it looks! It is such a pretty journal–a shiny thing indeed! Now I am looking forward to the publication of the other non-SWG non-fiction project I completed last year, my presentation (Seafaring Heroes and Villains: The Role of the Sea in Tolkien’s Legendarium) at the 2015 New York Tolkien Conference (another first for me–presenting at a Tolkien conference). No projected date for the publication of those proceedings yet, although the deadline for submission of our edits of our transcripts has passed. I am so excited to see this out in print! I’m not sure how easily it is to get a hold of now, but if you can, I absolutely recommend Janet’s essay, which fits perfectly with her formidable collection of nonfiction: showing extensive knowledge of Tolkien (both the primary sources and the scholarship written about them) while bringing forth fresh ideas in an engaging writing style.So many congratulations! :D :D :DThis is great!Hey, thanks for reblogging, @dawnfelagund and @lotrfansez, and everyone else for the supportive hearts! I really appreciate you taking a looking at the last draft for me, Dawn. You are a great friend and a terrific collaborator. I am very fortunate in my friends old and new in this fandom.@heartofoshun ooooh congrats! This is awesome and I’ve always loved your work! -- source link
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