ardaneedsmorepride:

Announcing Arda Needs More Pride, a bimonthly event aimed at celebrating LGBT+ fanworks in the Tolkien fandom!

Every January, March, May, July, September, and November, the 13th-16th of the month, we’ll be holding a four-day positivity event for all fanworks focused on LGBT+ characters in the book-centric Tolkien fandom. Headcanons, fanart, graphics, podcasts, meta - you name it, we’ll take it! Our long term goal is to foster an environment of positivity and pride in the fandom, since there’s not really anything aimed specifically at fanworks with LGBT+ characters or centering those creators. This is meant to be a low-pressure, low-stakes event; even simple moodboards or one-sentence headcanons are accepted.

The four days are “themed” to the four canonical Ages, with the 13th being the First and the 16th being the Fourth and finishing out the cycle. If you miss one month, you’ve got five more chances throughout the year to submit something, and we’re always checking tags and mentions!

Works meant to feature in the event should be tagged #ardaneedsmorepride or #arda needs more pride, or mention us @ardaneedsmorepride!

If you’ve got questions, our FAQ is here and our ask box is here. This event is being modded by @absynthe–minded and @thefifthbattle; if we need more mods we’ll put the call out!