Parma Eruseen
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| Archive | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Parma Eruseen |
| Date(s): | 2003-2007 (last update 2006) |
| Archivist: | DeeDee, Licia |
| Founder: | DeeDee |
| Type: | fanfiction, fan poetry, fan art and essays |
| Fandom: | The Lord of the Rings |
| URL: | Parma Eruseen (via WBM) |
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Parma Eruseen was a medium-sized, selective archive for Lord of the Rings fanfiction, fan poetry, fan art and essays, founded on March 2, 2003 by DeeDee.
The archivists were DeeDee and Licia, with a team of moderators who helped to select content including Anaria, Arwen Rose, Elessar's Girl, Lhunuial, Maggie and Rose Gamgee. It ran two rounds of the Parma Awards. The site included a discussion forum. It was the sister site of the Emyn Arnen Fanfiction Archive and a member of the Middle Earth Webring.
The archivists state:
Parma Eruseen is not elitist, but we like good stories with proper spelling and grammar, plot development, and realistic characters and dialogue.[1]
History
Parma Eruseen was founded in March 2, 2003 by DeeDee as a fanfiction archive, and extended to artworks in December 2003.
The final story was archived in March 2006. On 11 April 2006, the archivist posted:
New submissions are not being accepted, until further notice. I'm pretty burnt out on Parma lately. If you're interested in adopting and running (and taking good care of) this site, please contact me.[2]
The archive went offline in 2007.
Contents
As of March 2005, Parma Eruseen housed the work of 202 authors and 28 artists, with 488 stories, 189 poems, 62 essays and 81 works of art.[3][4] Unusually, the archive included works in six languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Swedish. The archive was perhaps best known for its collections of essays and poetry.
The fanfiction was mainly gen, but non-explicit het and slash were also archived, with a maximum rating of mild R. RPS was not archived. Non-canonical pairings were accepted, but the archivists stated that some pairings: are a little too out there. Just keep it within the realm of canon. Sauron/Rosie shippers, this means you.[1] In general, the archivists preferred works that stayed close to canon:
We're not strict about sticking to canon, but please don't venture too far from it either. We won't double-check your geography in our Atlas of Middle-earth, and we'll respect that interpretations vary. If you need a small stream where there isn't one, then make a stream. But don't move the Anduin to the Shire. You get the idea. ;-)[1]
A Print Collection
In 2005, the archivists compiled a keepsake print copy of some of the archive's content into a 234 page paperback titled "The Parma Eruseen Essay Collection". [5]
See Parma Eruseen: the essay collection.
Art Gallery
Artwork featured on the forum's CafePress store.
website logo, artist uncredited
art used on a collection of essays, artist uncredited
art used for poster print, artist uncredited
References
- ^ a b c Parma Eruseen: Submission Guidelines (accessed 4 May 2012)
- ^ Parma Eruseen: Recent Updates, Wayback capture 3 July 2006.
- ^ Parma Eruseen: Writings (7 March 2005) (accessed 4 May 2012)
- ^ Parma Eruseen: Artwork (7 March 2005) (accessed 4 May 2012)
- ^ [s=http://www.lulu.com/shop/the-parma-eruseen-essay-collection/paperback/product-219542.html source].