This truly is great news! I heard last week that The Inklings and King Arthur has won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies. I’m not quite as astonished as Sørina is since I have a pretty strong understanding of her capability as editor. Still, this is pretty cool. Although I have a chapter in the volume, I hope people do not find me immodest when I say that The Inklings and King Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, & Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain is an important book. It deserves to be in the company it is in. What is perhaps surprising is the strength of that fellowship of books. Though I don’t know Lisa Coutras’ work, Verlyn Flieger, Jane Chance, and Christopher Tolkien are essential scholars, critics, and editors. This year’s bookshelf of Mythopoeic Award nominees is a treasure.
So, congratulations to Sørina and to all involved in the project. Follow the reblog link below for more details. Make sure you check out the great guest blog series that accompanied the release of the book this spring by clicking on The Inklings and Arthur Series Index. And don’t forget to buy and review the book. The paper copy is about $40 and the Kindle less than $10.
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I am so glad that both the significance of what this book speaks about and the quality of the work done, not least your own, is being recognised.
Me too. Plus, I think it’s one of the most collaborative things I’ve seen come to print. Conferences, public conversations, blogs, editing, peer editing, fund-raising, artwork–it was an inside-out project.
Well observed – an example for the future?
Indeed – congratulations (a;; round)!
There’s proofreading for you – L’s, not winks – though merry, twinkling eyes are fitting!
I think the message came through in the digital age!
congratulations!
Wonderful! Many congratulations to you, the other authors, and the editor. So great to see your work being recognized!
Congratulations to you and your colleagues, Brenton, on this splendid win. It is an exceptional book, and the contribution you made to it is essential and wise.
Thanks Tom! My part is smallish, but I am still proud of it.
Great news! I hope Professor Higgins will teach this at Signum. I would love to take her class!
Namarie, God bless, Anne Marie 🙂
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