Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

The 2025 Mythopoeic Award Winners are Out! Tolkien’s Poetry, Urban Fantasy, and New Fiction

Posted on August 8, 2025 by

The Mythies are out! The Mythopoeic Society released its 2025 Awards shortlists earlier this year in five categories (three fiction and two scholarship awards). Award committee members read each of the books in their category and then vote on which … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Emily Gravett, Frances Hardinge, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Mythopoeic Award, Scull and Hammond, Stefan Ekman, urban fantasy | 2 Comments

Exploring the 2025 Mythopoeic Award Inklings Scholarship Finalists

Posted on July 31, 2025 by

It is award season! The Mythopoeic Society released its 2025 Awards shortlists earlier this year. While I had good intentions to read a lot more, there is only one category I was able to work through all of the finalists: … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Gender Theory, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Mythopoeic Award, Space Race, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | 8 Comments

Being Hnau in the Age of AI: A View from Hogwarts (for Mythmoot XII)

Posted on June 9, 2025 by

A technical note to readers: I have been banned from Facebook and Messenger–hopefully temporarily, as I am not guilty of espionage or whatever the issue is. If you are one of the more than 500 readers who use Facebook to … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged AI, Authentic Intelligence, C.S. Lewis, Charles Stross, Darko Suvin, fantasy studies, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mythmoot, Octavia E. Butler, On Fairy-Stories, Parable of the Sower, Science Fiction | 18 Comments

Do the Inhabitants of Arda Know How Their Own Story Ends? A Thesis Theatre on Middle-earth Eschatology by Jeffrey Wade (Wed, Jun 4, 5:00pm ET)

Posted on June 2, 2025 by

Once again, I have had the distinct pleasure to work with a Signum University MA student through their thesis process. Jeffrey Wade has completed his thesis on “Unveiling Hope: Do the Inhabitants of Arda Know How Their Own Story Ends?” … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Signum University, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Ursula K. Le Guin | 8 Comments

An Abundance of Spreadsheets about Tolkien’s Expanded Letters (Part 2 of Voyaging With Voyant)

Posted on March 4, 2025 by

Introducing The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien I have confessed before how much I value the letter collections of authors that intrigue me. Besides C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, I’ve spent time in correspondence collections by Dorothy L. Sayers, James Thurber, … Continue reading →