TCG News

2008 Mythopoeic Award Finalists Announced

Jeremy Edmonds — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:06:57 +0000

The Mythopoeic Society just announced the 2008 Mythopoeic Award finalists. Of particular interest to Tolkien fans is the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies. According to David Oberhelman, the Awards Administrator for the Mythopoeic Society, “The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies is given to books on Tolkien, Lewis, and/or Williams that make [...]

Quettar Back Issues

Jeremy Edmonds — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:26:39 +0000

Julian Bradfield writes to tell me that he has finally begun to make back issues of the Elvish linguistic journal Quettar available to purchase. These have been long out of print and quite difficult to come by until now. Significant scholarly work was publilshed in Quettar, so it is very exciting that these are [...]

Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum Conference in Lembas Extra

Jeremy Edmonds — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:04:42 +0000

Harm J. Schelhaas, the international liaison of the Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor sent along this press release: The proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum Conference 2006 are now available, published in a special Lembas Extra issue. The 2006 Lustrum celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor. Ron Pirson PhD and Dorine Ratulangie MA [...]

Tolkien Studies Vol. 5 Coming Soon

Jeremy Edmonds — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:51:19 +0000

Amazon.com just put this year’s volume of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review up for advance order, and Michael Drout was kind enough to provide me with a summary of the contents, which I have included below. The book (these journal issues really are books, with 300+ pages each, hard covers, and a [...]

Mythlore 101/102 Contents Announced

Jeremy Edmonds — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:29:53 +0000

The double issue number 101/102 of Mythlore (published by the Mythopoeic Society) just went to the printer, and should be delivered to subscribers in three to four weeks, according to Janet Brennan Croft, the editor of the journal. Here are the contents of interest for Tolkien collectors (click this link for the complete list [...]

HarperCollins asks for input on possible future editions

Jeremy Edmonds — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:38:21 +0000

HarperCollins has not only given a tantalizing glimpse into possible forthcoming editions of Tolkien’s works, they have taken the extra step to solicit reader feedback on desired features, pricing, and other aspects. Recently they published the following note on the discussion forums at www.tolkien.co.uk: Dear Tolkien Reader, HarperCollins are investigating ways to extend the Tolkien store exclusively available [...]

John D. Rateliff Radio Interview - April 16th

Jeremy Edmonds — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:31:31 +0000

An hour long chat with the author of The History of ‘The Hobbit’ will take place Wednesday April 16th on WBSD - that’s in Burlington, Wisconsin, so for the rest of us it is also streamed online at www.wbsdfm.com. Tolkien will not be the only subject of the discussion, as the announcement also goes [...]

Tolkien 2008 Conference - University of Vermont

Jeremy Edmonds — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:43:48 +0000

Jason Fisher has provided the following information (via TORN) for the Tolkien 2008 conference this weekend. Friday, April 11thHenderson’s Cafe, Davis Center7:30-9:00 p.m. — Open-mike Fireside Tolkien Reading Saturday, April 12thMemorial Lounge Auditorium, Waterman Building8:00-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00 a.m. — Session I: Personal Identity, Power, and Post-colonialism- Jacob Seliger “The Paradox of Power and Defining Good and [...]

Elizabeth Whittingham to discuss The Evolution Of Tolkien’s Mythology

Jeremy Edmonds — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:03:16 +0000

Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport, NY is sponsoring a discussion session and book signing event with Elizabeth Whittingham. Elizabeth is the author of The Evolution Of Tolkien’s Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth, published late last year. The publisher states “this work provides a thorough study of Tolkien’s life and [...]

TCG site updates

Jeremy Edmonds — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:01:47 +0000

I am in the process of updating a bit of the mechanics of the site, and for now will try to use WordPress for news and announcements instead of the (somewhat cumbersome) older process. The older news articles are still available for the very curious. Stay tuned for more!