Newsletter

13

Jul

Lenticular Clouds!

Photos by Robin during a walk in the park near the marina

13 Jul 2025

2 min read

06

Jul

Queer Approaches to Tolkien: Essays on the Many Paths to Middle-earth

Now available for pre-order!

06 Jul 2025

4 min read

05

Jul

A Tribute to Sheri S. Tepper's Speculative Fiction

Written in 2016-17, republished here in connection with Webs

05 Jul 2025

30 min read

04

Jul

Early Tolkien Scholarship: 1969, Source 1

Shadows of Imagination, edited by Mark R. Hillegas

04 Jul 2025

25 min read

04

Jul

Personal Presentations & Publications

CV sections adapted for online

04 Jul 2025

20 min read

03

Jul

Tolkien at Kalamazoo, International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS), May 14-16, 2026

Hybrid (4), Virtual (3) and In-Person (S) Proposals due Sept. 1, 2025

03 Jul 2025

5 min read

27

Jun

“Music, Dance, and Theatre In Fantasy Worlds: The Role Of Entertainment In Worldbuilding And Magic Systems” [Hosted online 16–17 January 2026]

Abstract submission deadline: 30 October 2025.

27 Jun 2025

1 min read

17

Jun

Studies in Tolkien Flyer

McFarland Books Publishing Series

17 Jun 2025

1 min read

16

Jun

Response to Tolkien Society re:

“Race-ing to Gender Arda: A Stylistics Analysis”- proposal

16 Jun 2025

13 min read

14

Jun

To Do: June 14, 2025

Year 5 of Retirement

14 Jun 2025