The Trustees of The Tolkien Society are pleased to announce the shortlist for The Tolkien Society Awards. Members of the Society will be able to vote through the members’ area.

Shortlist

The shortlist for the Awards is as follows:

Best Artwork

• “Finrod Crossing the Helcaraxe” by WiseNailArt
• “Flight from Amon Hen” by Jay Johnstone
• “Maglor” by Elena Kukanova

Best Article

• “How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front” by Joseph Loconte
• “’The Lord of the Rings’ as Pastoral” by Adam Roberts
• “Tolkien and the aesthetics of philology” by Edmund Weiner

Best Book

• A Secret Vice, ed. Dimitra Fimi and Andy Higgins
• The Elvish Writing Systems of J.R.R. Tolkien, by Matthew D. Coombes
• The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition, by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, ed. Verlyn Flieger

Outstanding Contribution Award

• John Garth
• Hammond and Scull

In the Best Website category, the Trustees felt there was no clarity amongst the nominations, so have decided that there will be no award in this category this year.

Voting

Every member will be able to vote once in each category through the members’ area of this website. You have until Friday 8th April to vote.

About the Author: Shaun Gunner

Shaun is the CEO of The Tolkien Society, having previously served as the Chair from 2013 to 2025. Shaun has overseen the Society's expansion from 600 to over 4,000 members. Shaun regularly speaks about adaptations of Tolkien's works and the future of Tolkien scholarship whilst passionately believing the Society needs to reach out to new audiences. In his spare time he can be found playing video games and Lego, or on X (formerly known as Twitter). He chaired another charity, Mankind, and is a local councillor.