Contributor: Shaun Gunner

We’re pleased to announce Giuseppe Pezzini as our 2026 annual Guest of Honour.

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to pre-order from Luna Press Publishing.

A new edition of David Wenzel’s graphic novel of The Hobbit is being published by HarperCollins this September.

The first round of nominations for The Tolkien Society Awards 2026 is now open.

Curtis Brown Heritage have today announced that they have been appointed to represent the Tolkien Estate (including the Tolkien Trust) on all commercial partnerships and licensing arrangements, including permissions requests.

HarperCollins have announced that they are publishing Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien by Tom Racine this autumn.

We’re pleased to announce Giuseppe Pezzini as our 2026 annual Guest of Honour.

The first round of nominations for The Tolkien Society Awards 2026 is now open.

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to pre-order from Luna Press Publishing.

Curtis Brown Heritage have today announced that they have been appointed to represent the Tolkien Estate (including the Tolkien Trust) on all commercial partnerships and licensing arrangements, including permissions requests.

A new edition of David Wenzel’s graphic novel of The Hobbit is being published by HarperCollins this September.

HarperCollins have announced that they are publishing Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien by Tom Racine this autumn.

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.