The winners of the 2017 Tolkien Society Awards have been announced. The awards “recognize excellence in the fields of Tolkien scholarship and fandom.”

This year, for the first time, Tolkien Society members picked the winners, by voting on shortlists prepared by the Trustees.

Best Artwork

• “Maglor” by Elena Kukanova

Best Article

• “How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front” by Joseph Loconte

Best Book

• A Secret Vice, ed. Dimitra Fimi and Andy Higgins

Outstanding Contribution

• John Garth