The Trustees of The Tolkien Society have released the shortlist for The Tolkien Society Awards 2020. Members have until April 17 to cast their votes.
The shortlist for the Awards is as follows:
Best Artwork
- “Great Gate at Minas Tirith” by Jay Johnstone
- “Isle of Peace / Mandos / Isle of the Dead” by Stefan Bleyl
- “Taniquetil” by Ted Nasmith
- “The Professor” by Jenny Dolfen
Best Article
- “Deconstructing Durin’s Day: Science, Scientific Fan Fiction, and the Fan-Scholar” by Kristine Larsen (Journal of Tolkien Research, vol. 8, no. 1)
- “Tolkien in East Yorkshire 1917–1918” by Michael Flowers (Something has gone crack, ed. by Janet Brennan and Annika Rottinger)
- “Tolkien’s Mandos, Pratchett’s Death” by Justin Lewis-Anthony (Tolkien the Pagan?, ed. by Anna Milon)
Best Book
- Something has gone crack by Janet Brennan and Annika Rottinger (eds)
- Tolkien’s Library by Oronzo Cilli
- Tolkien’s Lost Chaucer by John M. Bowers
Best Online Content
- Aubusson weaves Tolkien (aubusson-tapisserie.com)
- Men of the West (YouTube Channel)
- The Prancing Pony Podcast (theprancingponypodcast.com)
Outstanding Contribution Award
The recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award 2020 has been selected by the Trustees and will be announced in due course.