The Tolkien Society Awards 2025 winners were announced April 27.

BEST ARTWORK

•  “Arrival in the Shire” by Ted Nasmith

BEST ARTICLE

• “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1953 W. P. Kerr Memorial Lecture: An Updated Chronology and Related Findings by Andoni Cossio and Dimitra Fimi (English Studies 105, #6)

BEST BOOK

• The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien ed Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond

BEST ONLINE CONTENT

• The Digital Tolkien Project (digitaltolkien.com)

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

• Douglas A. Anderson – Doug has exemplified excellent Tolkien scholarly contributions for decades, including his efforts on The Annotated Hobbit, Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy,  J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography, and co-founding of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review.