Each year The Tolkien Society hosts an AGM for its members. This year, the organisation will institute annual awards in several categories to:
‘recognise excellence in the fields of Tolkien scholarship and fandom as well as highlighting our long-standing charitable objective to “seek to educate the public in, and promote research into, the life and works of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE”.’
The categories for the inaugural 2014 Tolkien Society Awards are:
- Best Artwork
- Best Article
- Best Book
- Best Novel
- Best Website
- Outstanding Contribution Award
The awards at the 2014 AGM cover the 2013 calendar year; there is no restriction on where books/articles/websites are published/hosted, but they should all be in English. Nominations, must be sent to current Tolkien Society Chairman, Shaun Gunner, and close on Friday April 4. The awards will be announced on April 12 at the AGM which is this year to be held at the Baskerville Hall Hotel, Hay-on-Wye in Wales.
