Did you know that Oxonmoot bookings close on 3 September? Online bookings aren't available for technical reasons, but you can download a PDF from the website. Do it today - you know it makes sense!http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/Oxonmoot_booking_form.pdf
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Anthony and Jessica send the following welcome news along:
NORTH EAST TOLKIEN SOCIETY 2011 CALENDAR
10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Now Available!!
Commemorating 10 years of The Northeast Tolkien Society we are very happy to present our 2011 Calendar.
In its 4th year, our Calendar has been blessed to have a special cover by the brilliant artist Jef Murray. The [...]

http://wvupressonline.com/journals/tolkien_studies/volume_7
I've just ordered my copy
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Nancy Martsch sends this good news along:

Beyond Bree is pleased to announce its 30th Anniversary with a special 2011 Calendar featuring art focused on the Istari, the wizards of Tolkien's Middle-earth.
The Calendar will feature classic art from Beyond Bree's past as well as new works by a host of artists from around the globe, including:

Sylvia [...]

Issue 3 of Silver Leaves is now available for ordering. The theme for this issue is “Tolkien / Fantasy Art and Artists” and the editors are very grateful for the generosity of artists like Tim Kirk, Ted Nasmith, Colleen Doran, Jef Murray, Hyatt Moore, Anke Eissmann, David Wyatt, Virginia Lee, John Dickenson and many others. [...]

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
Jo Walton
Lifelode (NESFA Press)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature
Grace Lin
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown)
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies
Dimitra Fimi
Tolkien, Race, and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies
Marek Oziewicz
One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of [...]

"Oxford's Eagle and Child pub is to undergo a major facelift as part of a scheme to renovate buildings in a historic stretch of St Giles."
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/8260195.Historic_Oxford_pub_to_get_a_revamp/
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Malcx from ADC sends this report along - really wish I could be there!

Unseen Original Tolkien Artwork
An annual Tolkien-inspired Art Exhibition, held at The Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos will, for the first time, feature an original Tolkien drawing from 1911.
It is the first public showing of the Original drawing of "Lamb’s Farm, Gedling" drawn by [...]

"In a surprising but not altogether shocking development, Deadline is reporting that Peter Jackson has agreed to direct the two HOBBIT films and that he's finalizing his deal right now with Warner Bros., New Line and MGM. While the obvious fingers were pointed at Jackson after Guillermo del Toro somewhat abruptly left the film, Jackson [...]

"A unique opportunity to collect a piece of The Lord of the Rings history.
A strictly limited edition of the maps for the new edition of the book The Lord of the Rings have been printed with the kind permission of the J R R Tolkien Estate."
http://tolkienmaps.com/
 http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/06/20/37152-british-artist-who-drew-the-maps-for-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-visits-usa/
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