Wayne G. Hammond - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1953-02-11 （Cleveland, Ohio）
Nationality: American
Languages: English
Residence History: Cleveland, Ohio → Brooklyn, Ohio → Williamstown, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations: Tolkien scholar, Librarian
Active Years: 1975-2024
Affiliations: Chapin Library, Williams College
Influenced By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christina Scull, Douglas A. Anderson
Influenced: Tolkien scholars

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Baldwin-Wallace College	—	English	Bachelor of Arts with Honors	—	United States
University of Michigan	—	Library Science	Master of Arts	—	United States

Baldwin-Wallace College

English

Degree: Bachelor of Arts with Honors

Year of Graduation: 1975

Country: United States

English major

University of Michigan

Library Science

Degree: Master of Arts

Year of Graduation: 1976

Country: United States

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1996	Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies	J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator	Inklings Studies	Mythopoeic Society	Winner

Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies

1996

Work: J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator

Category: Inklings Studies

Organization: Mythopoeic Society

Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Mythopoeic Awards 2 appearances

Edition 36 (2006) Winner
Edition 37 (2007) Winner

Works

Major Works

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography

1993 Bibliography

A descriptive bibliography of J. R. R. Tolkien's works.

Tolkien studies

J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator

1995 Biography/Study

Study focusing on Tolkien's art and illustrations.

Tolkien's artwork

The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion

2005 Criticism/Guide

Reader's companion to The Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien criticism

The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide

2006 Chronology/Guide

Detailed companion and guide to Tolkien's life and works.

Tolkien biography

Bibliography

The Graphic Art of C.B. Falls: An Introduction (1982)
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (1993)
J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator (1995, with Christina Scull)
Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (2005, with Christina Scull)
The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder (2006, with Christina Scull)
The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006, with Christina Scull, revised 2017)
The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien (2024, with Christina Scull)

Legacy

American scholar renowned for his research and writings on J. R. R. Tolkien's works. Together with his wife Christina Scull, they have won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies five times. Served as librarian at Chapin Library, Williams College for many years.

Academic Societies

Mythopoeic Society