Mark T. Hooker

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'''Mark T. Hooker''' is a visiting scholar at Indiana University's Russian and East European Institute (REEI). Retired, he conducts research for publication.

[[Beyond_Bree#Beyond_Bree_Awards|The Fifth Beyond Bree Award]] (2012) was bestowed upon Hooker at [[The Return of the Ring]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1048-Beyond-Bree-Award-V.php|articlename=The Fifth Beyond Bree Award was given to Mark T. Hooker|dated=26.08.12|website=[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/index.php Tolkien Library]|accessed=28 August 2012}}</ref>

He is a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for [[Walking Tree Publishers]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.walking-tree.org/board_of_advisors.php|articlename=Walking Tree Publishers Board of Advisors|dated=|website=[http://www.walking-tree.org/ Walking Tree Publishers]|accessed=21 January 2012}}</ref>

Hooker is credited with coining the term ''[[Tolkiennymy]]'' (to describe the study of Tolkien's use of names and etymologies from existing languages) and borrowing the Russian word ''[[Samizdat]]'' (to describe self-published "pirate" translations).

==Bibliography==
===Books===
* [[2003]]: ''[[Tolkien Through Russian Eyes]]''
* [[2006]]: ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]''
* [[2009]]: ''[[The Hobbitonian Anthology]]''
* [[2012]]: ''[[Tolkien and Welsh]]''

===Articles===
* [[2001]]: ''Mythos''
** "Russian Tolkienists"
* [[2003]]: ''[[Tolkien in Translation]]''
** "Nine Russian Translations of The Lord of the Rings"
* [[2004]]: ''[[Translating Tolkien: Text and Film]]''
** "Dutch Samizdat: The Mensink-van Warmelo Translation of The Lord of the Rings"
* [[2004]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 1]]''
** "Frodo's Batman"
* [[2005]]: ''[[Parma Nölé 13]]''
** "Frodo Quartermain"
*[[2010]]: [http://www.lotrplaza.com/ Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza]
**[http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=238202 The Frisian Smaug]
* [[2011]]: ''[[Tolkien and the Study of His Sources]]''
** "Reading John Buchan in Search of J.R.R. Tolkien"
*[[2011]]: [[Lembas Extra 2011 | Lembas Extra]]
** "The Frisian Hobbit"
** "The Slovenian Hobbit"
* A regular contributor to [[Beyond Bree]]

==External links==
* [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/mark-hooker-interview.htm Interview with Mark T. Hooker]
* [http://llyfrawr.com/TolkienAndWelsh/TandW.html Announcement of ''Tolkien and Welsh'']

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