Letter 282a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 282a
Recipient	Rayner Unwin
Date	29 December 1965
Subject(s)	Ace Books wanted to create a science fiction award in Tolkien's name

Letter 282a is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

Ace Books had written to Unwin with a proposal for an annual Tolkien Award funded by royalties if Tolkien could not accept royalties from another publisher. Tolkien indicated he had not interest in the establishment of the award. He also commented that Ace Books seemed very interested in altering their reputation in the science fiction community. He quipped about a pirate asking a skipper to house poor sailors with the pirate's loot.