Wayne G. Hammond
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Wayne Gordon Hammond (b. 11 February, 1953) is a scholar known for his research and writings on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors as an English major at Baldwin-Wallace College in 1975 and Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1976. Since then he has been the Assistant Librarian of the Chapin Library of Rare Books at Williams College.
In 1994 Hammond married fellow Tolkien scholar Christina Scull and the two have since collaborated on several projects. He is a regular contributor to publications of the Mythopoeic Society.
Bibliography, selected[edit | edit source]
Books[edit | edit source]
- 1992: Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992 (editor)
- 1993: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (with Douglas A. Anderson)
- 1995: J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator (with Christina Scull)
- 1998: Roverandom (edited with Christina Scull)
- 1999: Farmer Giles of Ham (50th Anniversary Edition) - (edited with Christina Scull)
- 2005: The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (with Christina Scull)
- 2006: The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder (edited with Christina Scull)
- 2006: The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (with Christina Scull)
- 2011: The Art of The Hobbit (with Christina Scull)
- 2014: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book (expanded edition) (with Christina Scull)
- 2015: The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (with Christina Scull)
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 1986: Beyond Bree December 1986
- "Attacks of Taste"
- 1988: Amon Hen 94
- "Papermaking in the Shire"
- 1989: Mallorn 26
- "Books, Literature, and Literacy in Middle-Earth"
- 1991: Mallorn 28
- C.S. Lewis: a Biography (review)
- 1992: Mallorn 29
- "Reflections on Tolkien Bibliography"
- 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
- "The Critical Response to Tolkien's Fiction"
- 1995: SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, Volume 12
- Review Article: The History of Middle Earth (with Christina Scull)
- 2000: Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal, Spring 2000
- "Whose Lord of the Rings Is It, Anyway?"
- 2002: The Best of Amon Hen Part 2
- "Papermaking in the Shire"
- 2002: The Bark, issue 18, Spring 2002, pp. 84-5 (with Christina Scull)
- "Tolkien's Dogs"
- 2011: Amon Hen 231
- "The Great Gate Debate" (with Christina Scull and David Doerr)
- 2018: Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
- "Tolkien's Visual Art" (with Christina Scull)
- 2022: The Great Tales Never End
- "‘I Wisely Started with a Map’: J.R.R. Tolkien as Cartographer" (with Christina Scull)
Awards[edit | edit source]
- 1994: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson)
- 1996: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator (with Christina Scull)
- 2000: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, Roverandom (co-editor with Christina Scull)
- 2006: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (with Christina Scull)
- 2007: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (with Christina Scull)
- 2016: Tolkien Society Award: Best Book, The Art of The Lord of the Rings (with Christina Scull)
- 2018: Tolkien Society Award: Best Online Content, Too Many Books and Never Enough (together with Christina Scull)
- 2020: Tolkien Society Award: Outstanding Contribution (together with Christina Scull)
External links[edit | edit source]
Interviews[edit | edit source]
- Interview with Hammond and Scull on Tolkien Talk (June 13th, 2021)
- An Interview with Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull by Michael Martinez
- Interview with Hammond and Scull at Tolkien Library
- Interview with W. G. Hammond at williamsrecord.com (full interview)