As reported on the homepage of the German Tolkien Society, the Dutch Tolkien Society has sent out a call for papers on ‘neglected aspects of Middle-earth’ for their upcoming Lembas Extra magazine.
Topics can range from the ‘fauna of Middle-earth’, ‘games and sports in Middle-earth’ to ‘medical aspects of Tolkien’s world’. Almost any topic can be chosen as long as it is on an aspect of Middle-earth which haven’t been analysed too frequently.
An abstract should be submitted to Cecile van Zon (cecilevanzon@hotmail.com) until May 17th 2014. The essay should be written in English and between 5.000 and 7.000 words, including footnotes and bibliography. The deadline for accepted essays is November 1st 2014.
For more information, please visit the German Tolkien Society or the Dutch Tolkien Society.
