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'''Shaun Gunner''' is the Chairman-elect, and current trustee and Publicity Officer, of [[The Tolkien Society]],<ref name="Twitter"/> and was the Deputy Chair of [[The Return of the Ring|The Return of the Ring: Celebrating Tolkien in 2012]].<ref>Lyn Whitaker, "Along the Road", [[Amon Hen 234|''Amon Hen'' 234]], p. 8</ref> He is an administrator ([[User:Mith]]) of the [[Tolkien Gateway]] website, and an advisor and assistant to [[Emil Johansson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings Project]].<ref>Shaun Gunner, "Member Profile", [[Amon Hen 235|''Amon Hen'' 235]], pp. 33-34</ref> He has also contributed to the journals ''[[Amon Hen]]'' and ''[[Hither Shore]]''.
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'''Shaun Gunner''' is the tenth and current Chair of [[The Tolkien Society]].<ref name="Twitter"/> He is also the Society's publicity officer, and was the Deputy Chair of [[The Return of the Ring|The Return of the Ring: Celebrating Tolkien in 2012]].<ref>Lyn Whitaker, "Along the Road", [[Amon Hen 234|''Amon Hen'' 234]], p. 8</ref> He is an administrator ([[User:Mith]]) of the [[Tolkien Gateway]] website, and an advisor and assistant to [[Emil Johansson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings Project]].<ref>Shaun Gunner, "Member Profile", [[Amon Hen 235|''Amon Hen'' 235]], pp. 33-34</ref> He has also contributed to the journals ''[[Amon Hen]]'', ''[[Hither Shore]]'', and ''[[Mallorn (journal)|Mallorn]]''.


Gunner is a politics graduate and lives in [[Wikipedia:Rustington|Rustington]], [[Wikipedia:Sussex|Sussex]].<ref name="Twitter">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/#!/@ShaunGunner|articlename=Shaun Gunner|dated=|website=[http://twitter.com Twitter.com]|accessed=20 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://archiver.co/profile/shaungunner|articlename=Shaun Gunner|dated=|website=[http://archiver.co/ Archiver.co]|accessed=20 June 2012}}</ref>
Gunner is a politics graduate and lives in [[Wikipedia:Rustington|Rustington]], [[Wikipedia:Sussex|Sussex]].<ref name="Twitter">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://twitter.com/#!/@ShaunGunner|articlename=Shaun Gunner|dated=|website=[http://twitter.com Twitter.com]|accessed=20 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://archiver.co/profile/shaungunner|articlename=Shaun Gunner|dated=|website=[http://archiver.co/ Archiver.co]|accessed=20 June 2012}}</ref>
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* [[2012]]: [[Amon Hen 236|''Amon Hen'' 236]]
* [[2012]]: [[Amon Hen 236|''Amon Hen'' 236]]
** "Glorfindel(s), I Miss You!"
** "Glorfindel(s), I Miss You!"
* [[2013]]: ''[[Hither Shore (journal)|Hither Shore]]'' (''forthcoming'')
* [[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 240|''Amon Hen'' 240]]
** "The Hobbit Premiere: An Unexpected Pleasure"
* [[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 241|''Amon Hen'' 241]]
** "Chairman's Update"
* [[2013]]: [[Hither Shore 9|''Hither Shore'' 9]]
** "Two Swedish Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien" (co-editor with [[Morgan Thomsen]])
** "Two Swedish Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien" (co-editor with [[Morgan Thomsen]])
* [[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 240|''Amon Hen'' 240]] (''forthcoming'')
* [[2013]]: [[Amon Hen 244|''Amon Hen'' 244]]
** "The Hobbit Premiere: An Unexpected Pleasure"
** "Chairman's Update"
* [[2013]]: [[Mallorn 54|''Mallorn'' 54]] (''forthcoming'')
* [[2014]]: [[Amon Hen 247|''Amon Hen'' 247]]
** "A Long-Awaited Pleasure" (review of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'')
** "Chairman's Update"
* [[2015]]: [[Amon Hen 254|''Amon Hen'' 254]]
** "Chairman's Report"
* [[2015]]: [[Amon Hen 255|''Amon Hen'' 255]]
** "Chairman's Additional 'Thank You'"
* [[2016]]: ''[[Songs of Sorrow and Hope|Songs of Sorrow and Hope: The Art of Jenny Dolfen]]''
** Foreword
* [[2016]]: ''[[The Return Of The Ring: Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012]]''
** Foreword
* [[2017]]: [[Amon Hen 267|''Amon Hen'' 267]]
** "Chair's Report"
** "Chair's 'Thank You'"
* [[2018]]: [[Amon Hen 272|''Amon Hen'' 272]]
** "Chair's Message"
* [[2019]]: [[Amon Hen 275|''Amon Hen'' 275]]
** "Chair's Chapter"
* [[2020]]: ''[[The First and Second Ages]]'' (second edition)
** Foreword
 
===Reviews===
* [[2013]]: [[Mallorn 54|''Mallorn'' 54]]  
** "A journey to the cinema" (review of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'')
* [[2014]]: [[Mallorn 55|''Mallorn'' 55]]
** "Votes for [[Tauriel]] - but not the love" (review of ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'')
* [[2015]]: [[Amon Hen 254|''Amon Hen'' 254]]
** ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''
** ''[[A Tolkien Bestiary|Tolkien: A Dictionary]]''
* [[2015]]: [[Amon Hen 255|''Amon Hen'' 255]]
** ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Creatures & Characters]]''
** ''[[A Tolkien Treasury (miniature edition)|A Tolkien Treasury]]''
* [[2015]]: [[Mallorn 56|''Mallorn'' 56]]
** ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
* [[2016]]: [[Amon Hen 259|''Amon Hen'' 259]]
** ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Chronicles: Art & Design]]''
** ''[[Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia|Tolkien - An Illustrated Atlas]]''
* [[2017]]: [[Amon Hen 267|''Amon Hen'' 267]]
** ''The Battles of Tolkien''
* [[2020]]: [[Mallorn 61|''Mallorn'' 61]]
** ''[[The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''


===Interviews===
===Interviews===
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* [[22 September]], [[2012]]: ''[[Silver Leaves (podcast)|Silver Leaves]]''
* [[22 September]], [[2012]]: ''[[Silver Leaves (podcast)|Silver Leaves]]''
** [http://whitetreefund.org/multimedia/silver-leaves-podcast/episode-archive/episode-1/ Long-Expected Parties – Hobbit Day Celebrations Worldwide]
** [http://whitetreefund.org/multimedia/silver-leaves-podcast/episode-archive/episode-1/ Long-Expected Parties – Hobbit Day Celebrations Worldwide]
* [[7 August]], [[2014]]: ''TheOnering.net''
** [http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/08/07/92174-torn-talks-to-shaun-gunner-chairman-of-the-tolkien-society/ TORn talks to Shaun Gunner, Chairman of The Tolkien Society]
* [[13 September]] [[2014]]: ''[http://theworldofsmart.com/ The World of SMART]''
** [http://theworldofsmart.com/interview-with-shaun-gunner-of-the-tolkien-society/ Interview with Shaun Gunner of the Tolkien Society]
* [[20 August]] [[2015]]: ''[http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/ SciFi and Fantasy Network]''
** [http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/shaun-gunner-on-the-tolkien-society/ Shaun Gunner On The Tolkien Society]
* November [[2015]]: ''[[Fan Phenomena: The Lord of the Rings]]''
** "Fan Appreciation - Shaun Gunner"


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Revision as of 19:19, 21 January 2021

Shaun Gunner
Biographical information
Born4 March, 1988[1]
EducationUniversity of Sussex[2]
OccupationChair of The Tolkien Society
Engagement Consultant[2]
LocationRustington, United Kingdom[3]
Websiteshaungunner.com

Shaun Gunner is the tenth and current Chair of The Tolkien Society.[4] He is also the Society's publicity officer, and was the Deputy Chair of The Return of the Ring: Celebrating Tolkien in 2012.[5] He is an administrator (User:Mith) of the Tolkien Gateway website, and an advisor and assistant to Emil Johansson's The Lord of the Rings Project.[6] He has also contributed to the journals Amon Hen, Hither Shore, and Mallorn.

Gunner is a politics graduate and lives in Rustington, Sussex.[4][7]

Bibliography

Articles

Reviews

Interviews

References

  1. ""Shaun Gunner on Twitter"" dated 4 March 2018, Twitter (accessed 21 January 2021)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Shaun Gunner", LinkedIn (accessed 21 January 2021)
  3. "Councillor Shaun Gunner", Arun District Council (accessed 21 January 2021)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Shaun Gunner", Twitter.com (accessed 20 June 2012)
  5. Lyn Whitaker, "Along the Road", Amon Hen 234, p. 8
  6. Shaun Gunner, "Member Profile", Amon Hen 235, pp. 33-34
  7. "Shaun Gunner", Archiver.co (accessed 20 June 2012)
Shaun Gunner
Preceded by:
Sally Kennett
Chair of The Tolkien Society
21 April 2013 - present
Incumbent


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President: J.R.R. Tolkien · Vice-president: Priscilla Tolkien · Chair: Shaun Gunner
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Books An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion (1975) · The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings (1977) · Tolkien in Oxford: The Tolkien Society Guide (1978) · The Tolkien Society Songbook (1985) · Tolkien and Romanticism (1988) · Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference (1995) · The Oxonmoot Songbook (1997) · The Filking Songbook (2001) · The Tolkien Society Guide to Oxford (2005) · Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference (2008) · Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book (2009) · Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012 (2016)
Peter Roe Books 1. Some Light on Middle-earth (1985) · 2. Leaves from the Tree (1991) · 3. The First and Second Ages (1992) · 4. Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds (1996) · 5. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 1 (1997) · 6. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 2 (1998) · 7. Tolkien, the Sea and Scandinavia (1999) · 8. The Ways of Creative Mythologies (2000) · 9. Tolkien: A Mythology for England? (2000) · 10. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 1 (2000) · 11. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 3 (2001) · 12. Sindarin Lexicon (2001) · 13. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 2 (2002) · 14. Tolkien: Influenced and Influencing (2005)· 15. Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth (2012) · 16. Journeys & Destinations (2015) · 17. Death and Immortality in Middle-earth (2017) · 18. Poetry and Song in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (2018) · 19. Tolkien the Pagan? (2019) · 20. Adapting Tolkien (2021) · 21. Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien (2022) · 22. Tolkien and Diversity (2023)