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Adaptations of Middle-earth: From Deitch and Bakshi to Jackson Patrick Lyon Fantasy Studies Film Studies
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Advanced Latin Readings: Hobbitus Ille NOT PUBLIC Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
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The Greco-Roman World
Advanced Old English Readings: Heroic Elegies NOT PUBLIC Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
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Advanced Old English Readings: Beowulf I NOT PUBLIC Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
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Monsters
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Advanced Old English Readings: Beowulf II NOT PUBLIC Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
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Monsters
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Advanced Old English: Tolkien's Old English Poetry Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
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A Journey Through The History of the Hobbit Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales
Fantasy
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A Journey Through The History of the Hobbit 1 Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales
Fantasy
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A Journey Through The History of the Hobbit 2 Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales
Fantasy
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A Journey Through The History of the Hobbit 3 Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales
Fantasy
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A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth (HoMe Series) Non-Sequential Series James Tauber Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (HoMe 1) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (HoMe 2) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Lays of Beleriand (HoMe 3) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Lost Road and Other Writings (HoMe 5) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Peoples of Middle-earth (HoMe 12) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth: The Shaping of Middle-earth (HoMe 4) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of the Lord of the Rings: Sauron Defeated (HoMe 9) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Shadow (HoMe 6) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
May Showcase 2023
May 2023
A Journey Through The History of the Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard (HoMe 7) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The History of the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring (HoMe 8) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The Later Silmarillion, Part One: Morgoth's Ring (HoMe 10) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
A Journey Through The Later Silmarillion, Part Two: The War of the Jewels (HoMe 11) James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Are You Tolkien To Me? Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
Beginning Quenya NOT PUBLIC Language Invented Languages
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Linguistics
Big Bold Beowulf: A Study of the Poem Larry Swain General Humanities Germanic Studies
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Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Books I - VI) Non-Sequential Series Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (Part One) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (Part Two) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King (Part One) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King (Part Two) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers (Part One) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers (Part Two) Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Bridge to The Silmarillion James Tauber
Elise Trudel Cedeño
Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Creative Writing: World-Building in Action NOT PUBLIC Julian Barr Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Education
Epic Fantasy
Fall Survey 2023
Fantasy
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Le Guin
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Earendel Sprang Up From The Ocean's Cup: The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
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Poetry
Religious Studies
Eucatastrophe and Tragedy in Tolkien NOT PUBLIC Tom Hillman Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Exploring Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham NOT PUBLIC Pilar Barrera
Elise Trudel Cedeño
Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
FanFiction: Middle-earth NOT PUBLIC Sparrow F. Alden Creative Writing Creative Writing
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Skills
The Inklings
Workshops
Here Be Dragons NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
CS Lewis
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Monsters
The Middle Ages
How To Catch a Bandersnatch NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Creative Writing
CS Lewis
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The Inklings
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits Brenton Dickieson Creative Writing Archival Research
Arthurian Literature
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Composition
Crafting
Creative Writing
CS Lewis
Digital Humanities
Fantasy
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Owen Barfield
Poetry
Science Fiction
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
Worldbuilding
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Text, Translation, Film Liam Daley General Humanities Adaptation Theory
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Film Studies
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Monsters
The Middle Ages
The Rings of Power: A Deep Dive NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Fantasy
Film Studies
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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series Sara Brown
Patrick Lyon
Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
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Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1 Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
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Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2 Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
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Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3 Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
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Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 4 Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
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Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún Carl Edlund Anderson Fantasy Studies Germanic Studies
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Poetry
The Middle Ages
J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King NOT PUBLIC Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Two Towers NOT PUBLIC Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Knewbetta’s Guide to The Silmarillion Knewbetta Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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May Showcase 2024
May 2024
Literature of Hospitality NOT PUBLIC General Humanities Bible
Classical Literature
Ethics
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Religious Studies
Lowdham’s Report on the Adûnaic Language Language Invented Languages
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Linguistics
Worldbuilding
Pity in The Lord of the Rings NOT PUBLIC Tom Hillman Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Poetry in Tolkien's Time NOT PUBLIC General Humanities Charles Williams
CS Lewis
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Modernism
Owen Barfield
Poetry
The Inklings
Religion in the Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien Robert Steed General Humanities JRR Tolkien
Religious Studies
Representing Utopia through the Ages Hamish Williams General Humanities British Literature
Classical Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Ethics
Fantasy
History
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Oct Showcase 2023
Philosophy
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Utopias
Worldbuilding
October 2023
She Watered It With her Tears: Grief, Mourning, and Death in Tolkien's Legendarium Robert Steed Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium Fantasy Studies Cultural Studies
Fantasy
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June 2024
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
November 2022
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Fellowship of the Ring Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Film Studies
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Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Return of the King Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Film Studies
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Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Two Towers Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Film Studies
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Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Storytelling and Adaptation Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Composition
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
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Music
Poetry
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
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Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
December 2024 (3) December 2024 (2) December 2024 (1) December 2024 (4)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
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Poetry
The Inklings
January 2025 (1) January 2025 (2) January 2025 (4)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
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Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
November 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
January 2026 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
May 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
July 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
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Poetry
The Inklings
November 2024
The Quest for the Holy Grail NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Bible
CS Lewis
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Metaphysics
Owen Barfield
Poetry
Religious Studies
Renaissance
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
The Realm of Arnor Knewbetta Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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May Showcase 2023
May 2023
'The Rings of Power' Discussion Group Sara Brown
James Tauber
Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Second Age of Middle-earth James Tauber
Elise Trudel Cedeño
Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Seven Deadly Stories NOT PUBLIC General Humanities Bible
Classical Literature
CS Lewis
Ethics
Fairy Tales
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Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
Renaissance
The Greco-Roman World
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
The Women of Beowulf Chris Vaccaro Fantasy Studies Beginning Languages
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
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Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Women's Studies
Tolkien and Alchemy Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Classical World Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Epic Fantasy
Ethics
Fantasy
History
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May Showcase 2024
Philosophy
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
May 2024
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series General Humanities British Literature
Ecocriticism
JRR Tolkien
Legacy
Literacy
Philosophy
Romanticism
Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition Will Sherwood General Humanities Anthropocene
British Literature
Classical Literature
Ecocriticism
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
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Literacy
Magic
Metaphysics
Monsters
Philosophy
Poetry
Romanticism
The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History Will Sherwood General Humanities Anthropocene
Arthurian Literature
British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
History
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Literacy
Magic
Metaphysics
Monsters
Philosophy
Poetry
Romanticism
The Middle Ages
Time Travel
Travel Literature
Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming Will Sherwood General Humanities British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
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Literacy
Magic
Metaphysics
Oct Showcase 2023
Owen Barfield
Poetry
Romanticism
The Inklings
The Middle Ages
Time Travel
October 2023
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology Will Sherwood Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
British Literature
Ecocriticism
Epic Fantasy
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Legacy
Literacy
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Romanticism
Travel Literature
Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Sea Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Tolkien & Magic NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Magic
Religious Studies
The Inklings
Tolkien on Stage NOT PUBLIC General Humanities Drama
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Tolkien's Collected Poems Non-Sequential Series NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Collected Poems 1 NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Collected Poems 2 NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Fantasy
Gothic Literature
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Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Ents and the Environment NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies Ecocriticism
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The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales Non-Sequential Series Fantasy Studies Fantasy
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The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Fall of Gondolin Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Tolkien’s Invented Languages in The Lord of the Rings James Tauber
Elise Trudel Cedeño
Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Tolkien’s Invented Languages: Next Steps Beyond The Lord of the Rings Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Tolkien's Letters NOT PUBLIC Tom Hillman Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Tolkien's Macbeth: Shakespeare and Evil in Middle-earth NOT PUBLIC Tom Hillman Fantasy Studies Drama
Fairy Tales
JRR Tolkien
Shakespeare
Tolkien's Unfinished Tales Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
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Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Writing Systems James Tauber
Elise Trudel Cedeño
Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Tolkien, the Anglo-Saxon Minstrel Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
Tolkien & Williams as Worldbuilders NOT PUBLIC Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
To Repair Arda: Tolkien's Dwarves through Jewish Mysticism Robert Steed Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Folklore
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Kalevala
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
November 2024 Spotlight February 2025
Vampires, Werewolves and Wights – Oh My! Uncanny Creatures in Middle-earth Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
When Tolkien Wrote Time-Travel Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies Fantasy
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Why We Love Faerie – A Psychological Perspective General Humanities Fairy Tales
Fantasy
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Psychology
November 2024 January 2025
World-Building for SFF Writers NOT PUBLIC Creative Writing Creative Writing
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Le Guin
Metaphysics
Science Fiction
The Inklings
Weird Fiction
Worldbuilding
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