Jason Fisher

Jason Fisher is a renowned Tolkien scholar and the winner of the 2014 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for his book 'Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays'. Born in 1970, Fisher resides in Dallas, Texas, and works as a software developer. Since 2002, he has dedicated his career to studying the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and the fantasy genre. Fisher has made significant contributions to various publications, including the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, Tolkien Studies journal, Literary Encyclopedia, and Mythlore. He has also been featured in interviews on PBS, where he discussed Tolkien's iconic novel, 'The Hobbit'.