A kind of elvish craft

A kind of elvish craft

About the Substack

Weekly essays on Tolkien, fantasy, children’s literature, folklore, and miniature worlds, drawn from two current book projects.

Free Subscription Benefits

• Access to The Portal of every weekly essay (the opening argument/close reading)

Paid Subcription Benefits

• Access to Beyond the Threshold: the full essays, including extended analysis, scholarship, and material drawn from my book projects
• Full access to the archive (past and future)
• Exclusive monthly video lectures and live Q&A sessions

Paid Subscription Plans

• £5 a month
• £50 a year

About Dimitra Fimi

Professor of Fantasy and Children’s Literature. Award-winning Tolkien and children’s fantasy scholar. Writing on Tolkien, folklore, fairies, tiny people, and miniature worlds.