• Flint, MI

• 1967 - present

• Journal of the American Tolkien Society

• Still in print

• ISSN: 1063-0848

• Oct 1975-Autumn 2003 in The Tolkien Society archive

• Appendices B, C, E, F, H, I, K, L, N, R, T, U, W, X, Z, A2, C2, D2, F2, G2, I2, U2, V2, Y2, X2 (Dec 1975-Nov 1979).

• Minas Tirith Evening Star website

• Absorbed Letter-zine in 1975

"We publish a quarterly journal, Minas Tirith Evening-Star, to provide a meeting ground for the exchange of ideas and joy generated by Tolkien's monumental works. Our journal includes the best in articles, poetry, fiction and a selection of reviews, games and features." (From The American Tolkien Society website)

"Minas Tirith Evening-Star has had various incarnations since it was first published in 1967. Journal of the American Tolkien Society since 1975, it has provided a forum for fan fiction and poetry, book reviews, serious articles and lots of esoteric news; it is usually scant on artwork. The journal reflects the personality of one of its founders, Phil Helms, who often will produce very philosophical responses to letters of comment. It is strictly devoted to Tolkien." (Sumner Hunnewell)

Issues

• Minas Tirith Evening Star, Vol. 5 no. 1. Oct 1975

• Minas Tirith Evening Star Vol 24., no. 1 - 1995

• Minas Tirith Evening Star Vol 35., no. 2 - 2006

• Minas Tirith Evening Star Vol. 35 no. 3

• ...

Some back issue contents: Letter-sized, edited by Marci Helms:

• Volume 9, Number 7 - June 1980 - Summer Poetry Issue

• Volume 9, Number 8 - July 1980 - Poetry, Letters

• Volume 9, Number 11 - October 1980 - Tom Bombadil theme issue

• Volume 10, Number 3 - March 1981 - "Durin's Bane" by Chuck Salvi, "Basic Elvish" by Nancy Martsch

Letter-sized, edited by Philip W. Helms:

• Volume 12, Number 1 - Winter 1982-83 - "Turin and Tuor" by Donald O'Brien, "Istaquenta" by Rhonda Havins

• Volumer 12, Number 2 - Spring 1983 - Reviews, Poetry, "Tengwaquenta" by Philip Helms

• Volume 12, Number 3 - Summer 1983 - Hobbit Day theme, Poetry

• Volume 13, Number 3 - May-June 1984 - Summer Poetry Issue

• Volume 13, Number 4 - July-August 1984 - "Administration of Arnor" by Donald O'Brien, Hobbit Day, Reviews

• Volume 13, Number 5 - September-October 1984 - Hobbit Day Issue with greetings and proclamations from elected officials including U.S. President and Mrs. Reagan

• Volume 13, Number 6 - November-December 1984 - "Farm in the Shire" by Eunice Raymond, "Paddle Feet" by J.S. Ryan, Poetry, Reviews

• Volume 14, Number 1 - Winter 1985 - "King's Reckoning" by John Houghton, historical essay by J.S. Ryan, "Ride along Isen" by Eunice Raymond

• Volume 14, Number 2 - Spring 1985 - "Analogue / Boromir's Death" by J.S. Ryan, "Traveling" by A.D. Accampo

Letter-sized, saddle-stitched, edited by Philip W. Helms

• Volume 18, Number 2 - Summer 1989 - Poetry, "Edith" by J.S. Ryan, "New Hobbit (6)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 18, Number 3 - Fall 1989 - "Metahistory / Dawson" by J.S. Ryan, "New Hobbit (7)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 19, Number 1 - Spring 1990 - "Germanic Hall" by J.S. Ryan, "New Hobbit (9)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 19, Number 3 - Autumn 1990 - Reviews by Paul Ritz, "New Hobbit (11)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 19, Number 4 - Winter 1990 - Reviews by paul Ritz, "New Hobbit (Conclusion)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 20, Number 1 - Spring 1991 - "Oxford Undergrad. Studies" by J.S. Ryan, Reviews by Paul Ritz, Short Poetry

• Volume 22, Number 3 - Autumn 1993 - "Just War in Middle-earth" by White and Helms, "Trotter (3)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 23, Number 3 - Autumn 1994 - Reviews by Paul Ritz, "Trotter (Epilogue)" by Helms and Dettman

• Volume 24, Number 3 - Autumn 1995 - Reviews by Paul Ritz, Poetry, Short Fiction

• Volume 25, Number 1 - Spring 1996 - "Race Changers / Death / Immortality" by Svetlana Likhacheva, Poetry, Reviews

• Volume 25, Number 2 - Summer 1996 - "Evil / Evil One" by Tadeusz Olszanski, Short Fiction, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 25, Number 3 - Autumn 1996 - "Aragorn and Gollum (excerpt)" by Connie Ghosh, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 25, Number 4 - Winter 1996 - "New Year (March 25)" by Virginia Brown, "Enting" by Amy Luebbering, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 26, Number 1 - Spring 1997 - Tolkien and Star Wars by Terri Wood, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 26, Number 4 - Winter 1997 - "Myth Archetypes: Lover" by Frederick Moe, Short Fiction, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 27, Number 1 - Spring 1998 - "Ollie Boffin (1)" by Mark White, "Myth. Archetypes: Magician" by Frederick Moe, "Hobbit Law" by Nicholas Perry, Esq., Short Fiction

• Volume 27, Number 2 - Summer 1998 - "Ollie Boffin (2)" by Mark White, "Myth. Archetypes: Warrior" by Frederick Moe, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 27, Number 3 - Autumn 1998 - "Ollie Boffin (3)" by Mark White, "Radagast" by Jeremy Putman

• Volume 27, Number 4 - Winter 1998 - "Ollie Boffin (4)" by Mark White, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 28, Number 1 - Spring 1999 - "Ollie Boffin (5)" by Mark White, "Cabbages and Kings" by Thomas Egan, Poetry, Film News

• Volume 28, Number 2 - Summer 1999 - "Ollie Boffin (6)" by Mark White, Poetry, Short Fiction, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 28, Number 3 - Autumn 1999 - "Ollie Boffin (7)" by Mark White, "Composing Epic Scenes" by Paul Godfrey

Digest-sized, saddle-stitched, edited by Philip W. Helms:

• Volume 29, Number 2 - Summer 2000 - "Bounder (2)" by Helms and Thompson, Poetry, "Composing Epic Scenes (2)" by Paul Godfrey

• Volume 29, Number 3 - Autumn 2000 - "Bounder (3)" by Helms and Thompson, Poetry, Film News, "Epic Scenes (3)" by Paul Godfrey

• Volume 29, Number 4 - Winter 2000 - "Bounder (4)" by Helms and Thompson, Film News, Poetry, "Epic Scenes (4)" by Paul Godfrey

• Volume 30, Number 1 - Spring 2001 - "Bounder (5)" by Helms and Thompson, Film News, Poetry, "Power of Myth" by J. Culver Mead

• Volume 30, Number 2 - Summer 2001 - "Bounder (6)" by Helms and Thompson, Kazakhstan Police Crackdown on Hobbits by Patrick Cockburn, "Power of Myth (2)" by J. Culver Mead

• Volume 30, Numbers 3/4 - Autumn-Winter 2001 - "Bounder (7)" by Helms and Thompson, "Power of Myth (3)" by J. Culver Mead, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 31, Number 1 - Spring 2002 - "Bounder (8)" by Helms and Thompson, "Power of Myth (4)" by J. Culver Mead, Poetry, Reviews by Paul Ritz

• Volume 31, Number 2 - Summer 2002 - "Prince George (1)" by Nicholas Perry, "Hands of King" by Philip Helms, Reviews

• Volume 31, Number 3 - Autumn 2002 - "Prince George (2)" by Nicholas Perry, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 32, Number 1 - Spring 2003 - "Prince George (4)" by Nicholas Perry, "Economics of Middle-earth" by John Mead, Poetry

• Volume 32, Number 2 - Summer 2003 - "Prince George (5)" by Nicholas Perry, Poetry, Reviews

Digest-sized, saddle-stitched, edited by Amalie A. Helms:

• Volume 32, Number 4 - Winter 2003 - "Beyond Kullervo and Turin" by David Dettman, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 33, Number 1 - Spring 2004 - "End of Rainbow" by Victoria Holt, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 33, Number 2 - Summer 2004 - "Fields of Glory (1)" by John Vivolo, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 33, Numbers 3/4 - Autumn / Winter 2004 - "Fields of Glory (2)" by John Vivolo, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 34, Number 2 - Summer 2005 - "Journey to Moria" by Melanie Neer, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 34, Number 3 - Autumn 2005 - "Maidens of Rohan" by Melanie Neer, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 34, Number 4 - Winter 2005 - "Wounds Unhealed" by Amalie Helms, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 35, Number 1 - Spring 2006 - "Boromir's Character" by Matthew Montelione, Reviews, Poetry

• Volume 35, Number 2 - Summer 2006 - "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, "Snowmane's Tale" by Melanie Neer, Reviews, Recipes

• Volume 35, Number 3 - Autumn 2006 - "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, Poetry, Reviews, Recipes

• Volume 35, Number 4 - Winter 2006-07 "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, Poetry, Reviews, Recipes

• Volume 36, Number 1 - Spring 2007 "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, Poetry, "Children of Hurin" review, "Vigil Watch" by Melanie Neer, Recipes

• Volume 36, Number 2 - Summer/Autumn 2007 "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, "Turgon's Dream" by S. Dorman, reviews, recipes

• Volume 36, Number 3 - Winter 2007 "Tolkien in/and Academia" by David Dettman, "Dior Receives the Silmaril" by S. Dorman, poetry, reviews, recipes

• Volume 37, Number 2 - Spring 2008 - "The Circl Closes" by Mark Anthony, poetry, reviews

• Volume 37, Number 2 - Summer 2008 - "Modern Ranger's Account of Ents" by J. Brown, "Isildur Plucks Fruit from White Tree" by S. Dorman, poetry, reviews

• Volume 37, Number 3/4 - Autumn/Winter 2008 - "Isildur Curses Men of Mountains" by S. Dorman, poetry, reviews

• Volume 38, Number 1 - Spring 2009 - "Very Uncomfortable Dreams" by Dave Goodale, poetry, reviews

• Volume 38, Number 2 - Summer 2009 - Fictin by S. Dorman, D. Smith, poetry, reviews

• Volume 38, Number 3 - Year-End 2009 - Fiction by D. Smith, poetry, reviews

• Volume 39, Number 1 - Spring 2010 - "Milton, Tolkien, Apocolypse" by M. Ricciardi, ficion by D. Smith, poetry, reviews

• Volume 39, Number 2 - Summer 20010 - Fiction by S. Dorman, D. Smith, M. Cote, poetry, reviews

• Volume 39, Number 3 - Year-End 2010 - "Trees and the Light of Celestial Objects in Tolkien's Writings and the Kalevala" by David Dettman, G. Goodknight obituary

Letter-sized Special Issues:

• Volume 13, Number 1 - January-February 1984 - Memorial Issue: Photos by David Dettman, Interview with Tolkien, material from Priscilla Tolkien, George Sayer, Humphrey Carpenter, Clyde Kilby

• Volume 18, Number 1 - Spring 1989 - Joint Issue with "Ravenhill" edited by Philip W. Helms and Gary Hunnewell: Michael Tolkien interview, "New Hobbit (5)" by Helms and Dettman, "Fear and Revulsion" by J.S. Ryan, Poetry, Reviews

• Volume 26, Number 3 - Autumn 1997 - Best of First 30 Years Issue, 70 pages, color covers (front by Tim Kirk, back by David Alter): "Hobbit Writing" by Jim Allan, "Runes" by Gary Hunnewell, "Vainamoinen / Bombadil" by David Dettman, "Farm in Shire" by Eunice Raymond, "Paddle Feet" by J.S. Ryan, Poetry, Reviews, Art, "New Hobbit (Excerpt)" by Helms and Dettman, "Spawning Ground / Elves" by David Marshall, "Of Maegrain" by Patrick Wynne

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