We are excited to announce that renowned fantasy author Neil Gaiman will deliver the 2024 J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford!
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, 12 June 6PM BST at Oxford Town Hall.
Tickets will be released on Wednesday, 1 May 12PM.
For those unable to attend, the lecture will be recorded and made available to view afterwards on our YouTube channel. We are generously supported by Pembroke College, the Pembroke Pink Grant, and the Kadas Family Charitable Foundation.
About the Speaker
Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and creator of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The View from the Cheap Seats. His fiction has received Newbery, Carnegie, Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. American Gods, based on the 2001 novel, is a critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated TV series, and he was the writer and showrunner for the mini-series adaptation of Good Omens, based on the book he co-authored with Sir Terry Pratchett. Gaiman was an Executive Producer and co-showrunner for Netflix’s TV adaptation of his Sandman comic book series. He is currently developing season 3 of Good Omens and a TV adaptation of Anansi Boys. In 2017 Gaiman became a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Originally from England, he now divides his time between Scotland, where Good Omens and Anansi Boys are filmed, and the United States, where he is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College. He is a fellow of The Royal Society of Literature. (Photo credit: Kimberly Butler)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature 
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hi! I am a wheelchair user, any info on accessibility for the venue? I can transfer – how would I get to my seat and where would the chair go?
Oxford Town Hall is an accessible building with lifts and an alternative access avoiding the main entrance steps. For more information, please see their website: https://www.oxfordtownhall.co.uk/about/accessibility/
Hi Anikaluo,
Thanks for replying. Yes I saw on the venue site that it’s wheelchair accessible. What I’m asking about is specifics about tickets and seating – would I need to book a specific accessible spot? Could I transfer into a seat (which is more comfortable for me), and if so, would my chair just stay next to me, or would a steward need to move it for me and bring it back later?