About Us

Sara first encountered Tolkien when, at the tender age of eight, her father handed her his copy of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in an attempt to find something, anything, that she couldn’t read in a day and then demand to go back to the library. She was a Goth in her youth (the music kind, not the marauding kind) and hopes that the photos will never see the light of day, but her favorite band of all time is The Manic Street Preachers. She is still obsessed by Tolkien’s Middle-earth stories, but can get lost for days down the rabbit hole of the ‘History of Middle-earth’ series.

If Sara could live anywhere on Middle-earth it would be Lothlorien, because out of all living things (including humans) she loves trees the most. Also, there would be a good chance of finding a quiet flet where she could read in peace without fear of constant interruptions. She notes, though, that at 5 foot 2 and definitely not willowy it would be very difficult to pass herself off as an Elf.

Sara’s day job is as Chair of the Language & Literature Faculty for Signum University, where she has worked alongside Corey Olsen since 2012. In her spare time, Sara has also worked on the Tolkien Experience Podcast and loves to attend academic conferences, where she often gives papers on topics guaranteed to raise the blood pressure in certain members of the audience.