Category Archives: Essays
The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature
On Tuesday May 11th, 2022 GGK delivered the eighth annual Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford, broadcasting live from Toronto in Canada. For more information and responses to the lecture, see the tolkienlecture.org website.
Guest Editor for LoveReading
As the 2021 spring guest editor for LoveReading, GGK shares recommendations for five books. His poem “Mostly Quiet” is also showcased. Follow the link below to read it. https://www.lovereading.co.uk/lovereading-loves/guest-editor-spring-2021-guy-gavriel-kay-29.html
Some Writing Advice: Don’t Take Others’ Advice
This first appeared at www.lithub.com in 2019. I am, more or less, allergic to writing advice. This is a problem these days, because writing advice is floating in the air like pollen in springtime, I await the Top Ten List … Continue reading
Danica and Leonora
Friendship interests me as a writer. It can be a mysterious thing. Usually it grows over time, someone becomes a presence in our life and at some point we realize how much we value them – and often that comes … Continue reading
Children of Earth and Sky: An Origin Story
Croatia has roads in many places going back to the Romans. They joke today that the old roads are better graded and designed than the new ones. It is probably true. On a book tour many years ago, I was … Continue reading