Dr. Andrew Higgins
Dr Andrew Higgins is an independent scholar whose research focuses on the role of invented language in all forms of speculative texts. In 2016 he co-edited with Dr Dimitra Fimi A Secret Vice - Tolkien on Language Invention published by HarperCollins. He has published chapters in various Tolkien and speculative fiction publications and has given papers at the Medieval Congresses at Kalamazoo and Leeds as well as at Tolkien Society conferences. He has recently published chapters on the history of language invention for the Star Trek and Star Wars story-worlds in two new collected volumes from Vernon Press edited by Dr Amy Sturgis and Emily Strand and has more Tolkien related publications coming in 2024. He is Director of Development at Imperial War Museums.