Daniel Grotta & Sally Wiener Grotta

Daniel Grotta has been a freelancer his entire career, and has never been on staff anywhere. This has given him the personal creative control that has allowed him to make a rather good living writing about what fascinates him, work with the people he most admires and devote whatever energy and time is required to write a great story.

It has also translated into a very varied and interesting career, which has included being a war correspondant, photojournalist, author, investigative journalist, book and music critic, features writer, columnist and technology reviewer. Daniel has authored well over 1,500 stories for prominent magazines and newspapers, such as "Islands," "Philadelphia Inquirer," "Reader’s Digest," the London "Sunday Times Magazine," "American Heritage," "Parade," "Saturday Review," "PC Magazine," "Philadelphia Magazine," "Lear’s Magazine," "Harper's Magazine," and many others. His short fiction has appeared in "Asimov’s" and "Focus Magazine," and his novel (set in Siberia) is still a work in progress. Recognized, also, as one of the premier experts on digital cameras, Daniel is a member of The Authors Guild, the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA), the Overseas Press Club, and SFWA.

In addition to the eight books co-authored with Sally Wiener Grotta, Daniel Grotta wrote the first biography of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Daniel often gives lectures, and participates on panels about J.R.R. Tolkien, and the world he created in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Daniel is available for expert interviews on the subject, and has appeared on both radio and TV shows discussing Tolkien and his work.