The Hobbit was written by an author.
Hobbit . Hobbits first appeared in the novel The Hobbit , whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins . The Hobbit , or There and Back Again is a children 's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien . The Hobbit (film series) . The screenplay was written by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , Jackson , and Guillermo del Toro , who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project .