Diana Pavlac Glyer

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Doing What the Inklings Did (Saturday Breakout Session)

In The Company They Keep, Diana Glyer explained how Lewis and Tolkien encouraged, corrected, and challenged one another. In this interactive lecture, she will share 5 principles to help modern-day Inklings do the same.

Are you Lewissian, Tolkienian, or Somewhere In-between? Part One
(Friday early arrival – Writers Track Session)

The best way to improve your written product is to tweak your writing process. A look at the sharp contrasts between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, and a handy guide to help you experience the best of both worlds. Part One will focus on cultivating motivation, developing disciplines, and preparing to write.

Are you Lewissian, Tolkienian, or Somewhere In-between? Part One
(Friday early arrival – Writers Track Session)

The best way to improve your written product is to tweak your writing process. A look at the sharp contrasts between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, and a handy guide to help you experience the best of both worlds. Part Two will focus on how to produce truly terrible rough drafts and then *gulp* what to do about it.

Bio

Professor of English at Azusa Pacific University. She has been widely recognized for her work on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings, including contributions to The C.S. Lewis Readers’ Encyclopedia and C.S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy. She is the recipient of the Wade Center’s Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant (1997), APU’s Chase A. Sawtell Inspirational Teaching Award (2002), the Imperishable Flame Award for Tolkien Studies (2007), and the Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award (2008). She is the author of Clay in the Potter’s Hands and The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community.

 

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