pacIfic inklings festival
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What is the Pacific Inklings Festival?
The Pacific Inklings Festival (PIF) is the gathering of our entire Southern California C.S. Lewis Society. All three chapters meet at a common location in the springtime for our general meeting. We’ll take care of a bit of business, then get on with enjoying food, drink, guest speakers, and more.
PIF is named in honor of the original Inklings, who were fellow writers and friends of C.S. Lewis. (They are pictured further down on this page).
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pacIfic inklings festival 2023
“A Novel Tea: Perspectives from Lewis’s Library”
Saturday, July 22, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
122 California Ave.,
Monrovia, California
Our Guest Speakers
Dr. Diana Pavlac Glyer
Azusa Pacific University
Pastor Will Vaus
Author and Speaker
Caedon Spilman
Senior Creative Designer at Azusa Pacific University
PRESENTATIONS
Caeden Spilman
“Reading, Writing, and Creating: Advice from the Letters of C. S. Lewis.”
Diana Pavlac Glyer
“Books at the Heart of a Friendship: The Major & the Missionary.”
Will Vaus
“My Journey with C S Lewis and Other Companions”
and “C.S. Lewis’ Top Ten”
Don't miss out...Mark Your Calendar!
$10 admission, students $5 with ID
We’ll accept cash (Exact amount please) , or check at the door
MASSIVE BOOK TABLE ON SITE!
For more information or to R.S.V.P, email: [email protected]
Light refreshments will be served. We’ll take a lunch break so bring your lunch or plan to dine in nearby Old Town Monrovia.
pacIfic inklings -past events
Take a look at a few past PIFs…
Every PIF is unique in content and all of them celebrate the work of Lewis and the Inklings. Past speakers include, Dr. Scott Key, Sorina Higgans, Dr. David Downing and Dr. Crystal Downing. Attendees come away from the event with new knowledge about some of the greatest literary minds of the 20th Century.
2019 PIF Keynote Speaker
Pictured above, Sorina Higgins, (far right) was our keynote speaker and her topic was: “The Inklings Among Other Arthurs”.
2019 PIF Awards
Pictured above from right to left: Dr. Diana Glyer of Azusa Pacific University was awarded the first Paul F. Ford Award for excellence in Lewis scholarship and teaching.
Our Director, Dr. James Prothero (center) presented the awards.
Society Secretary, Edie Dougherty, won the first Golden Lion Award for service.
With Covid-19 still looming in May of 2021 we held our PIF online via Zoom. Our guest speakers were Dr. David and Dr. Crystal Downing (pictured right).
Dr. Crystal Downing discussed her newest book, “Subversive”. The book is about one of Lewis’s good friends, Dorothy Sayers.
Sayers is an interesting, dynamic personality. She was an author who Lewis’ admired, not only for her sill as a writer, but for her courageous presentation of the Christian Faith. Her writing, at the time was considered controversial in many Christian circles.
Photo of a few of the original Inklings
When reflecting on the Inklings, Lewis said;
“Is any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?” He added, “What I owe to them all is incalculable.”
Who Were The Inklings?
The Inklings were an informal group of writers, started by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The group met weekly for 17 years during the 1930s and 40s. Members read and critiqued one another’s “works in progress.” In total, as many as 19 men cycled through the group.
They often held their meetings at a local pub called the “Eagle and The Child” – more often referred to as the “bird and the baby.” (pictured below).
Want to get to know the Inklings?
We have some resources for you.
A highly recommended book
Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings. By Diana Pavlac Glyer, professor, Honors College of Azusa Pacific University.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26168976-bandersnatch
Christian History Magazine
An article in Christian History Magazine — The Inklings Surprised By Friendship