DR. DIANA PAVLAC GLYER: SELECTED C. V.

Ph.D. in English (Language, Literacy, and Rhetoric) The University of Illinois at Chicago, ​ Chicago, Illinois. (1993).

WORK EXPERIENCE ​ 1995-pres Professor of English, The Honors College Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

1991-1995 Assistant Professor of English College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri, USA.

1988-1991 Director: Skills Center Director and Adjunct Instructor North Park University and North Park Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

OTHER ROLES

2020-pres Member, Advisory Board. Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal. Wipf and Stock. ​ ​ ​ ​ Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

2020-pres Distinguished Lecturer for the Doctoral Program in Romantic Theology. The ​ ​ Center for Theology, Spirituality, and Ministry at Northwind Seminary, Winter Garden, Florida, USA.

2015-pres Peer Reviewer for a Scholarly Journal. Christianity And Literature. Ed. Mark ​ ​ ​ ​ Eaton. Johns Hopkins University Press.

2014-2016 Associate Editor for a Peer-reviewed Journal. Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis ​ ​ ​ Journal. Ed. Bruce Johnson. Wipf and Stock. ​

1999 Adjunct Instructor Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA.

1998 Organizer (Chair) for an Academic Conference. MythCon XXIX: The Annual ​ ​ Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. C. S. Lewis Centenary Conference. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

1996-2015 Training Seminar Presenter. Designed and taught the Teaching Writing ​ Workshop, a Summer Seminar for faculty at Azusa Pacific University.

1990 Member of Local Arrangements Committee for an Academic Conference. ​ Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Participated in meetings of the local arrangements committee and handled posters and printing.

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1989 National Book Award Judge, Fiction. Christianity Today Magazine Book Awards, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carol Stream, Illinois, USA. Served as one of three national judges for the 1989 Book Award in the fiction category.

1985 Organizer (Chair) for an Academic Conference. MythCon XVI: The Annual ​ ​ Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

1985-1997 Board of Directors of a Scholarly Society. The Mythopoeic Society, Monterey ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Park, California, USA.

7-9 October 1983 Director of Programming. Inklings at Windycon X. Arlington Park ​ ​ ​ Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA. ​

1982-1986 Contributing Editor for a Monthly Magazine. Cornerstone Magazine. Eds. ​ ​ ​ ​ Dawn Mortimer and Jon Trott. Cornerstone Productions, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

1982 Committee Member for an SF Conference. The 40th World Science Fiction ​ ​ ​ Convention: Chicon IV. Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (4,000+ ​ ​ ​ attendees.)

PUBLICATIONS ​ BOOKS

In Process Edited Book: The Major and the Missionary: The Letters of Warren Hamilton ​ ​ ​ Lewis and Dr. Blanche Biggs. ​

2022 Edited Book: Journey Back Again: Reasons to Revisit Middle-earth. Second Edition. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mythopoeic Press. Print.

2021 Co-Edited Book: A Compass for Deep Heaven: Navigating C. S. Lewis’s Science Fiction ​ ​ ​ Trilogy. Square Halo Books. Print. (Co-edited with Julianne Johnson). ​

2020 Edited Conference Proceedings (Reprint): Proceedings of MythCon XVI: A Kinship of ​ ​ ​ Dancers: Interplay in the Lives and Works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. MythCon XVI: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Wheaton, ​ Illinois, USA. SWOSU Digital Commons. eBook. (Editor & Introduction.)

2013 Monograph: C. S. Lewis & The Algebra of Friendship. Clarion INK Monographs. Print. ​ ​ ​

2013 Monograph: The Centre of the Inklings. Clarion INK Monographs. Print. ​ ​ ​

2007 Book: The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community. ​ ​ ​ ​

Curriculum Vitae: Glyer 3 ​ The Kent State University Press. Print.

1998 Co-Edited Book: The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, ​ ​ ​ Exploring Possibilities. University Press of America, Inc. Print. (Co-edited with David ​ Weeks).

1985 Edited Conference Proceedings: A Kinship of Dancers: Interplay in the Lives and ​ ​ ​ Works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. MythCon XVI: The Annual ​ Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Wheaton, Illinois, USA. (Editor and Introduction).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Forthcoming: Book Chapter: “Solve for X: C. S. Lewis, Charles Lamb, and the Algebra of ​ ​ Friendship” in The Undiscovered C. S. Lewis: Looking Back and Envisioning the Future ​ of Lewis Studies. Winged Lion Press. Edited by Bruce Johnson. Print. ​

Forthcoming: Book Chapter: “Sailing out to Sea in our ‘Coracle of Verses’” in Myth ​ ​ ​ Understandings: Remarks from MythCon Guests of Honor 1970 - 2019. Edited by ​ Leslie Donovan. Mythopoeic Press. Print.

2017 Book Chapter: “Inklings: Building Community” in J. R. R. Tolkien: Critical Assessments ​ ​ ​ of Major Writers. Edited by Stuart D. Lee. Routledge. 56-74. Print. ​

2017 Book Chapter: “The Future of Inklings Studies.” Inklings Forever Vol. X. Edited by Joe ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Ricke & Richard Hill. Winged Lion Press. 406-21. Print.

2012 Book Chapter: “C. S. Lewis in Disguise: Portraits of Jack in the Fiction of His Friends.” ​ ​ C. S. Lewis and the Inklings: Discovering Hidden Truth. Edited by Salwa Khoddam. ​ ​ Cambridge Scholars Press. 34-54. Print.

2011 Book Chapter (w/ Josh B. Long): “Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions.” Tolkien ​ ​ ​ and the Study of His Sources. Edited by Jason Fisher. McFarland & Company. ​ 193-214. Print.

2007 Book Chapter (w/ David Bratman): “C. S. Lewis Scholarship: A Bibliographic ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Overview.” C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy Edited by Bruce L. Edwards. Vol. 4. ​ ​ Greenwood. 283-302. Print.

1998 Book Chapters: C. S. Lewis: A Reader’s Encyclopedia. Edited by Jeffrey Schultz & John ​ ​ ​ ​ Garrett West. Zondervan Publishing House. Print. [Contributed Entries: Anglicanism, Owen Barfield, H. Rider Haggard, “Haggard Rides Again,” The Inklings, Joy Davidman Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis, Letters to an American Lady, and Warren H. Lewis.] ​ ​ ​ ​

1998 Book Chapter: “Reader’s Guide to Books About C. S. Lewis and Other Resources” in ​ ​ The Pilgrim’s Guide: C. S. Lewis and the Art of Witness. Edited by David P. Mills. ​

Curriculum Vitae: Glyer 4 ​ William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 257-73. Print.

1995 Book Chapter: “More than a Bandersnatch: Tolkien as a Collaborative Writer” in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Proceedings of the J. R. R. Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford. Edited ​ by. Patricia Reynolds & Glen H. GoodKnight. Mythopoeic Press. 367-74. Print & eBook.

ARTICLES & REVIEWS

2017 Review Article: “Review of Approaches to Teaching Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and ​ ​ ​ Other Works by Leslie A. Donovan. Tolkien Studies. Vol. 14. 201-205. Print. ​ ​ ​

2008 Article: “Dusting for Fingerprints: How a Determined Researcher Stumbled Across the ​ ​ ​ ​ Clues that Unlocked the Creative Process of Lewis, Tolkien, and the Inklings.” Argentus. December 2008. 16-18. Print. ​

2007 Peer-Reviewed Journal Article: “‘We are All Fallen Creatures and All Very Hard to ​ ​ Live With’: Some Thoughts on Lewis and Gender.” Christian Scholar’s Review. 36.4. ​ ​ Edited by Don King. Print.

2007 Review Article: “Review of Beyond the Shadowlands: C. S. Lewis on Heaven and Hell by ​ ​ ​ ​ Wayne Martindale.” SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review. Vol. 24. 102-104. ​ ​ ​ ​ Print.

2007 Peer-Reviewed Journal Article: "The Centre of the Inklings: Lewis? Tolkien? ​ ​ Barfield? Williams?" Mythlore: A Journal of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles ​ Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy. 99/100. 29-40. Print. ​

Reprinted in The Literature Resource Center. 3 Aug. 2011. Web. ​ ​ ​

Reprinted in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Gale. Winter 2011. Print. ​ ​ ​

2004 Journal Article (w/ Laura K. Simmons): “Dorothy L. Sayers and C. S. Lewis: Two ​ ​ ​ ​ Approaches to Creativity and Calling.” SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review. ​ ​ 21. 31-46. Print.

2002 Journal Article: “Review of C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse by Don ​ ​ ​ ​ W. King.” Christian Scholar’s Review. Vol. 31. Issue 4. Summer 2002. 456-58. Print. ​ ​

1998 Journal Article: “Joy Davidman Lewis: Author, Editor, and Collaborator.” Mythlore: A ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Journal of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy. Vol. 22. No. 2 (84). Summer 1998. 10-17. Print. ​

1998 Journal Article: “A Reader’s Guide to Books About C. S. Lewis.” Mission and Ministry: ​ ​ ​ ​ The Quarterly Magazine of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry. July 1998: Vol ​ 11:4-12:1. 60-76. Print.

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1998 Article: “C. S. Lewis: What’s All the Fuss?” Proceedings of MythCon XXIX: the Annual ​ ​ ​ Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Vol. 1. Issue 30. Article 4. Available Here. ​ ​ ​

1997 Journal Article: “Spark of the Divine: Review of C. S. Lewis: Companion and Guide by ​ ​ ​ ​ Walter Hooper.” Mythlore: A Journal of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, ​ and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy. 83. Vol. 22. Issue 1. Fall 1997. 60-61. Print. ​ ​ ​

1986 Journal Article: “Opening Remarks.” Mythlore: A Journal of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, ​ ​ ​ Charles Williams, and the Genres of Myth and Fantasy. 45. Vol. 12. Issue 3. Spring ​ ​ ​ 1986.

PRESENTATIONS ​

23 July 2014 Recorded Invited Plenary Address: “C. S. Lewis at Table with Zeus and ​ ​ Dante: Pushing (Against) the Limits of Intellectual Hospitality.” Oxbridge: The C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford, England, UK. Available Here. (2,000+ Views). (International). ​ ​ ​

30 July 2008 Recorded Invited Plenary Address: “C. S. Lewis and the Algebra of ​ ​ Friendship.” Oxbridge: The C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford, England, UK. Available Here. ​ ​

2007 Audio Journal Interview: “The Inklings and Influence.” Mars Hill Audio Journal. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ November / December. Vol. 88: Part 1.

2007 Audio Journal Interview: “C. S. Lewis and Owen Barfield.” Mars Hill Audio Journal. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ November / December. Vol. 88: Part 2.

INVITED KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, PLENARY LECTURES, and OTHER MAJOR ADDRESSES

27 July 2021 Invited Plenary Lecture: “Intellectual Hospitality: A Generous Response to ​ ​ Violent Disagreement.” Oxbridge: The C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford, England, UK.

12 September 2020 Invited Plenary Lecture: “Cultivating a Culture of Resonators.” The ​ ​ Anselm Society Artist’s Retreat. Eyrie Castle, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. [Virtual]. Information Here. ​ ​

7 November 2019 Invited Plenary Lecture: “C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings.” ​ ​ C. S. Lewis International Symposium, Presbyterian Heritage Center, Montreat, North Carolina. Available Here. ​ ​

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3 August 2019 Invited Plenary Panel: “If You Could Ask the Inklings.” MythCon L: The ​ ​ Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. San Diego, California, USA. Panelists included Tim Powers, Verlyn Flieger, Diana Glyer, and Bernadette Bosky. More information Here. ​ ​ ​

28 June 2019 Invited Keynote Address: “How to Train Your Bandersnatch.” Mythmoot: ​ ​ Annual Speculative Literature Conference, Leesburg, Virginia, USA. More Information Here. ​ ​

28 June 2019 Invited Plenary Panel: “VIP Panel with Diana Glyer, Katy McDaniel and Jacob ​ ​ Rodgers.” Mythmoot: Annual Speculative Literature Conference, Leesburg, Virginia, USA. More Information Here. ​ ​

9 April 2016 Invited Public Lecture: “Finding Narnia in Middle-earth.” The Anselm Society, ​ ​ Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Available Here. ​ ​

8 October 2016 Invited Keynote Address: “PROVOCATION: Creativity Through the Lens of ​ ​ Hebrews Ten.” Hutchmoot: Annual Conference of The Rabbit Room, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Available Here. ​ ​ ​

4 June 2016 Invited Keynote Address: “Are you Lewissian, Tolkienian, or Somewhere ​ ​ In-between? A Study in Style and Process.” Tenth Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C. S. Lewis and Friends, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, USA.

3 October 2015 Invited Keynote Address: “Creative Opposition: If you want to be like ​ ​ Lewis, you need more Tolkien in your life.” TGC: The Great Conversation, a C. S. Lewis Symposium sponsored by Pacifica Christian High School. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, California, USA.

27 March 2015 Invited Keynote Address: “Dyads, Dryads, and the Muse.” The Fellowship ​ ​ of the Book: The Inklings in Community, sponsored by the 18th Annual Conference of the C. S. Lewis and the Inklings Society, Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA.

9 November 2013 Invited Keynote Address: “Rough Magic: Lewis, Tolkien, and the ​ ​ Alchemy of Creative Conflict.” The C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. Houston, Texas, USA.

16-18 May 2013 Invited Keynote Speaker: “Who is the Author of Till We Have Faces?” The ​ ​ ​ ​ Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

30 May 2012 Invited Keynote Address: “Five Lessons from the Author of the Century.” The ​ ​ Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English Annual Awards Dinner, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

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22 October 2010 Invited Keynote Address: "C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative ​ ​ Imagination." The Manthei Lecture, the Petoskey C. S. Lewis Literature Festival, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, Michigan, USA.

9 April 2010 Invited Keynote Address: “C. S. Lewis and the Inklings: Discovering Hidden ​ ​ Truths.” C. S. Lewis and the Inklings Conference, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

26 March 2010 Invited Keynote Address: “INK/KIN: Advice from Tollers and Jack.” ​ ​ ​ ​ Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL) Western Regional Conference, California Baptist University, Riverside, California, USA.

30 October - 1 November 2009 Invited Plenary Lectures: “The Company We Keep: ​ ​ Celebrating Creativity and Community with C. S. Lewis.” (Four Lectures). The C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. Navasota, Texas, USA.

18 July 2009 Invited Keynote Address: “Sailing Out to Sea in Our ‘Coracle of Verses’” ​ ​ ​ ​ Mythcon XL: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

17 February 2009 Invited Paper: “Warren Hamilton Lewis and His ‘American Lady.’” The ​ ​ Oxford C. S. Lewis Society, Pusey House, Oxford, England.

30 July 2008 Invited Plenary Address” “C. S. Lewis and the Algebra of Friendship.” ​ ​ Oxbridge: The C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford and Cambridge, England.

21 June 2008 Invited Plenary Address: “Taming the Bandersnatch: The Impact of C. S. ​ ​ Lewis on Tokien's The Lord of the Rings.” LionCon, Biola University, La Mirada, ​ ​ California, USA.

12 April 2008 Invited Plenary Address: “The Creative Genius of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, ​ ​ and the Inklings.” Orange County Writers' Conference, Mariners Community Church, Irvine, California, USA.

7 February 2008 Invited Keynote Lecture: “A Generous Invitation.” C. S. Lewis and the Call ​ ​ to Christian Community Conference. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

1 July 2007 Invited Plenary Address: “More Virtue: Community on Pilgrimage.” The C. S. ​ ​ Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. San Diego, California, USA.

29 June 2007 Invited Plenary Address: “Mere Virtue: Courage for Pilgrimage.” The C. S. ​ ​ Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. San Diego, California, USA.

16 June 2007 Invited Keynote Address: “Opposition: The Secret Link of the Inklings.” ​ ​ Southern California C. S. Lewis Society Summer Symposium, Monrovia, California, USA.

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November 1995 Invited Convocation Lecture: “C. S. Lewis: A Life of Pain and Promise.” ​ ​ College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri, USA.

July 1990 Invited Keynote Panel Presentation: “Aspects of Love in Imaginative ​ ​ Literature.” MythCon XXI: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. ​ ​ California State University, Long Beach, California, USA.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

15 February 2020 Invited Lecture: “How to Train Your Bandersnatch.” Life, the Universe, ​ ​ and Everything (LTUE) Symposium for Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators. Provo, Utah, USA.

15 February 2020 Invited Lecture: “Are You Lewissian, Tolkienian, or Somewhere ​ ​ In-Between?” Life, the Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium for Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators. Provo, Utah, USA.

12 February 2020 Invited Lecture: “The Origins of C. S. Lewis’s Science Fiction Trilogy.” ​ ​ Brigham Young University C. S. Lewis Society. Provo, Utah, USA.

12 February 2020 Invited Lecture: “The Relevance of C. S. Lewis to Literature and to Life.” ​ ​ Brigham Young University Faculty Forum. Provo, Utah, USA.

5 August 2019 Invited Lecture: “J. R. R. Tolkien was NOT a Bandersnatch: Here’s Why.” ​ ​ Mythcon L: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. San Diego, California, USA. Information Here. ​ ​ ​

23 October 2018 Invited Public Lecture: “Practical Bandersnatch: Life Lessons from C. S. ​ ​ Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings.” Sponsored by The Southern California C. S. Lewis Society, Orange County Branch, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California, USA.

15 May 2018 Invited Lecture: “C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Green, Great Dragon.” ​ ​ IKON at Reality LA, Hollywood Presbyterian Church, Hollywood, California, USA. Available Here. ​ ​

1 April 2017 Invited Lecture: “I Want to be an Inkling.” Your Imagination Redeemed. ​ ​ ​ ​ Sponsored by the Anselm Society, the Rabbit Room, and the C. S. Lewis Foundation. The Pinery, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Available Here. ​ ​

29 October 2016 Public Lecture: “A Coin Toss: Creativity, Collaboration, and the Moment ​ ​ that Changed Everything.” College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Homecoming Reception. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

Curriculum Vitae: Glyer 9 ​ 9 April 2016 Invited Lecture: “How to Find Narnia in Middle-earth.” Sponsored by The ​ ​ Anselm Society. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

9 February 2016 Invited Lecture: “Thinking About Inklings.” California Baptist University, ​ ​ Riverside, California, USA.

14 January 2016 Lecture: “Six Forms of Feedback That Nurture Community and Creativity.” ​ ​ South Texas School of Christian Studies, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

18 November 2015 Invited Public Lecture: “Bandersnatchery.” Meeting of the Southern ​ ​ California C. S. Lewis Society. Azusa, California, USA.

1 August 2015 Lecture: “A Glimpse of the Bandersnatch.” MythCon XLVI: The Annual ​ ​ ​ Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Colorado Springs, Colorado USA.

27 March 2015 Lecture (Chapel): “Think SMALL.” C. S. Lewis and Inklings Society ​ ​ Conference. Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA. Available Here. ​ ​

11 December 2014 Invited Public Lecture: “A New Hobbit: How C. S. Lewis Changed the ​ ​ Face of Middle Earth.” Santa Clarita Public Library, Santa Clarita, California, USA.

21-31 July 2014 Invited Seminar: “Dante and the Virtues.” (Four Lectures). Oxbridge: The ​ ​ C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford and Cambridge, England, UK.

16 April 2014 Invited Lecture: “C. S. Lewis, Dante, and the Pursuit of Virtue.” Meeting of the ​ ​ Southern California C. S. Lewis Society. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

8-10 November 2013 Invited Lecture: “Warren Hamilton Lewis: My Favorite Inkling.” The ​ ​ C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. Houston, Texas, USA.

22 June 2013 Invited Lecture: “Are you Lewissian, Tolkienian, or Somewhere In ​ ​ Between?” The C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

23 June 2013 Invited Lecture: “Doing What the Inklings Did.” The C. S. Lewis Foundation ​ ​ Regional Conference. University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

28 February 2013 Invited Lecture: “How C. S. Lewis Saved Middle-earth.” Sigma Tau Delta ​ ​ Induction Ceremony, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

8 November 2012 Invited Lecture: “The Craft of Writing.” The C. S. Lewis Foundation ​ ​ Regional Conference. Navasota, Texas, USA.

12-18 June 2011 Lecture: “We Live by Mending.” Vacation with a Purpose, sponsored by ​ ​ The C. S. Lewis Foundation. Northfield, Massachusetts, USA.

Curriculum Vitae: Glyer 10 ​ 20 October 2010 Invited Lecture: “Lewis's Fingerprints on the M.A.P. of Middle-earth.” The ​ ​ Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

10 July 2010 Lecture: “Doing What the Inklings Did: Practical Advice for Writing Groups.” ​ ​ MythCon LXI: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Dallas, Texas, USA.

5 May 2010 Invited Lecture: “What Literary Influence Looks Like: Inklings and Others.” ​ ​ Providence Christian College, Ontario, California, USA.

25 March 2010 Sabbatical Lecture: “The Major and the Missionary: A Love Story. The ​ ​ Letters of Warren Hamilton Lewis and Lucy Blanche Biggs.” Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

3 March 2010 Presentation: "Dante's Medieval Latin Liturgy: Preserving What is Good." ​ ​ Common Day of Learning, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

16 June 2009 Invited Lecture: “C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Secret of Creative ​ ​ Collaboration.” The Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

11 June 2009 Lecture: "Lewis, Tolkien, and the Call to Community.” Wheaton College, ​ ​ Wheaton, Illinois, USA.

18 April 2009 Paper Presentation: “Uncovering the Mutual Influence of Lewis, Tolkien, ​ ​ and the Inklings: A Puzzle, a Process, and a Plea for Primary Research.” Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon, USA.

9 April 2009 Invited Lecture: “Good Company: Lewis, Tolkien, and the Inklings.” The ​ ​ Harrisonburg C. S. Lewis Society. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.

9 April 2009 Invited Lecture: “God, Morality, and Virtue in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” ​ ​ ​ ​ James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA.

15-18 August 2008 Paper Presentation: “C. S. Lewis in Disguise: Portraits of Jack in the ​ ​ Fiction of his Friends.” MythCon XXXIX: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

29 July 2008 Invited Lecture: “Doing What the Inklings Did: Building Small Groups that ​ ​ Survive and Thrive.” Oxbridge: The C. S. Lewis Foundation’s Triennial Summer Institute. Oxford, England, UK.

26 October 2007 Paper Presentation: "Images of C. S. Lewis: Treebeard, Hunter, Ramsden, ​ ​ and Jack." C. S. Lewis: The Man and His Work, a 21st Century Legacy Conference. The L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina.

4 August 2007 Lecture: “Adept at Scholarship: Allies and Obstacles in the Field of Inklings ​ ​

Curriculum Vitae: Glyer 11 ​ Studies,” with Cathy Hansen and Hannah Thomas. MythCon XXXVIII: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.

29 June 2007 Invited Lecture: “Nasty, Nice, Nurturing, Necessary: Pictures of Community ​ ​ in the Fiction of C. S. Lewis.” The C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. San Diego, California, USA.

16 May 2007 Invited Lecture: “Questions and Answers on The Company They Keep.” ​ ​ ​ ​ Meeting of the Southern California C. S. Lewis Society. Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA.

22 March 2007 Invited Lecture: “Cultivating Community.” Christ Divinity School of the ​ ​ Pacific (CDSP) Community Night, Berkeley, California, USA.

20 March 2007 Invited Lecture: “Communities Creating the Creative Genius: An Evening ​ ​ with Diana Pavlac Glyer.” Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership (CALL), Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, California, USA.

21 February 2007 Paper Presentation: “A Challenge to Humphrey Carpenter.” Meeting of ​ ​ the Southern California C. S. Lewis Society. Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA.

6 August 2006 Paper Presentation: “The Center of the Inklings: Lewis? Barfield? Tolkien? ​ ​ Williams?” MythCon XXXVII: The Annual Conference of Mythopoeic Society. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.

22 October 2005 Lecture: “Emerging Writers: A Workshop on the Ministry of the Written ​ ​ Word.” Sponsored by Barclay Press. Friends Center, Azusa, California, USA.

16 May 2005 Lecture: “Five Lessons from J. R. R. Tolkien.” Azusa Pacific University Faculty ​ ​ Writer’s Retreat. Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, California, USA.

21-22 January 2005 Paper Presentation: “The Inklings as a Model of Dialogic Mode.” ​ ​ Conference on Christianity and Literature, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

24-27 June 2004 Lecture: C. S. Lewis Foundation Regional Conference. University of San ​ ​ Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

24 March 2004 Lecture: “Three Months, Three Writers, Three Discoveries.” Azusa Pacific ​ ​ University. Azusa, California, USA.

20 March 2004 Lecture: “Great Works in the Freshman Seminar.” The High Sierra ​ ​ Interdisciplinary Conference. Emerald Cove, Bass Lake, California, USA.

15 May 2003 Lecture: “Myths of Writing.” Azusa Pacific University Faculty Writing Retreat. ​ ​ Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, California, USA.

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8 July 2002 Lecture: “Entering the Causal Stream.” Azusa Pacific University Faculty Writer’s ​ ​ Workshop Retreat. Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, California, USA.

7-10 August 2001 Lecture: “Calling and Creativity: Dialoguing with Dorothy L. Sayers and C. ​ ​ S. Lewis.” Summer Workshop of the Southern California C. S. Lewis Society. St. Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo, California, USA.

10 April 2001 Lecture: “The Role of the Liberal Arts in General Education.” Faculty ​ ​ Convocation. Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

15 March 2001 Paper Presentation: “C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Inklings: A Model ​ ​ of Collaboration in Community.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, Colorado, USA.

23 February 2001 Paper Presentation: “The Mutual Influence of Lewis, Tolkien, and the ​ ​ Inklings.” Art & Soul International Festival of Religious Faith and Literary Art. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.

12 January 2001 Lecture: “C. S. Lewis and Spiritual Formation.” Faculty Spiritual Life ​ ​ Retreat. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, USA.

18 August 2000 Paper Presentation: “‘I’ve a good mind to punch your head’: Criticism and ​ ​ Conflict Among the Inklings.” MythCon XXXI: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Kilauea Military Camp, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA.

18 August 2000 Paper Presentation: “Joy Davidman’s Weeping Bay: Neglected ​ ​ ​ ​ Masterpiece, Feeble Effort, or Blasphemous Anti-Catholic Tract?” MythCon XXXI: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Kilauea Military Camp, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA.

January 1999 Presentation: “Teaching Writing: A Successful Faculty Development ​ ​ Program.” American Association for Higher Education Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards, San Diego, California, USA. Presenters included David Weeks, Diana Glyer, and David Esselstrom.

November 1998 Lecture: “Why We Honor C. S. Lewis.” Centennial Celebration of C. S. Lewis, ​ ​ St. Luke Episcopal Church, Monrovia, California, USA.

8-11 August 1997 Paper Presentation: “Two Lewises: Joy and Jack as Collaborators.” ​ ​ MythCon XXVIII: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Malibu, California, USA.

April 1997 Lecture: “C. S. Lewis: Apostle to the Skeptics.” University of Southern California ​ ​ Christian Graduate Student Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA.

March 1997 Lecture: “C. S. Lewis and the Inklings.” Common Day of Learning, Azusa Pacific ​ ​ University, Azusa, California, USA.

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March 1997 Lecture: “A Rhetoric For Revision.” Templeton City High School Teacher ​ ​ In-service, Department of English, Templeton, California, USA.

January 1997 Lecture: “The C. S. Lewis Centennial.” Meeting of the Southern California C. S. ​ ​ Lewis Society. Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA.

26-29 July 1996 Paper Presentation: “An Antidote to Shadowlands.” MythCon XXVII: The ​ ​ ​ ​ Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. Boulder, Colorado, USA.

July 1996 Lecture: “The Christian Way of Grief: Lessons from C. S. Lewis.” United Methodist ​ ​ Church Conference on Prayer and Healing. Oak Glen Christian Center, Oak Glen, California, USA.

March 1995 Paper Presentation: “Embalming Our Breath: How We Confine Present Day ​ ​ Scholars to Their Words of the Published Past.” Conference on College Composition & Communication, Washington, D. C., USA.

January 1995 Lecture: “Character and Community in Willa Cather’s O Pioneers.” NEH ​ ​ ​ ​ Sponsored Community Forum, Taney’s County Library, Branson, Missouri, USA.

17-24 August 1992 Paper Presentation: “More Than A Bandersnatch: Tolkien as a ​ ​ Collaborative Writer.” The Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford, England, UK. (International). ​ ​

March 1992 Paper Presentation: “Re-thinking the Inklings: A Critique of Humphrey ​ ​ Carpenter’s View of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.” International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Dania, Florida, USA. (International). ​ ​

26-29 July 1991 Paper Presentation: “Medieval Themes in the Works of Lewis, Tolkien and ​ ​ Williams.” MythCon XXII: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. San Diego, California, USA. (International). ​ ​

3-6 August 1990 Paper Presentation: “Reading What the Inklings Read.” MythCon XXI: The ​ ​ Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. California State University, Long Beach, California, USA. (International). ​ ​

28-31 July 1989 Paper Presentation: “The Collaborative Writing Process of the Inklings.” ​ ​ MythCon XX: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (International). ​ ​

GRANTS ​ 2021 Publication Assistance Grant ($3,000), Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Council. Support for the publication of A Compass for Deep Heaven. Navigating C. S. ​ Lewis’ Science Fiction Trilogy.

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2017 Publication Assistance Grant ($3,000), Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Council. Support for Publication of The Major and the Missionary: The Letters of ​ Warren Hamilton Lewis and Dr. Blanche Biggs.

2015 Publication Assistance Grant ($3,000), Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Council. Support for Publication of Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the ​ Creative Collaboration of the Inklings.

2012 Travel Grant, Lilly Fellows Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers. “Teaching Peace and Reconciliation: Theory and Practice in Northern Ireland.” Corrymeela Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, UK. 7-28 July 2012.

1999 Accomplished Scholar Grant, Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Council. To draft a book, tentatively entitled C. S. Lewis and the Inklings. ​ ​

1998 Faculty Development Grant, Azusa Pacific University Faculty Research Council. To assemble a course pack for a seminar on C. S. Lewis and the Inklings.

1997 Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant, the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois, USA. In recognition of research on C. S. Lewis and the Inklings.

AWARDS ​ 2019 Paul F. Ford Award for Excellence in C. S. Lewis Teaching and Scholarship, Southern California C. S. Lewis Society.

2014 Azusa Pacific University’s Campus Leadership and Teaching Excellence Award.

2014 Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies (for “Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions” in Tolkien and the Study of His Sources. Edited by Jason Fisher. ​ ​ McFarland & Company. 193-214. Print.)

2009 Scholar Guest of Honor for MythCon XL: The Annual Conference of the Mythopoeic Society. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

2008 Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies (for The Company They ​ ​ ​ Keep. The Kent State University Press. 2007. Print.) ​

th 2008 Finalist, Hugo Award at Denvention 3, the 66 ​ World Science Fiction Convention (for ​ ​ ​ The Company They Keep. The Kent State University Press. 2007. Print.) ​

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2008 Azusa Pacific University's Scholarly Achievement Award (for The Company They Keep. ​ The Kent State University Press. 2007. Print.)

2007 Imperishable Flame Award, The North East Tolkien Society, Tolkien/Inklings Scholarship (for The Company They Keep. The Kent State University Press. 2007. ​ ​ Print.)

2002 Azusa Pacific University's Chase Sawtell Inspirational Teaching Award.