Diana Pavlac Glyer
Encyclopedia
Diana Pavlac Glyer is an American
author, speaker and teacher whose work centers on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings
.
, and grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio
. She received a B.S. in Education and a B.A. in English and Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University
. She received her Masters Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University
, and her Ph.D in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago
. She is a Professor of English at Azusa Pacific University
in Azusa, California.
. She co-edited, with David Weeks, The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Possibilities. She is a featured author on HarperCollins
' HarperOne C.S. Lewis Blog.
Her best-known work is The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community
, which describes the interaction and creative influence of Lewis, Tolkien and the Inklings
. It features an appendix by scholar David Bratman. Published in 2007, the book overturned assumptions held for the past 30 years. It was recognized as a landmark study. The Company They Keep won the Mythopoeic
Scholarship Award (Inklings Studies)
and was a finalist for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Related Book at Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention
.
Glyer has also received the Marion E. Wade Center's Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant (1997), and Azusa Pacific University's Chase Sawtell Inspirational Teaching Award (2002) and Scholarly Achievement Award (2008). She has been selected the Scholar Guest of Honor for the 40th Annual Mythopoeic Conference, UCLA 2009.
since 1975 and has worked on dozens of conventions. In 1998, she chaired Mythcon 29, the C.S. Lewis Centenary Celebration at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, speaker and teacher whose work centers on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings
Inklings
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy...
.
Background
Glyer was born in Aberdeen, MarylandAberdeen, Maryland
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...
, and grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. She received a B.S. in Education and a B.A. in English and Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
. She received her Masters Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
, and her Ph.D in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
. She is a Professor of English at Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
in Azusa, California.
Publications
She has published widely, including contributions to The Pilgrim’s Guide: C. S. Lewis and the Art of Witness, edited by David Mills; The C. S. Lewis Reader’s Encyclopedia, edited by Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West, Jr.; and C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy, edited by Bruce L. EdwardsBruce L. Edwards
Bruce L. Edwards is Professor of English and Africana Studies and Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-learning at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, where he has been a faculty member and administrator since 1981...
. She co-edited, with David Weeks, The Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Possibilities. She is a featured author on HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
' HarperOne C.S. Lewis Blog.
The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community
The Company They Keep: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien as Writers in Community is a non-fiction book written by Diana Pavlac Glyer, an Inklings scholar and English professor at Azusa Pacific University...
, which describes the interaction and creative influence of Lewis, Tolkien and the Inklings
Inklings
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy...
. It features an appendix by scholar David Bratman. Published in 2007, the book overturned assumptions held for the past 30 years. It was recognized as a landmark study. The Company They Keep won the Mythopoeic
Mythopoeic Society
The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of mythopoeia, fantasy and mythic literature. The group focuses primarily, but not exclusively, on works written by J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and C. S. Lewis. These authors were members of The Inklings, an...
Scholarship Award (Inklings Studies)
Mythopoeic Awards
The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas; the full criteria and description can be read on the Mythopoeic Society's -Mythopoeic Fantasy...
and was a finalist for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Related Book at Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention
66th World Science Fiction Convention
The 66th World Science Fiction Convention , also known as Denvention 3, was hosted in Denver, Colorado, USA on 6–10 August 2008, at the Colorado Convention Center and . The organizing committee was chaired by Kent Bloom...
.
Glyer has also received the Marion E. Wade Center's Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant (1997), and Azusa Pacific University's Chase Sawtell Inspirational Teaching Award (2002) and Scholarly Achievement Award (2008). She has been selected the Scholar Guest of Honor for the 40th Annual Mythopoeic Conference, UCLA 2009.
Science fiction activity
Glyer has been active in science fiction fandomScience fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
since 1975 and has worked on dozens of conventions. In 1998, she chaired Mythcon 29, the C.S. Lewis Centenary Celebration at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...