9th Annual
Inklings Festival
DOROTHY SAYERS
Advertising, Murder, & Classical Education
Anno Domini 2023, October 20-22
Wichita, KS
Celebrating literature, local culture & over three decades of Eighth Day Books.
The Inklings Festival is a three-day, family-friendly celebration of a group of writers who have shaped the faith and imagination of countless people through The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, and many other life-changing books. Join us as we feast and learn from our favorite authors.
This year the annual Inklings Lecture will include three lectures, registration required.
See below for lecture abstracts and more information on the seminars, kids activities, music, and the Inklings Walking Tour.
Activities
Burgers, Bratwursts,
& Local Craft Beer
Bounce Castle with Slide
Drawing Contest
Details Soon!
Inklings Lectures by
Lesley-Anne Williams & Richard Rohlin
Live Music
Local Microbrewery
Walking Tour with Public Toasts to the Inklings
(Limited to 30 Participants!)
Annual Inklings Lecture
& Seminar by Lesley-Anne Dyer Williams
Dorothy L. Sayers: Advertising, Murder, and Classical Education
Annual Walking Tour
plus Inklings Lecture & Seminar by Richard Rohlin
Inklings Oktoberfest Schedule
Friday 10.20.23
- 6:00 p.m. Keynote Inklings Lecture 1 - "Dorothy Sayers: Advertising, Murder, and Classical Education - Part I" by Lesley-Anne Dyer Williams at the Eighth Day Books Back Parking Lot
Saturday 10.21.23
- 11:00 a.m. Bonus Inklings Lecture - "The Triumph of Puddleglum: How C. S. Lewis Confronted the Lie of Objectivity in Modern Education" by Richard Rohlin at the Eighth Day Books Back Parking Lot
- 1-5 p.m. Inklings Walking Tour - meet in front of Eighth Day Books (Separate Registration Required)
- 6:00 p.m. Keynote Inklings Lecture 2 - "Dorothy Sayers: Advertising, Murder, and Classical Education - Part II" by Lesley-Anne Dyer Williams at the Eighth Day Books Back Parking Lot
Sunday 10.22.23
- 12:30-6 p.m. Inklings Festival behind Eighth Day Books
Children’s Activities
- 12:30-5 p.m. Archery, Bounce Castle and Inflatable Joust at Eighth Day Books back parking lot
- 1:00 p.m. Archery Bow-making Presentation in The Ladder
- 2:00 p.m. Inklings Reading in The Ladder - stories from King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
- 2:00 p.m. Heraldry Crafting Activity - Design your own coat of arms on a shield in The Ladder
Live Local Music
- 1-2 p.m. The Cottonwood Trio
- 2:30-3:30 p.m. Charlie Frisch
- 4-5:30 p.m. The Jack Korbel Confluence
Seminars
- 1-1:30 p.m. "Sayers' Revolutionary Radio Drama" by Lesley-Anne Dyer Williams at Eighth Day Books
- 2-2:30 p.m. The Art of Pairing Cheese with Wine by Anthony Jacobs at Eighth Day Books
- 3-3:30 p.m. The Art of Songwriting by The Cottonwood Trio
- 4-4:30 p.m. "What Stars Are (Made Of): C. S. Lewis' Most Medieval Book" by Richard Rohlin at Eighth Day Books at Eighth Day Books
- 5-5:45 p.m. The Art of Smoking a Pipe by TC Edwards from Cigar Chateau at The Ladder
Live Music
Performing live on Sunday, October 22nd behind Eighth Day Books
The Cottonwood Trio
Charlie Frisch
The Jack Korbel Confluence
Location and Contact
2838 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67214
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