The 16th Annual 24-Hour Reading Marathon and Writing Carnival, featuring The Chronicles of Narnia, will be on be held from Monday, September 15 through Tuesday, Sept. 16
Carnival Events
Month of September
Collection of packaged food items for the FOUND ministry, a Lubbock ministry that provides resources for our area's most vulnerable public school children.
Monday, September 15
- 11 a.m. — Chapel: Finding Yourself in Narnia, by Dr. Kenneth Hawley
- 11:30 a.m. — 24-Hour Reading Marathon begins
Students are invited to read along or listen throughout the day and evening; pizza and drinks will be served to our evening guests, and students are invited to camp out on the mall throughout the night.- Midnight reading by President McDowell
- Live Coverage by Chap Radio
- 7 p.m. — LEGO Building Contest
Builders will use provided LEGO bricks to see how quickly each can create a LEGO construction related to a fairy tale scene, character, or item; students will have a time limit. Prizes for winners.- sponsored by Bricks and MiniFigs Lubbock
- 7 p.m. — Narnia Escape Room Contest in the Mall Fountain
- 8:30 p.m. — Narnia Costume Contest in front of the SUB
- 9:00 p.m. — Screening of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in front of the SUB
- Intermission with movie-themed drinks and snacks
- 12 a.m. — Midnight Reading with Professor Matt Bumstead
- Camp out — Free food!
Tuesday, September 16
- 11 a.m. — Chapel: Finding Christ in Narnia, by Dr. Kenneth Hawley's
- 11:30 a.m. — 24-Hour Reading Marathon concludes
- 11:30 a.m. — Writing Carnival Begins
- Carnival Food provided by LCU Dining Services
- Narnia and writing-themed games, trivia, contests, and more throughout the LCU Mall
Carnival Events
Narnia Escape Room Quest:
Solve a series of puzzles and riddles as you unlock clues that might lead you to your own fairy tale ending. Here’s hoping you and your team live happily ever after!
What’s Your Narnian Name?
Participants will use the prompts to create Narnian name and walk away with a Narnian- inspired nametag.
The 6-Word Story
Ernest Hemingway’s friend once bet him that he couldn’t produce a legitimate story in six words. On a napkin, he scribbled: “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.” He won the bet, and from this legend, our 6-word story contest was born. Participants will be asked to create original 6-word stories.
The Caption Contest:
Carnival-goers will be asked to write a caption to accompany a series of 4 photographs.
The Haiku:
Participants will create original haiku. Haiku means “light verse” and is a non-rhymed poem with 5 syllables in the first sentence, 7 syllables in the second sentence, and 5 syllables in the last sentence.
Magnetic Poetry:
Using the words in magnetic poetry kits, participants will create original poems.
Sidewalk Chalk:
Pick up a piece of chalk, pick a “square” of sidewalk, and let the dust fly.
Board Games:
Find a few friends, pull up some chairs, and challenge each other to word games like Scrabble and Boggle that celebrate the creativity of our language.
Creative Writing Club: Skee-Ball Game (Fundraiser)
Narnia Trivia
Use your wits to answer trivia questions from The Chronicles of Narnia series. How much do you really know about the characters and events from the series?
Name That Royal
In Narnia, children become royalty and new names come with their new responsibilities. In this game, you will be given the opportunity to create a “royal name” for some of our biggest campus personalities.
Example: Steve Gomez might become “Lord Steve, Master of the Sphere of Hoops”; Kregg Fehr could be re-named, “Arch Duke Fehr, Master of Memory”; Philip Camp? In Narnia, he might be “Sir Tall Drink of Water.”
Stumped by Pseudonyms:
Participants will be invited to guess the real names of famous authors who hid behind their famous pseudonyms (often called “pen names”), protecting their real identities from their reading public.
Example: Our beloved C.S. Lewis is known for having worked with a pen name. He used the name Clive Hamilton to write Dymer and Spirits in Bondage. In 1961, when his wife passed away, C.S. Lewis used his pen name again to publish a book titled A Grief Observed, in memory of his wife and to help process the bereavement he felt.
Shoot Out
Contestants will take aim! With a bow and arrow, students will attempt to hit one of three Narnia-themed targets in order to win a prize. Targets crafted by alumnus Jerry Shelton.