What was the name of the Oxford literary group associated with C.S. Lewis?

The Oxford literary group associated with C.S. Lewis was called the Inklings. The group met mainly in Oxford from the early 1930s until the early 1950s to read and discuss works in progress.

Lewis was one of its best-known members, alongside J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Warren Lewis. Meetings took place in college rooms and at the Eagle and Child pub, which members nicknamed the Bird and Baby.

The Inklings were not a formal society with a membership list, manifesto, or single literary style. Their importance came from mutual criticism and friendship. Tolkien read early sections of The Lord of the Rings to the group, while Lewis shared fiction and theological writing. The group is therefore connected with both fantasy literature and Oxford intellectual life.