Which literary group included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams?

The Inklings included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.

The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford. It was active mainly during the 1930s and 1940s, meeting in Lewis’s rooms at Magdalen College and later at the Eagle and Child pub, commonly called the Bird and Baby.

Members read aloud works in progress and discussed literature, theology, mythology, and history. Lewis and Tolkien were among the group’s best-known participants, while Charles Williams was another important member. The group was not a formal society with a fixed membership list or published program.

The name “Inklings” is sometimes treated as if it referred only to a friendship between Lewis and Tolkien. In reality, the group included other writers and scholars, and its membership changed over time. Its meetings gave members a setting for criticism and encouragement while they developed books that later became influential.