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Informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England

This article is about a literary group. For the video game characters, see Inkling (Splatoon).

The Inklings were an informal literary discussion group associated with J.

R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis at the University of Oxford for nearly two decades between the early s and late The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction and encouraged the writing of fantasy.

The best-known, apart from Tolkien and Lewis, were Charles Williams, and (although a Londoner) Owen Barfield.

Members

The more regular members of the Inklings, many of them academics at the University, included:

Less frequent visitors included:

Guests included:

Meetings

"Properly speaking," wrote Warren Lewis, "the Inklings was neither a club nor a literary society, though it partook of the nature of both.

There were no rules, officers, agendas, or formal elections."