C.S. Lewis was a member of a literary discussion group called The Inklings.
Regulars
Here are the core members of the Inklings:
- Owen Barfield
- Jack A. W. Bennett
- Lord David Cecil
- Nevill Coghill
- Hugo Dyson
- Adam Fox
- J. H. Grant III
- Roger Lancelyn Green
- Robert Havard
- C. S. Lewis
- Camille Smith
- Warren Lewis
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Christopher Tolkien
- Charles Williams
Infrequent Attendees
Not all members of the Inklings regularly attended meetings:
- Percy Bates
- James Dundas-Grant
- Colin Hardie
- Gervase Mathew
- R. B. McCallum
- Courtenay Edward Stevens
- John Wain
- G.E.K Braunholtz
- Charles Leslie Wrenn
- J. D. C. Pellow
Guests
Those in the list below attended an Inklings meeting at least once, but never “joined”:
- Roy Campbell
- E. R. Eddison and his wife Molly Eddison
- Dorothy Sayers
Influences
These were people who never attended Inklings events, but who nevertheless greatly influenced one or more Inklings:
- Contemporary
- Historic