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The Inklings

Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Current and Upcoming Modules in the The Inklings Portal

May 2026

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien
(Section 1)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien
(Section 2)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien
(Section 3)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

July 2026

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin
(Section 1)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin Candidate
(Section 2)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin Candidate
(Section 3)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

August 2026

Exploring Tolkien’s "On Fairy-stories" Hybrid
(Section 1)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Exploring Tolkien’s "On Fairy-stories" Hybrid Candidate
(Section 2)

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Preceptors for The Inklings

Brenton Dickieson

Chris Vaccaro

Gabriel Schenk

James Tauber

Julian Barr

Patrick Lyon

Sara Brown

Sparrow F. Alden

All Modules in The Inklings Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
C.S. Lewis and the Classical World: Till We Have Faces in Context	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis The Inklings
C.S. Lewis and the Medieval and Renaissance World	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Renaissance The Inklings The Middle Ages
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien's "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien’s "On Fairy-stories"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Exploring Tolkien’s "On Fairy-stories"	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing Sector	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing Sector	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing Sector	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 4	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings Worldbuilding
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings Worldbuilding
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings Worldbuilding
The Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Charles Williams Children’s Literature CS Lewis Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield The Inklings
The Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, and Williams	Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Charles Williams Children’s Literature CS Lewis Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Shape of C.S. Lewis's Spiritual Imagination	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	General Humanities Sector	Bible British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fairy Tales Philosophy Religious Studies The Inklings Worldbuilding
The Shape of C.S. Lewis's Spiritual Imagination	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	General Humanities Sector	Bible British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fairy Tales Philosophy Religious Studies The Inklings Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien's Great Tales Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Children of Húrin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Fall of Gondolin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Fall of Gondolin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Fall of Gondolin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Fall of Gondolin	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings
Tolkien's Great Tales: The Tale of Beren and Lúthien	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien The Inklings

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