A literary circle or coterie, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, is a "small group of writers (and others) bound together more by friendship and habitual association than by a common literary cause or style that might unite a school or movement. The term often has pejorative connotations of exclusive cliquishness".[1]

Some Bloomsbury members.

A literary circle differs from a writing circle, in that the latter usually includes only writers and the focus is on the process of writing. A literary circle also differs from a literary society, in that the latter need not contain any writers; members of a literary society come together to discuss or celebrate literary works or authors.

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  1. ^ Baldick, Chris. "Coterie". The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (4 ed.). Oxford University Press, 2015. Accessed 29 Jan. 2024.
  2. ^ Khan, Saeed (2013-08-18). "Master of metre". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

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