The Writers Cafe, which started in the fall of 2010, has been going strong for over a year and a half now. I am currently hoping to add two members to the group. If you are interested, join up and send me an email. I'll contact you and give you an email address where you can send a writing sample -- either a chapter of your novel or a short story. Please don't be intimidated by this request. It's not a about judging whether you're "good enough," but rather, we have a great group of writers and I …

… Session Format • We begin with a prompt exercise and write for 15 minutes. Writers who are comfortable doing so read what they’ve written. • Each of us tells the rest of the group what kind of feedback we’d like and reads the piece we’ve brought. • We then go around the table and provide the writer with our comments. Group Structure We hope to grow into a group of four to six writers. We feel more comfortable with a closed group than an open one. So, most likely, after the 2nd session, w …

Have you ever read or watched a story that was okay, but something seemed to be missing? Are you currently writing a story and struggling to determine the most believable way for your characters to interact? Does one or more of the scenes in your story seem out of place? Do you want to leave your audience with a feeling of having experienced a complete story? The Dramatica Writers Group in San Francisco is for writers of all genres who want to improve their storytelling skills by using the Drama …

… These gifts are not available only to those who meet a certain standard of achievement as writers. They are available to all who write, because they come about through the process of writing, rather than as the result of a finished product. Understanding that the real goal is that unfolding, that flowering-forth of the self – and that the writing, when it comes, is simply gravy – can help us make a very important change in our personal process. Rather than putting pressure on ourselves, we can …

The San Francisco Writers Community is a group of: -Writers -Editors -Publishers -Local book store owners/managers -Designers We are working together to help one another create and market our work in the new world of writing and publishing.

I am an internationally published poet, author, publisher, writing coach and meditation teacher. For years I have taught writing workshops and classes throughout the Bay Area as well as volunteered at Spirit Rock Meditation Center teaching in the Family and Teen Program, and more recently have been teaching a class at Book Passage called "The Mindful Writer." This meetup is an opportunity for me to merge my two primary practices of writing and mindfulness, and open up these teachings to a wider …

Are you a writer who is not sure of correct grammar and punctuation to use for your work? Have you forgotten a lot of the grammar rules, or never learned them well? If yes, then join this grammar brush up (or first time learning) group and fill in those gaps!   Here are fun and informative 2-hour sessions on English grammar and punctuation use specifically geared to native English speakers, and aims to help writers make the best word and punctuation choices for their work. Being an inspired writ …

… Yes, this is a writers collective, but not just a collective of writers.

Welcome to The Writers’ Place! This Meet-Up is for aspiring authors who would love to take writing and creativity classes in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Skip the bridges and tunnels. Join Creativity/Writing Coach, Barbara Millman Cole and Freelance Editor and YA author, Karen Morison-Knox, for classes on writing, editing, and creativity. Transform into the writer you want to be. Barbara and Karen, both award-winning authors, will help you discover the joy of writing and the secrets to writing …

Inviting writers in all genres, published or not, to share work and provide constructive feedback in an informal, supportive environment. Also to share experiences in publishing process and make friends with fellow writers. We meet weekly, on Wednesday evenings from 7.30p-9.30p at Au Coqulait in Berkeley.

This is a group for non-fiction writers who want to share their work, receive feedback from one another, and get encouragement to publish. Writers working on essays, memoirs, researched articles/books, etc. are welcome. Meetings will held on Sundays in the early-evening, at 5: 30 p.m., at an Emeryville cafe.   Information about our sharing/feedback process can be found at http://www.meetup.com/East-Bay-Non-Fiction-Writers/about/.

A few of us (well, two) aspiring science fiction/fantasy writers were looking for a serious critique and write-sharing group to join. We thought, hey, lots of people in Berkeley must love sci-fi...we just have to find them and get them in a cafe. The group is open to anyone who is writing in the genre or who enjoys it enough to read other people's writing and provide serious and supportive critique. What kind of writing? Screenplays, novels, short stories, YA...you name it. We share our writing …

The coolest writers circle ever! We meet twice a month, every other Thursday at 7:30. A lovely place to share and hear short fiction, experimental pieces, personal narratives, anything as long as it's shortish, (say under 3,000 words?) Here's what you can expect; You'll ring the doorbell, a smiling woman will answer the door and offer you pink lemonade or tea and cookies. You'll sit down under a mosaic of a Ballerina and sample the refreshment as the other group members trickle in. When everyone …

Become a Successful Suspense Novelist! It was a dark and stormy night, and I decided it was the perfect setting for starting a writer's Meetup group. Writing what? Thriller and suspense, of course! We meet to help each other write better, market better, and sell better--all the way up to best seller. NOTE: This isn't a critique group though you are encouraged to join one. We won't be reading each other's writing. We will instead be teaching and learning from each other skills and techniques to i …

… Publishers and editors are welcome, or if your just new in town and want to hear local writers illuminate your soul with the thoughts and wishes inside our minds feel free to stop by and make some new friends. 21 and over prefered but if you are serious about joining, but you are not quite there yet exceptions may be made. Let's have some fun!

… The plan for this group: members will have the opportunity to: -Learn and discuss concepts of fiction -Participate in group short fiction writing challenges -Get feedback on their writing -Give feedback to others on their writing   If you are completely new to fiction writing, this group is for you, and the group welcomes writers on higher levels as well.   I started this group for the same reason that anyone might want to join it: I want to further my understanding of fiction writing and share …