Fremont Area Writers is the centennial branch of the California Writers Club. Visit our web site at: http://www.cwc-FremontAreaWriters.org. If you live in and around Fremont (Hayward, Union City, Newark, Niles, or Milpitas) come and meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun, and learn more about Fremont Area Writers! All writers -- and should-be writers -- are welcome!

This is a group for anyone who wishes to complete a writing project--aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers and graduate students working on their thesis. We offer: 1) A daily place to gather and write with others, so that you can establish a routine away from the distractions of home. 2) Support to finish your project 3) Guidance about how you can publish your work, find an agent, etc. 4) Opportunities to brainstorm and exchange ideas with others (if desired)

"Writers from India" is a place where Writers and Enthusiasts of the written word from the Indian Sub Continent can come together and share their work. The main idea behind this group is to foster the writing of expatriate Indians living in San Francisco Bay Area. You can be a storyteller, a Poet, blogger, a Travel writer or just an enthusiast, the genre does not really matter, if you can write you should be here. India is a nation of different languages and limiting this group to one language a …

Need a reason to get off your butt and write? Come join our group! Look for upcoming workshop nights, critique nights, and just plain getting down to business nights! Be inspired! Your first assignment is to write a short biography of yourself, as though you were living in 2150 and writing a report on the famous novelist that was you! Include fictitious events as well as real events, and bring it to your first East Bay Fiction Writers' Meet-Up so we can learn more about you! (If you have questio …

… 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 …

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 …

This group is for all the writers who are in the "trying to be" stage of reaching the official status of "writers." Writing can be for a book, blog, magazine article, op-ed in newspaper, etc. Let's get together and write, critique each other's works, discuss writing styles, the challenges of being a writer, and the joys.

Parents,  Imagine your teen being in a well-lit room full of aspiring writers, where everyone is talking excitedly and laughing. Some people are reading their stories out loud; others are asking for feedback on their blog posts and college essays. Everyone is working on a special piece for the Annual Teen Writers Anthology. The energy is contagious. Is your teen curious about joining a group of Teen Writers who share their passion for writing? As a parent, would you like to encourage their writi …

This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members! Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We are writers and aspiring writers. We are bloggers and wannabe bloggers. We meet regularly to interact with serious and not-so serious bloggers. Our organize …

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.

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

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 …

A group of writers seriously interested in creating, refining and publishing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyrics, screenplays, etc. Meeting biweekly for mutual support, critique and developing their writing/editing skills. Each member who RSVPs and whose membership dues are current gets an allotted time for reading and critique at each meeting. Please, when you join, do not include website addresses or promotional information. There are more appropriate venues for publicizing and promoting your …

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 …

… 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 …