… Note the change: We were the Oak Park Writers, Artists & Musicians group -- We are now the West Suburban Writers, Artists & Musicians group.

Meet with writers who are motivated to publish their work, write for themselves and with local writers who have already been published. Be accountable for your own progress while gaining valuable feedback & critiques on your work. Make some new friends who might inspire you to accomplish your goals and keep you writing on.

This group is for published, established and working writers who seek fraternity, conversation and friendship. Join if you're a published/established/working writer looking for the company of your peers, and seeking like-minded companions for talk, dining, museums, films, concerts, travel and other activities.

This is a group designed for writer's in the area. The best way to improve the craft is through practice, so why not have a writer's circle where we can share our work and offer positive criticism? This is for anyone who loves to write, whether it's your vocation or just a hobby. All writing is welcome, fiction and non-fiction.  Anyone who loves to put pen to paper, or more accurately fingers to keyboard, this is the group for you.  

A group of writers, whether published or not, who support all kinds of heroes including the brave members of our armed forces to those on the front lines in hospitals, fire stations, police departments, schools, and so much more. Our support ranges from donating books, supporting literacy efforts, and helping those who face danger and difficult challenges to explore their experiences through the power of telling their story.

CWN is a group of serious writers who are committed to furthering their work through a workshop-style critique process. We meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Please be sure to read CWN's Critique Guidelines under the Pages tab before you submit your first piece for critique.

A weekly goal setting and critiquing group for writers.

Find inspiration and support, bounce ideas off of other writers, test drive something you have written and receive feedback. Come join us.

Attendees from the 2008 Northwestern Summer Writers Conference share feedback, resources, and support.

We welcome all projects and styles of writing for kids and young adults. Our intent is to provide each other with positive feedback and support. Our goal is for everyone to find representation and be published.

… Feel free to come to work on your novel, play, short story, poem, or just journal or use a writing prompt. Writers of every level and genre are welcome. Bring your laptop and your ipod and we'll all buckle down and get some writing done silently for an hour and a half. Then we'll close our laptops and take some time to socialize and have some coffee or a drink depending on where we are. If you'd like to read a bit of what you're working on, feel free to share!  But you don't have to share unless …

Naperora Writers Group is in the Naperville/Aurora area and meets every other Tuesday. We are writers critiquing writers in a friendly, constructive, relaxing setting. Members are expected to read up to 20 page excerpts from co-members posts and provide detailed critique at the following meeting. PLEASE READ THE GROUP PAGES...

… Members range in experience from student filmmakers to professionals and include writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, all crew roles, entertainment attorneys and more. **PLEASE NOTE: The group is currently only accepting members who want to actively participate in building the foundation of the group and its projects. Please do not apply at this time if you do not have the desire/time to volunteer or get involved in one of the many areas. this group welcomes both fe …

Mystery, Thriller, Romantic Suspense and Dark Fiction Conference. The Coolest Crime Scene Happens Every February in Chicago - Plead Guilty and Be There. For writers - February in Chicago is the hottest time of the year! Agents, publishers, Master Classes, forensic professionals, weapons experts, essential panels, presentations, and elbows to rub--the perfect antidote for whatever ails writers at every level. Love is Murder--be freezin' for a reason and come ready to advance your career and …

Calling all freelancers, students, retirees, business sorts, and paid writers! If you're looking to work on a long term writing project, but haven't found the wherewithal to stick with it, this is the writing group for you. Regardless of members' experience with writing, we're looking to build a strong base of 8-12 regular writers who'd like to develop a support system for their writing work. Whether your focus is on screenplays, chapters to build a novel, a collection of short stories/poems, or …

Are you a Focused. Aspiring. Belle. writing in Chicago? This group is for women looking for writing support & positive critique while working on novels, plays, & short-stories of all genres.