Rochester Writers' Group brings together area writers for critique sessions. To become a member, you must submit a sample of your writing (e.g. an entire short story, chapter of a novel, etc). You do not need to have been previously published, but you do need to have been crafting your work -- notes, ideas, outlines are not sufficient. No one can give you effective feedback if there isn't enough characterization, plot, style development or polish to be able to comment on strong and weak areas.  …

I know there are other hip, black nerds in Rochester dying to talk about books and I think it's time we meet. This group is for young, black book lovers and creative spirits in the Rochester area. We will read a variety of work, by a variety of writers from a variety of genres so that everyone's soul gets fed--from Zadie Smith to Patricia Smith, Michael Eric Dyson to Eric Jerome Dickey. This is a reading group, but my goal is for the group to expand to include other activities like attending mov …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves hacks, someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. Help us build the future of media! For more information, check out our Twitter page or the chapter's wik …