Want to start writing YA or love writing YA? North Austin YA Writers is a place for you! Our members get together to write and discuss our love of YA. We accept any type of YA writing ( non-fiction, fiction, sci-fi, supernatural, romance, mystery...etc...) We have meetings the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month for our YA Focus Theme. Here we critique, discuss, and write YA! On the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month we have a Pure Write meetings for our members where they can have a set time to writ …

Austin Writers is a meant as a source of positive reinforcement and community for writers of all kinds in the Austin area. During a regular month, we have 2 meetups; one in South Austin & one in North Austin. (I am in the process of expanding that to 4 meetups a month.) These will be discussion based where people bring examples of their current writing for sharing (read silently) and to spark discussion. The goal is simply to help foster a community of writers in Austin, and provide continuity …

Real Writers is called Academic because it is designed to be like a workshop you would take at a big university, where the instructor would take seriously the fundamentals of literary techniques and straightforward criticism about member writing in order to understand those techniques. Real Writers is a literary workshop in which substantial literary ideas are developed in order to facilitate 'real' writing both in the form of literature and in related media. Any writer or artist could potential …

The Gulf Coast Federation of Writers is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the state of Texas. Our mission is to support the craft of creative writing by offering the opportunities for novice through professional authors to achieve literary excellence, network, and gain encouragement. Our critique circles, held in convenient public locations in and around Houston, provide intensive peer review. Membership entitles you to: • Participation in GCFW critique circles with substantive …

This is a meeting for writers and storytellers to share their experiences and craft knowledge and provide creative support. Looking forward to seeing you there.

We are a committed group of writers that meet on Thrusday for 4-5 hours. We meet at a local coffee shop, share our work and do gut wrenching critiques. Primarily the group will be focused on creative writing (fiction). The main quality we seek - honest (no kiss ass) in depth critiques. Bring up to five pages (12 pt double spaced) and enough copies for everyone attending. New members can't submit the first time, but have to give critiques. Yes, it's a test. New members can only come to the Thrusd …

We are a group of writers of crime fiction, both short story and book length. We are all seriously writing for publication and most of us have been writing for many years. Our goals as a group are to polish our manuscripts before sending them to our agents or editors; keep the pages flowing; improve our craft, especially by learning from each others' strengths; and above all, support each others' goals as writers. We are keen and attentive readers, but we are also congenial and considerate. No m …

Hello. This is a social group for writers and artists (and creative people in general) who simply want to get together and share food, ideas and good conversation. This is not a work-focused group, although you're welcome to talk about whatever is on your mind. We'll meet at restaurants around Austin and will hopefully have some potlucks at members' houses and other locations. You don't need to be a foodie or gourmet cook to join. All you need to be is a writer/artist/creative type with a desire …

The Austin Writers Roulette features a different monthly theme and line up of artists who love to perform their original written works such as poetry, essays, spoken word, singer-songwriting, or excerpts from novels. Artists also have the opportunity to set up a vendor table at the roulette. Although the roulette is not an open mic, interested artists who would like to read for an upcoming event should first attend a roulette. And of course, performance art lovers are always welcome!

We are a Groups of both aspiring and published creative novel writers who meet to share and critique our work, have classes in creative writing, and share a group library. See more at our web site: cyfairwritersguild.org

Once a month we gather for a low-pressure chance to socialize with other folks interested in writing science fiction, fantasy or horror. Topics tend to range from "why I'm here at this group and what I like to write" through specific questions about writing process and problems to discussions of sf/f/h works and debates on ideas of general interest relative to writing sf/f/h. We post an optional writing exercise, and if there are takers, we read and comment on their work. Occasionally we hold ha …

Sub-Parables Christian Writers' Group was organized as a promotional network group for Christian authors and writers of books, music, and works of faith-based family entertainment as well as teaching tools. If Christian authors combine our efforts in the areas of marketing, reviews, public relations, word-of-mouth promotions, and promotional events in order to help each other launch our projects as an array of products, we can all achieve success.

Monday Night Writers: Houston is a spin-off of a group I used to organize in Los Angeles. Since I moved to Houston, I'm moving the group, too! Imagine your favorite college writing workshop: this is what I'm trying to accomplish on a grown-up level. We will share a piece of writing in advance, get together, and critique a few writers at each meeting. Whether you write professionally, are trying to get published, or would just like to hone your writing skills... this is the writing group for you …

We welcome non-writers, as well! We are a group of people who express our mess of words in short, perfunctory pulses. There is no room for cliché (and hardly any for adjective) in our work. We want to be moved by others, and we hope to do the moving from time to time. We encourage writing with truth, clarity, and passion, and love it when reciting borders on Slam. Come to watch, read, share, recite, laugh, and drink (beer or coffee, depending on the time of day). Don't come to feed us rainbows. …

BAWL is a support organization for writers of all genres. We hold a membership meeting monthly and host two critique group meetings. We also sponsor monthly workshops and annual conferences.

The Texas Speakers Publishers & Writers is a group of professionals dedicated to assisting others who are interested in becoming paid professional speakers, or published authors. We provide monthly trainnig in the areas of professional speaking, writing, publishing, marketing and much more, details at www.thespaa.org

Are you an aspiring writer, poet, novelist or other creative wordsmith seeking to find a group of like minded people to come together and encourage and help you feed and keep your muse? Have you been a writer for a long time now, and felt as though you've lost touch with that creative spark? Are you all too familiar with that dreaded literary monster known as "Writer's Block?" Or do you simply feel that you need more true friends, and people who are living the writer's life just as yourself and …

Overview Most of the time, WriteByNight is hard at work providing customized writers' services to novices and professionals alike. But on select days and times, we draw the shades, turn off our ringers and open our doors to writers on the prowl for a quiet, comfy haven where they can write, read, collaborate or just kick back and dream. We’ve got a library, writing prompts, coffee and free Wi-Fi. What more could a writer ask for? Objective Write Here allows you to carve out much-needed writing …

Having trouble finishing your manuscript? Starting a term paper? Writing a long overdue love letter? Then this is the group for you! The Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write! Meetup is exactly what it sounds like: a venue for writers to start, continue, or finish written works. The Format: The "Sit Down" part: The first thirty minutes is reserved for introductions, chit-chat, purchasing food and drink, skimming writing books, exchanging ideas, yoga postures, Gregorian chants, or whatever gets you psyche …

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Our membership is currently at capacity. We started Write Inside the Loop because we wanted to connect with other Greater Houston Area fiction* writers. The purpose of Write Inside the Loop is to provide a centralized environment right inside the 610 Loop where serious writers of short stories, novels or memoir can gather monthly to exchange feedback and encouragement. If you are a serious writer of short stories, novels or memoir who is able to commit to meeting every other w …

The ECWG is a group dedicated to experimental methods of collective writing, with more productivity as our great goal. This is not a group for writing critiques, nor is it a discussion group. We will be dedicating our energies to writing production. Some writers may collaborate together on their own project, many others will write individually yet within the group. Are you in the midst of a writer's block, seeking methods to break free? Are you a writer who is also a social individual? Methods m …

Professional commitments have prevented the founding organizers of this group from continuing as the leaders, so we're in the process of re-booting and expect to resume meeting in March. Current members:  We'll stick pretty close to the group's original set up, and we hope you'll continue to participate.  New / Potential members:  Here's what we're about... This group is for writers who are seeking inspiration, grappling with writer's block, need a nudge (or shove) to get started, or are inter …

A writing group for the early birds or wannabe early birds who aspire to get some writing done in the early hours before the day everything. This is not an evaluation or critique meetup (necessarily), but just a shared commitment to starting the day with coffee, camaraderie and keystrokes. May it serve as a building block for your morning writing practice no matter what kind of writing you're doing. At this time there is one weekly meeting, Sunday morning. Saturdays and weekdays have been discus …

You must be a member of Round Rock Writers Guild to participate in this workshop. You are welcome to come and audit a meeting whenever you want. We meet twice monthly - a Monday night and the following Saturday morning - to help each other in developing our writing using a workshop format. The prerequisite: Anyone attending a workshop day must submit a piece of their own for review and read those to be workshopped that day. We will receive the most benefit from an active discussion among all mem …

Like good actors, writers that draw on their emotional experiences often create the most compelling works. This creative non-fiction group is meant for people who have written fiction in the past and want to try their hand at personal essays or others ways of putting more of themselves into their writing, or writers like me who have focused on traditional non-fiction topics such as How To articles and want to add more color to their pieces. The focus will be on the craft of creative non-fiction …

The purpose of this group is to assist each other to become successful, published authors - preferably megastars with enormous incomes. We will develop our writing, promotion, and performance skills, acquire technical skills in ebook and audible publication, critique each other and share access to a publishing sponsor, and assist each other to publish and enjoy the rewards of authorship. Some of us will collect, share, and publish stories ranging from fiction to fact to personal histories and/or …

Hi Everyone, First of all, I'll tell you that I used to facilitate and Artist's Way Group thru Meetup here in Austin. I am creating a group based on the correspondence classes of Chicago's Jerry Cleaver's Immediate Writing course of study. Jerry has many accolades and many published writer's singing his praises. My goal is to begin and complete his one year of correspondence classes by utilizing his book "Immediate Fiction", which contains all the lessons needed. I'm looking for other would be w …

Hey guys, welcome to the new screenwriting group in town. We're in our infancy but we're gonna gear up fast. Though you see my name over there in the left hand corner, you should know this is Mario's baby. If meetup could give me a way to do it he would be titled co-organizer not assistant. This was his idea and he's the perfect guy to run it. He believes in this group and he's working hard to get it done. If you have an interest in or are currently pursuing your screenwriting career, you won't …