Chicks Who Write is a professional networking group for women who freelance in Greater Boston. We try to meet every month to network and hear from industry experts. On the list, we share leads, ideas, advice, job opportunities, and resources. Chicks come from a variety of communications backgrounds, with diverse areas of expertise, ranging from journalism to public relations to marketing communications for higher education, business, health care, nonprofits, and more. Many have non-fiction and f …

EXOTIC PEN PRESENTS - WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATORS! PLEASE JUST COME! Bring sample of your writing or ART just hang with us as we share. Monday's tba! come!! Our last meet up gave us a profound glimpse into talents from our group. Please sign up for our group. We will appreciate your being with us. Come anyway. Don't you LOVE writing? The following was written by former leader, Danny Y. (except for minor edits) Have you ever dreamed of writing your own book or novel someday but never got around to i …

Creative writing is exciting. We are more likely to grow as writers, both in the enjoyment of our craft and in our productivity, when we are in community with other writers. Writing does not need to be lonely and unproductive, but should be an fulfilling and liberating form of creativity and self-expression. As a member of The Writers' Workshop, you can belong to a community of fellow writers who will encourage you in your craft.  Each writer should come to each week's writing session with a pen …

I started this group to help authors learn what resources are available to become the best writers they can, produce the book they want, and publish and market it everywhere. The purpose of the group is to provide informative programs and networking opportunites for authors, publishers, editors, agents, designers, etc. to have a forum to learn and meet.

What is this group all about? Our members aim to become better writers in social scientific disciplines and to see more of our work published. We also like to spend time with others in a lively social venue where we can share good times, good drinks, and good food. Where did the idea for this group come from? If you're like me, the challenge of writing books, chapters, and journal articles for publication can be vexing at times. Rather than succumb to the pressure, I thought it would be better …

Libboo.com is the largest online community of readers, writers and creative folk. We provide free ways for writers to create, collaborate and publish.  http://www.libboo.com The Libboo.com club is here to bring together our 'online' community of readers, writers, editors, illustrators, journalists, etc. We are soon hosting a variety of events aimed a bringing people together to network, talk about writing, exchange ideas and learn more about how we may help you at Libboo.com. Most importantly, w …

One night, a collection of languages met a group of objects and they decided to share a cigarette over a drink. Complementing objects was easy enough for language, who found its partner so very real and touchable. Objects was mostly quiet, not finding much to say about itself, at least nothing equal to the photographs and poetry and sculpture language seemed so content and able to lavish upon it. When they made love, something was born, but soon enough it was on the lam. We are an artist collect …

This Group is about Exploring Life in the Hemingway Tradition with an emphasis on Culture, Continuing Education and The Occasional Adventure. :: :: :: Life is not a spectator sport ... ... and physical reality is infinitely more interesting than virtual reality. :: :: :: "There is no life on the internet ... ... no sense of space in cyberspace." :: :: :: This group was created to encourage exploration of and participation in cultural and educational opportunities in the Greater Cambridg …

**As of mid-February, 2013, we are closing to new members temporarily. The group has grown exponentially in the last two years and meetups are constantly full, so we're attempting to restructure to make it work better. Please check back if you are interested, and sorry for the inconvenience!** Love writing? Looking for an opportunity to creep inside your mind, find the little demon inside fast asleep at an old writing desk, and tickle him awake with a quill pen? Or perhaps you think electro shoc …

Cambridge Screenwriters exists to make you into a better screenwriter. Award-winning writer (with multiple production credits) and Emerson College professor Jared M. Gordon runs a MeetUp in which we'll discuss screenwriting practices, answer questions, and workshop your scenes. Whether you've written a dozen screenplays or aspire to, there's a place for you here. Jared also provides more in-depth coverage: http://www.jaredmgordon.net/screenwriting. I plan to conduct regular writers' group worksh …

This is for:  Self publishers, publishers, writers/authors, those who want to get published, designers, type setters, proofreaders/copyeditors, ghost writers, publishing consultants, Acquisition Editors, editors, lawyers with focus on publishing, ebook developers, and anyone in the publishing industry. This is NOT for: MLM people, affiliate marketing folks, insurance agents, car dealers, real estate agents, and any other profession not related to publishing.

The Boston Book Festival is New England's largest annual literary event held in October. The yearly festival features more than 125 presenters and dozens of sessions for kids and adults, the BBF also boasts a bustling street fair, workshops for aspiring authors, an outdoor music stage, and more! But we're expanding our events to cover more of the calendar, and we want you to be a part of it! This group is for anyone who can't wait until October to get their fill of the BBF!

There are clearly many bicycling/fitness groups out there!.....So, what makes this group different? Here's one members testimonial from our 2009 Nantucket Trip: “ One of the best weekends of this summer. Words can't summarize my experience. Absolutely wonderful people with a great sense of humor. Time just flew by. Thanks, Rob for organizing this event and WE ( I take the liberty of every one that attended here) truly appreciate your time & thoughtfulness. Simply put it we had a BLAST; Thank y …

PyLadies Boston is for anyone who identifies as a woman and is a Python programmer or an aspiring Python programmer in the Boston area. Or even if you have no clue what Python is, but you're interested in learning to program. It's a great language to learn if you have no prior programming experience. Our goal is to get a larger number of women coding and involved in the open source community. Developers and aspiring developers only, please. PyLadies Boston is welcoming to and respectful of tran …

The purpose of this group is to share our spirituality and spiritual experience(s), discuss our paths and investigate the ideas and techniques of all various spiritualities and philosophies. Everyone has a spark of God/ the Source/ One etc (whatever finite word we want to call It) in them, to the extent they don’t loose or "sell" their soul.  If we listen to this Spark, it will lead us on our own unique, individual, wonderful and magical path back to the Source. The focus of this meetup is to sh …

So you want to learn to write apps for the iPhone and iPad? Look no further! This group is for both existing and wannabe iPhone developers to share in the learning process of writing great apps for the platform of the next decade. Looking for iPhone/iPad talent in the Boston area ? The best way to find it is to join our Meetup and post your job description on our Job Board. Interested in being notified about new iPhone/iPad job opportunities? Join our Meetup, then track the Job Board.

The Boston Quantified Self Meetup (@QSboston) is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. It's a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data …

New to coding? New to software development? Looking to connect with someone willing to share their hard earned knowledge? Let's get together on a regular basis to practice our coding skills, share tips on writing good code and provide constructive feedback on each other's projects.

SSG Boston is a martial arts group practicing an integrated system of longsword, grappling and dagger from medieval fighting manuals.  At this writing, we have classes in Watertown, Arlington, and Cambridge. Our students are a mix of experienced martial artists who enjoy the cross-training and interested brand new folks. Our beginner class works equally well for each, working on a combination of an established longsword curriculum and developing work on abrazzare (grappling) and daga (dagger/kni …

As I write this (30 May 2012), we're heading into summer, when everyone is planning vacations and otherwise looking for ways to relax and, especially, to have a good time.  What better way to have a great time than to listen to live music, dance, and meet new people? We have amazing musicians here in Cambridge and Somerville who play at terrific venues like Johnny D's, Atwood's Tavern, The Cantab, Ryles, Club Passim, The Burren, Toad, The Lizard Lounge, The Plough & Stars, Precinct, RADIO, Sally …

Embracing the full spectrum from ancient traditions and the occult to cutting edge science, Soul Experiments Meetup gathers those intererested in exploring consciousness, spirituality, energy and the multidimensional nature of ourselves and reality. Let's experiment, play and learn together!  Let's create a safe space to share our experiences. Let's take the "woo" out of "woo woo". :-) Types of Meetups: We will be having several types of meetups. At least once a month there will be a free meetup …

This is a group for Boston Singles ages 21-50. There will be singles events, of course. But I want to host teleclasses and workshops and seminars to help singles identify what they think might be getting in their way of finding the type of relationship they seek. We'll discuss online dating, casual dating, committed relationships and more. Get help writing your dating profile, navigating the dating scene and learn ways to read the behavior of men and women. See our main website at http://www.An …

Do you love books? Then this is the place for you! Come socialize with friendly book-loving people who would love to hear about what you're reading, share their thoughts about books, and share their books too! Most members are enthusiasts of the website BookCrossing.com, though you are welcome even if you are not familiar with the site. (But check it out! You'll love it!) We don't read a specific book each month -- just read what you like, and tell us what you think about books, reading, publi …

We were really founded in 1984! The MacTechGroup has its roots in the old BCS and we just kept going. It's designed for Macintosh and iOS programmers, iPhone and iPad technical discussions. If you are writing Mac or iPhone code, or want to find out how, this is your group.

Hey! This group is for anyone who makes stuff (and doesn't just talk about it) in their free time around Boston. The Rules of Make Stuff: When we get together, we make stuff. No outside speakers, no sponsor messages, no schmoozers. Just makers who help each other. It doesn't matter what you make (software, hardware, blogs, books, whatever) as long as you're actually making something while you're here. Respect people's right to focus on executing on their own when they want to. Meetups will go o …

We are an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, writers, publicists, agents, technologists, literary coaches, and publishing professionals. We are striving to create a community of people who will be driving changes in the publishing industry.

For developers and enthusiasts of Mono and Xamarin's MonoTouch and Mono for Android platforms. Let's get together and share tips and tricks for writing iPhone, iPad and Android apps with .NET.

Google Developers' Group Boston (formerly Boston GTUG). Bringing together experts, beginners and enthusiasts alike to meet and discuss a wide array of topics related to Google technologies and writing code that uses Google product APIs. We hold the occasional hackfest, and we get involved in Google developer challenge events. Follow us on Twitter (@BostonGDG) and add us on Google+ . Some of our talks will be posted as Hangout On Air videos to our G+ feed. We typically hold meetings in the office …