"If you wish to be a writer, write." - Epictetus ...The concept of this meetup is simple: meet up with others in a cafe ...and write.  Carve out one sacred hour per week to bring your project to life.  Working in the company of other creative writers will provide you with the motivation you need to move forward and write that story, novel, or chapbook of poems you have inside you.  Our group is about creative companionship...no critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. …

Writing the Mind Alive: the Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice is the title of the book which describes the Proprioceptive Writing® (PW) practice.  PW is a method for exploring the psyche through writing. Easy enough for anyone to learn it, PW is practiced to music in 25-minute sessions, under stress-free conditions, alone or in groups. Through a process we call “Inner Hearing,” PW teaches you to listen to your thoughts with empathy and curiosity and reflect on them in writin …

This is a group for writers who want to master powerful strategies to write better. The organizer, Charles Euchner, is a former teacher and administrator at Yale and Harvard and the author of a number of acclaimed works on politics, sports, civil rights, and more. The approach: Euchner has developed what he called a "brain-based system" for writing well. What's that mean?  It means that if you understand how the brain works -- how the brain gets engaged or confused, what makes it excited or bore …

This mission of this group is to help you reach your writing goals. We meet approximately once a month and the group meeting format will change from time to time and will tend to alternate between writing exercises, writing time, group coaching and some small talks on creativity. The group is led by Karmen Lizzul a writer, artist and professional coach. Karmen has her MFA in writing from Vermont college, a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has recently been trained as a professional coach …

This group is for authors who are interested in mastering the craft elements of writing. Group members will work to perfect their competence by identifying, practicing, and ultimately implementing recognized techniques. Each meeting will be devoted to a specific craft element related to character, plot, point of view, description, dialogue, setting, pace, voice, and theme. Whether you seek to write short stories, essays, novels or articles, the club members (as a team) will help each other to ma …

This two-session workshop will focus on building a strong, complete short story for each participant. Over the course of two weeks, we will discuss creating and revising students’ work, considering aspects of the craft of writing, such as character, point of view, description, language, and style. Participants will become acquainted with the logistics of writing a short story, and will learn how to accurately express a creative vision through their words. This workshop is intended to provide an …

The best group in NYC for memoir and autobiography writers! We guide and support you through the process of writing your life's story, using evidence-based methods and strategies compiled by researchers at the University of Southern California. Led by Natalie Millman, Personal Historian, this group provides a nurturing environment. You will grow as a writer with this group's loving, unconditional support and inspiration. All ages welcome. We write, we share, and we write some more!

Do you have an idea for a screenplay, but don't know how to begin? Are you intimidated when you sit down at your keyboard? Don't know the difference between subtext and subplots? Can't afford the screenwriting classes at the local schools?Then this is the group for you. The goal of this group is to help beginning screenwriters to complete their first script. In a workshop setting, we will work on the fundamentals of screenwriting. Through a series of weekly meeting , we will watch movies, read …

Guided Autobiography is both a group and individual process. Thematically-driven questions offered weekly provide a direction for two pages of life-story, written in-between sessions. These writings are then read in the group where affirming feedback is encouraged. This dynamic process provides participants the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of their resilience and the new life they are building. I am a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and writer. My profes …

This will be a group for people who enjoy writing but need a little push from others to stop procrastinating. There are groups like this in other areas around New York, but non located in Nassau County. The only requirement is a commitment to your craft at whatever level you currently on . We will meet once week or bi monthly depending on the ability of the members of the group to make a serious commitment to that time period. Lets get to know each other, what we think, what we do, and of course …

This is a group for [people who are, or have been, inspired gto write due to life circumstances. You do not have to write about the circumstance only to use it to propel your creativity. A group that will continue to inspire you through mutual help, productive critique and support.

An ongoing group of writers that meets every Monday night at a restaurant in White Plains. Two people submit every week and the group reviews their work and discusses it at the meeting. Meetings are usually two hours. A writer will on average submit once a month. Before being admitted to the group, we require a writing sample. Any representative work will be fine.  It doesn't have to be long.

Meet in the East Village in Manhattan to read and discuss your latest work. Improve your writing skills in a casual and friendly environment, meet other writers and get constructive feedback on your work. The group will be kept intentionally small so everyone gets a chance to present their work. We will work on all types of writing including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and article writing. We meet the 4th monday of the month at 6:30 pm on 9th street between 1st and 2nd avenues. The meeting spac …

We're people who've attended John Truby's writing seminars in New York. If you've attended one of his three day seminars, you're eligible to join.

Bring us your fiction, your poetry, your fledgling manuscripts yearning to be read. ;) We get together every 2 weeks in my home in South Hackensack, have some wine and water, and share our thoughts on the selections members submitted after the previous meeting. Bergen County Poets & Fictionaires welcomes serious writers, published or unpublished, who are open to constructive critique from a diverse group of other serious, open writers. We share our joy in writing and reading, along with a few la …

It's a simple concept.  We get together, we write. Bring your notebook, clay tablet, laptop, whatever you write on. We write for thirty-minute stretches with ten-minute breaks. Some write fiction, some write memoir, some write encyclopedia entries. It's up to you. There's no pressure to share or critique, but there are opportunities. This is mostly just a way to provide a comfortable environment for writing that's not so lonely. You can write whatever you wish, of course, but there will be writi …

This group serves as a meeting place for writers who are interested in getting feedback on their manuscripts from the writing community. i prefer fiction writers (with emphasis on short stories, that are easier to deal with) but creative non-fiction is welcome as well. The group will not have a professional author in charge, but rather, is meant for folks who have taken at least one class and are familiar with the workshop/booth process. when registering to the group, please answer questions abo …

Kick start your writing. Make new friends. Join a group that loves to write. Together we workshop our writing and use creative writing prompts. Meet other New York writers in this supportive and fun -- yet serious -- group. Be accountable. Get writing.

We are a group of screenwriters at all levels of experience, meeting to improve our craft, build our careers and connect with fellow writers. In addition to our community meetups, our members get access to exclusive screenwriting classes, workshops and events, often at a fraction of the normal cost. What Is The Goal Of This Group? To help writers build their craft, discover their voices, find their community, and overcome obstacles like writer’s block, self doubt and procrastination.  We seek to …

We are passionate writers looking to meet other passionate writers. Our group loves to have fun and our atmosphere is warm, welcoming, playful - at times even silly. At the same time, when we get down to it, we offer sincere feedback, trying to improve each other's work. We believe that to give good feedback we have to tell the writer what worked well first, what moved us, what inspired us, what made us want to punch something or someone. Then, we talk about what can be improved. The environment …

Writers mostly write. Besides writing, the second most important act is submitting. I'd like to meet once a month with a group of writers who are submitting their work.  During this meeting we can exchange ideas about motivation, where to submit certain kinds of work and the mechanics of submitting material. We can map out strategies for submitting work and make committments to the group about the process.

I am seeking to form a small group of highly dedicated, aspiring TV writers who would like to obtain regular feedback on their work. The group will include: (1) monthly meetings where we booth one member's script (i.e. read it aloud and then give immediate feedback); (2) ongoing discussion of story ideas and suggestions for improvement; (3) potential collaboration for members seeking to write in teams; and (4) one on one script swaps. If we agree that a member's script has potential, we can try …

Written Intention ( y ) is a creative writing workshop establishing an ongoing presence that meets twice a month in NYC. Thus far, the existing group holds to a goal of compiling a Non-Profit Literary Magazine containing selected work from it's members. This 'journal' will serve not only as a display of our selected efforts but for members, can show any progress in their writing over time. Written Intentions ( y ) holds ongoing sessions intended to be a creative focal point & platform device tha …

The secret to being a brilliant writer isn’t a secret at all: write every day and get feedback from good teachers. At the New York Writer’s Intensive, we’ll get you writing in an environment that’s fun and supportive, giving you the feedback, structure, and social support to help you get started and find your rhythm. The New York Writers’ Intensive is for you if: • You want to write but you need help getting started. • You want guidance, support, and feedback. • You have stories to tell but you …

The Script Revision Workshop begins Wednesday, June 15 and continues for 8 weeks. Classes meet from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at 440 Studios, 440 Lafayette Street. The cost is $495.00 Why: I know the excitement of being in a screenwriting workshop and chipping away at a screenplay until you find what is essential. I will share with you the tremendous insight and training I received from the celebrated faculty at Columbia University’s graduate film program, while studying for my MFA degree. When I r …

Critiquing novels, short stories, and sentences of all sizes! We are a group of writers, some published, some not, all working on a Big Project--a novel, a short story collection, that first big publishing break. We believe that any genre can be literary and any writer's voice can be polished with time and dedication. We also believe in thoughtful and thorough critiques; we don't pull any punches, but we'll also tell you at least one thing we liked. This group may be especially helpful for y …

This group is a collective of writers, whose goals are to help each other develop our writing projects via critiques and sharing of resources, with strong motivation toward getting our work published. We actively develop our skills by sharing current works and providing critiques at our bi-weekly meetings. Published and unpublished writers are all welcome. We are serious about our writing, and honest and helpful in our critiques. Plus, we're nice people! We like to keep our group small, so we al …

This is a group for serious writers whom are already working on a spiritual book, screenplay, memoir or journal, or are ready to begin one. Let's meet weekly to create a spiritual community where we will support, write and share the journey together. At the beginning of each meeting I will lead us in a short, guided meditation so that we can tap into our inner guidance for clarity and wisdom as we write, which always makes the process that much easier! Days and times are flexible, and will be cr …