**NOTE** This group's meetups will be held in Guelph with my other group. Check out my Guelph group at: http://www.meetup.com/Guelph-Write-Now Do you have voices inside your head that won't leave you alone until you get their story down on paper? Good news – you're a writer. Bad news – it's not as easy to get it down on paper as it sounds. Get together with other writers to discuss story structure, marketing your work, publishers, agents, brainstorming. We will even have the occasional criti …

Hi, and Welcome. My name is Fran, and I'm a singer-songwriter who writes from the soul.   I've been singing "soul-songs" since I was a little kid, and I've always been aware my songs reveal my hopes, fears and dreams in deep, truthful and often mysterious ways. Stories and myths have always figured heavily in my life.  I studied English literature in University and I taught Bible and Jewish folklore to elementary school kids for well over a decade.  I have also worked as a professional storytel …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers. The Quick Brown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.ca/ To get on the newsletter …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers.  The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers. The Quick Brown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.ca/ To get on the newsletter list (yes, it's fre …

This group will help you meet your writing goals by holding you accountable for your work. Set realistic weekly goals for yourself and then bring copies for everyone to read on a weekly basis. If you're uncomfortable sharing your writing, you can still contribute your opinions/perspectives/superb grammatical skills to the group. We are looking to establish a regular, dedicated group so that we can perhaps start a writing project together or plan an editing retreat for our completed works! We mee …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers. The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …

National novel writing month (NaNoWriMo) happens every November. I encourage you to join the main site at http://www.nanowrimo.org to take part in the events there. This group will be for writers who want to participate in NaNoWriMo during November but also NaNo like challenges throughout the year. Check out the Guelph Wrimos blog at:  http://guelphwrimos.blogspot.com/ to see how other Guelph NaNoWriMos are doing. We will write, talk about writing, meet for write ins, participate in online wri …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers.  The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …

This is a group for those who are serious about writing.  The focus is inspirational, spiritual and self-help writing projects that we would like to get to publication. Come join us and share your writing and enjoy the efforts of others. Looking forward to creating inspired writing with other like-minded individuals.

This is just an informal meetup for writers to share their original work of most genres. The writer is given the option to ask for feedback or simply use this as a platform to share their writing in an informal and friendly setting. The genre that would be welcome is poetry, short fiction including flash fiction, short stories even novel excerpts, scripts, short screenplays, travel writing etc. Since the venue will usually be a public place such as a restaurant or cafe and the writer would be re …

We are currently not accepting new members, since we need to restrict our size in order to allow members sufficient time for reading and critiquing. However, members come and go, so when we can accomodate more members we will open the group to new people. Sorry about this, but you can always check back in a few months. 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 …

Love to write fiction? Have characters and plots bursting out of your ears, wanting, needing to be penned down? Does reading a well composed story set your heart afire and skin tingling? Want to be a better story-teller? Looking for honest constructive feedback to grow as a writer, and in turn help others grow? This is the group for you! I mainly write speculative fiction (sci-fi/fantasy) but literary fiction writers are more than welcome. Everyone here is a student and a teacher. We're a suppor …

We are writer's working group with the sole aim of obliterating procrastination and other plausible-sounding excuses. Sadly, there will be no editing, reading, reviewing or critiquing... you'll have to take care of that on your own. We take the ephemeral thoughts and ideas floating around in our minds and forge them into real words either on paper or on screen. It's all about production here. Because as writers, we know that nothing happens until words appear in real life. In concrete terms: Mee …

Do you write, want to write or are just interested in writing? This group is for everyone regardless of age or experience. There is no genre or subject restrictions and the idea is just to create a group of friends who love the written word. I hope to gather together a mixture of talents and styles so we can all learn and grow with each other. If you are interested or experienced in the world of writing, let's get together and see how much fun and learning we can have. Don't be shy! This is not …

Hey! Calling all Buffalo area Screenwriters! (And Playwrights) Let's face it, writing can be lonely, hard and frustrating. Let's make things easier on ourselves, and see who else is in the same boat locally. Let's all get to know each other, show support and give each other valuable feedback. There's so much awesome talent in the area! I'm not a pro, but you don't need to be either. And if you're a seasoned writer, maybe you'd like to share your wisdom and war stories! We can all learn from each …

This group is a book club with a twist. It is a book club for writers. Why are some books popular? What makes them bestsellers? What can we as writers learn from these books? I started this book club because traditional book clubs are too vanilla for me. If you are a committed writer, then this meetup is for you. We meet once a month in downtown Toronto. Other events are scheduled as we think of them. Each month, we will chose a work of fiction and examine it from the perspective of a writer (an …

This is a group for anyone studying to be a children's writer. I started this group because I want to meet other aspiring children's literature writers like myself. People trying to get their work published, first time authors, children's book illustrators etc. Lets get together for some fun time sharing and exchanging ideas in this wonderful field of writing for kids.

The Toronto Screenwriters Meetup Group (TSMG) is an active community-minded group for Screenwriters and Filmmakers interested in networking, discussing and collaborating on screenplay development for all mediums. Our love of the craft is what binds us - this group's members are dedicated to helping each other improve - offering support and sharing knowledge and resources, while having a good time in doing so! TSMG provides guidance, contacts and support in all areas of the field - offering our m …

This group is for artists that want to learn other art. Actors learn writing, directors learn acting, etc. Be the jack of all traits! Mingle, exchange, grow, learn.

Toronto's First Post Office, operated by the Town of York Historical Society, is a post office, a museum, and a National Historic Site.  We are the custodian of an unparalleled collection of artefacts relating to early 19th century communication.  As in 1834, Toronto's First Post Office is the only full-service post office in the city to operate seven days a week.  From this communications hub on Adelaide Street East, the Society continues to tell the history of the town of York and early Toront …

A monthly meeting for writers looking for support and review of their work from other writers. Come and discuss writing opportunities and challenges. Let us review your work and give valued feedback. Novels, fiction and non-fiction, essays and short stories. Professionals or out-of-work, experienced or just off the boat. All types welcome. Please bring copies of your work to meetups so people may read along.

Women getting together for friendship and socializing.   For women 25+ who enjoy: book clubs, writing groups, coffee meetups, walks, dinners, knitting, yoga, movies and other such events. We will hold bi-weekly coffee, bi-weekly walks, monthly writing group and a monthly book club as a rule.  Plus other fun events will be added in as they come up. This group is for friendly, happy, positive women who are looking to meet others and make lasting friendships. Most events will be located in East End …

Come to a Buffalo Writers Meetup to discuss the writing life, trade literary tips, get constructive feedback on your work, and enjoy great discussions. We offer Meetups during the week as well as on the weekends to try and accommodate as many schedules as possible. All writers are welcome! The format for the Meetups is simple: If there are new members, we do brief introductions all around the table. Then anyone who wishes to can read aloud from their work and solicit feedback. It's a relaxing, …

Ever think you would like to do some acting? Ever done it before and would like to do it again? What about writing, directing, or producing? Noway this is GEVA or the Arts Council. This is Theater By The Seat Of Our Pants. A bare-bones, do-it-yourself collaboration of hambones, closet divas, and budding control freaks. We have a venue. All we need are the scripts, costumes, props, set pieces, sound and lights, actors and directors who just want to have some fun while entertaining their friends a …

You love to write in a café and watch time go by. If you're interested in joining a group with this in mind this is what the group is here for. Grab a pen, pad, Mac and get typing, only rule is silence is golden, occasional chatter is acceptable plenty of laughter and a drink at the end of the session optional. Everyone is an organizer so get your list of favorite cafés ready and take charge.

In this group we will be analyzing screenplays on a monthly basis. We'll try to pick new and old scripts of all genres depending on everyone's preferences. I always tell myself that I'll read more screenplays but I never do! I started this group hoping to motivate myself and to meet others who share an interest in movies and analysis. So, if you would like to analyze screenplays, either to better your own writing or to gain a better understanding of how screenplays are written, this is the group …

Well, the fact that I am starting this PhD student meet-up group should tell you that I’m procrastinating despite a fast encroaching deadline, and a deluge of emails from my supervisors harassing me about that long overdue chapter. This meet-up is really aimed at nomadic PhD students like myself who do not have a network here.  For example, I am completing my degree in arty-phartysness (Art History and Musicology) through the University of Edinburgh but after two years abroad and living like a h …