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Hello, I'm working on a braided memoir about my work as a painter & painting professor. I'm interested in connecting with others who are also working on longer projects. I'm envisioning that we would meet on zoom every two weeks, share our in-progress work, and provide support and feedback for each...

Since my goal is to raise my work to publishable quality, I'm looking for a Critique Partner with whom I can exchange brutally honest critiques delivered in a kind, constructive, and respectful way. Together, we can aim to support the other writer in readying their work for submission to...

Essayists Essaying is for writers who want honest, respectful critique and the accountability of (mutually agreed-upon) submission deadlines. Our emphasis will be upon the creative in CNF.

One trend in memoir is to incorporate factual information on topics that are integral to the themes and events that occur in the work. For instance, a text about the writer's personal transformation after starting an organic garden in an urban housing project might share what the research/experts...

The Get Rid of Submissions Pain! is a chance for members to share freely their hopes, successes, difficulties with submitting their work to publications and publishing houses. Ideally, the sharing will uncover helpful information for members.

I started this group to gather queer and trans folks working on creative nonfiction and memoir writing. I am three-quarters into writing a memoir, and I would love to have other folks working alongside me.

This group meets every two weeks on Thursdays at 6pm EST. 

Group agreements 

1. We will dedicate...

A space for writers to gather, inspire one another, and share their work.

We will support each other in producing Literary Fiction, Creative NonFiction, or Memoir and submitting our work for publication.

Honest critiques that tend to be difficult to come by, given by careful readers aiming to give as good as they want to receive.

Writers from any locale are welcome.

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At Quirk & Quill, we’re not just here to write — we’re here to finish! Whether you’re wrangling a first draft, polishing a collection of poetry, or finally tackling that novel idea that’s been haunting your notes app, this is your creative pit crew.

This group has weekly check-ins via group posts and...

A Writing Group of Teaching Writers and Writing Teachers

I’m a teaching writer and a writing teacher, both professions a labor of love which continuously feed each other.

Having  co-edited two popular anthologies in contemporary short fiction (1999-present) and contemporary creative nonfiction  (2006...

The Scrawl, founded in May 2021, meets every Sunday on Zoom at 6:30 PM ET for two hours. Current group size is six (6). We focus on creative non-fiction, and fiction. 

We have one Pushcart nominee, a 2nd place in the Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize and a fiction writer who we helped complete her zero draft...

This is a group dedicated to inspiring writers via writing prompts from the Poets & Writers series The Time Is Now.

The purpose of this group is to spark new writing, share work, and foster community among group members. Please note that this not a space associated with publication in Poets &...