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I'd like to form a group of 3-4 writers, ideally with complete first drafts. I'm hoping to exchange ideas and critique full manuscripts. My line of writing (and reading) gravitates toward literary and upmarket fiction with women protagonists, but I'm open to reading most genres.

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.

Hi! I'm Caryn, creator of Caryn's Creative Community and "Everyone Write!" 

"Everyone Write!" is a 3x weekly write-in that meets on Discord. The purpose of the write-in is accountability and support. Our sessions are silent -- no voice, no video. All types of writing is welcome: Novels, fan fiction...

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.

This group is for the 2025 Fiction cohort of the Get the Word Out program.

Welcome to GOALS! This is a meeting place for Poets & Writers Groups members who organize a group. Here, group organizers can learn how to utilize all the tools available for their group, share resources and tips for facilitating a writers group, and engage with peers.

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A group for the Fall 2025 Get the Word Out Fellows.

A haibun is a prose poem that ends in a haiku. The purpose of this workshop is to learn the craft of haibun and encourage their practice.

This is a group for writers of historical fiction in all its forms--literary, upmarket, romance, mystery, etc. We can help each other with questions about research, publication, conferences, and anything else related to the wonderful historical fiction genre, 

Critique group devoted to the craft of writing short fiction, including (a) short stories, (b) flash fiction and (c) microfiction. 

The group is mostly devoted to literary fiction, but upmarket fiction within the following genres is also welcome: thriller/suspense, mystery/crime, horror and...

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...