Where fiction and memoir writers can meet to share their work and encounter constructive or challenging ideas about that work.

  Jersey City Writers is a community of dedicated scribes who seek to develop and explore their craft by interacting with other writers. We inspire and support each other to be the best writers we can be in a fun and open social setting. We meet every Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm at the wonderful Beechwood Café & Market on Grove St in Jersey City.  All genres are welcome. Sip coffee and eat a brownie while we encourage you to finish your play, your novel or your short story. Stop by and bond with o …

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 …

Hey ladies! Do you like reading fantastic novels, memoirs and moving non-fiction (think... Time Traveler's Wife, The Devil Wears Prada, The Glass Castle, My Sister's Keeper, The Secret Life of Bees)?? If you enjoy a glass of wine and are looking to meet up with other girls in the city, make friends, and chat about a great book you just read, then this club is for you! I will set up a poll to vote on a new book each month and then meet up at a coffee shop, lounge or restaurant to discuss the b …

At our meetings we write for thirty-minute stretches with ten-minute breaks. That's all. Bring your notebook, clay tablet, laptop, whatever you write on. 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 writing prompts, if you' …

Love food? Love to read? Join us as we eat our way through books! We'll be reading it all: Fiction and non-fiction, history and humor, essays, anthologies, histories, novels, memoirs. We'll have a range of events, in homes, at restaurants and other interesting places as we dive into some of the best food literature there is. No special skill required (except being able able to read, of course!) But beyond that, just have a love for food, an interest in great conversation and be open to a little …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

… We aim to read different genres: fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, Sci-Fi, ... the sky is the limit. (Or...whatever we can all agree upon.  Okay, we don't *all* have to agree.  We just need a quorum. We'll be fair.  If you didn't get to pick a genre you like this time around, there will be another opportunity.  That much, I can promise!) See you at the next meetup!        

Two of us - a gay male writer and a lesbian female writer - decided to create a group for LGBTs who are serious about their writing, and want to share their work in an environment that understands and celebrates LGBT literature. The purpose of the group is to support each other's writing endeavors through positive encouragement, thoughtful critique and celebration. The format is biweekly meetings during which we discuss the work of two or three writers, depending on length of submissions. We'll …

A twist on the storytelling events! Bring your old & new photos, love letters, cards, documents, birth, death & marriage certificates, newspaper clippings, dolls, quilts etc from your family archives & tell us about them! What do you know about them, the ephemera & the people who took, collected & lived these moments. Can you imagine what we will see & share? So go search your closets, attics, basement, storage units, boxes & bags & bring that item that means something to you to share.

Not all creative people are looking for criticism.  Some just want inspiration, friends, and the chance to be creative with others who just get it.  While originally a writers' group, this group is going to tour great coffee houses, where members will have the opportunity to do art or writing alongside each other.  We'll be each others' cheerleaders on our journey, whether that be writing your memoir, standing in front of a microphone reading a poem or singing out loud, or just having friends to …

We are dedicated to playing board and card games and having fun. Games vary from classics like: Taboo, Pictionary, Scrabble to german style games like: Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catans to Wargaming ones like: Risk, Memoir 44, depending on who brought what and what people want to play.

Writers with no experience, enjoy a safe learning environment Writers who are stuck, enjoy the support of like-minded women Writers who are experienced, remember the thrill of the initial spark

The Boonton NJ Writers Group is an established critique group seeking to add a handful of new members. Our members attend regularly and therefore develop an intimate understanding of each others' work - be it a short story, memoir, novel, or script. Although we love and admire poets, we don't critique poetry. The group meets twice a month on Wednesdays at 8 PM at the Empire Diner in Parsippany. Due to the format of this group where we review three writers often lengthy submissions every other we …

  When I was looking for members to join an established writing group of which I am part, I found there were many people who wanted a group for the beginning or novice writer. I started this group for those who might be intimidated by authors they feel are further along in their writing. I will be facilitating the group by giving writing assignments and exercises to those who would like them. I will also guide the group in their critiques which can be helpful to new writers and new groups in gen …