Everybody loves a good story. Storytelling is an age-old tradition that has been around since the dawn of time in every culture. We live in an area teeming with amazing storytelling shows so lets get together and support this art form.

We are a creative community center in the heart of Westport in a 19th century carriage house that looks like a little red schoolhouse. We teach creative writing in small groups and have many sections. We also teach screenwriting, writing for children, memoir, songwriting and have a teen program in July. We add classes all the time.  We hold all kinds of community events such as author talks, poetry open-mic and our monthly Storytelling Fridays. Downstairs we have a dedicated writers' room where …

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 …

The group meets the last Wednesday of every month to discuss New Yorker essays and short stories. The PLUS is a pre-meeting, separate discussion of a book ( fiction or non-fiction ) chosen in advance by the group. A member may participate in The New Yorker meeting without joining the book discussion. All essays, short stories, and books are chosen at each meeting by the group. In some cases the group may decided to devote multiple sessions to a book.

The Purpose of this group is to introduce certain aspects of Arts such as paintings, Photography, Writing, Film Making and Music to everyone who is interested to know more about it.. 1- Film Making 101 2- Photography 101 3- Art of Painting 101 4- Art of Story Telling 101 This group is a great place for all people who share same interests to get together and we can take photographs, watch films, discuss art and short stories and we will get the chance to attend art galleries, exhibitions, movie p …

Do you like to write? If yes, do you find it difficult to make time to sit down and write? This is a meetup group for people to get together and, well, write. The group (or whoever RSVPs) meets once a week. For 1-2 hours (or however long you can stay) we sit down and write quietly. Once a month we'll get together afterwards to talk about our writing or just socialize. I'm not interested in critiquing, lectures, and the like.

After three years of reading Hemingway and his peers, the Hemingway Book Club is changing. Starting in 2013, the group will choose books from the Modern Library's list of top 100 20th Century English language novels. Please join us as we discover and reread some of the best works of the modern age. http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/

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 …

We meet the second Saturday of the month in the morning 9-11, in New Haven, to hone the craft of writing fiction. Members post pieces for review, then receive and give feedback at the meet up. All fiction writers are welcome, published or not-yet-published, literary or genre, as long as you can't stop writing and are determined to improve. Procedures for posting and reviewing pieces are under the Pages pull down menu. Who the group is not for: people who are writing only for themselves or just f …

Writer’s Block: Is It Real? Why do we want to write but find ourselves unable to do it? Perhaps it is as simple as this: We are simply having a thought -- a thought like: I don’t have the time. It won’t be any good. I’ll just quit anyway. I always do. No one will like it. I don’t feel like it. It’s too hard. I need to feel moved to write. I need to be inspired. There will be no pay off. I am no good at it. Not really. Others are better at it than I am. I’m too tired. I need to watch TV or check …

This group is aimed at writers in Suffolk County who are looking for a group to work on their current projects and work toward publishing. We'll meet once a month at a place of our choosing (I had been thinking of the Starbucks up on Middle Country Road, Johnny's, or maybe the Ecology Park in good weather) for a few hours and work through our projects. We can discuss the progress on our pieces, read work aloud for critiques, and give each other life support during the querying process (I warn yo …

This is a group for anyone interested in writing poetry, fantasy or fiction. We are not limited to this form of writing and would like to have other forms of writing for more inspiration. We will read and critique our writings at all sessions.

This group will meet to share and get help with writing projects they are working on and pool knowledge on getting assignments and getting published.

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.

This is a workshop for a group of Long Island fiction writers, who get together once-a-month to critique each others work. Essentially, we discuss what we like about a piece, and what we think can be improved. The emphasis is on nurture: how one writer can help another via thoughtful comments and suggestions. Everyone's manuscripts (2,500 words max) are traded via email one week prior to the meeting, then printed out and "marked up" with comments and suggestions. If you're a fiction writer on Lo …

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 …

Join us for a monthly creative writing workshop, to discuss and critique member-submitted work. We'd love to include a range of genres including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and prose. We have a regular group at the moment, but are open to new submissions. If you're interested in joining, please email a writing sample to bkcreativewritingworkshop@gmail.com. Thanks, Kelly

Meet other area writers! Find the motivation and camaraderie that you need to keep the words flowing. Review work, trade writing tips, make friends, and have fun. This group is for anyone who writes fiction or wants to write fiction. Come to talk about your writing ideas, share work, and get and give constructive criticism. Open to all fiction genres except children's. We are strictly a fiction group. No non-fiction, poetry, memoir please. We are closed to new members at the moment but if you wo …

Welcome to the Latin American & Spanish Book Club. Saying club is just a formality. This is more a space for people who find pleasure reading literature from Latin America and Spain. We will read non-fiction, fiction, articles, chronicles, essays, poetry, short stories and novels. The only requirement is that it is in Spanish. We have native and non-native Spanish speakers from all over the globe. Our goal is to provide interactive discussions in Spanish to native and non-native speakers to help …

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 …

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.

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.

Welcome to QUEST! Motorcyclers! QUEST! isn't an acronym. QUEST! is simply the gathering of people whom enjoy motorcycling adventures in whatever form they may appear! All types of motorcycles are welcomed. BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, Victory, Honda, Indian, Can-Am, Yamaha, etc.. You must be licensed, insured, & be a responsible experienced motorcycle rider. Picture this in your mind… It’s a warm, sunny Saturday morning in June. Temps are expected to hover around 75 degrees. You’ve h …

The aim of this Manhattan-based group is to serve as a social outlet for creativity, and to produce fun-to-watch short films of acceptable quality for the film festival circuit. No experience necessary! We may not produce as impressive a product as we want, but we’ll make movies, learn a lot, and we’ll have fun. Films will be written and directed by its members, and we’ll decide collectively which will be the next project. Any collective, and certainly this one, will require frequent compromise, …

A group for Web Ops engineers, Sysadmins or other Engineers to sit, drink and swap war stories, compare current headaches, and share ideas. If you join, include a short blurb about what sort of ops you do!

As a fairly new resident to the Southern CT area I have noticed a distinct lack of Badminton facilities. I am currently in the works with some local sports clubs trying to bring more access to Badminton in the area! My hopes by starting this group is to see what interest is out there. Like I said previously, I am currently working with some clubs to see if they would be interested in providing some appropriate courts (official size, good nets, etc) and in order to make that happen I need PEOPLE! …

The New Haven Writer's Group is a critique-based collaborative for fiction writers dedicated to improving their craft and getting published. The group meets bi-weekly for the purpose of sharing work and giving and receiving feedback. Prior to meetings, members post pieces for review and discussion by the group. The writing is strong, the discussion rich, and the group fun! New members are welcome.  When prospective members request to join, they are asked by one of the organizers to submit a shor …

This is for those who want to explore the world of film through the purest form. Which would be low-no budget films. Create a Hindi cinema that hasn't been explored before; that is short Hindi film group. Bollywood influenced. If you are a high school student, or a scientist that would love to play a role in a piece of creation that has the power to entertain, make people feel and emote... then lets try to make some cool stories come onto screen. DANCE meet ups for all those who are looking for …