I love encouraging others to write and find that NOW is the time for me to offer a forum for area poets and writers. The Palm Harbor School of the Novel will help you start or continue on your writing journey. Writers around the table will listen to 1 - 10 pages you bring, offer positive suggestions and become a treasured support group to feed your soul. All ages are welcome 18 - 108; writers younger than 18 will have their own meetup group.

WordSmitten Writers Workshop Meet working authors and journalists in a relaxed atmosphere to brainstorm about "the book biz" and form productive critique groups. Come to a WordSmitten Writers Workshop to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun with professional and dedicated fiction and non-fiction writers. Tune in to the WordSmitten "About the Books" talk radio show. Recent guests include Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), Elizabeth Strout (Olive …

A woman's writing and critique group in North Pinellas County.

A group of advanced writers who will meet to critique each other's work, offer tips, inspiration and ideas. Only for those who have been and wish to be published. Fiction, non-fiction, adult, YA and Middle Grade.

The objective for this group is to discuss being yourself. Let's chat and let's decide what topics to discuss. We talk about hot topics, funny topics and serious topics.  No Politics - No Religion.  My point of view on those two topics is, the way you feel is right for you and no one else has a right to attack you for your beliefs.   We have talked about insecurity, rejection, surviving against the odds, how to be a friend, the bucket list and many other topics. If you have a topic please fee …

Membership Benefits: Meet and get acquainted with other writers. TWA hosts two member parties a year, providing all members a chance to make new friends and enjoy old ones. Educational programs of interest to writers. Each monthly General Meeting offers an opportunity to learn something that may help your writing skills grow. Two monthly Writers Critique Group meetings offer members a chance to have their manuscripts evaluated by their peers. A monthly Poetry Group meeting allows members to enj …

This meetup is for those of us that have difficulty attending events in the evenings. We're seeking fellow writers of any and all genres to meet during daylight hours to generate creative energy, provide mutual support, and dole positive feedback in a relaxed setting.  Whether you are currently working on a project, thinking about starting one, or have published already, this is a fun group to join.  We start by sharing our accomplishments during the week, then we write to a prompt. We spend the …

Screenwriters of Brevard (SOB)'s mission is to increase the knowledge and broaden the appreciation of the craft of screenwriting; to set specific, achievable goals for our own script projects and be accountable to each other for those goals; to give and receive critique on each other’s work whilst striving to be as constructive as possible; to learn the craft and share knowledge whilst developing our skill set for the purpose of writing, marketing and producing screenplays.

W4AS is writers, poets, musicians, artists, listeners, readers, but most of all -- friends. Our goals 1. support each other's creative endeavors 2. find like-minded people who will enhance our creative endeavors 3. critique NOT criticize 4. develop friendships Each meeting is divided into two areas: a mini-lesson on the business-side of writing or art and then time during which our members read aloud or display something they would like to be critiqued by the other members. About every three m …

PINAWOR has been helping writers succeed since 1987. Between 20 and 30 members meet at the Largo Recreation Center in Largo, FL each Saturday from 9:30 to noon. Members read 5 minutes of their work which is then critiqued by the group. A series of four to five classes is offered twice each year, and every other month guest speakers address the group about topics related to writing. More information can be found at www.pinawor.org. Come visit us!

Meet other local aspiring authors and writers, and let creativity bloom! Come to the St. Petersburg Association of Aspiring Authors Meetup to get your questions answered; learn writing techniques; get tips on securing a publisher; learn about self-publishing; trade literary tips; build your platform; get motivated and inspired; make friends and have fun! All aspiring authors, writers, and should-be writers, are welcome! Organizer Jess Kennedy Williams, is founder of the International Associati …

Become a charter member of this local chapter! Meet other local aspiring authors, writers and like-minded friends. Come to the Largo/Seminole Association of Aspiring Authors Meetup to get your questions answered; learn writing techniques; get tips on securing a publisher; learn about self-publishing; trade literary tips; build your platform; get motivated and inspired; make friends and have fun! All aspiring authors, writers, and should-be writers, are welcome! All genres are welcome. Fic …

Hello! If you have found this group, you are obviously interested in composing some sort of speculative fiction. Our purpose is to help you improve your writing, provide support, and help you become a published author (if that is your goal). We meet twice a month, on the first and third Thursday of each month. Our meetings consist primarily of critiques, with occasional short presentations and speakers. Pieces to be critiqued are on a first-come first-serve volunteer basis. Pieces are limi …