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- theNextBigWriter: A private community where writers receive feedback from other writers, readers, and pros. The site offers guaranteed feedback, contests, site rankings, and more.
- WritingForums.com: Mature and active forum with discussions on writing, creativity, reviews, and general discussion.
- AmateurAuthor.com: The place for budding writers to discuss ideas, concepts, and issues regarding all types of writing from poetry, fiction, non-fiction, through to screenplays and theatre.
- ExIsle.net: Message board that specialized in science fiction.
- Writers Write: Lots of boards with thousands of posts on everything from writing sci-fi to getting published.
- Scribe's: Pretty active board with 313 members. Concentration of sci-fi/fantasy.
- Write4Kids Message Boards: Lot's of discussion around writing children's novels, getting published, etc.
- Womens Writer's Message Board: Talk about women writers, women's issues, ask questions, etc.
- Absolute Write Water Cooler Heavily traficked forums and threads on everything from writing novels, sharing your work, and handling rejection.
- The Romance Studio Community for romance fiction writers and readers.
- Spirit-Led Writer: A site to support writers who love Jesus Christ.
- eBook Crossroads: A one-stop virtual intersection of resources to assist authors in writing, publishing and promoting their books.
- Elite Skills: Submit poetry, stories, thoughts and get feedback. Free user-based forum with many features.
- CritiqueCircle.com: CritiqueCircle.com is a free online collaborative writing workshop for all genres with an extensive array of features.
- NovelDoc: Critique group focused on novels.
- Hacktrack Writers' Group: Writers' group based off the Orson Scott Card site.
- UKAuthors: UK based site for posting your work and receiving critiques and feedback.
- My Writer Buddy: Community for writers of all ages, writing experience, and interests.
- Online Writing Workshop for SF, Fantasy, and Horror: Online workshop, open to all writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Run by Online Writing Workshops
- Critters Writers' Workshop: Workshop specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
- SFNovelists: Critique group for writers of "hard science" fiction novels.
- Writing Refuge: Post your stories/poems/plays/reviews/reports and participate in discussion with other writers. Book club, newsletters, writing groups.
- Short Story Group: Short Story Writers - writers, poets critique group for short story writing
and poetry with writing and poetry resources and exercises
- My Writing Group: A relatively new forum where writers can start their own writing group or join an existing one and get feedback on their work.
- Speculative Fiction: Science fiction and fantasy site featuring a message board and links to other resources.
and poetry with writing and poetry resources and exercises
- LiteraryForums.org: Forum for reading and writing. About 80 members.
Writing Groups: Writing Workshops and Conferences
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