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Directors of Writing Groups - Online Writing Groups - Writing Workshops & Conferences

Directories of Writing Groups

• Writers' Groups and Critiques: The strengths and weaknesses of review and critique groups by author Tara K. Harper.
  
  
• Face to face writers' groups: List of in-person writer's groups by region.
  
  
• List of writers' groups: Good list of local and online writer's groups starting mid-way down page.
  
  

Online Writing Groups

•  The Benefits of an Online Writing Workshop An article that explores the benefits of an online writing workshop.



• 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 Workshops and Conferences

• Shawsguides| Workshops and Conferences: Comprehensive guide to writers' conferences and workshops.