We are a writer's group dedicated to helping our colleagues polish and publish. Please join us if writing is your passion, your thing, or your raison de vivre. We are egalitarian; our writers may be in varied stages of development, but were all beginners at one time. All that we will expect of you as a member is a sincere effort to grow as a writer, and to do your best to provide honest, yet kind, reviews. At our meetups we'll get down to some real in-depth critiquing, and discussions. If you've …

The purpose of this meet up group is to support Spoken Word/Poetry in Washington, DC. Come out and listen or come share your work! There are several venues in the "U" Street area that host "Open Mic" each week. We will Honor Gil Scott Heron, by hosting this Annual Poetry Festival. Please join us at Busboy's and Poets on Tuesday's and Wednesday's at 9PM. Our Annual event was held on August 27, 2009 at the Carter Barron. Our feature artist was Gil Scott-Heron. It was broadcast by WPFW - 89.3 FM, i …

The DCPP is open to all artistic, enlightened, vibrant entertaining individuals who respect and appreciate spoken word and poetry. Divisions If you have questions about the Open Mic series, Entertainment and Media Relations, please contact Jae October. If you have questions about the International Outreach, please email Rodrigo Mariscal Paredes. If you have questions about the Writer's Workshops and other educational programming, please email Michael Anthony Ingram If you have questions about co …

James River Writers is a non-profit organization that builds community by connecting and inspiring writers and readers in central Virginia. Whether you’re a writer or an avid reader, we invite you to learn about JRW, participate in our programs and become a member today. Please note that JRW does not endorse any product or service on our Meetup page. These listings are provided for informational purposes only to support the literary community as a whole.

Welcome all poetry, spoken word and those gifted with weaving words of love, passion and soul-stirring lyrics together that inspires all who have open minds to ready to listen. As a fan of this Meetup, and now organizer, I hope to carry on the good work and invoke a sense of community and togetherness just as our last organizer did with a true caring spirit. I ask for your patience as I plan our first evening together and update this Meetup's group page. The basic rules still apply, profanity-fr …

I spent an amazing year in Edinburgh, Scotland. While there, I was a member of a creative writing group where I met some fantastic writers. I want to start a similar group in the DC area because I know we have many great writers in the area as well. So here we are. The group brings together writers of all ages and from all walks of life. Whether you are a new writer or have published, all are welcome.  If writing is your life, search for a group no longer.  The format is writers will bring no mo …

This Meetup is for anyone who loves the art of poetry/spoken word and for those performers that would like to have their word heard.

Are you committed to writing? We are looking for ten more serious wordsmiths to join our writing and critique group located in Northern Montgomery County, Maryland. We meet the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm in Olney, MD, at the Harris Teeter. We also meet the fourth Saturday of every month at 1pm in Olney, MD, at the Harris Teeter.  Our meetings are about two hours in length. We have talented writers of varying levels of experience.  We write:  fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, young ad …

Welcome!  If you're looking for people who are open-minded, supportive and critical thinkers to share your poetry with and receive feedback, this is the group for you!  Through getting feedback and reading others' works, you'll become acquainted with techniques that others are using, and find ways to apply them to your own work. We meet in areas within or bordering Bethesda.  Please take a look at the upcoming events posted, and RSVP for one that interests you.  I look forward to meeting each of …

THE I AM SHELLY BELL EXPERIENCE Welcome to the I Am Shelly Bell Experience. The fact that you landed on this page means you should become one of the "Bad Muthaflockers." It means you only flock to the most genuine, artsy, fun, confident building, inspiring experiences you can find! Who are we? We provide the community with meaningful interactions including poetry events, community causes, adventures, and group gatherings. We are dedicated to bridging the gaps between art and technology by findin …

The Podium Foundation provides creative writing training and opportunities for Richmond City High School students. Much of the terrific work produced is ideal for live performances which we offer freely to the Richmond community throughout the year. If you like to hear cutting edge writing from some of Richmond's most inspirational writers, we're the group for you.

My name is Joseph Driscoll and I am an Activities & Volunteer Coordinator for Sunrise Senior Living in Pikesville. I am wanting start a monthly meeting of natural poets who would love to share there work on a monthly basis to seniors. This will be monthly which I think is great, we can discuss our poetry and read it allowed and maybe help some senoirs write also. The details are still in the works, but the good thing is it is a meet up for our talents.

A group for pagan or pagan-friendly folks who appreciate writing in all of its forms. The writing does not have to be pagan-themed. Here, writers can share their work to a pagan-minded audience for a more specific reaction to their writing. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and essays are welcome. I am currently feeling out dates that would work for our group. Please email me and let me know what dates work out the best for you.

The purpose of this group is to create a fun, fast-paced, dynamic, creative and supportive structure to review, critique and encourage one another in completing our works with the goal of getting them published.  We are open to all genres.  This group is a face-to-face and on-line submission group. Our face-to-face meetings are the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 1pm to 3pm and are held at the Pride of Towson Lodge, 411 E. Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21204.  The meeting organization is as …

Hey everyone! My name is Jamie. I moved to Annapolis earlier this year. Now that I'm getting settled in and finding some fun things to do, I'm looking to meet some great people who share my interests. I called the group Writers and Adventurers of Annapolis because it's partly about getting together with other writers and sharing our stuff, and partly about getting out and finding some great ways to entertain (and hopefully even inspire) ourselves. So whether you're interested in one or the other …

This is a group for anyone interested in sharing their poetry, hosting poetry parties, exchanging ideas, having poetry workshops, impromptu poetry jam sessions, or workshops for writers of any kind. Let's meet up to share, network, and bring poetry back to the forefront of the artistic world where it belongs. This is a collaborative, supportive environment, where egos are checked at the door of any event. Let's get together and enjoy food, wine, and some great poets!!!

Create Christian Stories This meetup will pray, brainstorm, and listen to God and one another about his vision for Christian story lines in books, theater, film, and poetry. We gather to create the scripts, books, screenplays, short stories, and poetry that will impact this world. We will help one another get published, get funded, cast, create, and stage each collaboration. "John 13:14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet." Coming tog …

This group is for writers, artists and musicians to come together to share their work. The idea of the group is to foster growth and creativity. The aim is to provide a comfortable environment for feedback and ideas. I started this group to find other creative people to share with. Look forward to meeting you all.

Are you still working on that novel you never finished? Would you like to start one? What about the screenplay or play that you've been contemplating, do you need motivation to finish? Any writing really Inspired by Brian Griffin himself... I'd like to invite everyone to get off their (fill in the blank) and give themselves a chance to start writing. You can meet like minded people who will keep you motivated to completion... whenever that may be.

This is a self-support group for recent widows. We will help each other through the grieving process using creative writing, journaling, and other forms of artistic expression. Depending on the membership, we may meet socially to talk, to work on related writing projects, or just to share what has helped us cope with the loss of a spouse. Besides writing essays, creating or reading poetry, and sharing our experiences, we also might attempt craft projects, such as scrapbooking, photo collages, sh …

Poetry doesn't have to be a solitary art. Let's get together to read, write and workshop poems. Beginner to Advanced poets are invited but everyone writes and everyone gives feedback. Any form or style is welcome, let's laugh, cry, fume and open our wide minds to the beauty of words.

This is a group for people who are looking to explore their creativity by interacting through novel activities that ask us to think outside the box and unriddle our minds. We believe in the power of collective brainstorming to inspire innovation and self awareness. This group welcomes free thinkers, artists, techies, social reformers, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between and around. Your hosts are entrepreneurs, economists, artists, writers, and engineers who want to create a space where socia …

The original name was going to be "The messy writer's group for the functionally nutty," but we don't all have to be messy, or nutty, or functional. We read, write and perform poetry. Sometimes it shoots, sometimes sits like dirt, sometimes resists like phlegm, or oozes, or sometimes it just rests above our heads- no matter. It's a product of "the great yellow rose in your brain" (that's Ginsberg). If you have ever said to yourself, after writing a whole bunch of words on a page, "Man I wish I c …

This is a group for writers of all genres to share their work, get ideas, receive feedback, find fellowship (and fun!), and explore avenues for presenting their work to the public. This group is open to experienced writers and to the fledgling or "wanna-be" writers who are looking for suggestions, guidance, and encouragement along the way. We will brainstorm, critique each other's work, and hopefully create and/or find places to read our work to the public. Poetry and prose, novels and novellas, …

Anthony Burgess was motivated to finish multiple novels when he was told (mistakenly) that he was going to die of brain cancer. In lieu of a mis-diagnosis of terminal illness, this is a group for those in the greater Richmond area who want to take their writing to the next level. The group is open to writers of all genres and all ages, but only to writers who are serious about a commitment to being a productive writer. I hope to find others like me who need a supportive place to improve their wr …

This is a group for anyone interesting in writing : poetry,short stories,novels, thoughts, or anything that comes to your mind as well for those who enjoy reading and never had enough courage to start .This group is for those who write but never share there work with this world.This group will not judge your work but encourage you to dream some more ,to write some more.Mind is beautiful gift to waste.Lets get together all life experience architects and enjoy life long journey.

Please join us if you are looking for opportunities to participate in the Arts, if you love to sing, or dance, if you write songs, poetry, or if you would like to explore and discover new frontiers. CARPE DIEM ARTS creates multi-generational and cross-cultural community celebrations, offering workshops and residencies in the visual, literary and performing arts, as well as a monthly Sing and a monthly Contradance in Silver Spring, retreats on the Eastern Shore, and other uplifting and community- …

This is a support group for new writers of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. You must want to write and be published. Biweekly activities will involve creative writing exercises, journaling, reading and discussion of work, personal goal setting, finding reference materials important to your writing, discussing books important to writers, and non-writing activities to inspire your creativity. Reading and discussion of work may eventually involve some group critiquing in order to help others grow …