OnlinePaid sessionsStorytelling CollectiveOnline · WorldwideAfter NaNoWriMo's collapse as an organisation, writers still wanted a month with a word-count and a crowd. Storytelling Collective runs structured novel and short-story challenges with forums, sprints and a calmer tone than the old November frenzy.Visit websiteSave for laterHow to joinSign up for a current challenge on the Collective site.Challenge and community fees as listed each season
OnlineCritique CircleOnline · WorldwideReciprocal story queues, storyboarding tools and a long-standing community of patient readers.Literary fictionFantasyScience fiction+5Free
OnlineScribophileOnline · WorldwideA large online workshop where serious writers trade structured critiques, karma-for-karma.Literary fictionRomanceFantasy+5Free
OnlineAbsolute Write Water CoolerOnline · WorldwideA vast forum for craft, publishing share-cropping, query letters and genre shop-talk.Literary fictionRomanceMystery & crime+5Free