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Writers' HQ

Online · United Kingdom

Writers' HQ is allergic to incense-and-muse talk. Membership gets you courses, writing sprints, forums and a tone that assumes you have a job, a family and a book that will not write itself. Online-first, with occasional live events.

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How to join

Join via the Writers' HQ site; start with a challenge if you want to test the water.

Paid membership; occasional free challenges

Kindred groups

Hybrid

Atlanta Writers Club

Hybrid · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

One of America's oldest writers' clubs — monthly meetings, critique groups and a conference.

Literary fictionMystery & crimeRomance+2

Membership

Online

Inked Voices

Online · United States

Small, facilitated online critique groups with a professional workshop feel.

Literary fictionRomanceYoung adult+4

Paid sessions

Online

Critique Circle

Online · Worldwide

Reciprocal story queues, storyboarding tools and a long-standing community of patient readers.

Literary fictionFantasyScience fiction+5

Free