Writing groups

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

Boston's independent writing center — classes, Muse groups and a serious alumni culture.

Dublin's national resource for writers — courses, groups and a building full of desks.

A large online workshop where serious writers trade structured critiques, karma-for-karma.

The world's largest network of timed write-ins — no critique, just company and a ticking clock.

A San Francisco workspace and community of professional writers, with desks and a culture of craft.

An LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent-friendly circle in Twickenham for writers 18–55.

Large membership community for writers of Christian and faith-infused fiction across many genres.

New York–based literary arts organization supporting Asian American writers through events, workshops, and publications.

Australia’s national peak body for authors and illustrators, with advocacy plus professional programs.

Historic statewide network of local California branches offering critique, speakers, and writer community.

National Canadian writers’ organization with regional branches, workshops, and member support.

A serious London fiction circle: two submissions a session, published members in the mix.

A lively Oxfordshire group with workshops, write-ins, socials and a triannual anthology.

Story-structure classes and a community aimed at novelists who like a skeleton under the prose.

Statewide Florida community offering conferences, critique groups, and member education for writers.

A no-committee circle of published writers on the East Yorkshire coast.

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

A global co-writing community best known for free live write-in sessions and a large international membership.

UK national literature organization in Norwich offering programmes, groups, and writer development.

Washington-based nonprofit helping writers improve craft and navigate publishing.

National-level Irish poetry organization offering workshops, readings, and resource programmes.

Colorado multi-genre fiction organization known for critique groups, education, and an annual conference.

A Singapore literary organisation running workshops, residencies and a working community of writers.

The community keeping the November novel-sprint spirit alive with global online cohorts.

UK trade union and professional body for writers in TV, film, radio, theatre, books, and digital media.

A vast forum for craft, publishing share-cropping, query letters and genre shop-talk.

A global professional association for self-publishing authors, with member community and watchdog work.

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

Chicago's home for writers — events, resources and a community built on the four Cs.

New York's well-known writing school, with online classes that behave like ongoing groups.

An international society of historical novelists, with local chapters and a review magazine.

A UK-based association for historical novelists and historians who write for readers.

Seattle's writing center — classes, readings and rooms where a group can take root.

A worldwide encouragement network for the days when the page feels impossible.

A UK-based town square for writers: townhouse events, online campus and editorial services.

Denver's literary center, known for Book Project cohorts and a sturdy workshop culture.

The UK umbrella for local writers' circles, with a national directory and festival.

The North of England's literature development agency — programmes, prizes and peer networks.

Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa — branches across the country for professional and emerging writers.

Brisbane's hub for writers, with programmes that reach across the state.

A coastal writing center with classes, write-ins and a community that actually meets.

A large community built for women writers, with groups, essays and publishing talk.

The UK trade union for writers, with a growing map of member-run local groups.

London's writer development agency — groups, programmes and a wide-open door.

The leading US professional organisation for published writers, with member community and legal muscle.

Minneapolis's home for writers — classes, community and a building that takes literature personally.

An international critique site known for long, craft-heavy reviews from working writers.

Practice, feedback and weekly write-ins for people who improve by showing up.

A long-standing Bethesda workshop home serving the Washington, D.C. writing community.

The national union for book-length authors, with regional networks and professional community.

Oregon's large writers' organization — craft, community and a well-known conference.

A professional association for writers of women's fiction, with forums and a supportive conference.

Melbourne's writers' centre — studios, studios of people, and a dense events calendar.

A refreshingly unmystical UK community of courses, sprints and 'get the draft done'.

A statewide community with Austin at its heart — classes, agents, and member critique culture.

The New South Wales writers' centre — courses, groups and a statewide community.