Writing groups

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Worldwide professional group for thriller authors, publishing professionals, and fans.

Premier U.S. organization for mystery, crime, and suspense writers, best known for the Edgar Awards.

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

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

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.

The UK association behind the Daggers — chapters, events and a professional crime-fiction room.

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

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

A long-running indie-author forum, blunt about what actually sells and what is snake oil.

A welcoming mystery network with local chapters, Guppies for newcomers, and a bias toward equity.

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

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

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.