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.

The UK's professional home for romance, with a famous New Writers' Scheme.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators — local chapters on every continent.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

National professional association supporting romance and love-story writers through education, advocacy, and community.

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.

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.

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.

A friendly fortress for fantasy worldbuilders, with critiques and deep craft threads.

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.

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'.

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