Writing groups

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Online professional community focused on nonfiction writing, publishing, and book marketing.

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.

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.

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.

The UK society for fantasy, horror and related dark matter, with community and the Fantasycon crowd.

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.

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.

The international professional body for horror, with local chapters and the Stoker Awards.

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.

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

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.

The professional association for SFF, with Nebula Conference community and member forums.

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

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

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.

A global network for screenwriters, with labs, notes and introductions to working crews.

A screenwriting community for notes, table-reads and industry-facing feedback.

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

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 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.