Writing groups

The classic science-fiction, fantasy and horror critique workshop, run on courtesy and deadlines.

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 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.

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.

An advanced science-fiction and fantasy critique group in north London, run by Allen Ashley.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

A paid speculative-fiction workshop descended from the old Del Rey workshop.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Britain's national poetry organisation, with local stanzas that function as real writing groups.

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.

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.