***WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED to new members, though you can click on 'Join the group' and will be put on our waiting list.*** Please note, we are a group of published and unpublished authors, serious about the craft and working towards publication in Novel/Novella length fiction. This is a group for local Spec-Fic Novel Writers. (We range from Sci-fi, Urban fantasy, historical, Alternate History, High\Quest, Young Adult, paranormal, romance, and erotic romance) We will no longer be accepting membe …

Welcome to the East Valley Writing Workshop! This group is set up to serve writers in the Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, and South Scottsdale areas. Our group is a forum in which you can join fellow writers to discuss creative writing in all it's forms; from poems to short stories and novels. All skill levels are welcome to join. If you are looking for editing, critique, or a diverse crowd to inspire you, this is a great place to join. We currently have evening meetings on Wednesdays and Thursdays, as w …

Rebel Filmmaker is the meetup for anyone, young or old, experienced or inexperienced, good looking or hobbitesque, who has ever dreamed of turning a premise into a production. We are Technical people, creative people, screenwriters, directors, actors, production designers, voice artists, producers, etc. We are Rebels. Lets make a movie.

Phoenix Screenwriters Assoication (formerly  PSPG) provides networking and educational opportunities for Screenwriters in the Greater Phoenix Area. We have workshops, speakers, socials and writing labs that help to imporve your writing skills and sell scripts. This group is all about screenwriters and promoting screenwriters. We welcome any screenwriter or filmmaker who wants to write and finish projects. Whether you are a Newbie or Professional, you will find our group benefical. Check us out a …

The purpose of this Project is to establish a functioning network of people who are interested in exploring their Immortal Bloodlines and Soul Origins. Through this Gathering, we will be able to better understand our unique gifts, meet one another for support and guidance, discover our specific life callings, fulfill our personal destinies, and improve our planet by combining our "magical" energies. Our Members come from all walks of life, all cultures, and all ages. We find that most are inter …

There are a lot of writer and literary groups out there! We are a smaller group that focuses a little more closely on personal and creative growth in our writing. We welcome you to check us out! Our Motto: "Assist, not assault!" We meet on the first and third Wednesdays each month at 7pm at Arrowhead Barnes & Noble and operate through cooperative critiquing. Prospective memebers are requested to attend one meeting, to see firsthand how we operate. If you're still interested, we'll activate your …

The Arizona Novel Writers Workshop offers friendship and inspiration to those immersed in the writing life and dedicated to furthering their writing careers. We are committed to submitting our chapters for critique on a regular basis and assisting each other to polish our novels and short story collections for publication. Fellow members are able to follow and understand the writer’s novel as it progresses and provide thoughtful and in-depth critiques. Monthly meetings are held for face-to-face …

I have long since been a fan of all types of animation and it seems that there are a lot of people out here like me. I can't believe that there is no community were local animation fans can get together and network and enjoy this great art form, so since nobody else is doing it, lets GET IT STARTED. I have this dream of Arizona being the hotbed of creative ideas and animation talent second only to California. This group is to help bring talented people together to share ideas and love of animati …

Is not enough time, energy, or money in the way of your writing and publishing? Do you want to let the best of you do the writing (all of the time)? Would you like to remove blocks to writing and express what your heart truly wants to say? If you answered yes, yes, yes, to any of the above then this "Write From The Heart" Meetup group could be for you. This is not a typical writing group from the standpoint of we don't critique each others' writing. What happens is that through the real-life …

This group meets every other Wednesday at Dog Eared Pages Used Books at 2:00 PM. We consider it a support group for writers and would-be writers, with all participants trying to help others be better writers, get published, etc.

The goal of this group is to form a small (ideally 6-8) gathering of writer's that can come together to review work, exchange ideas and generally help everyone involved become better and perhaps even (and dare I say it) published writers.

Are you trying to balance twin passions: writing and motherhood? Join a group of like-minded mamas in a group about reading and writing the experience of motherhood and your path to it--whether for blogs, publication, your kids, or just your sanity. We'll read from contemporary motherhood literature in all media and create, share, and revise our own in a supportive and encouraging environment. Betsy Andrews Etchart holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College and has taught Contempor …

I'm a full-time independent fantasy author and love to talk about e-publishing and online book promotion. If you're thinking of giving self-publishing a try, or you're a traditionally published author hoping to sell more books, let's chat.

Would you like to learn experientially the skills of life coaching by being coached yourself while witnessing others being coached as well? - great way to learn! Are you good and want to be even better at teaching, parenting, mentoring, managing, and leading? - we are all teachers, let's get better at it! Do you have some innate compassionate desire and ability to make a difference in your own life as well as others? - it's time to shine! Are you skilled in the art of helping people to grow a …

Odyssey of the Mind After School provides creative problem-solving activities for students kdg-college. Teams of 5-7 students form, learn teamwork, brainstorming, and how to think of solutions for difficult problems that would be considered creative and “wow” audiences. There are 5 long-term problems teams can choose to solve that take many weeks/months to complete. Their solution must be presented in an 8 minute play which includes designing and making costumes, props, backdrops, writing script …

We are group for Actors, Screenwriters, Filmmakers, Commedians, Musicians and other creatives. We teach and hold events to feature artists.

This is a group for Phd or DBA students to exchange knowledge and act as support group for each other. All majors research methods are welcome. We will meet online and in face once or twice a month to discuss new research methods, creative ideas on organizing work, and mostly provide encouragement to each other.

I want to create a setting for like minded people to come together once a week to share ideas and information about there journeys to create there own online ventures in blogging, online stores, podcasting, and any other creative capacity. People who are just getting started and who have had success and are looking to take there ideas further. Creating is fun making it work online is difficult together we can help each other and grow.