We are WRITERS who believe in the ART and the CRAFT of poetry.  We acknowledge  there is a time to be solitary and a time to bring our work to the light and to audience.  We are interested in reading and publishing and finding larger audiences as well. We share new work, giving and recieving helpful feedback from colleagues.  We ask for honest helpful critisism and an acknowledgement of standards. By gathering we strive to create community and opportunities for performance and publication.

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 …

Tucson Writers Forum.  Writing in Tucson Arizona?  We strive to encourage and support a diverse group in all genres including...novel, short story, memoir, screenwriting, poetry, non-fiction... Are you writing the next great American novel? Do you have the Julia Childs gift with recipes? If it's How-to, or Where-to-go, you're welcome to join our group. As our membership grows, we can group together by genre or needs. Some may elect to form small novelist or short story critique groups. There wil …

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 …

Patterned after the Royal Academy of the Arts, ASoIA is a vehicle for attaining fame in one's chosen field. Artists/Sculptors, Poets/Writers and Architects need a venue for displaying their works, and this is it. Only those devoted to their craft, the few with the energy required to attain the pinnacle of success are invited to join. "Not easy, not cheap, not attainable without hard work" is the group's motto, as is "the Best Art, always, no compromise."

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 …

Arizona Mystery Writers, a nonprofit, has been meeting monthly for many years. About 20 people come to each meeting, at El Parador Mexican Restaurant, 2744 East Broadway Blvd., on the second Saturday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. We hear fascinating speakers and learn about and practice the craft of writing mystery. $20 includes lunch. Pay at the door. Please RSVP by noon Wednesday before the meeting to have a lunch ready for you. Speakers are detectives, PI's, forensic experts, FBI agents, and experien …

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 …

I have no set topics for this group because I want the members to have a say in what journal writing areas they want to explore. Journal Writing has been around as long as the written word itself and the general benefits of journal writing are many, but here are some of the most common: 1) Help you to better accept the losses you experience in your life 2) Help you to better express yourself in personal letters to love ones or business letters. 3) Help you deal with the emotions involved with …