Monthly workshops held around the Bay Area to help writers at all levels tap into the power of the creative unconscious in drafting and developing stories, poems, plays, and essays. Led by award-winning instructor Clive Matson.

Let Your Creativity Sparkle & Shine with Music & Songwriting a 6-week laboratory of life-changing discoveries Tuesdays 6:30-9:15pm February 15 - March 22 Songs inspire us in many ways... to dance, to take action, to reflect, to smile, to cry, to feel enraged, joyful or transformed. Have you always wanted to express yourself in song?  Are you a writer who would like to set your words to music?  Or a musician who has always played other people's songs and now you'd like to write your …

Are you a writer looking for a writing group to join in the East Bay? We are a small group of experienced writers in various stages of writing/revising books and/or short stories spanning various genres. We share our pieces a few days ahead of our biwkly mtgs and when we meet, we focus on one piece at a time with each person providing feedback. Friendly, casual atmosphere. Our group is pretty small and that has been great, but conflicting work schedules prevent us all from contributing pieces/at …

SoundSpace! is a beautiful new space in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district where we combine sound and music with other art and wellness practices to experience insight, discussion, community, and fun! Our workshops and creative laboratories uniquely integrate sound practices and explorations with the voice, songwriting, creative writing, guided improvisations deep listening, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, psychology, movement, and much more. Sound and music play a large role in the he …

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We are a group of writers who are seriously dedicated to the process and content of our writing. Some of us work professionally as writers and also have different creative genres of writing that we are working on (novels, scripts, essays, memoirs, travel writing, and more). Others work in different professions but have writing projects they are deeply committed to. We encourage, inspire, critique each other, and also network. We meet at least once a month, so far on Saturday afternoons, for abou …

Writing offers a way for people to connect to deeper, wiser aspects of ourselves – a way for us to find out, as the poet Audre Lorde said, “what we didn’t know we knew.” Almost every writer has experienced mysterious moments when the words that flow from our pens, or from our fingers on a keyboard, seem as if they come from someplace else – a place beyond our small human selves. Sometimes, when we let it happen, it’s as if the words become a little boat, a raft on which we can sail in a large …

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. " ~Anton Chekhov There are a lot of writing groups that get together to write and read work. This is not one of those groups. This group is inspired by Dorothea Brande's classic bestselling reference book "Becoming A Writer" that focuses on removing the unconscious impediments that lead us would-be writers to falsely believe that writers are born, and not made. It's about acting, feeling and thinking like a writer to …

The Writers Cafe, which started in the fall of 2010, has been going strong for over a year and a half now. I am currently hoping to add two members to the group. If you are interested, join up and send me an email. I'll contact you and give you an email address where you can send a writing sample -- either a chapter of your novel or a short story. Please don't be intimidated by this request. It's not a about judging whether you're "good enough," but rather, we have a great group of writers and I …

The Writers Cafe is off to a great start. We're been meeting for two and a half months now. The group is currently full, however if you are interested, join up and send me an email. I'll contact you and give you an email address where you can send a writing sample -- either a chapter of your novel or a short story. If what you're doing is in sync with the group I'll put you on the waiting list and let you know where things are at with the group. The current group is excellent. All of the writer …

WELCOME We're looking for other folks who, like us, have been bitten by the 'memoir bug' and would benefit from the outlet and support offered by a writing circle. Our group meets in the East Bay -- right now in South Berkeley -- twice a month.  We start with a prompt (or jump-off) exercise, then read work we’ve brought and give each other feedback. We welcome the interest of anyone who is willing to:  (1) Attend each of the sessions between now and June 3rd.  (2) Begin writing, if you haven't a …

I am an internationally published poet, author, publisher, writing coach and meditation teacher. For years I have taught writing workshops and classes throughout the Bay Area as well as volunteered at Spirit Rock Meditation Center teaching in the Family and Teen Program, and more recently have been teaching a class at Book Passage called "The Mindful Writer." This meetup is an opportunity for me to merge my two primary practices of writing and mindfulness, and open up these teachings to a wider …

How is your writing spontaneity? Have you been struggling to carve out the time to sit down and commit to your creativity? Do you thrive on a group setting, inspired by a room full of ideas? Sometimes even the best and most dedicated writers need motivation. it doesn't matter if it's your vocation or your hobby. The aim of this group is to provide inspiration, sharpen our skills, learn new tools, share our experiences and just to have some fun! Each meeting will consist of various writin …

A few of us (well, two) aspiring science fiction/fantasy writers were looking for a serious critique and write-sharing group to join. We thought, hey, lots of people in Berkeley must love sci-fi...we just have to find them and get them in a cafe. The group is open to anyone who is writing in the genre or who enjoys it enough to read other people's writing and provide serious and supportive critique. What kind of writing? Screenplays, novels, short stories, YA...you name it. We share our writing …

This is a group for anyone who wishes to complete a writing project--aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers and graduate students working on their thesis. We offer: 1) A daily place to gather and write with others, so that you can establish a routine away from the distractions of home. 2) Support to finish your project 3) Guidance about how you can publish your work, find an agent, etc. 4) Opportunities to brainstorm and exchange ideas with others (if desired)

We are a writing group that has been around for almost two years. We have had five long term members and are now looking for a few additions to our group. We write in various genres, including mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and coming-of-age. We meet once a week on Tuesdays, from 7-9pm. Submissions are uploaded by Sunday at midnight for critique at the next meeting. In addition to our own short stories and novels, we also participate in contest for magazines from time to time, or …