… I'm a lecturer at Temple University, where I teach creative writing as well as various literature courses. I'm also the fiction editor of Barrelhouse, an independent literary magazine based in Washington, D.C. My own stories have appeared, most recently, in EPOCH, The Southeast Review, The Baltimore Review, and Eyeshot. For more info on the class, and me, and testimonials from former students, you can check out my website here: http://phillywritingworkshop.wordpress.com/

This group is for persons serious about contemporary poetry and literature or interested in becoming more aware of contemporary writing. Meetings will not just be inside, but bars and coffee houses are good locations. In good weather activities can be combined with nature walks, hikes, and trips to museums for poetic inspiration.

Do you want to write "me too" fiction or do you think you can do better? Do you want to be one of the ten percent that succeed? Would a group that provides external expectation help you motivate? This is intended to be a focused group of science fiction and fantasy writers who want to help each other with ongoing projects. We usually hold bi-weekly meetings on weekends or weeknights depending on what members want. This would be a creative group that helps you flex your writing muscles, by using …

… The plan is to mostly just hang out, but people can certainly share their writing in a supportive and safe environment if they would like. Whether you post anonymously on the web, are tenaciously writing for publication, or have published (or all three), you are welcome here on equal footing. The important thing is that you like to share inner worlds through talking and writing.  

This group was started in 2007 by Janice Wilson and has continued strong since. Join us for coffee and writing talk on the third Thursday of every month! PLEASE NOTE: This is not a group to "teach" you about writing, nor to give you answers for all of your writing questions. We are low key and laid back, from all backgrounds, all genres, and all levels of experience. Our focus is on the needs of the writers who attend the group--addressing questions or uncertainties, inspiring and motivating, gi …

Become a part of a community of like minded people. Artists and Yogis of all backgrounds welcome! Take time to slow down, relax, and center yourself in this busy world Find peace in a safe creative space Open pathways through the practice of yoga and breath to connect with the universal muse Have fun and become a part of the creative flow Get in touch with your child artist Make profound personal art Requirements: 18+ Persons of all levels are welcome: No prior experience wit …

The purpose of the Writers Group is bringing like-minded people together and share a passion for writing scripts and screenplays. If you have an idea for TV or a movie and want to write, this is for you. Even if you haven't finished the first draft, come talk about story development, characters, dialogue, structure, and scenes. We believe writers need to be around people who "get them" for support and inspiration. The Writers Groups offers feedback, discusses writing habits (what works and what …

The ADCP is where like minded creative professionals come together to network, share ideas, and learn from speakers, and other creative professionals. We have our NomAd events each 4th Wednesday of the month, where we have a social at a different creative space around the area. It may be a creative agency in the city, a production house, or just a really cool location that we want to show off! Each event has a different theme and creative professionals get a chance to learn from other creatives …

Hidden River Arts produces and runs a variety of open mic/reading events where artists of many disciplines come together to perform, participate, show their work and network with others. There are live music activities, poetry readings, literary readings, performance art, workshop events, and visual arts activities. Please see www.hiddenriverarts.com on the "Live" page for information or write to debraleighscott@gmail.com for information about events, venues and participation. We encourage …

I started this group because so many of us have forgotten the pure creative spirit that enveloped us as children. Whether it was experienced at play, drawing, painting, reading, telling stories, making up songs, building things or taking things apart!, dressing up, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, writing and most of all the forgotten art of daydreaming and fantasizing. These activities get lost in the "Everydays" of life as we grow older. For some it is lost early on while others can ma …

This is a literary collective and a safe space for Black women writers to develop a feminist perspective through our reading and recover from the wounds of racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, and other forms of oppression in our society, through our individual and collective stories. This is a place where Black women writers can affirm our own voices and give each other the strength to share our beauty, love, rage, and passion with the world. We will read narratives of feminists of color …

  Philadelphia’s Erotic Literary Salon, Unique in the English-Speaking World, Two Featured Presenters- Award Winning Published Author Tamara Oakman and Experimental Violinist Gloria Justen with Greg Habiby, Along with Salon Erotic Readings from Attendees. Tuesday, September 21. Monday, August 30 , 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susana Mayer, Ph.D., Salonnière 215-840-5830 email: contact@TheEroticSalon.com - reserve a time slot to read at Salon (5 min max) www.TheEroticLiterarySalon.com …

Join the Philadelphia Writers Group and share your creative nonfiction: Personal essays, professional papers, book manuscripts, whatever. We meet twice a month to share our work and receive helpful, positive critiques. We have developed a collegial style, and we're comfortable sharing writing with other like-minded people. When you come, please bring a typed manuscript, up to 600 words, in 12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced. Bring enough copies for the people who have signed up. We meet in …

Fresh Fuzion is an artistic and social movement dedicated to innovative approaches in art, film, fashion and music. Our organization, The Fresh Fuzion Collective (currently processing our 501(c)(3) paperwork to become a non-profit), involves a tight-knit group of young artists, musicians, filmmakers and designers. We're developing monthly music/art showcases in Philadelphia and we run an internet television site as a creative hub to inspire others and also as a platform to fundraise for the arts …

We are a diverse group of conscious thinkers, readers of multicultural literature and/or writers with a purpose. In the Literary Tea Room events, we will come together to sit back, relax and unwind with a cup of herbal tea (sometimes food) and chat about books, writing, and using  the literary arts as a tool for social change and justice. We will have functions in various venues throughout Philadelphia to incorporate the "power of place" as a means of stimulating our creative thoughts and ideas. …

Imagine, create, and build through the power of words and the stories they conjure up. This group is aimed at broadening the spectrum in Black literature. What is your story? His story? Her story? OUR story? Don't leave this world without telling it. Bring an ear, an open mind, and share your spices of wisdom with a group of writers open for constructive criticism and creative suggestion.  Welcome all who wish to embrace and celebrate writers of color be it fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.