Calling all writers! This small, private group of writers will share their love for writing and bring samples of their writing to each meeting for review/critique. The goal is to offer constructive review of writing samples and help one another perfect their manuscript, short story, novel, non-fiction piece, etc. In addition to critiques and reviews, we will explore other areas of writing such as writing book proposals, finding literary agents, writing a magazine or newspaper query, etc. If you …

Hi, and Welcome. My name is Fran, and I'm a singer-songwriter who writes from the soul.   I've been singing "soul-songs" since I was a little kid, and I've always been aware my songs reveal my hopes, fears and dreams in deep, truthful and often mysterious ways. Stories and myths have always figured heavily in my life.  I studied English literature in University and I taught Bible and Jewish folklore to elementary school kids for well over a decade.  I have also worked as a professional storytel …

**NOTE** This group's meetups will be held in Guelph with my other group. Check out my Guelph group at: http://www.meetup.com/Guelph-Write-Now Do you have voices inside your head that won't leave you alone until you get their story down on paper? Good news – you're a writer. Bad news – it's not as easy to get it down on paper as it sounds. Get together with other writers to discuss story structure, marketing your work, publishers, agents, brainstorming. We will even have the occasional criti …

Whether art is your life, or you just need more art in your life, we all need challenges, practices and personal revelations to keep the creative juices fresh and flowing. It’s time to clean out the old creative cobwebs and take a new approach. Creativity can be as nourishing, enriching and enlivening and yoga, but many times, like yoga, our creative practice can be stale, stagnant or downright lazy. Why not take a new approach to how we go about supporting our creative practice? In honor of tra …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers. The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers.  The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …

This group will help you meet your writing goals by holding you accountable for your work. Set realistic weekly goals for yourself and then bring copies for everyone to read on a weekly basis. If you're uncomfortable sharing your writing, you can still contribute your opinions/perspectives/superb grammatical skills to the group. We are looking to establish a regular, dedicated group so that we can perhaps start a writing project together or plan an editing retreat for our completed works! We mee …

This is a group for those who are serious about writing.  The focus is inspirational, spiritual and self-help writing projects that we would like to get to publication. Come join us and share your writing and enjoy the efforts of others. Looking forward to creating inspired writing with other like-minded individuals.

We are currently not accepting new members, since we need to restrict our size in order to allow members sufficient time for reading and critiquing. However, members come and go, so when we can accomodate more members we will open the group to new people. Sorry about this, but you can always check back in a few months. Rochester Writers' Group brings together area writers for critique sessions. To become a member, you must submit a sample of your writing (e.g. an entire short story, chapter of a …

Do you write, want to write or are just interested in writing? This group is for everyone regardless of age or experience. There is no genre or subject restrictions and the idea is just to create a group of friends who love the written word. I hope to gather together a mixture of talents and styles so we can all learn and grow with each other. If you are interested or experienced in the world of writing, let's get together and see how much fun and learning we can have. Don't be shy! This is not …

This group is a book club with a twist. It is a book club for writers. Why are some books popular? What makes them bestsellers? What can we as writers learn from these books? I started this book club because traditional book clubs are too vanilla for me. If you are a committed writer, then this meetup is for you. We meet once a month in downtown Toronto. Other events are scheduled as we think of them. Each month, we will chose a work of fiction and examine it from the perspective of a writer (an …

The Toronto Screenwriters Meetup Group (TSMG) is an active community-minded group for Screenwriters and Filmmakers interested in networking, discussing and collaborating on screenplay development for all mediums. Our love of the craft is what binds us - this group's members are dedicated to helping each other improve - offering support and sharing knowledge and resources, while having a good time in doing so! TSMG provides guidance, contacts and support in all areas of the field - offering our m …

A monthly meeting for writers looking for support and review of their work from other writers. Come and discuss writing opportunities and challenges. Let us review your work and give valued feedback. Novels, fiction and non-fiction, essays and short stories. Professionals or out-of-work, experienced or just off the boat. All types welcome. Please bring copies of your work to meetups so people may read along.

Women getting together for friendship and socializing.   For women 25+ who enjoy: book clubs, writing groups, coffee meetups, walks, dinners, knitting, yoga, movies and other such events. We will hold bi-weekly coffee, bi-weekly walks, monthly writing group and a monthly book club as a rule.  Plus other fun events will be added in as they come up. This group is for friendly, happy, positive women who are looking to meet others and make lasting friendships. Most events will be located in East End …

Come to a Buffalo Writers Meetup to discuss the writing life, trade literary tips, get constructive feedback on your work, and enjoy great discussions. We offer Meetups during the week as well as on the weekends to try and accommodate as many schedules as possible. All writers are welcome! The format for the Meetups is simple: If there are new members, we do brief introductions all around the table. Then anyone who wishes to can read aloud from their work and solicit feedback. It's a relaxing, …

A social and networking group for freelancers in the creative field. Our goal  is to provide you with helpful resources and fun, engaging networking opportunities. Join the group to meet fellow professionals and learn about potential business opportunities! This group does not have regularly scheduled meetings, but anyone can schedule a meetup by clicking Schedule a New Meetup on the home page. Propose a time, place and theme for your meetup and get like-minded Freelance Creatives together to wo …

Interested in comedy, satire, and all of its forms of distribution? We will meet to network, discuss technique, industry, and workshop comedy.

Welcome to the Toronto Poetry Club meetup! We meet as necessary sometimes and share each other's work! If you'd like to share a written poem and have a chance to be published, then please Click here to post your Poems in our "Discussions" Forums! You don't need to. It's optional. You can also read a poem to us in person, at our meetups! It's free to RSVP to our events! To join, click "JOIN US!" in the top-right corner of this page. It's free. So are all RSVPs to our meetups and all of our eve …

This meetup is an opportunity for spoken word sharings of all kinds : poets, authors, playwrights, storytellers, singer-songwriters. Spoken Word events take place in Toronto's East Danforth Community on the third Friday of the month 7:30-9:30 at the Red Rocket Coffee. There is usually a featured author and then open mic for others, in a casual supportive atmosphere. Lots of drinks and goodies available (it's licensed too!)

Ever think you would like to do some acting? Ever done it before and would like to do it again? What about writing, directing, or producing? Noway this is GEVA or the Arts Council. This is Theater By The Seat Of Our Pants. A bare-bones, do-it-yourself collaboration of hambones, closet divas, and budding control freaks. We have a venue. All we need are the scripts, costumes, props, set pieces, sound and lights, actors and directors who just want to have some fun while entertaining their friends a …

Are you creative and talented ? Like to celebrate the Positive wholesome aspect of Pakistani Art's, Cuisine and Food, Fashion, Urdu Adab & Poetry, Music and Culture, Do you have a hidden talent in Poetry, do you like Ghazal's, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Iqbal, Faraz, Abida Parveen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan than this space is for you We Meetup in Coffee shops to read Poetry by Canadian Pakistani Origin Poets, Discuss Pakistani Drama's, Pakistani Artists We promote Rumi Poetry in the spir …

The gift economy represents a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance and isolation to community. - Charles Eisenstein Gift Circle's are an ancient practice that’s weaving its way into our modern world – and it’s about creating an alternative economy based on sharing. The distinctive feature of a gift economy is that people give of their possessions and services with no expectation of return. I got the idea to start my own Gift Circle after reading …

CreateInTO provides a platform for developers, designers and other digital creators to network, share ideas and learn about new tools and techniques from their peers. We've grown from the fledging Flash community working with Actionscript 1 (or earlier) and have come to welcome the full gamut of topics from the business of interactive, to design portfolios, to hardware and creative coding and web development of all kinds. It's the diversity of interests in the former FlashInTO that have lead us …

Computer graphics or CG covers anything related to images or drawings created or manipulated on a computer.  CG can be achieved either by writing code or pushing a mouse.  CG covers fields as diverse as computational photography, augmented reality, mapping, GIS, spatial databases, computer vision, image processing, remote sensing, photogrammetry, digital cinema, 3D stereoscopic creation and display as well as the usual perception that computer graphics is things like 3D animation, video editing, …

This is a meetup opportunity to catch up with other Sheridan retirees on a spontaneous basis.   Many of us have the "I don't know how I ever found time to work!" syndrome as retirees and may not want a regular meeting time and place.  So the idea with this meetup is that the organizer -- OR -- any 3 members who say they will attend an event can trigger it being announced to the rest of the members.  This is also for those soon to retire from Sheridan who want to be kept in the loop if there are …

Women are rich, complex, intricate, spiritual and physical beings. Our bodies are so magical that they harmonize with the phases of the moon and the waves of the ocean! We are not linear; we are beautifully cyclical. Yoga Goddess celebrates that cyclical nature and explores our four goddess energies through yoga and meditation retreats and classes throughout the year. By joining our community of Yoga Goddesses you will gain entry into the magical world of your  Divine Feminine nature and connect …