Overview Most of the time, WriteByNight is hard at work providing customized writers' services to novices and professionals alike. But on select days and times, we draw the shades, turn off our ringers and open our doors to writers on the prowl for a quiet, comfy haven where they can write, read, collaborate or just kick back and dream. We’ve got a library, writing prompts, coffee and free Wi-Fi. What more could a writer ask for?     Objective Write Here allows you to carve out much-needed writi …

… Using various writing prompts each session, we'll write, share, and discuss our work.  We'll use prompts that are appropriate for both fiction and non-fiction.   Sometimes, it just takes a prompt to get us unstuck, give us a new idea, or find a new way to approach a persistent problem.

Having trouble finishing your manuscript? Starting a term paper? Writing a long overdue love letter? Then this is the group for you! The Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write! Meetup is exactly what it sounds like: a venue for writers to start, continue, or finish written works.   The Format: The "Sit Down" part: The first thirty minutes is reserved for introductions, chit-chat, purchasing food and drink, skimming writing books, exchanging ideas, yoga postures, Gregorian chants, or whatever gets you psyc …

(We're not really grumpy.  We just need our coffee) A writing group for the early birds or wannabe early birds who aspire to get some writing done in the early hours before the day eats everything. This is not an evaluation or critique meetup (necessarily), but just a shared commitment to starting the day with coffee, camaraderie and keystrokes. May it serve as a building block for your morning writing practice no matter what kind of writing you're doing.  At this time there is one weekly me …

If you write website copy, articles for newspapers or magazines, nonfiction ebooks, or any other form of creative nonfiction, the Austin Roundtable is your group for networking and critique. We’ve all felt the stress of wanting to impress a new client, wanting to kick off a new column with a bang, or wanting to launch an eyeball-grabbing website. You’re welcome to bring along printed copies of your nonfiction work to share for instant critique or spend the networking with other writers so you ca …

Another name for Sit, Down, Shut up & Write. This group follows in the theme of SDSU&W with the point of NANOWRIMO. This is the place to finish your manuscript, complete that short-story or FINALLY begin writing that story bouncing around in your head. If you: Always wanted to write, but just needed to start, continue or finish Want to know where to begin your story Need to feel like your amongst kindred spirits Wish to get through that dreaded writers block Are just curious about writing Come …

ATTENTION WRITERS: No Meetups will be scheduled this summer. We will resume in the fall.   Each month we read and discuss a book devoted to the craft of writing.  "Do I have to read the book?"   Although technically not required, it is preferred. Although the discussion can move off onto tangents, the focus will be primarily on the contents of the book.  However,  if you do not have time to read the entire book, reading SOME of it is perfectly acceptable. Even digesting a few o …

Do you have a story to tell, a script to write, or poetry begging to be heard? Developing a web site? Writing a documentary? Journalist or journal-er? Do you need help getting it out of your head and down on paper or through your keyboard? Then come join us! All writing is welcome - novels, nonfiction, screenplays, stage plays, short stories, poetry, anything you can imagine. Film, print, web, audio? Welcome! National Novel Writing Month? Script Frenzy? Come right along! More info about th …

… This Group will be doing:  2 Read, Workshop, and Chat meetups per month 1 Brainstorming session to get feedback on pre-manuscript ideas 1 Book Review session, where you talk about books you've enjoyed or learned new writing techniques Our semi-permanent meeting space is Monkey Nest Coffee on Burnet Rd.  Now, our "Charter" We welcome newcomers. If you RSVP Yes to a meetup, come. If you RSVP Yes and No-Show 3 times, we will boot you from the group. Things happen, we know. If you RSVP Yes an …

Austin Writers is a meant as a source of positive reinforcement and community for writers of all kinds in the Austin area. During a regular month, we have 2 meetups; one in South Austin & one in North Austin. (I am in the process of expanding that to 4 meetups a month.) These will be discussion based where people bring examples of their current writing for sharing (read silently) and to spark discussion. The goal is simply to help foster a community of writers in Austin, and provide continuity …

This group is the Austin branch of CBWLA (Children's Book Writers of Los Angeles.) We are genre writers that take writing for youth seriously with the goal of publication. If you are serious about getting published and work hard on your young adult, middle grade or children's genre craft, this group is for you.

We are a committed group of writers that meet every Tuesday and Thrusday for 4-5 hours. We meet at a local coffee shop, share our work and do critiques. Primarily the group will be focused on creative writing (fiction). The main quality we seek - honest (no kiss ass) in depth critiques. Bring up to five pages (12 pt double spaced) and enough copies for everyone attending. New members can't submit the first time, but have to give critiques. New members can only come to the Thrusdays meetings. (Ri …

Come and join Austin's newest Writers' Network as we build the foundation of a great new club! Have a project you are preparing to pitch? Test it on us! We're writing movies as well. Planning on making a film? Tell us about it! We're forming an Austin Registry for local projects, so all creative types are welcome. (Future meetings will be held weekly/monthly with times subject to change. CONTACT:moonheartproductions@gmail.com

Would you like to participate in a playful, creative, spiritual, learning circle? Are you looking for a deeper level of passion or insight in any area of your life? Let's set aside our personal stories, and open to our BIGGER story! Open to the teachings of the medicine wheel - express the energies of the directions and the elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water through a creative project each month!  Move through 2012 with the support of a loving and nurturing community. In our circle gathering …

Meet other local readers and followers of The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron.

The Austin Arts Collective is a group of people that support the visual arts in Austin, Texas.   We include visual artists of any expression: jewelry makers, photographers, painters, welders, graphic artists, ceramicists, sculptors, glass blowers, weavers, print makers, seamstresses, etc.   You are equally welcome if you are an art buyer, enthusiast, publisher, historian, curator, etc.   Come meet with us to informally network and socialize.  Pass some cards around.  Get to know each other.   Be …