We are a supportive community of aspiring and established writers of fiction and creative non-fiction. The Writer’s Circle offers inspiration, information and instruction on all aspects of the craft. Within the safety and support of The Circle, writers provide one another with. . . • Encouragement toward writing goals • Wisdom that comes with experience • Courage to overcome fears and navigate challenges in the writing life • Constructive criticism on works-in-progress

The Ladies' & Gents' Uptown Coffee Hour (NYC) - a spin-off of the wildly successful Ladies' Uptown Happy Hour (NYC) - is an opportunity to drink, eat, and build community with other Uptowners. So, bring along your bestest friend, cousin, hubby, partner, wife or *maybe* (if you don't yet have one) meet someone new.........right in the neighborhood :) With the Ladies' Uptown Happy Hour's amazing success coalescing into a fun, dynamic, and welcoming group of Ladies who segue into weekend mode at Fr …

Welcome Free-Spirits, Free-Thinkers, Adventurous Souls, Bohemians, and Curious Thrill Seekers!!! This group has been revamped to create a venue for a collaboration of ideas and activity. Your creative energy, passions, and active participation are necessary to splendiferously cultivate and embellish this group. * It is strongly encouraged for ALL members to host an event, but not required. [I will help guide you through the process if you are interested]. Please do not host an event mearly for …

EXOTIC PEN PRESENTS - WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATORS! PLEASE JUST COME! Bring sample of your writing or ART just hang with us as we share. Monday's tba! come!! Our last meet up gave us a profound glimpse into talents from our group. Please sign up for our group. We will appreciate your being with us. Come anyway. Don't you LOVE writing? The following was written by former leader, Danny Y. (except for minor edits) Have you ever dreamed of writing your own book or novel someday but never got around to i …

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A small group of women, referred to as the "Ladies Who Uke" were taking lessons with Killian Mansfield in 2009. Killian passed away in August, 2009, following a 5-year cancer battle. After that, George Koury, a very talented ukulele player (and Tiny Tim's cousin) -- also a dear friend of Killian's -- graciously offered to guide the group. We continue to meet to share ukulele music and basic techniques. We welcome ukulele enthusiasts of ALL ages to play a wide range of music together. If we meet …

Tired of your Brooklyn & Manhattan friends ignoring you because you live in Sunnyside? Who needs em! We'll get together for brunch, board games, movie nights, spa days, yoga classes, book discussions, outings to other parts of the city, and more! If you want to make some hip friends in the hood, this is the place to be! There's a reason why we're the 3rd best neighborhood in the city! We have it all: cool young people & awesome family types. If you're an actor, musician, writer, designer, scient …

"Girlfriends of Edgewater" is for women 35+ who would like to make new friends in local social group in or near Edgewater, NJ area. We are looking for ladies to bring their sense of humor and gift for conversation for events like for Coffee, Lunch, Happy Hour, Dinner, Shopping, Wine Tasting, and an inexpensive spa day, just to name a few! Our events our scheduled during the weekday for lunch for those who are available during the day, and the weeknights for dinner events! This is an ideal gro …

Eating...the Angel Way is a series of Ten Guidelines based on a series of Divine messages that address food, diet and body images. These messages have been received through Annie Kelleher, a gifted intuitive and writer. The purpose of this group is to share the messages. This group is open to anyone who is interested in learning a loving approach to food and diet.

Welcome! Who are the 99 Fabulous Friends? We are a group of educated, diverse professionals;from lawyers to nurses to grant writers. We're successful,respectful, fun-loving women and men from the RI/MA East Bay Area. On our nights off and/or weekends, we LOVE to get together and blow off some steam by participating in a variety of fun events!! :-))) The purpose of this group is to socialize and network with other energetic, fun, and uplifting women and men of all ages. Most of our friends are in …

Socialize with your peers in film, video and the arts! We've been having FREE meetings around NYC since 2005, looking at the creative process, often in conjunction with cutting edge technologies from Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Avid, featuring Adobe Premiere Pro and elements from the Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, writer’s tools, DSLR and an assortment of third party applications. We're a social and media network, looking forward to having some fun, featuring guest spea …

Producers, writers, journalists, publishers, distributors, and any others in media, content creation/distribution, or technology businesses are welcome. We have begun to build a vibrant community of creative and business people to brainstorm, exchange ideas, socialize, share professional interests, make friends, and just have fun. Interested? If so, please join us at our next MeetUp!

Writers with no experience, enjoy a safe learning environment Writers who are stuck, enjoy the support of like-minded women Writers who are experienced, remember the thrill of the initial spark

Black Writers Guild of America (a division of The Today Group) is a professional organization that supports African American writers of various literary backgrounds. We are an organization that provides advocacy, education and support for writers in a very competitive industry. BWGA was established as a network for creative African American literary professionals nationwide. All BWGA events are sponsored by the East Coast Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs Network and the New York African Amer …

This conversation group is for writers and others who would like to get together to talk about current affairs, books and life in general. We generally meet at Le Pain Quotidien on Tuesday afternoons. It repeats every week so that people don't need to feel rushed and can get to know each other. For a note on our attendance policy please see the Pages tab. RSVPs close Monday night. We are a friendly, diverse group of people with a regular attendance of four or so at the moment (February 2013). Pl …

Guided Autobiography is both a group and individual process. Thematically-driven questions offered weekly provide a direction for two pages of life-story, written in-between sessions. These writings are then read in the group where affirming feedback is encouraged. This dynamic process provides participants the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of their resilience and the new life they are building. I am a licensed clinical social worker, therapist and writer. My profes …

We are a women's a cappella chorus which sings four part harmony in barbershop style. Our rehearsals are Monday nights at 7pm at Grace Baptist Church in Hudson. We are not affiliated with the Church.

Comics for Bitches is an inclusive environment for women, queers, and feminists to gather and discuss comics and graphic novels in an open non-judgemental environment. We began as a group when we discovered we all loved the medium of comics but mostly read them on our own. We hope to foster a community of graphic novel reading that inspires us as creatives, readers, hobbyists, illustrators and writers. CFB is meant for women of all gender expressions and types. We are focused on creating an envi …

While drinking a beer on the couch, simmering after a long work day, I kicked back to watch an episode of HBO's the Newsroom (it gets relevant, promise). In the episode, Jeff Daniels plays an anchor that goes on a rant, claiming that 20-something Americans are members of the worst generation ever. Hearing that statement only reminded me of the numerous times I've been on the receiving end of that same generalization by some "old schoolers" in the business world that claim our generation is "enti …

We are the Greater New York Independent Publishers Association (“GNYIPA”), a small, select professional level group of people involve with book publishing, writing, book design, book promotion, and self publishing. Our published works comprise a wide range of subjects and genres, including: non-fiction, fiction, self-help, history, LGBT literature, art, photography, playwrights, memoirs, children’s books, and other genres. You do not need to be a published author to join GNYIPA, but you need to …

I adore books written by great contemporary and recent writers such as Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Flannery O'Connor, Amy Tan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Zora Neale Hurston, Carson McCullers, Louise Erdrich, Grace Paley, Alice Walker, Nadine Gordimer, Jeanette Winterson, Barbara Kingsolver, Bharati Mukherjee, and Isabel Allende to name just a few. There are many, many more... Let's get together to read, discuss and celebrate these brilliant women over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and …

Join other 20- & 30-something ladies for a monthly meet up to discuss the book of the month! Looking for a fun, laid back book club without the drama of Poisonwood Bible or the heaviness of War & Peace? We will read chick lit, as well as classics like Emma. We will try to support woman writers but we will never exclude a hunky guy either..... The book club will meet once a month to discuss that month's book. We will also schedule other fun outings as well. Suggestions welcome.

This group's aim is to connect local creative non-fiction women writers to form "writing buddy" partnerships. Published and aspiring writers are welcome to join. Some people have asked what creative nonfiction is. I'd refer people to two excellent books on the topic, although there are many others out there. Lee Gutkind's You Can't Make This Stuff Up, and Adair Lara's Naked, Drunk and Writing are two books that every CNF writer and aspiring writer should check out. Creative Nonfiction Magazine i …

This is a group for anyone interested in reading, writing, and discussing romance novels. All heat levels are welcome, from high heat, to paranormal. I started this group because I am looking to meet others interested in high heat romance, especialy authors. We'll discuss, promote, and support romance writers in the group. I plan on meeting once a month in West Haven, CT. We can critique, discuss, share ideas and give our support to each other. We'll be the final test before your book hits the m …

This meetup group is for women dancers, choreographers, actors, directors, filmmakers, visual artists, authors, fashion designers, etc. The goal of this group is to provide networking opportunities for women artists and also host events that will provide opportunities for women to highlight their talents. Activities for this group will include workshops, performances, and networking events. I started this group because of my love for the arts and my dedication to providing opportunities for aspi …

This Meetup is for creative females in or around their 30s! Whether you are a writer, scientist, artist, engineer, musician, businessperson, or creative hobbyist, we want to meet you! Join to talk to, bond with, and cut loose amongst cool women like yourself and get ideas and relationships flowing. --- The Dirty Thirties, also known as “The Dust Bowl,” was a period during the 1930s when severe dust storms raged over American and Canadian prairies. Our website and Meetup group has nothing to do w …

The Lila Group is an ongoing womens' circle using expressive arts, ritual and games to explore ones relationship to Self, others, higher self, God, soul and life path. Lila in sanskrit means "play" or "divine play." Thus "Lila" describes the existence of everything as the result of the creative play of the divine absolute. What is Expressive Arts? Expressive Arts weaves multiple modalities planned and spontaneous: drawing, painting, clay, mask making, drama games, role play, music, journaling, c …

Are you an artist? Artist take many forms; writers, poets, painters, performers, dancers, musicians. No matter what your genre this group is for you. Through working with Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity this workshop will take us through a 12-15-week process of reading, writing, and exploring. The Artist's Way opens up possibilities, challenges and growth for artists. For this group artist will discover their own creativity and identity as an artist throu …