Texas
Writing Groups Writing Groups are a way for
writers to learn from and support each other. Although the groups are not an official
activity of the Writers' League, the League is please to share meeting information
as available to encourage this important mentoring system. Formats of these groups
vary as to the personalities of each group. Call or write for more information
before attending a meeting. You do not need to be a member of WLT to join
one of these groups, but we encourage you to join the League so you can take advantage
of the many other benefits offered to members. Capital
City Area
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Austin Creative Fiction Writers
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Austin Creative Fiction Writers:
A critique group that meets 7 to 9 PM. every other
Wednesday at Borders Bookstore at The Domain (near
the cafe area). Short Story and Novel Work, critiqued
in a group setting. For further information visit
Austin
Creative Fiction Writers or e-mail Brenton
Buxton.
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Austin International Poetry Festival
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From academic poets in Anchorage
to folk poets in Zambia, AIPF draws poets from
every continent for its April festivities, and
is the largest non-juried poetry festival in the
world. Live poetry for three days, make friends
with a poet in Sri Lanka and submit your poetry
to the AIPF anthology, di-verse-city, for
a chance to win the Christina Sergeyevna Award.
For more information, visit
Austin International Poetry Festival .
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Austin Poetry Society
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The Austin chapter
of the Poetry Society of Texas and an affiliate
of the Academy of American Poets. APS members
engage in outreach to the community, meet informally
to hone their poetic skills. An eclectic array
of speakers address the society at mothly meetings,
and the society offers monthly and annual competitions
as incentives. Membership is open to all, and
visitors are welcome to sit in on meetings. For
more information, visit Austin
Poetry Society.
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Austin SCBWI
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Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators Austin chapter offers a variety
of services to people who write, illustrate, or
share a vital interest in children's literature.
The local chapter began in 1995 and meets at Barnes
& Noble Westlake. Subscription to the Austin
newsletter is $20. National dues are $75 for new
members. Visitors always welcome. Contact Julie
Lake at julielake@mindspring.com
or visit ASCBWI.
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Austin Screenwriters
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1st and 3rd Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.,
Bookpeople, 3rd Floor. Visit Austin
Screenwriters for schedule and info.
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Austin Songwriters Group
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Meet with fellow Austin Songwriters,
first Wednesdays of the month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
dinner; then monthly meeting program, 7:00 - 8:00
p.m., at Threadgill's World Headquarters, 301
West Riverside Drive, Austin. For more information,
visit Austin
Songwriters.
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Austin Writergirls
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Meets twice monthly for lunch. Women
writers with varied publishing experience. For
location, dates, and times, contact Kim Lane at
kimbolou@aol.com
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Austin Writer's Block
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A supportive group of writers open
to anyone struggling to get that stubborn writing
project going, as well as to those who want a
fresh critique on their completed work. No membership
fee. AWB
meets every Tuesday at 4:30 at La Madeleine French
Bakery located at 3418 N. Lamar in Austin.
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Austin Unbound Screenwriters
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Screenwriters helping screenwriters
since 2001. Austin Unbound meets the second and
fourth Tuesday nights of each month, from 7 -
10 PM. Membership is open to screenwriters of
all levels who are committed to becoming the best
writers they can be. Over half of the members
are competition finalists and/or produced screenwriters
and film professionals. For more information and
the location of the next meeting, visit Austin
Unbound Screenwriters.
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Austin Fictionists
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Austin Fictionists is a diverse
group that critiques short stories, novellas,
and novels. They participate in workshops during
their meetings every other Wednesday at La Madeleine
French Bakery, 3418 N. Lamar, Austin, from 7-9
PM. Seats are limited to maintain quality. For
more information, visit Austin
Fictionalists.
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Freelance Austin
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2nd Wednesday, 12:30 - 1:45 PM,
Austin Public Library - Spicewood Springs Branch,
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Check Freelance
Austin for details. Freelance Austin holds
regular monthly meetings to help freelance writers,
designers, PR specialists and other communications
professionals meet, mingle with and learn from
some of Austin's best in the business.
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Highland Lakes Writers
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2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM, Marble Falls
Library - For more information, visit Highland
Lake Writers.
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| Hill Country Writer's
League |
Through
December 2007, The Hill Country Writer's League
will meet the first Thursday of each month at ACC
Cypress Creek in Cedar Park from 7PM-8:30 PM. For
more info, please contact Tammy Maté at TammyMate@aol.com. |
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Novel in Progress
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For over 20 years, the Novel in
Progress study group has nurtured Austin-area
writers, including several who have become published
novelists. We critique 25 pages of a member's
manuscript at each meeting and welcome visitors
to sit in to see if the group is a good fit. We
meet the second and fourth Sundays at 1:30 at
the Austin Recreation Center near 15th and Lamar.
Learn more about us at
http://nip.lizardfire.com
or email deanna@austin.rr.com.
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Old Quarry (Nonfiction)
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2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6 - 8:30
PM., at Old Quarry Library, Austin, TX. Contact
Diane
Barnet at 512.340.0717.
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Poetry
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2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:30 PM.,
Hancock Recreation Center. For more information
contact Scott
Wiggerman, 512.467.0678,
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Round Rock Writers
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The group is limited to six people
meeting weekly. Critiques are done using a standard
printed critique form. Members will submit writings
biweekly. Each week a published short story will
be analyzed for its strengths and weaknesses.
For more information, contact b613a@yahoo.com.
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Romance Writers of America, Austin
chapter
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2nd Tuesday, 7 PM, Marie Callendar’s
at Gateway Shopping Center, 183 and 360; check
out Romance
Writers of America, Austin chapter .
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San Gabriel Writers League
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1st Thursday, 7 PM, Georgetown Public
Library. For more informationvisit San
Gabriel Writers League.
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SF/Fantasy/Horror (The
Slug Tribe)
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2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 PM., Hancock
Recreation Center. Wendy Wheeler, 512-275-5830
or 512-832-1925, email w2@wendy-wheeler.com
or visit The
Slug Tribe.
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Sisters in Crime
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Established in 1986, the Central
Texas chapter welcomes both men & women interested
in mysteries. Programs usually the 2nd Sunday
at Barnes & Noble Westlake. Local dues $15;
national dues $40. Visitors are free. Contact
Joyce Arquette, 512.266.6543, email: jamck@ev1.net.
Visit the Austin
Chapter, Sisters in Crime. Men & women
interested in mysteries welcome.
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Space Cave
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The Space Cave residence opens their
home to all who would like to bring their poetry,
spoken word, performance to our home to share.
There are no limits as to what kinds of literary
experiences you can explore here. Even if you
just want be member of the captive audience and
not say anything at all, that is okay too. There
will be creatively titled food provided, and more
is welcomed. Contact Space
Cave to sign up to read, or just show up.
Both options are good as gravy.
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Society for Technical Communication
(Austin Chapter)
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For technical writers, editors,
illustrators, Web designers, and others: if your
job involves communicating technical information,
the Society for Technical Communication has the
resources you need to help you do your job better
... and to move your career forward. Monthly meetings
at 6 to 8 PM on 4th Tuesdays, in the first floor
auditorium of the MCC building, 3925 West Braker
Lane. For a map and more details, see Society
for Technical Communication (Austin
Chapter).
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Story Circle Network
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For women interested in life-writing.
Times. places and other information at Story
Circle Network.
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The Writing Mamas Salon of Austin
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The Writing Mamas Salon of Austin
offers a fun and encouraging venue for mothers
of any age who love to write and share their stories
with each other. Their mantra is meet, write,
get published, make money. They meet at Vino 100
- 900 RR 620 Suite C-107 (in the Lakeway Commons
Shopping Center) in Lakeway the first Sunday of
each month from 6 - 8 PM. For more information,
visit The
Writing Mamas Salon of Austin or write
Diane.
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Writing From The Heart
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Meets on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays
of the month at the Writers' League of Texas in
Austin. For more information, contact Mindy
Reed or 512.907.1821.
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East
Texas
| East Texas Writers Guild
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The East Texas Writers Guild (Tyler,
Texas) is is of special interest to writers of
all genres in East Texas. The guild offers support,
education and opportunity for writers with a serious
interest in the art of writing. ETWG meets on
the first Monday of each month at the Texas Store,
51559 Highway 691, Bullard TX. For directions
and more information, visit East
Texas Writers Guild. Visitors are always welcome,
but after 3 visits are encouraged to join in order
to continue to receive the newsletter, The Next
Chapter, and other industry information. Contact:
Kay or 903.876.2150.
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Montgomery County Literary Arts Council |
The
Montgomery County Literary Arts Council Writer In
Performance Series, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation,
founded by Poet/Creative Writing Instructor Dave
Parsons; Montgomery College Dean Dr. Kenne Turner;
and Montgomery County Library Director Mike Baldwin
with the support of grants from Montgomery College,
Conroe Commission on the Arts & Culture, and
Texas Commission on the Arts. Their mission is to
bring the most distinguished minds and their bright
visions to the citizens of Montgomery County. MCLAC
programs have hosted over a hundred of the most
distinguished writers and poets including several
Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and national
and state Poet Laureates. Learn more about the group
at The
Montgomery County Literary Arts Council. |
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Palestine Writers' Critique Group (PWCG) | The
Palestine Writers' Critique Group (PWCG) meets to critique prose on the second,
fourth, and fifth Mondays of each month. We meet at 6 PM at the First Christian
Church, 113 East Crawford, Palestine, TX. All writers and any form of prose are
welcome. We meet solely for the purpose of helping each other improve our writing
and have no officers and no dues. Bring something that can be read in ten minutes. |
North East
Texas
| Northeast Texas
Writers' Organization (NETWO) |
Anyone interested in writing is
invited. NETWO hosts a writer' conference each
April and a writers' workshop each fall. NETWO
meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
There is a short business meeting, followed by
either a critique session or a program. NETWO,
P.O. Box 411, Winfield, TX 75493 or contact Georgia
Henson, 903.856.6724 or email jimcallan@winnsboro.com.
Visit NETWO
for information on this Mt. Pleasant Group.
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Texas
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DFW Writers' Workshop
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The
DFW Writers' Workshop is a 30-year-old non-profit
organization devoted to helping writers hone their
craft. We meet Wednesday nights at 7 PM in Euless
for read-and-critique sessions. The Workshop is
a friendly, supportive atmosphere for writers
of all genres and all experience levels. We have
many published members who are eager to help others
succeed.
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Dallas Writers Group
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Dallas Writers Group, a "general"
writers group open to both beginning and seasoned
writers, meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from
7 PM to 8:30 PM at the Zula Bryant Wyle Library,
225 Cedar St., Cedar Hill, TX.
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Denton Writers' League
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Meets at 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday
at the North Branch of the Denton Library located
at 3020 N. Locust St. in Denton, TX. For more
information, email Joni
Latham or visit the DWL.
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Flower Mound Writers Group
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Flower
Mound Writers Group meets at Flower Mound
Public Library, 3030 Broadmoor Lane, Flower Mound,
TX, 972. 874.6200. Meetings start at 7:00 PM and
generally run 90 minutes.
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Freelance Writers Network
(Fort Worth)
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The
Freelance Writers Network meets quarterly at the
Fort Worth Southwest Library off Hulen. This group
also has a weekly critique group that meets at the
same location every Wedneday from 7-9 PM. This group
was started in the early 90s by Book Doctor Robyn
Conley. Dues are $35.00/year. You must be a member
to have your work critiqued, but all writers are
welcome to attend. For more information, contact
Lois Matus. |
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Irving Writers' Connection
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Meets 7 PM, second Monday of the
month at Barnes & Noble, Irving Mall, and
last Monday of the month at the Irving Arts Center.
Critique and visiting speakers for writers of
all experience levels and genres. Newcomers welcome!
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National League Of Pen Women
(Dallas Chapter)
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National League Of Pen Women (Dallas
Chapter) meet on the 1st Saturday of month, 10
a.m., at the Dallas Library Lakewood Branch Conference
Room.
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North Texas Speculative Fiction
Workshop
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Meets 2nd Saturday of the month
at Barnes & Noble North Richland Hills, Dallas/Ft.Worth
area. Visit North
Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop or contact:
Pat Alley, 972.641.6423. "Speculative fiction
- In our case shorter than saying science fiction,
fantasy, horror, weird, alternative, etc."
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Poetry Discussion Group - Dallas
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Each meeting led by a different
member of the discussion group. Location: Center
for Non-Profit Management, 2900 Live Oak St.,
214.821.0911. Contact person: Sue Glenn, 214.828.1715
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Poetry Society of Texas, Dallas
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Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month,
January through May; September, October, December.
Their annual awards are given in November, and
their student awards made in May. Regular meetings
are held at the Preston Royal Library at 5626
Royal Lane, Dallas at 2:30 PM. Contact Jeannette
L. Strother or visit Poetry
Society of Texas for more information.
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Southwest Writers
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Southwest Writers meet on the 1st
Saturday of the month, 1 PM - 3 or 3:30 PM. at
the Dallas Library, Lakewood Branch Conference
Room, Corner of Gaston & Nesbitt, 1 blk from
Lakewood Shopping Center, 214.670.1376. Visit
Southwest Writers for more information, visit
Southwest
Writers (Dallas).
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Trinity Writers' Workshop
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Meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. at the
Bedford Boy's Ranch (Arts building), 2801 Forest
Ridge Dr., Bedford, Texas 76095. Read and critique.
Annual Sept conference (with Tarrant County College)
features contest with cash prizes and speakers
like Tom Sawyer, former head script writer for
TV series "Murder She Wrote." See Trinity
Writers' Workshop.
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Writers' Guild of Texas
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The Writers' Guild of Texas presents
a program the third Monday of
every month from 7 PM to 8:30 PM at Richardson
Public Library, 900 Civic Center Drive, Richardson.
Programs are free and open to the public. For
more information visit Writers'
Guild of Texas.
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Online
& Other
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Elementals
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For intermediate and advanced writers
interested in the art and craft of fiction-writing.
Any and all genres welcome. Looking for 6-8 members.
Will meet once a week online and once every other
month in Austin (location to be determined). Contact
Thomas Tilton at tomtilton@hotmail.com
for more information.
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Eclectic Writer Critique Group
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Meets every three week. For date,
time, location, and other information, email Sean
Swank at sean_swank@yahoo.com
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1st Fifty Words
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Start your creative engines. Use
the principles of writing practice according to
Natalie Goldberg to write the first 50 words on
an
assigned topic. Write anything, just write! Visit
1st Fifty Words.
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Science Fiction Romance
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Science Fiction Romance is a writing
organization blending just that - romance and
science fiction genres. This genre covers the
spectrum from straight science fiction / fantasy
novels with romantic subplots to works where the
romance is the main subplot or complication. Visit
Science
Fiction Romance to learn more about this organization.
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| Texas
Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) |
Texas
Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) has
been providing pro bono legal & accounting services
to artists (including writers) and non-profit organizations
since 1979. TALA serves the entire state of Texas.
Visit TALA. |
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Texas Coalition of Authors
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Texas Coalition of Authors is a
non-profit corporation for the purpose of helping
Texas authors market their books. To receive the
free monthly e-newsletter with calendar of literary
events, write join@texasauthors.org.
Contact Linda S. Bingham, Texas
Coalition of Authors
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Texas Non-Fiction Writers
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Texas Non-Fiction Writers is an
interactive online community committed to encouraging
interest and excellence in Texas non-fiction.
Their online articles, forums, contests, member
contributions and other features make an entirely
new kind of writers' group-one that lets you hear
from (and talk to) other writers when and how
you want. Membership in TNFW is free during 2008.
Learn more at Texas
Non-Fiction Writers.
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San Antonio Area & South
Texas
| Christian Writers
Group of San Antonio | Mondays,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of Universal City, in Faith Building,
1401 Pat Booker Road; Universal City, TX; 210-658-6394. You do not have to be
members of the church to attend. For more information, contact Brenda Blanchard
at ZBGP1@aol.com |
| Gemini Ink |
Gemini Ink is a regional organization that nurtures writers and
readers and builds community through literature
and the related arts. Gemini's programs include
four components: University
Without Walls, Writers
in Communities, Dramatic
Reader's Theater, and The
Autograph Series, free readings by internationally
respected authors produced each spring and fall.
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Kerrville Writers Association |
The KWA began 12 years and it maintains
a membership of about 20. The KWA provides support
to writers through members' verbal critiques of
work read at meetings on the first and third Mondays
of each month. Markets are discussed, along with
member experiences with editors, agents, and publishers.
Local workshops and classes, as well as those
in Austin and San Antonio, are announced when
available. The KWA meets at 6:30 p.m at Kerrville's
First Presbyterian Church in the Education Building's
room #204. This is located at the corner of Earl
Garrett and Jefferson streets, adjacent to the
Kerr County Courthouse. For more information,
please contact Anne
Schneider or 830.238.4040.
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San
Antonio Romance Authors |
San Antonio Romance Authors, a chapter
of Romance Writers of America, meets on the third
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Cha-Cha's Restaurant,
2026 Babcock, San Antonio, TX. Speaker presentation
begins at 7:30. For more information, visit San
Antonio Romance.
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San Antonio Writers Guild
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San Antonio Writers Guild is an
organization of writers of all kinds and all levels
of experience. Our purpose is to share information
among all writers and help each other grow in
our craft. We meet the first Thursday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at Bethany Congregational Church
at 500 Pilgrim Drive. The first Thursday date
is bumped to the second Thursday when holidays
interfere, such as New Year's Day and Independence
Day. The general meeting and speaker is from 7:30
to 8:30 PM Workshops in fiction, non-fiction,
and poetry follow after the general meeting. Visit
San Antonio
Writers Guild for more information, call 210.231.5707
or email
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(Southwest Texas Chapter, San Antonio) |
Visit
Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
for details on meeting times and locations.
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Valley Byliners |
Valley Byliners was established
in 1943 by a group of writers who wanted to improve
their skills and enjoy fellowship with other writers.
Throughout the years, the group has sponsored
many writers’ workshops, conferences, and
writing contests. For more information, visit
The
Valley Byliners.
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East Texas
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Bay Area Writers' League
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The group meets the first Thursday
of each month (if it's is a holiday, we meet the
second Thursday) at Barnes & Noble, 1029 W.
Bay Area Blvd., Webster, TX. (Webster is located
just south of the Clear Lake/Houston area.) Networking
begins at 7 p.m. and the general meeting starts
at 7:30. Most meetings feature a speaker who is
a published writer, editor, teacher, or literary
agent. Meetings are free and visitors are welcome.
For more information,visit Bay
Area Writers' League.
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Brazos Writers
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Second Thursday of a month at 7
p.m. at the new P. David Romel Arts Center building,
2275 Dartmouth Street, College Station. Brazos
Writers is a nonprofit support community for
those interested in the development and encouragement
of all types of writers. Our regular meetings
consist of speakers and programs. They also have
regularly meeting critique groups.
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Fort Bend Writers Guild
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Weekly critique meetings at the
Barnes & Noble, First Colony, in Sugar Land,
TX at 7 PM, Tuesdays. Fiction writers interested
in marketing their product. Visit Fort
Bend Writers Guild for more information.
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Houston Writers Network
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2nd Thursday, The Yale Street Coffee
House, 2617 Yale in the Heights. For more information,
visit Houston
Writers Network.
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Mystery Writers of America/Southwest
Region
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Meets the third Saturday of most
months, with the exception of July, August and
December at noon at the Doubletree Guest Suites
Hotel, 5353 Westheimer, in the Galleria area of
Houston. The meeting includes a luncheon, followed
by a speaker from law enforcement, forensics,
editing, publishing, or a successful author. Cost
of the luncheon meeting is $17 for MWA members
or $20 for nonmembers. For information on the
current speaker and to make reservations, call
713-797-8464. MWA/SW members also meet monthly
in Dallas and New Orleans. Information on all
meetings can be found at Mystery
Writers of America/Southwest Region.
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White Oak Writers (Houston)
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In the style of the Algonquin Round
table in the 1920's, White Oak Writers is a monthly
social gathering held in a relaxed atmosphere
in which to share our creative experiences, with
optional dinner /drinks. We invite and are joined
by authors, poets, editors, journalists, illustrators,
storytellers, literary translators, screenwriters,
publishers, and our admirers. We also have formed
a critique and support group by and for writers
writing to be published in traditional publishing
markets. Details available at White Oaks Writers
gatherings. Meets the second Tuesday of each month
7 PM at Cavatore Italian Restaurant at 2120 Ella
Blvd. (610 North Loop West). 713.869.6622 Contact:
speakeasy@pdq.net
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Writers Club of Pasadena
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Meets in the community room of the
Fairmont Branch Pasadena Public Library on Fairmont
Parkway at 1 PM. The objectives of the Writers
Club of Pasadena are "to encourage members
to WRITE and to share themselves and their thoughts
with others without fear of hurtful criticism
or misunderstandings.Visit Writers
Club of Pasadena for more information.
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| Rio Grande Valley Writers |
Critique
group meets every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30-3:30
PM in the Main Library. Contact person is Georgia
Tuxbury, or 956.783.7421. |
West Texas
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Texas Mountain Trail Writers
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Texas Mountain Trail Writers is
an active writers group that meets monthly in
Alpine and alternately in Ft. Davis. All lovers
of the written word are welcome to visit, hear
informative programs, network, write in our frequent
interactive programs, share current work, and
socialize with other friendly writers. For information
contact Donna
Greene or Reba
Cross Seals .
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West Texas Writers
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The
West Texas Writers meet at 2 PM the first
Saturday of each month except for June, July and
August, or unless a holiday conflict occurs. For
current meeting locations and future scheduled
speakers, contact Marty
Morris in Midland, Texas or call 432.620.0282.
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