Writing groups in Los Angeles.
9 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekends, around Eagle Rock, Koreatown, Mar Vista. All of them are free to join. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Writing groups in Los Angeles come in two kinds: sit-and-write sessions where people work quietly in the same room, and workshop groups that read and discuss each other's pages. The listing says which, and the group's page says how to join a workshop round, which usually has a cap.
Sit-and-write sessions are drop-in and free. Bring something to write with.
All 9 writing groups in Los Angeles.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Fortnightly Monday-afternoon writing group at the Mar Vista branch, ages 14 and up, drafting and workshopping personal stories across generations.
Every other mondays, 1pm · Mar Vista · Free · lapl.org →Weekly Monday-lunchtime writers' group at the Robertson branch; bring 5-10 double-spaced pages of your book, poem or screenplay to share.
Mondays, 11:30am · Mid-City · Free · lapl.org →Sunday-afternoon writing session at Coffee Commissary Del Rey on Culver Blvd: timed quiet writing with a short intro and chat either side; buy a drink to thank the cafe.
Sundays, time varies · Mar Vista · Free · meetup.com →Sunday-morning Shut Up & Write session at And Destroy, a coffee-and-games shop in Eagle Rock; same format of quiet timed writing with no critique.
Sundays, 10am · Eagle Rock · Free · meetup.com →Saturday late-morning writing session at Cafe Loft in Koreatown run by the Shut Up & Write LA chapter: brief hellos, an hour of silent writing, optional chat after. No critique, any genre.
Saturdays, 11:30am · Koreatown · Free · meetup.com →Long Beach's Shut Up & Write session at The Wicked Wolf on Saturday mornings: short intros, an hour of silent writing, optional chat.
Saturdays, time varies · Long Beach · Free · meetup.com →Outdoor Monday-evening writing hour at Sidewalk Grill on N Vermont, co-hosted with Los Feliz Writers: arrive 6:45, introductions at 7, timer runs for an hour, then socialise.
Mondays, time varies · Los Feliz · Free · meetup.com →Saturday-morning writers' group at the Eagle Rock branch for fiction, poetry, nonfiction and memoir; open to aspiring writers.
Monthly, first Saturday, 10am · Eagle Rock · Free · lapl.org →Sunday-morning screenwriting session at Cafe Mak on Shatto Pl: 15 minutes of coffee, announcements, a silent writing hour, then half an hour of talk. Writers at any stage; latecomers fine.
Sundays, 11am · Koreatown · Free · meetup.com →
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