Writing groups in Montreal.
4 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Latin Quarter, Mile End, Plateau. Most are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Writing groups in Montreal 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 4 writing groups in Montreal.
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.
Wednesday-evening writing session at the Grande Bibliothèque: chat from 6:15, then timed writing blocks; anything from a grocery list to a novel, explicitly not a critique group.
Wednesdays, 6:15pm · Latin Quarter · Free · meetup.com →Sunday-morning writing session at La Boîte Gourmande café by Laurier metro: half an hour to arrive and chat, then two hours of quiet writing. No critiques; buy a drink.
Sunday mornings 10am-12:30pm at La Boîte Gourmande, 445 av Laurier E; dates on Meetup · Plateau · Buy at least one drink · meetup.com →Silent co-writing hour at Bibliothèque Frontenac: introductions at 5:45, write for an hour from 6, quick check-in after. Nobody reads your work; any project counts.
Tuesdays, 6pm · Free · meetup.com →Weekend session of the same silent-writing format at Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler on avenue du Parc; start times shift between Saturday late morning and Sunday midday.
Weekends, late morning or early afternoon, at Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler, 5434 av du Parc; check Meetup · Mile End · Free · meetup.com →
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