Writing groups in New York.
8 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Astoria, Bushwick, Flatiron. All of them 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 New York 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 8 writing groups in New York.
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.
Writers of every kind meet twice a week in Bushwick cafes to write in 75-90 minute focused bursts with coffee breaks between: Sunday afternoons at Ange Noir Cafe, Wednesday nights at Tipsy Bean.
Sundays and Wednesdays, time varies · Bushwick · Free · meetup.com →Open mic for narrative writing at The Churchill Tavern on E 28th St: each writer gets 15 minutes to read a story and 5 minutes of audience Q&A. Always free, no donations asked.
Monday evenings 7pm at The Churchill Tavern, 45 E 28th St; dates on Meetup · Flatiron · Free · meetup.com →Wednesday-evening co-writing hour at The French Workshop bakery on Broadway in Astoria. One hour of uninterrupted writing, no prompts or feedback.
Wednesdays, 6:15pm · Astoria · Free · meetup.com →Wednesday-evening writing session at Bad Therapy bar on Cortelyou Rd in Ditmas Park: introductions, then focused writing time with no critique.
Wednesdays, 6:30pm · Free · meetup.com →Weekly Sunday-morning co-writing at Azal Coffee: quick introductions, then an hour of silent writing with no sharing or critique. Part of the free Shut Up & Write network.
Sundays, 10am · Forest Hills · Free · meetup.com →Early Tuesday-morning writing session at The Monkey Cup cafe on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd: grab a coffee, introduce yourself, write. No feedback, no prompts.
Tuesdays, 9am · Harlem · Free · meetup.com →Weekly in-person writing sessions that rotate between Central Park on weekends and bars or studios in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and the West Village on weeknights, mixing social time with craft and feedback.
Weekly; venue rotates (Central Park Saturday 2pm, Brooklyn/Manhattan weeknights 6pm), announced on Meetup · Free · meetup.com →Tuesday-night writing session at The Keep bar in Ridgewood: people work on their own projects over a drink, with a parallel Zoom room for anyone remote.
Tuesdays, 7:30pm · Ridgewood · Free · meetup.com →
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