Writing groups in San Francisco.
6 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Bernal Heights, Embarcadero, Glen Park. All of them are free to join. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Writing groups in San Francisco 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 6 writing groups in San Francisco.
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.
A creative writing group for older adults at the Bernal Heights branch library; write together and share work in a relaxed room.
Monthly, first Monday and third Monday, 10am · Bernal Heights · Free · sfpl.org →Genre writers swap feedback on works in progress over a pint at Patriot House Pub in Embarcadero Center on alternate Tuesday evenings.
Every other tuesdays, time varies · Embarcadero · Free · meetup.com →A long-running free critique workshop at Noisebridge on Capp Street: bring up to six pages, read, and take silent feedback from the room.
Tuesdays, 7pm · Mission · Free · sanfranciscowritersworkshop.com →A Saturday-morning write-in at Cafe Enchante on Geary: short intros, an hour or so of silent writing, then coffee chat. Buy something from the cafe.
Saturdays, time varies · Richmond · Free · meetup.com →A lunchtime write-in at the Glen Park branch library: quick introductions, then two hours of heads-down writing, no readings or critique.
Thursdays, 12:30pm · Glen Park · Free · sfpl.org →Two hours of quiet writing alongside others at the Potrero branch library, with a ten-minute check-in at the start and no critique.
Mondays, 1:15pm · Potrero Hill · Free · sfpl.org →
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