Writing groups in Toronto.
4 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around East York, Leslieville. Most are free to join. Subscribe to this calendar →
Later this month — 2 clubsMonthly rhythms. Not on the nightly board, but they’re real dates.
What to expect.
Writing groups in Toronto 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 Toronto.
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.
Drop-in writers' group at Toronto Public Library's Gerrard/Ashdale branch: a short prompt to start, then read a piece aloud for feedback. Every other Saturday morning.
Every other saturdays, 10am · Leslieville · Free · tpl.bibliocommons.com →East End Writers is primarily a writing critique group open to published and unpublished writers, meeting on the fourth Wednesday evening of the month.
Monthly, fourth Wednesday, 6:30pm · East York · No charge to attend… · samcraw.com →Long-running drop-in writers' circle at S. Walter Stewart Library led by editor Sharon A. Crawford; fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays, new writers welcome.
Monthly, fourth Wednesday, 6:30pm · East York · Free · tpl.bibliocommons.com →Weekend writing sessions in cafés: quick intros, an hour of silent writing, optional chat after. Nobody reads or critiques your work. Sessions rotate between Avenue Rd, Sheppard-Yonge and Queen West.
Saturdays, time varies · Free · meetup.com →
Every listing links straight to the club. Know a writing group in Toronto we don’t? Add it.