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:: Who are we? :: Welcome to LAwritersgroup.com! Established in 2003, we run several writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout the Los Angeles, California area.  Our aim is to get words on the page through improvisational writing exercises that you can apply to your current project or use to create new stories, and to provide a safe place for writers to create new work and exchange critique on works in progress.  To see what groups we offer and how they work check out our Meeting Schedule and our Moderators. Read a detailed description of our writers groups Our groups welcome all writers, including (but not limited to!) those who write: Fiction · Screenplays · Non-fiction · Poetry · Children's books · Memoir · Genre Fiction · Essays · Experimental Fiction · Literary Fiction · Novels · Short Stories · Webisodes :: Why join our creative writers groups? :: Get constructive, supportive critique on your current writing project in a safe environment from a qualified moderator and your fellow group members, regardless of the type or genre of the project Leave the group with a notebook filled with new stories and story ideas Reignite your passion for writing Connect with other writers in your area Create new stories; generate new ideas every week through improvisational creative writing exercises in a safe and encouraging environment Elevate your writing Experiment with different voices, different genres Read a detailed description of our writers groups Whether you write novels, screenplays, essays, poetry, journal entries, children's books or whatever creative writing you enjoy, you are welcome in our groups regardless of experience.  Our groups are not about lectures but are about creating new work and soliciting critique from your peers if you so wish. :: Special Announcements :: 11.25.11  January 2012 writing workshops / writers group coming soon in Glendale, Hermosa Beach, El Segundo, and West LA! Our next writers groups are scheduled!  We have a new group in Santa Clarita in addition to our Pacific Palisades, Miracle Mile, LA South Bay, and Glendale Groups! We're getting ready to open another group in the Los Angeles South Bay area!  Get on the mailing list so you know when it's open for enrollment. Our new January Groups are now full!!!  From Downtown/Koreatown to Pacific Palisades to Glendale / Glassell Park, to the Los Angeles South Bay, we have a group for you!  See our schedule for the deets. Check out our living list of writing-related and agent blogs!  To benefit your fellow writers, you can add to it. Have a poetry manuscript or some poems you'd like to prepare to submit for publication? Our October 2010 Poetry Workshop helps you perfect them!  It starts soon!  Submit your poetry now to lawritersgroup[at]gmail.com to qualify! Our new Fall Groups are now Scheduled!!!  From Downtown/Koreatown to Pacific Palisades to Glendale / Glassell Park, we have a group for you! We've also opened a new Poetry Workshops which is a poetry writers group for advanced poets.  See our schedule for the deets. New South Bay Creative Writers Group starting on June 1st! See our schedule for more details.  We also have a new moderator, Tom Rastrelli, running a new Miracle Mile area group which starts on Wednesday, May 5th!  This group is good for those of you coming from the West or South Side of Los Angeles! NEW REDUCED PRICES FOR RETURNING MEMBERS!!  Because we value all our returning members, we've established reduced rates for returning members!  See our schedule for more details. NEW TWO AND THREE GROUP PACKAGES!  We now offer 2 and 3 group packages at discounted rates!  Read more... JAN 2010 GROUPS SCHEDULED!!  Our 8-Week General Writers groups for January 2010 are now scheduled.  Check our meeting schedule for dates and to reserve your spot. Not sure which group is closest to you?   Our Glassell Park writers group is for writers who want to join a writers group who are coming from or work near Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Los Feliz, East Los Angeles, Atwater Village, Hollywood, Silverlake, the the Southwest and Northwest San Fernando Valley (Encino, Woodland Hills, Reseda, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood and surrounding areas).   Our West Hollywood / Miracle Mile group is good for writers coming from or who work near West Hollywood, Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Miracle Mile/Fairfax District, Century City, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Hancock Park, Fairfax District, SoFax, Santa Monica, and surrounding areas.   Our LA South Bay group is good for writers interested in creative writing who are coming from or work near Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Playa Del Rey, Marina Del Ray, Palos Verdes, Torrance, San Pedro, Lawndale, Long Beach and surrounding areas. Give the gift of creative writing and creativity!  Why not buy a writer in your life one of our groups as a Christmas/Holiday/Birthday gift?  Read more here... FALL GROUP SCHEDULE NEWS!  Our 8-Week General Writers groups for the fall are now scheduled.  Check our creative writing workshops and writers groups meeting schedule for dates and to reserve your spot. Both our blogs, Events For Writers Blog, and  The Official LAwritersgroup.com Blog are now available on Kindle!! Read Sanora's latest poetry book review of Phoebe MacAdam's new book of poetry, Strange Grace. The folks running LAwritersgroup.com were kidnapped and forced to do a podcast interview!  Ok, we weren't kidnapped.  Or forced to do anything.   Still, it's a fun listen.  Listen to the interview with Alex of www.alexlivinginla.com.  Click on over and then click on the SHOWS link. We have an 8-Week Writers Group starting in mid-February.   Please visit our schedule page for more information and to sign-up. We are pleased to announce that we now have a writers group specifically for Screenwriters!  We are now taking applications for the January group based on a first-come first-served basis.  Read about the Moderator, Rob Tobin, and check our schedule for dates and times.  Read more about the group and how to apply... Read Sanora's latest poetry book review of Holly Prado's from one to the next, published by Cahuenga Press. We are now enrolling for our January groups and seminars.  Please visit our schedule page for more information. Thank you to all who came out to see us this weekend at the West Hollywood Book Fair!  Click here to read the exquisite corpse piece created by writers who happened by our booth. Our new schedule is up and lists our upcoming 8-Week Writers' Groups and One-Day Intensive Writing Seminars available through February 2009.  We now have a new Mentorship Program for writers who want one-on-one guidance on a specific project. We just added a West Hollywood 8-Week Writers Group to our 2008  Fall sessions.  If you are interested in joining, let us know right away so we can reserve a spot for you.  Seating is very limited because members tend to return to each session and our groups are kept fairly small. Check out our new Testimonials Page to see what former group members have to say about their experiences in our various writing groups. We are now signing people up for our Fall sessions and for our September 6th One-Day Intensive Writing Seminar.  If you are interested in joining, let us know right away so we can reserve a spot for you.  Seating is very limited because members tend to return to each session.   Search all LAwritersgroup.com sites and blogs for writing contests, places to submit, and reading and writing related events, seminars, and classes.

   

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