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Finding a writers group or workshop

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Ugly6 · 10/05/2021 21:15

I'd love to find a (friendly) local - or in these times online - writing community or somewhere that offers workshops/short courses but my searches have been drawing a blank. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Looking for a kick start out of inertia!

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Daphnesmate05 · 11/05/2021 22:33

Hi Ugly6

Are you willing to state which region you live in? If you can't find a group locally, you could also possibly look into starting one. I did an evening class in creative writing and found this to be a great introduction and a good way to meet like-minded people.

I want to join a couple of groups too but will have to travel a fair bit as there is nothing on the doorstep but I am willing to do so because I too need a kick start out of inertia. Depending on whether you are retired/semi-retired, U3A groups often run for creative writing. Not sure about on-line groups, I think there are few running on facebook but I don't really participate in any of them.

SteveArnottsCodeine · 11/05/2021 22:35

I’d like to find one too! No help but I’m in south east London if anyone knows of any.

Ugly6 · 11/05/2021 22:57

Hi! Thanks for answering - I'm in the North East. Probably me not looking in the right places but I haven't even been able to find any courses running that may spin off into something. Happy to do something online but would like a group of real people to connect with rather than a forum type affair. I'm not feeling confident enough to start something myself although the thought did cross my mind!
Any tips on relevant Facebook groups?

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Daphnesmate05 · 12/05/2021 13:23

South West here so can't advise re. actual face to face groups and I don't belong to anything on-line.

lubeybooby · 12/05/2021 13:33

Great online community, groups etc and academy with these guys

bestsellerexperiment.com

twitter.com/bestsellerxp

annymay · 15/05/2021 21:20

Try the Workers' Educational Association. I'm biased as I teach creative writing for them in the North East, but the courses are reasonably priced or free if you're on a low income/benefits.

Calamaribabe · 18/05/2021 23:58

The NaNoWriMo Facebook group is very active and interesting
www.facebook.com/groups/2108709199382454.
It's based on National Novel Writing Month nanowrimo.org but you don't need to have joined in with this to join the Facebook group.

You might also try asking for recommendations on a local FB group.

CallingOnAvengingAngels · 19/05/2021 00:07

I'm doing an online course with Pen to Print, it's excellent and I've learnt loads!

pentoprint.org/about/events/

The one I'm doing is about creating comic books and graphic novels but they run courses in a range of different areas.

languagelover96 · 09/06/2021 12:53

Bit late to the conversation, but this is a idea look online for courses and workshops.

Ugly6 · 10/06/2021 16:25

Thanks - I've had a look at a few things and started the open university course but really want to find something where I'm interacting in real time with real people! Will have a look at these recent links.

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NormaSnorks · 16/06/2021 20:10

You might find something here: newwritingnorth.com/what-we-do/

Also check MeetUp.com and search for writing groups: www.meetup.com/topics/creative-writing-group/gb/41/newcastle_upon_tyne/

I found my current writers group when I did a one day course. At the end we exchanged emails and 5 of us kept getting together to run our own sessions/ share work.

Also : The Table thetablenortheast.wordpress.com/

EstellaHanclay · 30/06/2021 13:39

I found lots of worshops/ groups on eventbrite. You can filter your search to only include results which are free and use key words in the search bar such as "writing".

Alcemeg · 04/01/2022 21:07

[quote lubeybooby]Great online community, groups etc and academy with these guys

bestsellerexperiment.com

twitter.com/bestsellerxp[/quote]
@lubeybooby I'm doing that New Year thing, setting goals etc, and had a good look at this. Lots about it looks great, but I just watched their promotional "webinar" (which was meant to be live, but was obviously pre-recorded) and got put off by the hard sell e.g. the dodgy "this all has a value of [think of a number and double it] but you, madam, can have it for a mere..." (see screenshot)!!! Did you join the Academy? If so, was it worth it?!

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