Critique groups are the heart of our writing community. They are subgroups of like-minded writers who share their work and support the writing or publishing goals of the members. Unlike general meetings of The Guild, they deal with specific genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, etc.).
Each group makes up its own rules based on the background, needs and desires of its members. Examples: how often they meet, how many pages each person reads each meeting, and how many submissions are covered each meeting.
The point of any critique group is to help each member become a better writer, to offer support and encouragement and to assist members on the road to publication.
- Fiction Critique Group – meets every other Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
- Non-Fiction Group (e.g. memoir, blogs, columns, community journalism) – meets the last Friday of the month at Lockwood Books. (Doesn’t meet during July and August).
- Poetry Group meets occasionally.
You don’t have to be a member to sit in on one session. For an invitation to join us, please send us a message here.