Writing circle

A writing circle is a group of like-minded people needing support for their work, either through writing critiques, workshops or classes, or just encouragement. There are many different types of writing circles based on location, style of writing, or format.

Writing circles, guilds and associations in Australia

• Common Cold Poetry Collective : A Wollongong based writers group that workshop 7pm Tuesday nights at the South Coast Writers Centre.

Writing circles, guilds and associations in Canada

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• Alberta Romance Writers' Association
• Atlantic Publishers' Marketing Association.
• Calgary Association of the Romance Writers of America.
• Federation of English Language Writers of Quebec
• Literary Translators' Association of Canada/ Association des traducteurs et traductrices litteraires du Canada
• Manitoba Arts Council
• Manitoba Writers' Guild
• Ottawa Independent Writers
• PEI Writers' Guild
• Professional Writers Association of Canada
• Territorial Writers Association and Conference
• Union des Ecrivain(e)s Quebecois(e)s
• Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Writers' Circle of Durham Region
• Writers' Federation of New Brunswick

Writing circles, guilds and associations in Ireland

• The Creative Writers Workshop
• Rathmines Writer's Workshop Website

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Writing circles, guilds and associations in the United Kingdom

• Malvern Writers' Circle
• Norwich Writers' Circle
• The Creative Writing Society: A society for creative writing at the University of Surrey in England.
• Oxford University Poetry Society.

Writing workshops in the United States

• WordSmitten Writing Workshop [[1]]
• Clarion Workshop
• Milford Writer's Workshop
• The Turkey City Writer's Workshop
• The Wordos Writer's Workshop* * Rio Hondo Writer's Workshop
• Slugtribe
• Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop
• Viable Paradise
• Iowa Writers' Workshop
• The Writer's Studio of Utah

Online writing circles, guilds and clubs

• Peer Editing Exchange : New entrant ostensibly offering fast turnaround on all types of manuscripts. Intriguing work flow.
• We Are Writers : Talk to other writers and share your work on the forums; the site also offers writing prompts and competitions.
• Critters : Critiquing website specifically catering to science fiction, horror, and fantasy writers. Praised by Asimov Science Fiction magazine.
• Writers Circle : Popular online writers circle, founded by writer Nick Daws
• UK Writing Club
• The Writers' Circle : The Writers' Circle
• MyWritingGroup.Com: Online writing group site run by writers. Get private feedback, discuss the writing life.
• Writer's Beat: Writing community and writing forums dedicated to all genres of writing. Post stories, poetry, get feedback, enter writing contests, workshops, and read our writing ezine, Writers Club.
• The Critique Circle: An online writing workshop for all authors, whether they write literary fiction, genre fiction, articles or short stories.
• The Slush Pile: An online writing workshop for beginners. All fiction, non-fiction, poetry and prose welcomed.
• Kritique: Free appraisal consultancy for anyone wishing to receive constructive feedback and critical evaluation of their medical and health writings.
• Instant Word Search : Novel tool to find word with given letters and words within words.
• SimTales Forum : A forum where we discuss story writing in the Sims.
• Writing It Real -- several free articles; includes on line classes/groups
• YouWriteOn : site to develop new writers and help talented authors get noticed and published, funded by the British Arts Council.