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Regional writing groups:.

The Fellowship of Southern Writers (All Genres)

Midwest Travel Writers Association (Travel)

New England Science Writers (Science, Technology, and Journalism)

Northwest Science Writers Association (Science)

Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains (Science, Photography)

Society of Southwestern Authors (All Genres)

Southeastern Writers Association (All Genres)

Women Writing the West (All Genres)

Alabama Writing Groups:

Birmingham, AL — Alabama Media Professionals (All Genres)

Cullman, AL — Alabama Writer’s Conclave (All Genres)

Homewood, AL — Heart of Dixie (Romance)

Huntsville, AL — Southern Magic (Romance)

Mobile, AL — Gulf Coast Chapter of the Romance Writers of America (Romance)

Mobile, AL — Mobile Writer’s Guild (All Genres)

Mobile, AL — Huntsville Literary Association (All Genres)

Mobile, AL — Alabama Writer’s Forum (All Genres)

Montgomery, AL — Write Club (All Genres)

Alaska Writing Groups:

Anchorage, AK — Alaska Writers Guild (All Genres)

Anchorage, AK — Northern Speculative Fiction (Fiction)

Anchorage, AK — Alaska Wilderness Writers (All Genres)

Anchorage, AK — Alaska Professional Communicators (Journalism)

Anchorage, AK — The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Children’s Literature)

Anchorage, AK — 49 Writers (All Genres)

Arizona Writing Groups:

Chandler, AZ — Chandler Romance Writing (Romance)

Glendale, AZ — Writer’s Round Table (All Genres)

Litchfield Park, AZ — West Valley Writer’s Workshop (All Genres)

Mesa, AZ — East Valley Writing Workshop (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in AZ — Arizona Authors Association (All Genres)

Peoria, AZ — Peoria Fiction Writing Critique Group (Fiction)

Phoenix, AZ — Central Phoenix Writing Workshop (All Genres)

Phoenix, AZ — The Phoenix Writers Club (All Genres)

Phoenix, AZ — Nonfiction Authors Association (Nonfiction)

Phoenix, AZ — Gang of Fearless Freewriters (All Genres)

Phoenix, AZ — Arcadia Memoir Writers (Memoir)

Scottsdale, AZ — Writing Without Workshops (All Genres)

Scottsdale, AZ — Scottsdale Society of Women Writers (All Genres)

Arkansas Writing Groups:

Fayetteville, AR — Arkansas Writers (All Genres)

Hot Springs Village, AR — Village Writers’ Club (All Genres)

Little Rock, AR — American Christian Fiction Writers (Christian Fiction)

Little Rock, AR — Little Rock Literary Writing Workshop (All Genres)

Little Rock, AR— Central Arkansas Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group (Fiction)

Searcy, AR — White County Creative Writers (All Genres)

Springdale, AR — Fiction Forge (Fiction)

California Writing Groups:

Bakersfield, CA — Writers of Kern (All Genres)

Berkley, CA — California Writers Club (All Genres)

Burbank, CA — Write It Up (All Genres)

Davis, CA — The Davis Writers Saloon (All Genres)

Fountain Valley, CA — Southern California Writers Association (All Genres)

Huntington Beach, CA — Southern California Writers Association (All Genres)

Lake Forest, CA — Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write (All Genres)

Long Beach, CA — Coffee House Writers Group (All Genres)

Long Beach, CA — The Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Children’s Book Writers of Los Angeles (Children’s Literature)

Los Angeles, CA — Independent Writers of Southern California (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles Writers Group (Fiction)

Los Angeles, CA — Writers With Drinks (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles Poets & Writers Collective (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Organization of Black Screenwriters (Screenwriting)

Los Angeles, CA — The Southwest Manuscripters (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Writers Guild of America, West (All Genres)

Los Angeles, CA — Deus ex Machina Advanced Writers Collective (All Genres)

Murrieta, CA — International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (Journalism)

Multiple Locations in CA — Sierra Writers (Fiction, Nonfiction)

Oakland, CA — California Writers Club (All Genres)

Redondo Beach, CA — Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (All Genres)

San Clemente, CA — Poets and Dreamers: Authors and Writers Literary Network (All Genres)

San Bernadino, CA — San Bernardino Writers’ Group (All Genres)

San Diego, CA — San Diego Writers/Editor Guild (All Genres)

San Francisco, CA — Central Coast Writers (All Genres)

San Francisco, CA — San Francisco Writers Grotto (All Genres)

Sonora, CA — Sonora Writers Group (All Genres)

Simi Valley, CA — Write Here, Write Now (All Genres)

West Hollywood, CA — Creative Express for Writers, Screenwriters & Filmmakers (All Genres)

Colorado Writing Groups:

Boulder, CO — Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Colorado Springs, CO — Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group (All Genres)

Colorado Springs, CO — Pikes Peak Writers (All Genres)

Denver, CO — Denver Woman’s Press Club (All Genres, Journalism)

Denver, CO — Colorado Authors League (All Genres)

Eastlake, CO — Colorado Romance Writers (Romance)

Fort Collins, CO — Northern Colorado Writers (All Genres)

Greenwood Village, CO — Women Writing the West (All Genres)

Montrose, CO — Lighthouse Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Pueblo West, CO — Pueblo West Writers Group (All Genres)

Connecticut Writing Groups:

Multiple Locations in CT — Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (All Genres)

Somers, CT — Northern Connecticut Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Westport, CT — Westport Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Westport, CT — Just For Writers (All Genres)

Westport, CT — Fairfield County Writers Group (All Genres)

West Hartford, CT — West Hartford Fiction Writers (Fiction)

West Hartford, CT — Faxon Poets (Poetry)

West Hartford, CT — Connecticut Screenwriters (Screenwriting)

West Redding, CT — Long Ridge Writers Group (All Genres)

Delaware Writing Groups:

Georgetown, DE — Delmarva Christian Writers’ Fellowship (Spiritual)

Rehoboth Beach, DE — Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Florida Writing Groups:

Avon Park, FL — Avon Park Wordsmiths (All Genres)

Boca Raton, FL — Indie Writers & Artists (All Genres)

Boynton Beach, FL — Boynton Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

Bradenton, FL — Bradenton Writers Group (All Genres)

Brandon, FL— Brandon Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

Celebration, FL — Celebration Writers Group (All Genres)

Cocoa, FL — Space Coast Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Daytona Beach, FL — Daytona Beach Writers (All Genres)

Deerfield Beach, FL — Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter (Crime, Fiction)

Deland, FL — Café Writers (All Genres)

Englewood, FL — Suncoast Writers Guild, Inc . (All Genres)

Fernandina, FL — Writers by the Sea (All Genres)

Ft. Myers, FL — Gulf Coast Writers Association, Inc. (All Genres)

Ft. Pierce, FL — Treasure Coast Writers Guild (All Genres)

Gainesville, FL — Writers Alliance of Gainesville (All Genres)

Hallandale Beach, FL — Gulfstream Writers (All Genres)

Havana, FL — Havana Writers (All Genres)

Jacksonville, FL — Serivilous Panerians (All Genres)

Jacksonville, FL — River City Writers (All Genres)

Jacksonville, FL — First Coast Christian Writers Group (Spiritual)

Jacksonville, FL — Northeast Florida Sisters in Crime (Crime, Mystery)

Lady Lake, FL — Lady Lake Writers (All Genres)

Lakeland, FL — Lakeland Writers (All Genres)

Lake Mary, FL — Seminole County Writers Group (All Genres)

Lake Mary, FL — A Novel Group of Writers (All Genres)

Maitland, FL — Maitland Writers (All Genres)

Miami, FL— South Florida Writers Association (All Genres)

Mount Dora, FL — Authors Roundtable of Mount Dora (All Genres)

Mount Dora, FL — Poets Critique Group (Poetry)

Ocala, FL — Freedom Writers Group (All Genres)

Oldsmar, FL — Oldsmar Critique Group (All Genres)

Orange Park, FL — Clay County Writers (All Genres)

Orange Park, FL — Clay County Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

Orlando/Winter Park, FL — Orlando Area Writers (All Genres)

Oxford, FL — Oxford Writers (All Genres)

Palm Bay, FL — Palm Bay Writers (All Genres)

Palm City, FL — Palm City Word Weavers (All Genres)

Panama City, FL — Panama City Chapter (All Genres)

Pembroke Pines, FL — Quills in the Glades (All Genres)

Ponte Vedra, FL — Ponte Vedra Writers (All Genres)

Port Orange, FL — Port Orange Scribes (All Genres)

Port St. Lucie, FL — Treasure Coast Writers Group (All Genres)

Punta Gorda, FL — Peace River Writers (All Genres)

Sarasota, FL — Sarasota Writers Group (All Genres)

Sebring, FL — Sebring Scribblers & Scribes (All Genres)

Sebring, FL — The Hearland Author Mix (All Genres)

St. Augustine, FL — Ancient City Writers (All Genres)

St. Petersburg, FL — St. Petersburg Writers (All Genres)

St. Petersburg, FL — St. Petersburg Writer Critique Group (All Genres)

Sunrise, FL — Dan Pearl Sunrise Writers (All Genres)

Tallahassee, FL — Tallahassee Writers Association (All Genres)

Tampa, FL — New Tampa/Wesley Chapel Writers (All Genres)

Tampa, FL — Tampa Writers (All Genres)

Tampa, FL — Tampa Writers Alliance (All Genres)

Tarpon Springs, FL — Tarpon Springs Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Treasure Coast, FL — Treasure Coast Writers Guild (All Genres)

Vero Beach, FL — Porch Poets (Poetry)

Vero Beach, FL — Tuesday Writers (All Genres)

Vero Beach, FL — Writers Window Pane (All Genres)

Vero Beach, FL — Vero Beach Writers Circle (All Genres)

Wellington, FL — Wellington Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

West Melbourne, FL — Space Coast Writers Guild (All Genres)

Yankeetown, FL — Yankeetown Critique Group (All Genres)

Georgia Writing Groups:

Athens, GA — Athens Writers Association (All Genres)

Atlanta, GA — Atlanta Writers Club (All Genres)

Calhoun, GA — Calhoun Area Writers (All Genres)

Decatur, GA — Village Writers Group (All Genres)

Gainesville, GA — Northeast Georgia Writers (All Genres)

Kennesaw, GA — Georgia Writers Association (All Genres)

Hawaii Writing Groups:

Honolulu, HI — Pacific Writers’ Connection (All Genres)

Keauhou, HI — Hawaii Island Writers Association (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in HI— Hawaii Island Writers Group (All Genres)

Idaho Writing Groups:

Boise, ID — Idaho Writers Guild (All Genres)

Boise, ID — Idaho Writers Rendezvous (All Genres)

Coeur d’Alene, ID — Idaho Writer’s League (All Genres)

Idaho Falls, ID — Blue Sage Writers (All Genres)

Meridian, ID — Idahope Christian Writers (Spiritual)

Post Falls, ID — Inland Empire Chapter of Romance Writers of America (All Genres)

Priest River, ID — River Writers (All Genres)

Twin Falls — Twin Falls Writers (All Genres)

Illinois Writing Groups:

Aurora, IL — A-Town Poetics (Poetry)

Batavia, IL — Batavia Writers Group (All Genres)

Bloomington-Normal, IL — Bloomington-Normal Writers Group (All Genres)

Carol Stream, IL — DuPage Writers Group (All Genres)

Carterville, IL — Southern Illinois Writers Guild (All Genres)

Chicago, IL — Chicago Dramatists (Playwrights)

Chicago, IL — Chicago Women in Publishing (All Genres)

Chicago, IL — Chicago Writers Association (All Genres)

Chicago, IL — Poets and Patrons of Chicago (All Genres)

Chicago, IL — The Writers WorkSpace (All Genres)

Elgin, IL — Wordplay (All Genres)

Elgin, IL — Writers on the Fox (All Genres)

Geneva, IL — Day Jammers (All Genres)

Geneva, IL — Inklings and Speculations (Fiction)

Geneva, IL — Night Writers (All Genres)

Geneva, IL — Writers Anonymous (All Genres)

Geneva, IL — Write Time Writers Group (All Genres)

North Aurora, IL — Fox Valley Writers Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in IL — Central Illinois Writers Group (Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction)

Multiple Locations in IL — Fox Valley Writers & Poets (All Genres)

Naperville, IL — Naperville Writers Group (All Genres)

Park Ridge, IL — Prairie Avenue Writers (All Genres)

St. Charles, IL — Lit Lab 51 (Poetry, Sci-Fi, Improv)

St. Charles, IL — St. Charles Writing Group (All Genres)

Indiana Writing Groups:

Hammond, IN — First Friday Wordsmiths (All Genres)

Hammond, IN — Indiana Writers’ Consortium (All Genres)

Indianapolis, IN — Indiana Writers Center (All Genres)

Merrillville, IN — Write-On Hoosiers, Inc. (All Genres)

Schererville, IN — Magic Hour Writers (All Genres)

Iowa Writing Groups:

Ames, IA — Inkspots (All Genres)

Des Moines, IA — Beaverdale Writers Group (All Genres)

Des Moines, IA — Central Library Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Des Moines, IA — Des Moines Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Des Moines, IA — Iowa Romance Writers (Romance)

Des Moines, IA — Sisters in Crime (All Genres)

Des Moines, IA — Southside Library Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Waukee, IA — Waukee Public Library Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Kansas Writing Groups:

Lawrence, KS — Great Plains Writers Group (All Genres)

Olathe, KS — Kansas City Writers Group (All Genres)

Wichita, KS — Wichita Area Romance Writers (Romance)

Wichita, KS — Kansas Writers Association (All Genres)

Kentucky Writing Groups:

Elizabethtown, KY — Bard’s Corner Writers Group (All Genres)

Frankfort, KY — Capitol City Writers Roundtable (All Genres)

Harrodsburg, KY — Writers Bloc 40330 (All Genres)

Horehead, KY — Kentucky State Poetry Society (Poetry)

Lexington, KY — Dreambuilding (All Genres)

Lexington, KY — Eagle Creek Writers Group (All Genres)

Lexington, KY — Lexington Fiction Writers Group (Fiction)

Lexington, KY — Poezia Poetry/Prose Group (Poetry/Prose)

Louisville, KY — Green River Writers (All Genres)

Louisville, KY — Louisville Romance Writers (Romance)

Louisville, KY — Women Who Write (All Genres)

Louisville, KY — The Writers Workshop Project (WWP) (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in KY — Kentucky Indie Writers (All Genres)

Owensboro, KY — Owensboro Writers Group (All Genres)

Louisiana Writing Groups:

Baton Rouge, LA — Baton Rouge Writers (All Genres)

Bossier City, LA — North Louisiana Storytellers & Authors of Romance (All Genres)

Covington, LA — Northshore Literary Society (All Genres)

Lafayette, LA — Writers Guild of Acadiana (All Genres)

Lake Charles, LA — Bayou Writers Group (All Genres)

Maine Writing Groups:

Bangor, ME — Southern Penobscot Area Writers Network

Blue Hill, ME — Down East Writers (All Genres)

Portland, ME — Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (All Genres)

Dover-Foxcroft, ME — Central Maine Writers Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in ME — Maine Poets Societ y (Poetry)

Maryland Writing Groups:

Annapolis, MD — Annapolis Writers Critique Group (All Genres)

Annapolis, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Annapolis Chapter (All Genres)

Annapolis, MD — Women Poets Workshop (Poetry)

Arnold, MD — Waterfront Writers (Fiction)

Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Area Writers (Creative/Literary Nonfiction)

Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Writing Hour (All Genres)

Baltimore, MD — Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland (All Genres)

Baltimore, MD — Charm City Writers (All Genres)

Baltimore, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Baltimore Chapter (All Genres)

Columbia, MD — Fiction and Screenwriting Critique Group (Fiction)

Columbia, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Howard County Chapter (All Genres)

Easton, MD — Eastern Shore Writers Association (All Genres)

Finksburg, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Carroll County Chapter (All Genres)

Frederick, MD — Frederick Writers Group (Fiction)

Frederick, MD — Frederick Writers Salon (All Genres)

Hampden, MD — Hampden Writers’ Group (Fiction)

La Plata, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Charles County Chapter (All Genres)

Leonardtown, MD — Maryland Writers Association, St. Mary’s County Chapter (All Genres)

Multiple Locations, MD — BayHill Writers (All Genres)

Saverna Park, MD — Saverna Park YA/NA Writers Group (Fiction)

Silver Spring, MD — Maryland Writers Association, Montgomery County Chapter (All Genres)

Massachusetts Writing Groups:

Boston, MA — The Writers’ Room of Boston (All Genres)

Dennis, MA — Scargo Hill Poets (Poetry)

Hyannis, MA — Writers in Common (Fiction, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction)

Lancaster, MA — Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative (All Genres)

Mashpee, MA — Mid-Cape Nonfiction Writers Group (Nonfiction)

Mid-Cape, MA — Sands of Time Memoir Group (Memoir, Nonfiction)

Orleans, MA — Dune Hollow Writers (All Genres)

Osterville, MA — Advanced Writers Group (All Genres)

Sandwich, MA — Upper Cape Writers Group (All Genres)

Worcester, MA — The Worcester Writers Group (All Genres)

Michigan Writing Groups:

Ann Arbor, MI — Mid-Michigan Prose and Writing Group (All Genres)

Ann Arbor, MI — Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America (All Genres)

Detroit, MI — Detroit Working Writers (All Genres)

Detroit, MI — Detroit Writer’s Guild (All Genres)

Detroit, MI — Motown Writers Network (All Genres)

Grand Rapids, MI — Grand Rapids Writer’s Exchange (All Genres)

Grand Rapids, MI — Peninsula Writers (All Genres)

Howell and Livingston County, MI — Howell Area Writers’ Circle (All Genres)

Ludington, MI — The WestSide Gang Writers Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in MI— Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Michigan Chapter (Children’s Literature)

Novi, MI — Southeast Michigan Christian Writers (Spiritual)

Rochester, MI — Rochester Writers (All Genres)

Standish, MI — Mid-Michigan Writers, Inc. (All Genres)

Minnesota Writing Groups:

Alexandria, MN — Alexandria Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Alexandria, MN — Alexandria Word Weavers (All Genres)

Brainerd, MN — Brainerd Heartland Poets (Poetry)

Brainerd, MN — Brainerd Writers Alliance (All Genres)

Duluth, MN — Lake Superior Writers (All Genres)

Elbow Lake, MN — Elbow Lake Grant County Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Fergus Falls, MN — Fergus Falls Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Hackensack, MN — Hackensack Bards of a Feather (All Genres)

Little Falls, MN — Great River Writers (All Genres)

Maple Grove, MN — Minnesota Christian Writers Guild (Spiritual)

Minneapolis, MN — Loft Literary Center (All Genres)

Minneapolis, MN — Midwest Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Minneapolis, MN — Minnesota Science Fiction Society (Science Fiction)

Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Minneapolis, MN — Open Book (All Genres)

Minneapolis, MN — MinnSpec (Speculative Fiction)

Ottertail, MN — Ottertail Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Park Rapids, MN — Park Rapids Jackpine Writers’ Bloc (All Genres)

Perham, MN — Perham Thousand Lakes Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Rochester, MN — Rochester MN Writing Group (All Genres)

Sauk Centre, MN — Sauk Centre Gopher Prairie Writers’ Group (All Genres)

St. Paul, MN — Write, Create, Communicate (All Genres)

Twin Cities, MN — Twin Cities Writers Group (All Genres)

Mississippi Writing Groups:

Biloxi, MS — Gulf Coast Writers Association (All Genres)

Hattiesburg, MS — Hub City Writers (All Genres)

Natchez, MS — Mississippi Writers Guild (All Genres)

Ridgeland, MS — Mississippi Poetry Society (Poetry)

Starkville, MS — Mississippi Writers and Musicians (All Genres)

University, MS — University of Mississippi Writers Project (All Genres)

Missouri Writing Groups:

Branson, MO — Ozarks Writers League (All Genres)

Cape Girardeau, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Southeast Missouri Chapter (All Genres)

Cassville, MO — Mid-South Writers Group of Missouri (All Genres)

Columbia, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Columbia Chapter (All Genres)

Joplin, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Joplin Chapter (All Genres)

Kansas City, MO — Kansas City Writers Group (All Genres)

Kansas City, MO — Midwest Children’s Authors Guild (Children’s Literature)

Kansas City, MO — The Writers Place (All Genres)

Kansas City, MO — Heartland Romance Authors (Fiction, Romance, Novel)

Kennett, MO — Heartland Writers Guild (All Genres)

Marshall, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Marshall Chapter (All Genres)

O’Fallon, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Coffee and Critique Chapter (All Genres)

St. Louis, MO — Missouri Romance Writers of America (Romance)

St. Louis, MO — Sisters in Crime, Greater St. Louis Chapter (All Genres)

St. Louis, MO — St. Louis Writers Guild (All Genres)

St. Joseph, MO — St. Joseph Writers Guild (All Genres)

St. Peters, MO — Missouri Writers’ Guild, Saturday Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Montana Writing Groups:

Kalispell, MT — Authors of the Flathead (All Genres)

Missoula, MT — 406 Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Missoula, MT — Montana Romance Writers (Romance)

Nebraska Writing Groups:

Omaha, NE — Omaha Writers Group (All Genres)

Omaha, NE — The Nebraska Writers Guild (All Genres)

Omaha, NE — Romance Authors of the Heartland (Romance)

Ralston, NE — The Nebraska Writers Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Nevada Writing Groups:

Carson City, NV — Ash Canyon Poets (Poetry)

Carson City, NV — Lone Mountain Writers (All Genres)

Henderson, NV — Henderson Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Pahrump, NV — Oasis Writers Guild (All Genres)

New Hampshire Writing Groups:

Concord, NH — Granite State Writers Group (All Genres)

Hooksett, NH — New Hampshire Writers Project (All Genres)

Ossippe, NH — Poetry Society of New Hampshire (Poetry)

Peterborough, NH — Monadnock Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Beat Night Poetry (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Creative Writing Group (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Hoot Night at Cafe Espresso (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Memoir Writing Group (Memoir)

Portsmouth — Nonfiction Writing Group (Nonfiction)

Portsmouth, NH — Pen Central Writers (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Poetry and Short Fiction Writers Group (Poetry, Fiction)

Portsmouth, NH — Portsmouth Writing Salon (All Genres)

Portsmouth, NH — Pisquataqua Poets (Poetry)

Portsmouth. NH — Writers Night Out (All Genres)

New Jersey Writing Groups:

Atco, NJ — Garden State Writers (All Genres)

Asbury Park, NJ — Writers Group (All Genres)

Bayville, NJ — Berkeley Adult Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Bellmar, NJ — South Jersey Writers Group (All Genres)

Bergen County, NJ — The Writers of the Weird (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror)

Edison, NJ — Liberty States Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Fanwood, NJ — Serendipitous Scribes (All Genres)

Iselin, NJ — New Jersey Romantic Writers (Romance)

Mahwah, NJ — Mahwah Writer’s Collective (All Genres)

Mahwah, NJ — The Science Fiction Society of Northern NJ (Sci-Fi)

Manalapan, NJ — Monmouth Creative Writing Group (All Genres)

Manchester, NJ — The Manchester (NJ) Writers’ Circle (All Genres)

Middletown, NJ — The Noble Writers (All Genres)

Milltown, NJ – Milltown Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Moorestown, NJ — Juliette Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in NJ — Women Who Write, Inc. (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in NJ — The NJ Authors’ Network (All Genres)

Ridgewood, NJ — Ridgewood Memoir Writing Workshop (Memoir)

Plainsboro, NJ — Princeton Writing Group (All Genres)

Somerset, NJ — New Jersey Writers’ Society (All Genres)

South Hackensack, NJ — Bergen County Poets & Fictionaires (All Genres)

Summit, NJ — New Providence Writers (All Genres)

Woodbridge, NJ — Woodbridge Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers (Sci-Fi, Fantasy)

New Mexico Writing Groups:

Alamogordo, NM — The Writers Corner (All Genres)

Albuquerque, NM — SouthWest Writers (All Genres)

Albuquerque, NM — The Wordwrights (All Genres)

Ruidoso, NM — Lincoln County Writers Association (All Genres)

Santa Fe, NM — Santa Fe Writers Group (All Genres)

New York Writing Groups:

Albany, NY — Poetry Chat (Poetry)

Astoria, NY — Astoria Writers Group (All Genres)

Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers (Fiction)

Brooklyn, N7Y — NY Writers Coalition (All Genres)

Brooklyn, NY — The Brooklyn Writing and Creative Group (All Genres)

Bronx, NY — Poetry On Demand (Poetry)

Forest Hills, NY — Forest Hills Poetry Writing (Poetry)

Long Island, NY — Amateur Writers of Long Island (All Genres)

Manhattan, NY — NYC Writers Circle (All Genres)

Manhattan, NY — Science Writers in New York (Science and Medicine)

Manhattan, NY — WF Writing (All Genres)

New York City, NY — NYC Laid-Back Writing Group (All Genres)

New York City, NY — New York Writing Club (All Genres)

New York City, NY — Poets House (Poetry)

New York City, NY — Shut Up & Write! (All Genres)

New York City, NY — Storytellers of NY (Fiction)

New York City, NY — The Poetry Table (Poetry)

Nyack, NY — River Writers Circle (All Genres)

Staten Island, NY — The Staten Island Writers (All Genres)

Syracuse, NY — The Syracuse Veterans’ Writing Group (Nonfiction)

Multiple Locations in NY — Morningside Writers Group (Fiction, Screenwriting, Teen Writing, Memoir)

Tarrytown, NY — Hudson Writers Group (All Genres)

Troy, NY — Hudson Valley Writers Guild (All Genres)

Troy, NY — Capital District Screenwriters (Screenwriting)

North Carolina Writing Groups:

Boone, NC — High County Writers (All Genres)

Charlotte, NC — Charlotte Writers’ Club (All Genres)

Charlotte, NC — Queen City Writers Group (All Genres)

Graham, NC — Burlington Writers Club (All Genres)

Greensboro, NC — Writers’ Group of the Triad (All Genres)

Monroe, NC — Union County Writers Club (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in NC— North Carolina Writers’ Network-West’s Mountain Writers & Poets (All Genres)

Raleigh, NC — Screenline (Screenwriting)

Raleigh, NC — Triangle Association of Freelancers

Pittsboro, NC — Bynum Comedy Writers Workshop (Humor)

Southern Pines, NC — North Carolina Poetry Society (Poetry)

Wadesboro, NC — Anson County Writers Club (All Genres)

Washington, NC — Pamlico Writers Group (All Genres)

Winston-Salem, NC — Winston-Salem Writers (All Genres)

North Dakota Writing Groups:

Devils Lake, ND — Lake Region Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Grand Forks, ND — University of North Dakota Writing Center (All Genres)

Minot, ND — North Dakota Nonfiction Writers (Creative Nonfiction, Journalistic Nonfiction)

Moorhead, ND— Fargo Writers (All Genres)

Ohio Writing Groups:

Akron, OH — Akron Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Beavercreek, OH — Antioch Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Canton, OH — Greater Canton Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Cincinnati, OH— Greater Cincinnati Writers League (All Genres)

Cleveland, OH — Skyline Writers (All Genres)

Columbus, OH — Downtown Writers Network (All Genres)

Columbus, OH — The InkStone (Novel)

Columbus, OH — Ohio Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Columbus, OH — Wild Goose Creative (All Genres)

Dayton, OH — Western Ohio Writers Association (All Genres)

Dayton, OH — Dayton Christian Writers Guild, Inc. (Spiritual)

Delaware, OH — Poetry at the Delaware Library (Poetry)

Greater Cleveland and North Eastern, OH — Cleveland Writer Group (All Genres)

Hamilton, OH — Hamilton Writers Guild (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in OH — Romance Writers of America, Central Ohio Fiction Writers Chapter (Fiction)

Multiple Locations in OH — The Ohio Poetry Association (Poetry)

Sylvania, OH — Toledo Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Zanesville, OH — Y-City Writers’ Forum (All Genres)

Oklahoma Writing Groups:

Ada, OK — Ada Writers (All Genres)

Bartesville, OK — Wordweavers Writing Group (All Genres)

Bixby, OK — The South Tulsa Writers Meetup (All Genres)

Enid, OK — Enid Writers Club (All Genres)

Edmond, OK — Pen and Keyboard Writers (All Genres)

Edmond, OK — The Inklings (All Genres)

Green Country, OK — Green Country Ruff Riters (All Genres)

Guthrie, OK — Red Dirt Writers Society (All Genres)

McAlester, OK — McAlester’s McSherry Writers (All Genres)

Midwest City, OK — Mid-Oklahoma Writers (All Genres)

Norman, OK — Norman Galaxy of Writers (All Genres)

Oklahome City, OK — Creative Quills (All Genres)

Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. (All Genres)

Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma Horror Writers’ League (Horror)

Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma Write Now (All Genres)

Oklahoma City, OK — Romance Inc. (Romance)

Stillwater, OK — Stillwater Writers Group (All Genres)

Tulsa, OK — Critical Ink (Fiction)

Tulsa, OK — Tulsa NightWriters (All Genres)

Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Area Children’s Book Writers (Children’s Literature)

Tulsa, OK — Nevermore Edits (All Genres)

Tulsa, OK — Unbreakable Spines (All Genres)

Woodward, OK — Writers of the Purple Sage (All Genres)

Oregon Writing Groups:

Baker City, OR — The Writers Guild of Eastern Oregon (All Genres)

Eugene, OR — The Lane Literary Guild (All Genres)

Jefferson, OR — Women’s Fiction Writers Association (Women in Fiction)

Portland, OR — 9 Bridges Writers Guild (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Attic Institute (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Friends of Mystery (Mystery)

Portland, OR — The Moonlit Poetry Caravan (Poetry)

Portland, OR — Mountain Writers Series (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Oregon State Poetry Association, Portland Unit (Poetry)

Portland, OR — Oregon Writers Colony (Novel)

Portland, OR — Willamette Writers (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Write Around Portland (All Genres)

Portland,, OR — Writers Mill (All Genres)

Redmond, OR — Central Oregon Writers Guild (All Genres)

Roseburg, OR — An Association of Writers (All Genres)

Pennsylvania Writing Groups:

Bethel, PA — First Monday Discussion Group (All Genres)

Danville, PA — Danville Writers Group (All Genres)

Dillsburg, PA — Central PA Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Easton, PA — Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Millcreek Mall Area Group (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Fellowship of the Quill (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Presque Isle Meeting (All Genres)

Hawley, PA — Pencils NEPA (All Genres)

Lancaster, PA — Lancaster Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Meadville, PA — Meadville Vicinity Pennwriters (All Genres)

Monroeville, PA — Pittsburgh East Scribes (All Genres)

Monroeville, PA — Pittsburgh East Writers Group (All Genres)

Mount Lebanon, PA — South Hills Critique Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in PA— Pennwriters (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in PA — Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (Children’s Literature)

New Cumberland, PA — Harrisburg Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia Writers (All Genres)

Pittsburgh, PA — Pittsburgh Writers (All Genres)

Pittsburgh, PA — Second Tuesday of the Month Group (All Genres)

Shenango Valley, PA — Shenango Valley Pennwriters (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network: The Early Risers (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network: Social Gatherings (All Genres)

Wexford, PA — Critique Group North (All Genres)

Wexford, PA — The Mindful Writers Group (All Genres)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA — A Writing Hand (All Genres)

Windber, PA — Southern Alleghenies Writers Guild (All Genres)

York, PA — York Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Rhode Island Writing Groups:

Cumberland, RI — Rhode Island Romance Writers (Fiction)

Providence, RI — Frequency Writers (All Genres)

Providence, RI — Goat Hill Writers (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, & Flash Fiction)

Warwick, RI — Rhody Writing Group (All Genres)

South Carolina Writing Groups:

Aiken, SC— SCWW, Aiken Chapter (All Genres)

Anderson, SC — SCWW, Anderson Chapter (All Genres)

Beaufort, SC — SCWW, Beaufort Chapter (All Genres)

Bluffton, SC — SCWW, Bluffton Chapter (All Genres)

Camden, SC — SCWW, Camden Chapter (All Genres)

Chapin, SC — SCWW, Chapin/Irmo Chapter (All Genres)

Charleston, SC — LILA (All Genres)

Charleston, SC — SCWW, Charleston East Cooper Chapter (All Genres)

Charleston, SC — SCWW, Charleston North Area Chapter (All Genres)

Columbia, SC — Columbia Writers Alliance (All Genres)

Columbia, SC — SCWW, Columbia I Chapter (All Genres)

Columbia, SC — SCWW, Columbia II Chapter (All Genres)

Columbia, SC — SCWW, Columbia III Chapter (All Genres)

Daniel Island, SC — SCWW, Daniel Island: Guilty Prose Chapter (Fiction)

Florence, SC — SCWW, Florence Chapter (All Genres)

Greenville, SC — Sisters in Crime of Upstate SC (Crime, Fiction)

Greenville, SC — SCWW, Greenville Chapter (All Genres)

Lexington, SC — SCWW, Lexington Chapter (All Genres)

North Charleston, SC — Lowcountry Romance Writers (Romance)

Rapid City, SC — Black Hills Writers Group (All Genres)

Seneca, SC — SCWW, Seneca Chapter (All Genres)

Sumter, SC — SCWW, Sumter Chapter (All Genres)

Surfside, SC — SCWW, Surfside Chapter (All Genres)

South Dakota Writing Groups:

Brookings, SD — South Dakota State Poetry Society (Poetry)

Multiple Locations in SD — South Dakota Authors Association (All Genres)

Rapid City, SD— Black Hills Writers Group (All Genres)

Rapid City, SD — High Plains Writers (All Genres)

Tennessee Writing Groups:

Bartlett, TN — Bartlett Christian Writers (Spiritual)

Bartlett, TN — River City Romance Writers (Romance)

Chattanooga, TN — Chattanooga Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Collierville, TN — Collierville Christian Writers (All Genres)

Franklin, TN — Music City Romance Writers (Romance)

Hillsboro Villiage, TN — Sisters In Crime, Middle Tennessee Chapter (Crime, Fiction)

Knoxville, TN — Knoxville Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Knoxville, TN — Smoky Mountain Romance Writers (Romance)

Nashville, TN — Bellevue Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Nashville, TN — Nashville Writers Circle (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in TN — Lost State Writers Guild (All Genres)

Murfreesboro, TN — Murfreesboro Writers Group (All Genres)

Oak Ridge, TN — Tennessee Mountain Writers (All Genres)

Texas Writing Groups:

Abilene, TX — Abilene Writers Group (All Genres)

Alpine, TX — Texas Mountain Trail Writers (All Genres)

Amarillo, TX — Panhandle Professional Writers (All Genres)

Austin, TX — Writers’ League of Texas (All Genres)

Cedar Hill, TX — Dallas Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Clarksville, TX — Red River Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

College Station, TX — Brazos Writers (All Genres)

Dallas, TX — Dallas Screen Writers Association (Screenwriting)

Dallas, TX — Poetry Society of Texas (Poetry)

Denton, TX — Denton Poets’ Assembly (Poetry)

Denton, TX — Denton Writers’ Critique Group (Fiction)

El Paso, TX — El Paso Writers’ League (All Genres)

Euless, TX — DFW Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Fort Worth, TX — Fort Worth Writers (All Genres)

Houston, TX — Houston Writers Guild (All Genres)

Houston, TX — Nuestra Palabra (All Genres)

Houston, TX — White Oak Writers (All Genres)

Hurst, TX — North Texas Speculative Fiction Network (Fiction)

Katy, TX — West Houston/Texas Writers Group (All Genres)

Mt. Pleasant, TX — Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization (All Genres)

San Antonio, TX — San Antonio Romance Authors (Romance)

San Antonio, TX — San Antonio Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Shenandoah, TX — Writers on the Storm (Spiritual)

Tyler, TX — East Texas Writers Guild (All Genres)

The Woodlands, TX — Woodlands Writers Guild (All Genres)

Utah Writing Groups:

Bountiful, UT — League of Utah Writers: Bountiful Chapter (All Genres)

Bountiful, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Rhyme & Reason (Poetry)

Cedar City, UT — League of Utah Writers: Color Country Nightwriters (All Genres)

Cedar City, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Cedar City Chapter (Poetry)

Holladay, UT — League of Utah Writers: Wordcraft (All Genres)

Layton, UT — League of Utah Writers: Wasatch Writers (All Genres)

Lehi, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Write On (Poetry)

Lindon, UT — League of Utah Writers: Utah Valley Legends (All Genres)

Logan City, UT — League of Utah Writers: Cache Valley Chapter (All Genres)

Moab, UT — Moab Poets & Writers (All Genres)

Midway, UT — League of Utah Writers: Heber Valley Writers (All Genres)

Murray, UT — Utah Book Writers Club (Novel)

Ogden, UT — League of Utah Writers: Blue Quill Chapter (All Genres)

Ogden, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Ben Lomond Chapter (Poetry)

Orem, UT — Utah Valley Writers (All Genres)

Provo, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Word Weavers (Poetry)

Richfield, UT — League of Utah Writers: Sevier Valley Writers (All Genres)

Salt Lake City, UT — League of Utah Writers: Salt City Scribes (All Genres)

Salt Lake City, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Valley Winds (Poetry)

St. George, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Dixie Chapter (Poetry)

St. George, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Red Rock (Poetry)

Taylorsville, UT — League of Utah Writers: Oquirrh Writers (All Genres)

Tooele, UT — League of Utah Writers: Tooele Writers (All Genres)

Tooele, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Oquirrh Chapter (Poetry)

Vermont Writing Groups:

Brattleboro, VT — Write Action (All Genres)

Burlington, VT — Leage of Vermont Writers (All Genres)

Burlington, VT — The Burlington Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Wilmington, VT — Southern Vermont SCBWI Critique Group (All Genres)

Virginia Writing Groups:

Abington, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Appalachian Authors Guild (All Genres)

Fredericksburg, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Riverside Chapter (All Genres)

Virginia Beach, VA — Hampton Roads Writers (All Genres)

Multiple Locations, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Hanover Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Write by the Rails Chapter (All Genres)

Richmond, VA — Agile Writers (All Genres)

Richmond, VA — James Rivers Writers (All Genres)

Roanoke, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Valley Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Williamsburg, VA — The Poetry Society of Virginia (Poetry)

Williamsburg, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Chesapeake Bay Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Washington, D.C. Writing Groups:

Washington, DC — The Black Women Playwrights’ Group (Screenwriting)

Washington, DC — D.C. Area Literary Translators Network (Literary Translation)

Washington, DC — D.C. Comedy Writers (Humor)

Washington, DC — Split This Rock (Poetry)

Washington, DC — The Washington Biography Group (Memoir)

Washington, DC — Washington Romance Writers (Romantic Fiction)

Washington Writing Groups:

Bothell, WA — Northwest Christian Writers Association (Spiritual)

Buckley, WA — Plateau Area Writers Association (All Genres)

Issaquah, WA — The Cottage (All Genres)

Langley, WA — Whidbey Island Writers Association (All Genres)

Lewis County, WA — The Lewis County Writers Guild (All Genres)

Mount Vernon, WA — Skagit Valley Writers League (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in WA — Tri-City Writers (Novel, Prose)

Seattle, WA — Writer’s Cramp (Science Fiction, Fantasy)

Spokane, WA — Inland Northwest Writers Guild (All Genres)

Spokane, WA — Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers (All Genres)

Spokane, WA — Spokane Fiction Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Wenatchee, WA — Write on the River (All Genres)

West Virginia Writing Groups:

Beckley, WV — Raleigh County Library Writers Group (All Genres)

Braxton, WV — Braxton Writers Group (All Genres)

Charleston, WV — Pens Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Fairmont, WV — The Crow’s Quill (All Genres)

Hinton, WV — Summers County Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — Black Dog Writers Group (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — The Guyandotte Poets (Poetry)

Huntington, WV — The Patchwork Writers (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — Society of the Lark (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — Wicked Wordsmiths of the West (All Genres)

Jefferson County, WV — The Mountain Scribes (All Genres)

Martinsburg, WV — Athens on the Opequon (Poetry)

Martinsburg, WV — Martinsburg Writers Group (All Genres)

Morgantown, WV — Morgantown Writers Group (All Genres)

Parkersburg, WV — Sacred Way Poets (Poetry)

Philippi, WV — Barbour County Writers Workshop (All Genres)

Point Pleasant, WV — The Point Pleasant Writers Guild (All Genres)

Princeton, WV — Appalachian Pen Works (All Genres)

Ripley, WV — The Appalachian Wordsmiths (All Genres)

Romney, WV — Ice Mountain Writers (All Genres)

Shepherdstown, WV — The Bookend Poets (Poetry)

Spencer, WV — Women’s Writing Circle (All Genres)

St. Albans, WV — St. Albans Writers Group (All Genres)

Triadelphia, WV — Ohio Valley Writers Group (All Genres)

Wisconsin Writing Groups:

Armery, WI — Northern Lakes Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Balsam Lake, WI — Poco Penners (All Genres)

Black River Falls, WI — BRF Writers Group (All Genres)

Door County, WI — Door Pens (All Genres)

Eau Clair, WI — Writers’ Group at the Library (All Genres)

Eau Clair, WI — Western Wisconsin Christian Writers Guild (Spiritual)

Frederic, WI — Northwest Regional Writers (All Genres)

Hayward, WI — Yarnspinners (All Genres)

Janesville, WI — Janesville Area Writers Club (All Genres)

Kenosha, WI — Kenosha Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Kewaskum, WI — Moraine Writers Guild (All Genres)

Madison, WI — Tuesdays with Story (All Genres)

Manitowoc, WI — The Lakeshore Writers (All Genres)

Menomonee, WI — Chippewa Valley Writers (All Genres)

Milwaukee, WI — Red Oak Writers (All Genres)

Milwaukee, WI — Wisconsin Romance Writers of America (Romance)

Multiple Locations in WI — Wisconsin Writers Association (All Genres)

Nekoosa, WI — Home Town Players/Writers Group (All Genres)

Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Area Writers Club (All Genres)

Pinney, WI — Pinney Writing Group (All Genres)

Portage, WI — Pauquette Wordcrafters (All Genres)

Portage, WI — The Writers at the Portage (All Genres)

Sheboygan, WI — Mead Public Library Poetry Circle (Poetry)

Solon Springs, WI — St. Croix Writers of Solon Springs (All Genres)

Stevens Point, WI — Aspiring Authors of Stevens Point (All Genres)

Two Rivers, WI — The Cool City Writers Group (All Genres)

Wausau, WI — Writers of Wausau (All Genres)

Wauwatosu, WI — Writer’s Voice (All Genres)

West Bend, WI — Washington County Writers’ Club (All Genres)

Wyoming Writing Groups:

Green River, WY — Wyoming Writers, Inc. (All Genres)

Riverton, WY — WyoPoets (Poetry)

Sundance, WY — Bearlodge Writers (All Genres)

Canada Writing Groups:

Alberta — Writers’ Guild of Alberta (All Genres)

Burnaby — Burnaby Writers’ Society (All Genres)

Kamloops — Interior Authors Group (All Genres)

Nanaimo — Writing Life Women’s Writing Circle (All Genres)

New Westminster — New West Writers (All Genres)

New Westminster — Waves Writers (All Genres)

Nova Scotia — Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada (Romance)

Ontario — Canadian Authors Niagara Branch (All Genres)

Ottowa — Ottowa Independent Writers (All Genres)

Quebec — Quebec Writers’ Federation (All Genres)

Salmon Arm — Shuswap Writers Group (All Genres)

Sooke — Sooke Writers’ Collective (All Genres)

Terrace — Terrace Writers Group (All Genres)

Toronto — Canadian Authors Toronto Branch (All Genres)

Toronto — Writers’ Union of Canada (All Genres)

Vancouver — Grind Café Writers Group (All Genres)

Vancouver — Thursday Writing Collective (All Genres)

Vancouver — West End Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Online Writing Groups:

Critique Circle (All Genres)

Inked Voices (All Genres)

Pen Parentis (All Genres)

Scribophile (All Genres)

Writer’s Café (All Genres)

Ada, OK — Ada Writers (All Genres)

Bartesville, OK — Wordweavers Writing Group (All Genres)

Enid, OK — Enid Writers Club (All Genres)

Edmond, OK — Pen and Keyboard Writers (All Genres)

Edmond, OK — The Inklings (All Genres)

Green Country, OK — Green Country Ruff Riters (All Genres)

Guthrie, OK — Red Dirt Writers Society (All Genres)

McAlester, OK — McAlester’s McSherry Writers (All Genres)

Midwest City, OK — Mid-Oklahoma Writers (All Genres)

Norman, OK — Norman Galaxy of Writers (All Genres)

Oklahome City, OK — Creative Quills (All Genres)

Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma Horror Writers’ League (Horror)

Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma Write Now (All Genres)

Oklahoma City, OK — Romance Inc. (Romance)

Stillwater, OK — Stillwater Writers Group (All Genres)

Tulsa, OK — Tulsa Area Children’s Book Writers (Children’s Literature)

Woodward, OK — Writers of the Purple Sage (All Genres)

Jefferson, OR — Women’s Fiction Writers Association (Women in Fiction)

Portland, OR — Attic Institute (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Mountain Writers Series (All Genres)

Portland, OR — Oregon State Poetry Association, Portland Unit (Poetry)

Portland, OR — Oregon Writers Colony (Novel)

Portland,, OR — Writers Mill (All Genres)

Roseburg, OR — An Association of Writers (All Genres)

Bethel, PA — First Monday Discussion Group (All Genres)

Danville, PA — Danville Writers Group (All Genres)

Dillsburg, PA — Central PA Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Easton, PA — Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Millcreek Mall Area Group (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Fellowship of the Quill (All Genres)

Erie, PA — Presque Isle Meeting (All Genres)

Hawley, PA — Pencils NEPA (All Genres)

Lancaster, PA — Lancaster Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Meadville, PA — Meadville Vicinity Pennwriters (All Genres)

Monroeville, PA — Pittsburgh East Scribes (All Genres)

Monroeville, PA — Pittsburgh East Writers Group (All Genres)

Mount Lebanon, PA — South Hills Critique Group (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in PA— Pennwriters (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in PA — Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (Children’s Literature)

New Cumberland, PA — Harrisburg Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia Writers (All Genres)

Pittsburgh, PA — Second Tuesday of the Month Group (All Genres)

Shenango Valley, PA — Shenango Valley Pennwriters (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network: The Early Risers (All Genres)

State College, PA — Nittany Valley Writers Network: Social Gatherings (All Genres)

Wexford, PA — Critique Group North (All Genres)

Wexford, PA — The Mindful Writers Group (All Genres)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA — A Writing Hand (All Genres)

Windber, PA — Southern Alleghenies Writers Guild (All Genres)

York, PA — York Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Cumberland, RI — Rhode Island Romance Writers (Fiction)

Providence, RI — Frequency Writers (All Genres)

Providence, RI — Goat Hill Writers (Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, & Flash Fiction)

Columbia, SC — SCWW, Columbia II Chapter (All Genres)

Greenville, SC — Sisters in Crime of Upstate SC (Crime, Fiction)

Brookings, SD — South Dakota State Poetry Society (Poetry)

Multiple Locations in SD — South Dakota Authors Association (All Genres)

Rapid City, SD — High Plains Writers (All Genres)

Bartlett, TN — Bartlett Christian Writers (Spiritual)

Chattanooga, TN — Chattanooga Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Franklin, TN — Music City Romance Writers (Romance)

Knoxville, TN — Knoxville Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Knoxville, TN — Smoky Mountain Romance Writers (Romance)

Nashville, TN — Bellevue Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Nashville, TN — Nashville Writers Circle (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in TN — Lost State Writers Guild (All Genres)

Oak Ridge, TN — Tennessee Mountain Writers (All Genres)

Abilene, TX — Abilene Writers Group (All Genres)

Austin, TX — Writers’ League of Texas (All Genres)

Cedar Hill, TX — Dallas Area Writers Group (All Genres)

Clarksville, TX — Red River Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

College Station, TX — Brazos Writers (All Genres)

Dallas, TX — Dallas Screen Writers Association (Screenwriting)

Denton, TX — Denton Poets’ Assembly (Poetry)

Denton, TX — Denton Writers’ Critique Group (Fiction)

El Paso, TX — El Paso Writers’ League (All Genres)

Euless, TX — DFW Writers’ Workshop (All Genres)

Fort Worth, TX — Fort Worth Writers (All Genres)

Houston, TX — Houston Writers Guild (All Genres)

Houston, TX — White Oak Writers (All Genres)

Hurst, TX — North Texas Speculative Fiction Network (Fiction)

Mt. Pleasant, TX — Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization (All Genres)

San Antonio, TX — San Antonio Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Shenandoah, TX — Writers on the Storm (Spiritual)

Tyler, TX — East Texas Writers Guild (All Genres)

St. George, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Dixie Chapter (Poetry)

St. George, UT — Utah State Poetry Society: Red Rock (Poetry)

Tooele, UT — League of Utah Writers: Tooele Writers (All Genres)

Burlington, VT — Leage of Vermont Writers (All Genres)

Abington, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Appalachian Authors Guild (All Genres)

Virginia Beach, VA — Hampton Roads Writers (All Genres)

Multiple Locations, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Hanover Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Richmond, VA — James Rivers Writers (All Genres)

Williamsburg, VA — The Virginia Writers Club, Chesapeake Bay Writers Chapter (All Genres)

Washington, DC — The Black Women Playwrights’ Group (Screenwriting)

Washington, DC — D.C. Comedy Writers (Humor)

Washington, DC — Split This Rock (Poetry)

Washington, DC — The Washington Biography Group (Memoir)

Washington, DC — Washington Romance Writers (Romantic Fiction)

Bothell, WA — Northwest Christian Writers Association (Spiritual)

Mount Vernon, WA — Skagit Valley Writers League (All Genres)

Seattle, WA — Writer’s Cramp (Science Fiction, Fantasy)

Spokane, WA — Spokane Fiction Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Beckley, WV — Raleigh County Library Writers Group (All Genres)

Braxton, WV — Braxton Writers Group (All Genres)

Charleston, WV — Pens Writer’s Group (All Genres)

Fairmont, WV — The Crow’s Quill (All Genres)

Hinton, WV — Summers County Writers’ Group (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — The Guyandotte Poets (Poetry)

Huntington, WV — The Patchwork Writers (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — Society of the Lark (All Genres)

Huntington, WV — Wicked Wordsmiths of the West (All Genres)

Jefferson County, WV — The Mountain Scribes (All Genres)

Martinsburg, WV — Athens on the Opequon (Poetry)

Martinsburg, WV — Martinsburg Writers Group (All Genres)

Morgantown, WV — Morgantown Writers Group (All Genres)

Parkersburg, WV — Sacred Way Poets (Poetry)

Point Pleasant, WV — The Point Pleasant Writers Guild (All Genres)

Princeton, WV — Appalachian Pen Works (All Genres)

Ripley, WV — The Appalachian Wordsmiths (All Genres)

Romney, WV — Ice Mountain Writers (All Genres)

Shepherdstown, WV — The Bookend Poets (Poetry)

Spencer, WV — Women’s Writing Circle (All Genres)

St. Albans, WV — St. Albans Writers Group (All Genres)

Triadelphia, WV — Ohio Valley Writers Group (All Genres)

Armery, WI — Northern Lakes Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Balsam Lake, WI — Poco Penners (All Genres)

Black River Falls, WI — BRF Writers Group (All Genres)

Door County, WI — Door Pens (All Genres)

Eau Clair, WI — Writers’ Group at the Library (All Genres)

Eau Clair, WI — Western Wisconsin Christian Writers Guild (Spiritual)

Frederic, WI — Northwest Regional Writers (All Genres)

Hayward, WI — Yarnspinners (All Genres)

Janesville, WI — Janesville Area Writers Club (All Genres)

Kenosha, WI — Kenosha Writers’ Guild (All Genres)

Kewaskum, WI — Moraine Writers Guild (All Genres)

Madison, WI — Tuesdays with Story (All Genres)

Manitowoc, WI — The Lakeshore Writers (All Genres)

Menomonee, WI — Chippewa Valley Writers (All Genres)

Milwaukee, WI — Red Oak Writers (All Genres)

Multiple Locations in WI — Wisconsin Writers Association (All Genres)

Nekoosa, WI — Home Town Players/Writers Group (All Genres)

Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Area Writers Club (All Genres)

Pinney, WI — Pinney Writing Group (All Genres)

Portage, WI — Pauquette Wordcrafters (All Genres)

Portage, WI — The Writers at the Portage (All Genres)

Solon Springs, WI — St. Croix Writers of Solon Springs (All Genres)

Stevens Point, WI — Aspiring Authors of Stevens Point (All Genres)

Wausau, WI — Writers of Wausau (All Genres)

Wauwatosu, WI — Writer’s Voice (All Genres)

West Bend, WI — Washington County Writers’ Club (All Genres)

Riverton, WY — WyoPoets (Poetry)

Sundance, WY — Bearlodge Writers (All Genres)

Critique Circle (All Genres)

Inked Voices (All Genres)

Pen Parentis (All Genres)

Writer’s Café (All Genres)

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Here you’ll find a collection of resources for writers in Ohio, from conferences to local critique groups to literary magazines. If you’re looking for writing groups near you, writing workshops near you, creative writing classes near you, or simply a place to hang out with writers or submit your work, these are some Ohio writing organizations you might want to check out:

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Antioch Review

Founded in 1941, this is one of the oldest, continuously publishing literary magazines in America. It publishes fiction, essays and poetry from both emerging and established authors.

Artful Dodge

An Ohio-based literary magazine that publishes work with a strong sense of place and cultural landscape. Besides new American fiction, poetry and narrative essay, they’re also interested in contemporary literature in translation from all over the globe.

Beginnings Writing Conference

The Ohio Literacy Resource Center invites students to submit original writings for review. Accepted submissions are published in a softbound book, Beginnings . Students whose work is accepted are invited to attend the day-long Ohio Writers’ Conference, along with their teacher and one paid guest.

Cincinnati Review

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews and artwork.

Cleveland State University Poetry Center

Promotes poetry through readings and community outreach, and is also the publisher of over 150 independent poetry book titles.

Derby Rotten Scoundrels

Guest speakers and feedback in monthly writing group for crime writers in the Ohio River Valley area. A local chapter of Sisters in Crime.

Forklift, Ohio

A journal of poetry, cooking, and light industrial safety.

Fourth & Sycamore

The literary journal of the Greenville Public Library.

The Journal

The award-winning literary journal of Ohio State University, The Journal seeks to identify and encourage emerging writers while also attracting the work of established writers to create a diverse and compelling magazine.

Kenyon Review

Founded in 1939, this well-known journal publishes prose, poetry, plays, translations and more, and also offers writing workshops and writing retreats.

Mid-American Review

An international literary journal dedicated to publishing the best contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction and translations.

Mock Turtle Zine

An independent publishing effort undertaken to give artists and authors in Dayton, Ohio, and surrounding areas a vehicle for sharing their work.

New Ohio Review

A publication of Ohio University’s Creative Writing Program.

Ohio Poetry Association

An active group of poets and lovers of poetry who have a relationship with Ohio.

Ohio University Spring Literary Festival

Features some of the world’s finest, most distinguished writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. The three-day festival is held in May on the Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio.

Ohioana Book Festival

Annual book festival bringing together Ohio writers and readers.

Ohioana Library

The Ohioana Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving and promoting the written work of Ohio’s writers, artists and musicians.

Quarter After Eight

An annual literary journal devoted to the exploration of innovative writing.

Thurber House

The Thurber House (the home of humorist, author and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber) is a non-profit literary center.

Whiskey Island

A literary magazine published by Cleveland State University.

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Academy of American Poets . Academy of American Poets, founded in 1934, supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry. Their website features more than 75 historic photos, letters from poets, and more.

Aldus Society . The Aldus Society, located in Columbus, is open to all individuals who appreciate the many facets of text and image through various media, but principally the book, past, present and future. Aldus provides educational and entertaining programming for its membership, be it the history of printing and publishing, book illustration, book design, book bindings, paper making, typography, calligraphy, book collecting, or libraries.

Artful Dodge . Artful Dodge is an Ohio-based literary magazine that publishes work with a strong sense of place and cultural landscape. The company is operated through the Department of English at the College of Wooster.

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Choose to Read Ohio . Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) spotlights Ohio authors and promotes reading across Ohio. The State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library Association and Ohio Center for the Book encourage Ohioans of all ages to read and enjoy books together.

Columbus Literacy Council . Serving adults in Central Ohio, the Columbus Literacy Council is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to increasing the level of functional literacy of adults reading below an 8th grade level through teaching the English language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

The Kenyon Review . The Kenyon Review, of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio was founded in 1939. In 2001, The Kenyon Review Board of Trustees voted to present an annual award that would honor careers of extraordinary literary achievement.The Kenyon Review is supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.

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Ohio Literacy Association, state chapter of the International Literacy Association . Ohio Literacy Association chapter of the International Literacy Association supports and promotes literacy to help all Ohioans reach their full potential and develop a life-long love of reading.

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LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 (Reuters) - An all-star lineup of late-night television hosts are uniting to chat about Hollywood's ongoing labor disputes on a new podcast, a group effort to raise funds for their striking staff writers.

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver will take part in the podcast that debuts on Wednesday called "Strike Force Five," according to a statement from streaming service Spotify . All five will appear on each episode and they will take turns as host.

The roughly 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike in early May after failing to reach a new labor agreement with the major Hollywood studios that produce films and TV shows. The SAG-AFTRA actors union, Hollywood's largest union with 160,000 members, walked off the job in July.

The iconic Hollywood sign is shown in early morning light in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

Without teams of writers to pen topical jokes, the late-night shows have been airing re-runs for nearly four months.

The five hosts have been meeting weekly over Zoom "to discuss the complexities behind the ongoing Hollywood strikes," Spotify said, and the new podcast will allow fans to "listen in on these once-private chats."

Spotify said "Strike Force Five" will be available on most major podcast platforms and run for at least 12 episodes. Kimmel - in a post on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter - said the podcast would continue "for the remainder of the strike."

All proceeds will go to the writers of the late-night shows, Spotify said.

Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Sandra Maler

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Late-Night Hosts Team Up for a New Podcast as Strikes Drag On

By Natalie Jarvey

LateNight Hosts Start Podcast as Strikes Drag On

It’s been 120 days since Hollywood writers went on strike —and just as long since Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver last hosted new episodes of their late-night TV shows. Though they’ve been unemployed, the late-night hosts—who themselves are all members of the Writers Guild of America—have found ways to stay busy. Late Night ’s Meyers moderated a conversation with the Hold Steady in May; Late Show ’s Colbert took a break from serving ice cream on the picket lines to chat with Jim Gaffigan at New Jersey’s North to Shore Festival; and Tonight Show ’s Fallon performed at Yankee Stadium during the Jonas Brothers’ concert. All five hosts have also apparently been meeting weekly via Zoom, and they’re ready to share the contents of those calls with the world as a podcast.

Their new limited-series podcast, Strike Force Five, will debut Wednesday from Spotify. It’s expected to run for at least 12 episodes, and all the hosts will participate in every installment, taking turns as the conversation leader for each. The podcast will feature what’s being billed as “hilarious and compelling conversations.” Mint Mobile and Aviation American Gin owner Diageo are signed on as copresenting sponsors of Strike Force Five (both companies have a connection to Ryan Reynolds, though he’s not directly involved in the podcast). All proceeds are being promised to out-of-work late-night TV staffers.

The late-night shows—which are typically written hours before they are taped—were among the first casualties when writers put down their pens on May 2. The Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show, Late Night, and Last Week Tonight all immediately went on hiatus, as did Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, with the latter still lacking a permanent host following the departure of Trevor Noah in December. At the time, Fallon and Meyers reportedly dipped into their own pockets to support their unemployed crews for an extra week beyond the two-week pay that NBC offered.

It was during those early days of the strike that the late-night hosts began regularly meeting on Zoom to discuss the issues at hand. The camaraderie among the group apparently extends back to at least the pandemic era, when all the late-night shows had to deal with unprecedented production challenges.

During the last writers strike in 2007–2008, late-night shows went off the air for around eight weeks, but eventually resumed taping new episodes without their writers. “The strike basically wiped out all my savings,” Kimmel, who was among the hosts who paid staff out of pocket during the 100-day work stoppage, later told The Hollywood Reporter . “I also felt if we stayed off the air, it was going to do permanent damage to our shows.” This time, however, Hollywood is grappling with work stoppages for both writers and actors, who began their own strike on July 14. It’s hard to imagine that the late-night programs, which are typically key stops for actors promoting new movies or shows, would be able to resume while writers and actors are on the picket lines. Strike Force Five, then, seems like the answer for anyone who’s been missing the regular presence of a Jimmy in their life.

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Business | when it comes to the hollywood strikes, it’s not just the entertainment industry that’s being hurt.

By KRYSTA FAURIA

LOS ANGELES — The company had struggled for years, tossed around by pandemic-induced production shutdowns that began in March 2020. Last year, though, business for Valentino’s Costume Group had finally picked back up.

Hoping to capitalize on that good fortune, the shop moved in January to a North Hollywood space twice the size of its old building.

Then Hollywood’s screenwriters and actors went on strike . Now, says co-owner Shon LeBlanc, Valentino’s can no longer afford to pay its rent.

“My chest is tightening because the money is so tight,” says LeBlanc, bemoaning the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ apparent lack of urgency to try to reach an agreement with the unions. “When is the mayor going to step in and say, ‘I’m ordering you guys to figure something out because you’re about to collapse the economy in Los Angeles?’”

It has been well over 100 days since members of the Writers Guild of America stopped working, and more than a month since the actors union joined them. LeBlanc’s is just one story of many detailing the financial ripple effects.

Few corners of the entertainment industry have been left unscathed.

From studio rentals and set construction to dry cleaning for costumes and transportation to sets, it’s hard to find a corner of the Los Angeles economy that has entirely escaped the reverberations.

“A movie set in one day can generate tens of thousands of dollars,” says Kevin Klowden, chief strategist with the Milken Institute, a think tank that researches social and economic issues. “Depending on the level of activity, it can be hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

The last writers strike, more than 15 years ago, took three months to resolve and is conservatively estimated to have cost $2.1 billion in lost output. This time around, the number will be harder to measure given how much production costs, locations and timelines have changed in recent years thanks to technological improvements and increased globalization.

“We tend to think of productions as sort of a self-contained thing,” Klowden says, while in reality, a production often spans companies and even countries. Projects are often “shipped off” to New Zealand for the addition of visual effects, he cites as an example. “The larger a production is, the more likely you are to see a whole bunch of different tax credit mentions at the end.”

Both guilds are seeking to address issues brought about by the dominance of streaming services, which have changed all aspects of production, from how projects are written to when they’re released.

For the writers, the guild has said the use of small staffs, known as “mini rooms” (a riff on the notion of the “writers’ room”), for shorter time periods has made a living income hard to achieve. Actors’ concerns include protections on the use of artificial intelligence.

Although talks between the WGA and the AMPTP have resumed, there are no plans between the actors and studios to return to the bargaining table.

“I’m not really understanding what the silent treatment is,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told The Associated Press last week. “It could be a tactical strategy to see if we they can wait us out until we lose our resolve and then they can make a better deal for themselves.”

In an earnings call at the beginning of August, Hudson Pacific executives tried to assuage concerns about the financial impact that the strikes are having on their businesses, while still conceding the reality behind those fears. The company owns both Quixote and Sunset Studios, two major equipment and studio rental companies in the entertainment industry.

“We’re all hugely aware of the shrapnel around the industry in general and all of the residual businesses that are getting affected. It will start to feel fairly painful,” warned its chair and CEO Victor Coleman in response to questions of how long the strikes may last. “It will be damaging. And I think everybody is very cognizant of that.”

The fallout reaches beyond entertainment, into all corners of LA

The uncertain duration of the strikes looms large over every business feeling the financial effects, with fallout spreading well beyond the entertainment industry. Restaurants, coffee shops, even nail salons that neighbor major studios — they’re all desperate for a quick resolution.

Patys Restaurant, a Toluca Lake staple that boasts regulars including Steve Carell and Adam Sandler, has seen a major slump in business from diners and catering orders, according to owner George Metsos. He cites lost businesses from obvious patrons — actors, writers, crew members — but also speaks of other regulars who aren’t coming in: electricians, set carpenters and the drivers who stop in for breakfast on their way to work at the nearby valley studios.

Emmanuel Pelargos, who owns Astro Burger across the street from Paramount Studios in Hollywood, says the regular presence of writers and actors on the picket lines has not offset the decline in business from halted productions.

“They come in sometimes,” he says of the picketers, “but it’s mostly to use the bathroom.”

Corrie Sommers, vice president of the Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce, says the timing of the strikes — on the heels of financial recovery from the pandemic — hits small businesses particularly hard.

“The strike … has just set everybody backwards again. Only this time, there’s not the aid that is needed,” Sommers says. “No one’s saying, ‘Here’s some free money to bail you out. Here’s some money to float you through.’ That’s not there anymore. And it’s affecting everybody.”

Sommers, also a real estate agent in the area, cites multiple clients who were interested in buying homes but changed their minds.

“I’ve personally had about five buyers in the last three months say, ‘I’m going to have to wait until next year because I don’t know what’s happening,’” she says.

While many on strike acknowledge the financial burdens on both peers in the industry and their neighbors outside of it, the writers are standing by their decision with renewed vigor on the picket lines after the much larger actors guild joined them.

Luvh Rakhe, a member of the WGA negotiating committee who has written for hit shows like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “New Girl,” is acutely aware of the financial costs. But he believes people across industries and professions know it is necessary.

“I don’t think anyone is, like, blase and happy about the momentary disruption to their lives,” Rakhe says, “but they understand why it happened and what it is hoping to achieve.”

Despite the burdens being placed on people in peripheral lines of work, many of them say there is a general sense of solidarity. LeBlanc, the Valentino’s co-owner, continues to underscore his support, even amid the uncertain future of his 25-year-old business. (To answer his question, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass hasn’t indicated she will intervene, but did say in a statement in early August that she is “ready to personally engage with all the stakeholders in any way possible to help get this done.”)

To keep the shop afloat, Valentino’s has started a GoFundMe to pay the rent for now. LeBlanc is hopeful that if they can raise enough money for the next month or so, Halloween and school productions starting back up will get them through the rest of the year.

“We do have things coming up,” he has assured the landlord. “We just need to get some money in here to get us over the hump.”

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We believe an open approach to AI is best for developing new AI tools that are innovative, safe and responsible, so we’re releasing Code Llama for both research and commercial use under the same community license as Llama 2 .

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Ohio reproductive rights group sues state Ballot Board over abortion ballot language

Sept. 22 is date to watch in Ohio abortion access

The Republican-controlled Ohio Ballot Board's attempt to insert the term "unborn child" into a ballot referendum intended to protect access to abortion in the state is being challenged before the state Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed on Monday.

The lawsuit was filed by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights and five petitioners who had submitted the original ballot language, calling the board's summary a "naked attempt to mislead."

The 137-page lawsuit argued the Ballot Board's approved language is "irreparably flawed" and asked the court to direct the board to "reconvene and adopt ballot language that properly and lawfully describes the Amendment."

"The ultimate question before the Court is accordingly quite simple: whether the people of Ohio can be trusted, on November 7, to read, interpret, and weigh the Amendment’s text (or an accurate summation of it) for themselves, or whether they will instead be subjected to a naked attempt to mislead perpetrated by their own elected officials," the lawsuit said.

At issue is the language the Ballot Board prepared to appear on the ballot.

The changed text adds four uses of the words "unborn child," a term used by anti-abortion activists that never appeared in the referendum wording in the petitions that were signed to get measure on the ballot.

"That fraught term is in stark contrast to the neutral, accurate, and scientifically accepted terminology that the Amendment itself uses and defines," the lawsuit says. "The ballot language thus unnecessarily introduces an ethical judgment — at what stage of development a zygote, embryo, or fetus becomes a 'child' — which is beyond the scope of the measure and about which Ohioans profoundly disagree."

A representative from the office of Ohio’s secretary of state, which oversees the Ballot Board, said the office does not comment on pending litigation. Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, has been vocal in his opposition to the proposed amendment.

The five-person Ballot Board is chaired by LaRose, who is also running for the Senate seat held by Democrat Sherrod Brown, and it includes an additional Republican, two Democrats and a fifth member who was appointed by Republican legislators.

The original proposed amendment says that "abortion may be prohibited after fetal viability," though it cannot be prohibited if it is necessary to protect the patient's life or health. LaRose incorrectly asserted on social media the same day the language was changed that the proposed referendum would allow "abortion on demand up to the moment of birth.”

Matt Keyes, a spokesman for the Ohio Democratic Party, said: "Ohio Democrats are used to these kinds of dirty tricks designed to silence Ohioans. We’re going to communities across the state to connect with voters and lay out the stakes of the November election."

Democratic state Rep. Elliot Forhan, who is also on the Ballot Board, slammed LaRose and "extremists" for the approved language. The lawsuit individually names the five members of the Ballot Board, including Forhan.

"Extremists led by Frank LaRose ignored medical experts and legal experts by approving ballot language that is blatantly misleading and purposefully inaccurate solely for their own personal and political gain," he said in a statement .

Ohioans resoundingly rejected a proposal Aug. 8 that would have raised the threshold of votes needed to pass constitutional amendments, which would have made it more difficult for November's abortion rights amendment to pass.

In 2019, Ohio imposed a law banning abortions at about six weeks into a pregnancy — which is about two weeks after conception.

Abortion restrictions remain unpopular with Americans nationwide. Sixty-one percent of voters disapprove of the Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a June NBC News p oll .

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