You can write. We're here to help. Do you have voices inside your head that won't leave you alone until you get their story down on paper? Good news – you're a writer. Bad news – it's not as easy to get it down on paper as it sounds. Get together with other writers to discuss story structure, marketing your work, publishers, agents, brainstorming. We will even have the occasional critique. Novels, short stories, screenplays, poems – in all genres are welcome. We're here to help you write the bes …

This is a group for those who are serious about writing.  The focus is inspirational, spiritual and self-help writing projects that we would like to get to publication. Come join us and share your writing and enjoy the efforts of others. Looking forward to creating inspired writing with other like-minded individuals.

We are currently not accepting new members, since we need to restrict our size in order to allow members sufficient time for reading and critiquing. However, members come and go, so when we can accomodate more members we will open the group to new people. Sorry about this, but you can always check back in a few months. Rochester Writers' Group brings together area writers for critique sessions. To become a member, you must submit a sample of your writing (e.g. an entire short story, chapter of a …

National novel writing month (NaNoWriMo) happens every November. I encourage you to join the main site at http://www.nanowrimo.org to take part in the events there. This group will be for writers who want to participate in NaNoWriMo during November but also NaNo like challenges throughout the year. Check out the Guelph Wrimos blog at:  http://guelphwrimos.blogspot.com/ to see how other Guelph NaNoWriMos are doing. We will write, talk about writing, meet for write ins, participate in online wri …

Join Judith Hartke (www.JudithHartke.com) once a month for two hours at 8:30am in East Aurora as we paint in and around the beautiful grounds of the Roycroft Campus. Bring your own supplies and be ready to enjoy the company of other artists as we learn, explore, and grow as painters of the natural world. This group is a fit for all levels: those people looking to start painting but not knowing where to begin, painters that may have reached a plateau and need inspiration, direction, or guidance, …

Coffee and Critiques Toronto (#CoffeeCritiquesTO) brings the "Hackers and Founders" model from Silicon Valley to Toronto with an injection of caffeine. The premise is simple: one brave entrepreneur presents his/her product or idea, and several people provide constructive feedback. The dialogue is low key and casual.  Our hope is that our presenters will go away with a list of action items and feedback, so that they can present again within a six-month time-frame.  We hold everyone accountable fo …

I started this group because my experience as a composer was unusual and, I suppose, might be similar to others'. I studied composition in the 1970's and found myself in an unrelated career field. In retirement I've returned to that early interest with a passion. If your experience was similar and you would like to return to composing, join the "Rochester Senior Composers" (BTW you don't have to be a "...senior" to join). The purpose of this group is to provide a shared experience and a shared k …

Welcome to the Toronto Poetry Club .com! We RSVP to happy, fun, positive, equative events! Together we can! To participate, as a guest or poet, click "JOIN US!" in the top right corner, at: www.torontopoetryclub.com TO SHARE A POEM ONLINE (to be edited and critiqued): Click here to post your Poems in our "Discussions" Forums! Note: Most of the constructive criticism held by the Toronto Poetry Club is held in our forums. Posting a poem to be edited or commented on in our forums ensures that …

This is a group for anyone studying to be a children's writer. I started this group because I want to meet other aspiring children's literature writers like myself. People trying to get their work published, first time authors, children's book illustrators etc. Lets get together for some fun time sharing and exchanging ideas in this wonderful field of writing for kids.

This group is for anyone in and around the GTA who wants to become or better their skills as a DSLR Filmmaker. This group is perfect for beginners who know nothing about these camera's and want to learn, to Pro's who want to learn how to integrate this technology into there current workflow. The meetups will be a variety of Classes, Workshops, Screenings, Shoots and group critique sessions. Some of the topics we will cover: Basic setup & workflow Composition and Lens Choice Making the switch fro …

Love to write fiction? Have characters and plots bursting out of your ears, wanting, needing to be penned down? Does reading a well composed story set your heart afire and skin tingling? Want to be a better story-teller? Looking for honest constructive feedback to grow as a writer, and in turn help others grow? This is the group for you! I mainly write speculative fiction (sci-fi/fantasy) but literary fiction writers are more than welcome. Everyone here is a student and a teacher. We're a suppor …

The African World History class provides an ongoing experience of the contributions, achievements, Africans and African-Americans have made throughout history. The class uses the historical experiences of African peoples, as insight to highlight the cultural values we share. It enables participants to experience a people, rooted in great culture and tradition. History provides a point of origin and an anchor for a group. History clarifies the on-going historical relationship between a particular …

Calling all writers! This small, private group of writers will share their love for writing and bring samples of their writing to each meeting for review/critique. The goal is to offer constructive review of writing samples and help one another perfect their manuscript, short story, novel, non-fiction piece, etc. In addition to critiques and reviews, we will explore other areas of writing such as writing book proposals, finding literary agents, writing a magazine or newspaper query, etc. If you …

Let's get together to enjoy photographic activities in our city. We will visit different studios across town and meet all kinds of photo artists, models, MUAs in order to build solid portfolios. We will learn how to direct models in order to make them feel comfortable in the set and get the best out of them. We will also explore Social Media as a way to connect with your audience, build websites to display your work and learn some computer photo editing.

This group will meet for the first time on Monday, April 22, 2013, at 3:30 at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute @RIT, The Athenaeum Building, 50 Fairwood Drive, Suite 100. Rochester, NY 14623. To participate, you should sign up to be a member the Osher SIG, Photography. Agendas will be determined by membership, and include meetups, critiques, lessons, and any related topics the group decides.

Quick Brown Fox holds creative writing workshops and weekly classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers.  The Quick Bown Fox newsletter and blog gives information about literary agents looking for clients, writing contests, book publishers looking for authors, and markets for your short pieces. Plus we have reading nights at CJ's Cafe, and meet-ups to network and just to sit together and write. Visit the blog here: http://quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/ To get on the newsletter …