A growing entertainment industry networking group. Established with the focus of fostering a core group of  filmmakers for professional and social purposes. We'll be going to screenings, critiquing films, sharing scripts, meeting up at film-related events and collaborating on productions. Meetup members must display at least a first name which is real.

Songsalive! is a non profit organization supporting and promoting songwriters and composers worldwide. In Los Angeles we have showcases the first Fridays of the month at Hallenbecks, NoHo; and Critique workshops with guest speakers the third Sundays of the month at The Finnish Center in NoHo. In Orange County we have critique workshops the Last Sundays of the month and showcases at Sam Ash Westminster the 3rd Tuesdays of the month. www.songsalive.org/group/losangeles and www.songsalive.org/group …

Our group is for former students who have attended my Packaging Your Portfolio Workshop for Makeup Artists, Hair Stylists, Fashion Stylists and Manicurists. I take their success seriously, and personally. It keeps me connected to them so that I can insure their successful transition into freelancing for print, video, commercials, film and TV. It’s a place for us to gather, share ideas, network, brainstorm and solve problems that arise in the day-to-day business of work behind the scenes. We t …

This group has grown beyond my capacity to manage, so we are currently closed to new members.  In order to re-open the group, I need 2 people to join the leadership team.  If you're interested in becoming an assistant organizer, please contact me directly. "A blessing for the writers among us: May all your dead ends be beautiful" - Linford Detweiler We currently have two meetups--one dedicated to script review and feedback and one dedicated to producing short films. Both meetups are open to writ …

There are already plenty of writers' groups, but most of them are geared toward hobbyists rather than toward writers who think big (I know because I used to belong to three of them). If you're a self-published author having difficulty selling or promoting your work, or you're a writer who's frustrated by organizers who've told you what you are and aren't allowed to write, or you'd like to write and self-publish but are intimidated by the process, SPACE is for you. My name is Martin, and I've bee …

Originally called the Torrance Children’s Book Writing Group (later on shortened to Torrance Children’s Book Writers), the Children’s Book Writers of Los Angeles (CBW-LA) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 2010. Our primary and official website www.cbw-la.org. I would like to encourage you to sign up at www.cbw-la.org to avail of our full membership for $30/year or $50/two years. This group is run by volunteers who work for FREE. Your membership fees are meant to fund all the exp …

You submit your writing, novels in progress, any genre, non-fiction, stories, articles, memoirs, blogs, poetry, screenplays. Other writers critique so you can make it better. Organizer has 33 books published with four released in 2011, next in July 2012. He just finished his fourth screenplay. If you are writing, or need motivation to get started, or don't know where to turn with your work, join us. We are a working group who knows all writers need help. Which way should you go, e-book, printed, …

The idea of this group is to establish a community of writers that can learn from eachother on many different levels.  Whether this is through critique groups, free writing, reading, talking, etc. I hope that this group has something for everyone. This group welcomes writers of all levels.  This is based on the philosophy that we never really stop learning.  No matter your walk of life, we all have some knowledge to barter. Or pilfer, as book bandits do (no stealing or plagerism is insinuated wi …

The Alameda Writers Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving writers of all stages of development and all genres. Our mission is to educate, inspire and support our members in their writing careers by offering resources, access to industry professionals, networking opportunities and creating signature events such as peer groups and guest lectures. We welcome any comments or suggestions. Please feel free to contact us at writeAWG@gmail.com

The purpose of this group is to bring together active professional alternative wellness practitioners (reiki, hypnotherapy, EFT, NLP, etc.) who seek and are willing to provide peer support for others on similar paths. (This group does not provide instruction or certification, and is only open to people who are actively practicing or beginning a professional practice right now.) The underlying concept of the group is that each of us can enjoy greater success by working together - by sharing busin …

Looking for a safe haven where you can submit work, get a critique that won't crush your soul? And, of course, have fun? We formed in 2008 as a place where writers could share work without fear. People who want to compete or tear others down for the sake of tearing others down need not apply. Granted, you will get constructive criticism. There's no point in sharing work if we can't grow from it. Rules of Engagment Work should be submitted by 9:00 p.m. the Saturday prior to the meet up. Submissio …

This group is for working artists who live in Long Beach and want to build a community and support group with other working artists. We critique one another's work and discuss how we can put Long Beach on the map as a vibrant Artists Community. We also support the Arts in Long Beach by visiting Museums, Galleries and non traditional art openings.

f/Stops Camera Club is a fun group of people who want to create an open community of photographers to share and improve skills through club meetings and outings. We welcome everyone who has an interest in photography from beginners to professionals. Check us out @ fstopscameraclub.com. Come and be our guest! We meet in Northridge at The Village the 2nd Thursday of each month. At each monthly meeting, paid members can submit up to 2 matted/digital prints for a critique by a professional judge. Sh …

Classes by Instructor Jim Higgins At a glance: Next Creating Comics Class Starts Monday September 10, 2012. Next Webcomics Workshop Starts soon. Drawing Comics for Kids meets Thursdays – it’s ONGOING! Sign up any time. Next Inking and Coloring Comics starts in October. Go here for full decriptions of the classes and/or to sign up: http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/

We're about giving artists in Ventura County a place to gather and paint together in a studio and outdoors.  We'll explore your creative life, learn to critique your work and more.  I'll teach classes and facilitate art events (like plein air painting and critique circles) and hope to make this a constantly evolving place where we can just make good art!

deb3321 is a new artist's studio that is open for uninstructed figure drawing sessions on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  $5/hour.  Come as long or as little as you like. We're also conducting critique/discussion following the drawing sessions.  If you attend the drawing session for two hours, it's free.  If you come in for crit, it's $5 for however long it goes.  Bring in any work, any media, any philosophical position, it does not have to do with drawing but art.  Modernist, conceptual …

We're a group dedicated to becoming professional screenwriters! REQUIRED READING FOR NEW PEOPLE - Please read the Screenwriting Group Q and A's pdf before attending your first Thursday workshop. It's located in the "MORE" section, in "FILES." See you Thursday at 8pm!

The advent of such photography critique sites such as You Are Not A Photographer means that many of the "pro" photographers these days don't even know the bare minimum and have probably never set foot in a real darkroom. I formed this group because I believe film photography will never truly die, and instant gratification from Instagram doesn't always satisfy! If you're tired of seeing Photoshopped photos ALL the time and you miss the graininess that comes with film and the gratification of maki …

Established in 2003, LA Writers Group runs writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Glassell Park (Glendale), LA South Bay (Hermosa Beach, El Segundo), West LA, and Santa Clarita. Visit our official website at http:/www.lawritersgroup.com. In this meetup group, we will host free monthly accountability meetings, free friendship events (not networking but meeting new friends), and soon an ongoing Saturday morning writing workshop for a nominal fee.  Our …

The Pasadena 3by3 Writing Group is dedicated to writing, finishing and publishing a novel or memoir. This is a support group to help writers to plot, create a daily schedule in order to complete their book and get it published through agents and publishers or self-publishing in paperback or eBook form. The format goes like this: 10 am the library opens. The early arrivals wait outside until the doors open We organize the room for about five minutes. A about 10:05 we start. I give a 10 - 15 min c …

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This is a workshop for aspiring fiction writers to critique one anothers work in a friendly, supportive environment. Members submit a chapter or story every other week, and we critique two to three submissions each week. We are a small, tight-knit group that have been meeting for nearly two years, and we're looking for some new blood to replace some recently departed members. Here are some important things to consider before you apply: 1) We meet every Thursday evening for about an hour and a ha …

Literary fiction writers group seeks additional members. Seeks serious short story and novel writers. The small writers group meets every two weeks at rotating locations in and around Downtown LB. The group format is patterned after UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Writers submit up to 15 pages of fiction one week in advance, read and make written critiques on manuscripts, and provide verbal feedback at meetings. The aim is to prepare written material for publication.

We are a group of character animation professionals and students who gather regularly to share our work and critique it, discuss animation workflow and technique, and just have an excuse to get away from our computers for a while. If you are working professionally, studying animation, freelancing and between jobs, creating new work and want feedback (and are tired of receiving it through the internet), or just want to join the discussion and improve your animation, you should join us! If you've …

deb3321 is a contemporary/experimental artist's studio that has exhibitions, uninstructed figure drawing sessions, lectures, instructed classes or whatever is appropriate to the vision of the studio. deb3321 is now opening its critique session for all visual artists on Saturdays from 3:30 p.m. to (no later than) 5:30 or 6:00 p.m.--although--however far it goes if the conversation is interesting. deb3321 again is contemporary/experimental, however artwork can be representational and/or non-repre …

A group of motivated, advanced writers who have completed at least one novel or collection of short stories and who have and continue to study the craft and art of writing fiction. Membership is limited because of the focused attention that we desire to share through honest but positive critique. If you have never read or heard of Joseph Campbell's, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, then his group may not be a good fit.

Do you have a taste for the mysterious and macabre? Do you aspire to have your work on the banned books list? Do you admire the works of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, or Lemony Snicket? Or maybe you just prefer to sit on the edge of your seat? The Estelle Dowding Institute of Literary Peculiarities strives for the creation and preservation of strange, dark, and unusual works. The Institute primarily serves as a workshop for writers to showcase and critique each other’s work in a friendly and non-judg …

Joyce Carol Oates: "We who love prose fiction love these miniature tales both to read and to write because they are so finite, so highly compressed and highly charged." Auguste Rodin: “I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need.” Who are we? The Lost Wax Micro fiction Collective is for writers of short fiction interested in creating stories with universal resonance and meaning. Meetings will follow a format of share and critique and then inspiration discussion based on a parti …