Working and playing with writing prompts is a great way to think out of the box, exercise your writing muscles, give birth to a new piece and/or enrich a work in progress.  My intention is for this group to be a place and space that provides encouragement and safety for new writing.  Writers of all levels of experience are welcome in this group.  It's not about creating a finished product -- it's about developing a practice, getting words onto the page, taking risks, and enjoying the company of …

I have written three full length feature scripts for film, and I am an avid movie watcher for entertainment and the construction of plot and character devices that make a script compelling. My goal for this group is to have other screenwriters join so we can read and critique each other's scripts and also go to movies together so we can watch and critique the films. Dissecting and critiquing films and discussing structure will only help our own scripts better. Discussing the marketing of scripts …

Is there a book banging around in your head that needs to get written? Are you already writing a book and you want support? Do you have a finished book and you want help with what to do next? Then this is your group. Linda Stirling is the group moderator and she has seven published books, has co-owned a publishing company, was the executive editor of another publishing company, and she has taught creative writing through colleges and writers' groups. No one is too much a novice to participate! E …

The UX Startup is a series of design workshops and demos for startups and entrepreneurs who need to boost their product creation process with user experience design. UX-empowered products are successful products. The UX Startup will have 4 types of meetup: 1. Monthly workshops We’ll focus on one UX tool or method and give you enough hands-on practice to go back to your startup or side project with a new skill. 2. Demo Days / Case Studies: This ‘show and tell’ event will be a forum for startups t …

Artist networking and information hub: Provide participants with current deadlines for upcoming shows and discussion concerning upcoming shows interactively within the group for shows/events in the Northwest that they could apply to. Provide a monthly demo of a technique or process (suggestions welcome). These would be member driven, and include Q & A. (sign up if your interested in sharing) Provide for open forum: attendees can bring up any opportunities they have run across for shows, or event …

This is a group for those who take songwriting seriously and also like to turn it up to 11 :-) We are musicians, we are producers, we are critics... we have to since we do it all ourselves! We are about getting together in person and off stage to share our new music, our processes, our frustrations, and our victories with each other. We listen and critique each others' music. We put shows together with each other's bands. We find people to write with and work with. We share some of the stories.. …

The goal of Writers Who Read is to assemble a group of passionately committed writers interested in coming together to investigate craft in a friendly setting. One evening per month we will meet up to discuss a book voted on by the group. We will began by identifying the aspects of craft readers found to be most successful in the book and then turn our attention to those decisions people felt detracted from the story. Along the way members will be encouraged to explore how the author's choices r …

A serious critique group for writers serious about getting published. Based on the Clarion style of critique, we meet every other week on Tuesdays at 6 :30 pm to critique each others writing and to encourage each other to meet our writing goals. If you write short fiction, genre fiction, speculative fiction, YA speculative fiction, this group is for you. My wish is to create an environment where we can learn and grow in the craft and art of writing excellent fiction and more!

Willamette Writers is the largest writers' organization in Oregon and one of the largest writers' organizations in the United States. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt Oregon corporation led by volunteers. Elected officials and directors administer an active program of monthly meetings, special seminars, workshops and conferences. Continuing with established programs and starting new ones is only made possible by strong volunteer support. Members continually explore other ways to interact in the li …

Welcome to the Coffeehouse Writers Group - PDX The Coffee House Writer's Group is a wildly successful and popular critique group that started just outside of Los Angeles. With over 500 members, it regularly holds meetings where we writers can find support and camaraderie in the otherwise lonely pursuit of our craft. After three years, the group is beginning to expand, with Portland as its first official satellite chapter. The group operates a little differently than many critique groups - member …

Demolicious shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of the best work from Portland's web and mobile tech communities. Each event includes about five demos on the stage of the Mission Theater. Judges provide feedback, critique and questions. Then the attendees determine a winner. Previous presenters have gone on to raise money from PIE, the Portland Seed Fund and other investors.