Our goal is to create a supportive and encouraging environment where designers can share their work and receive constructive and helpful feedback.

Welcome to Redmond Roaring Writers! We're a writing/critique group that meets every other Wednesday at the Redmond, WA Panera Bread. This is a drop-in group, meaning that all you need to do is to print out up to 6 pages (double-spaced) of your current work-in-progress. Be sure to check attendance so you know how many to print out (up to 8, we split into groups beyond 8). We critique each piece in turn, aiming for delivering helpful feedback in a supportive environment. Thank you for your interes …

Hello everyone. I'm Eric Griffin. I am a gothic fantasy novelist. I haven't been published yet, but that will change. The purpose of this group is just what the name states. You don't have to be published to be a member, although having at least one published author in the group would be wonderful. I would, however, like to deal with writers who have been around the mountain enough times to employ a strong knowledge of technique and the fundamentals of novel writing. That way, each member …

This is a group of amateur photographers who want to share their knowledge and improve their shooting, post-processing, and printing skills. Our activities include photo critiques, self-imposed shooting assignments, and member presentations or demonstrations on photographic topics. Topics might include things like: Is RAW better than jpeg? What does the histogram tell me? Why shoot to the right? Where can I get good (bird, cityscape, waterfall) shots? So if you would like to have some pho …

We meet Sunday afternoons every other week, alternatively in the Fremont and Capitol Hill neighborhoods, to share food and drink and chat about writing, publications, readings, and other projects on our plates. Note that we're not using Meetup to schedule these meetings, so if you'd like to be added to the invite, please sign up for the group and/or shoot me an e-mail. Also please note that this is not a critique group. The purpose of the group is to allow people who want to meet and make friend …

Short version: 1. Meets Friday nights, 1 to 2 times/month, primarily on the Eastside 2. No critique or planned discussion, minimal conversation during meetup time. The focus is on writing rather than socializing. 3. All types of writers welcome 4. 3 no-shows and you're out of the group (no-show means you RSVP'd yes but didn't attend) 5. No dues required, but you're welcome to buy the organizer a cup of tea to offset Meetup's group organization costs ($12/mo). Full version: This is a casual but s …

The Seattle Photography Club was established to create an active social, educational and fun way to shoot and process images with other like-minded enthusiasts. Meet other photographers, learn from each other, be challenged in group meetups and critique each others work through the Seattle Photography Club. Open to ALL levels of photographers - from beginners to professionals, Point and Shoots to DSLRS, film or digital. If you like to create photos, this group is for you!  Look for us on Faceboo …

We are a scifi and fantasy writing fellowship. What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you my good reader... a group that meets once every two weeks to support each other's scifi and fantasy writing efforts with - editing, critiquing, discussing ideas or just encouraging our floundering efforts. We welcome any length piece of fantasy and science fiction. And be warned, as avid fans of fantasy and science fiction, you will be exposed to certain nerdishness and plenty of particular.

Hosted by a local publisher, WIP is a monthly event for writers to share their work, learn new craft-related skills, get up to date information on publishing, and meet fellow artists for collaboration (and commiseration). Our meetings happen on the first Wednesday of every month. Both the venue and format will shift, so every meetup will be different. One month it'll be a pitch workshop at a cafe in Queen Anne, the next a short story critique session at a pub in Columbia City. We've even been kn …

Welcome to the Eastside Camera Club.  We are an amateur photographer’s club (originally founded in 1952), dedicated to improving our skills, and sharing our enthusiasm, knowledge and improving our shooting, post-processing and printing skills. We meet twice a month on the first and third Thursdays at an Eastside Library, September to May (No meetings in December). During the months of June, July and August, we meet once a month, at an Eastside library. The first meeting of each month (first Thur …

The purpose of our group is very simple: we discuss and analyze ideas. The word "analyze/analytical" is not a reference to syllogistic, analytical philosophy, but rather stands for those who like to analyze and critique ideas. Its a place for thinkers to connect with other thinkers! The format is also very simple: there is a brief 15 to 30 minute lecture (the shorter the better) followed by a civil conversation. We believe in organic group mingling. Not all thinkers are compatible, as thinkers …

This is a group for anyone interested in the creative writing process. We are here to encourage and inspire you with your writing projects. We meet to share ideas, our writing, and encourage each other with the writing journey.

Bored with your digital photography? Looking for some new inspirations, ideas, and creative synergy? Do you have technical questions about your photos or camera that are making you crazy? Have you seen digital photos that you wondered how they were done? The meetups will be pretty casual. All levels of photographers are invited. The group does attract some pretty serious photographers. The only requirement is that you get excited when you press the shutter. Most of the members shoot with DSLRs …

If you're looking for a group of watercolor painters to join each week for painting as well as sharing ideas and critiques, you're in the right place! Fridays, indoors, we paint still life scenes, share reference photos, and/or work on our own independent projects. Thursdays we paint outdoors. This group is open to watercolorists at all levels. It's not a class. To participate, you need to bring your own paints, brushes, paper, and water container. For a list of recommended materials, please se …

Meet other women writers and let creativity bloom! Whether your interest is poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, come find camaraderie and inspiration with us. Our group's activities may include - poets & writers' cafes:  show & tell, reading out loud, writing exercise - workshops by authors - guided exercises - social events: joining other events also possibility - open mics - poetry slams - guest speakers/literary readings - a "writers-on-writing" reading group - discussions on poetry - fla …

Welcome to the Seattle Photography Group! Our mission is to reveal the huge number of hidden or inaccessible photography activities that can be so hard to find, and to consolidate local photography activities and resources helping our members push their limits and expand their skills both through practice and working with other aspiring photographers. Our group provides value by offering activities which might be difficult for a lone photographer to set up, such as fashion shoots with aspiring m …

Let's get together and provide feedback on each other's work. We will meet monthly with new work in hand for others to review, with the hope the deadline will help keep us motivated! The Who and the Why of Seattle Writers' Meetup Who are we? We are the courageous wordsmiths who dare to place their dreamings onto the page. We are a group of writers dedicated to helping one another grow stronger and more confident in the craft of writing. We come from all walks of life, from infinite perspectives …

Mercer Island Writer's is for new or seasoned writers who desire a safe place to hone the craft of writing.  We will provide helpful feedback to those who choose to share their writing samples (specific parameters to be set later), and we will engage in discussions which foster our growth as writers.

Practice and advice giving technical presentations. Each month, one member gives a technical presentation to the group, which then discusses the presentation, offering comments and critiques. Finally, the presenter gets to ask and respond to questions. The meetings are hosted at Startpad in Seattle. http://startpad.org/about-us We hope you will join us to improve your presentation skills, help others, and discuss technology.

Welcome songwriters and musicians of all kinds in the South Sound Region of the Pacific Northwest! Holding events that benefit musicians from Sea-Tac to Olympia and focusing on the already active Tacoma music scene, we endeavor to support a creative and lively community of musicians. Networking, collaboration, feedback/critiques, showcases/open mics, jams/song circles, seminars/panels, and so much more to educate, connect, and inspire you to reach your musical goals. Providing free membership a …

Meet fellow Film People near you! Come to a local Film Industry Meetup to have fun and make friends with people on both sides of the camera and screen. Go to screenings, critique films, dish insider dirt and talk shop about the movies. Open Screening is held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 7:00 PM in the screening room at the 911 Media Arts Center, hosted by Greg Gould. Open Screening is an "open mike night" for video and digital media arts; an open forum for filmmakers and digital media artist …

This group was inspired by the hundreds of workshops I have given all over the US. Photographers were asking for ways to build their portfolios with high quality images and unique concepts. They were running out of ideas / did not have ideas, could not find models, locations or sets and were hitting a wall. After all a photography web-site filled with photos of your dog or your own children might not say "professional" in a way you want it to. This is what we will do here. The instructors will a …

This group is for women who want to become better fiction writers.  If you have a novel you are working on and would like to improve it, this is the place to get excellent feedback. This is not a drop-in critique group where you read whatever you have written to a bunch of strangers.  It is for serious writers. The goal of this meet-up is to create an ongoing group of women writers that offer support and constructive suggestions regarding plot, dialogue, and character development.  This is not a …

I started TPW in response to my own desire to investigate the opportunities in the world of travel photography and writing. Many people would love to have the job of a travel photography/writer, but very few are willing to "pay the dues" and learn the craft. Every guy with a camera (GWAC to professional photographers) thinks he can spend $5000 on equipment and immediately start raking in the dough as a photographer. The truth is, it's not about the camera. Give a great photographer a hundred do …