We come from the four corners of the world all with one shared passion: writing.  This group was created to celebrate and explore the craft we all love.  It is designed to appeal to all levels.  Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, come and share your thoughts and ideas, and bring your observations and questions.  Who knows - we might just encourage you to write the next bestseller!

This is a Technical Writing for the Vancouver, BC region. If you are interested in technical writing, or in need of a technical writer, this is the group for you! Topics that we regularly discuss include: Job Market - Prospective jobs Technical Writing Technology - Authoring tools, Content Management Systems Resources - Technical Writing Publications, blogs, books, organizations etc.

A meeting in New Westminster every second Wednesday from 7-10 PM effective Sept 5, 2012 with stories ready for critiquing by a valiant band of fellow, aspiring scribes. The mission is to get us writers out of our chairs (or into our chairs, rather) and put pen to paper. And moreover, to get our work primed and ready for publication. Plenty of great writers knew each other from their own writers' groups (Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs anyone?) and there is a reason why they became great. Because …

Building on the success of Presentation Excellence Group, Possibilities is a group to help people identify and move forward with personal, creative, and career goals.  Meet or re-connect with other writers, artists and professionals and explore your strengths, values, and goals through fun and interactive writing and speaking activities.  Share your dreams and aspirations in a supportive environment, and gain tips and strategies for overcoming obstacles like fear, avoidance, and writers block.  …

Discover the writer within you! Join a journaling and writing community that is finding joy, personal transformation, and creative expression through journaling. Learn different ways to write in your journal, adding color, perspective, and dimension to your reflective writing. With the help of these journal tools, you can gently but powerfully explore the various aspects of yourself, your life, and your relationships with others. Organizer Solanna Anderson is a certified instructor for the Journ …

We live in Vancouver and we love to write. We share our work, challenge and encourage each other, and embark on literary projects together.  We argue over commas and colons, whether words in other languages should be translated or not, all things poetry, and anything else that happens to have words in it. Every month we hold an afternoon of writing exercises at the library, and during the summer, we also have regular gatherings at local parks. With competitions and times when we get together ju …

The Vancouver Screenwriters Meetup Group (VSMG) is an active community-minded group for Screenwriters and Filmmakers interested in networking, discussing and collaborating on screenplay development for all mediums. Our love of the craft is what binds us - this group's members are dedicated to helping each other improve - offering support and sharing knowledge and resources, while having a good time in doing so! VSMG provides guidance, contacts and support in all areas of the field - offering our …

Calling all those suffering from wanderlust - travel writers and armchair travellers alike. Whether you're traipsing around the world or just enjoy hearing the experiences of others, you'll find something here if you love reading or writing about travel.

This is the place where B movies are made. Do you love to write or shoot or act or sing or dance or capture sound or do make up or do hair or create costumes or make music or be a part of creating something from nothing? If you said yes to any of these things then the B Movie Factory family would love to have you. The movies are always crap but the fun is making the movie. Our motto is "If you are not having fun, don't do it". Oh ya, we do have fun. A little to much some times. As you can see fr …

This group is for people who like to write and perform sketch comedy, and who are interested in spoofing current affairs, or pop culture trends, particularly the human potential/New Age movement. The focus is on intelligent humor that pokes fun at human foibles rather than at any person or group in particular. If you're interested in using humor to expose truth, and to inspire people to laugh at themselves in a good natured way...this will be for you. People bring ideas to explore, and then we u …

A meeting for anyone interested in poetry from an LGBTQ perspective and beyond. A chance to hear, read, think about and enjoy something unique in Vancouver. Start small and see where it goes.

This group is for publishers and self-publishers. It's about networking and learning how to best monetize content for digital publishing.

`The arc of history is long, but it bends towards JUSTICE,' Martin Luther King Jr. Extraordinary defined as: Very unusual or remarkable. Unusually great. Synonyms uncommon - unusual - singular - remarkable - exceptional. This group is for EXTRAordinary Toastmasters Each of us can aspire and actualize becoming an EXTRAordinary toastmaster. Speaking, leading, acting and achieving at or near your peak potential is truly one of the most beautiful things in the world. We can speak, lead, achieve and …

Are you a blogger, author, social media ace, Kindle / Kobo / Nook / iPad writer, LinkedIn guru, twitter power user, and/or podcaster, and would like to join forces with friends in Vancouver? Join us! We have two kinds of events: - networking: we create opportunities to share awareness with readers about each other work, online and offline. Come with some ideas about what you can do for other members, and what other members can do for you. The keyword is reciprocity. - workshops: refine your ski …

Plain Language offers tools and techniques that improve materials written for the public and for targeted segments of it. The is a networking group to connect people whose works involves or should involve using plain language.

*when you click on "upcoming meetups", "past meetups" or "our calendar" (on the left of this screen) do make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page if you are not logged into a meetup.com account.* Looking for a constructive way to help the environment? We’re a group of people from all over the Lower Mainland who get together to help Metro Vancouver Parks, municipalities, BC Parks, charities, non-profit organizations, societies, stewardship groups and watershed groups tackle environment …

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Italy, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events in Little Italy on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make amici at one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in Italian, meet Italian speakers …

We are a friendly and enthusiastic group of people who share a love for Canada, its language, its culture and people. We are based in the heart of Vancouver with events on Commercial Drive, Downtown at Stanley Park, The Renfrew Community Centre and other neighbourhoods throughout the city. You will find it easy to acquire language partners and make friendsat one of our weekly social events. When you join us you will be able to speak, read and write in English and meet English native speakers fro …

This is a group for the indie developers/designers who cater to non-casual gaming tastes and audiences. While there is a lot happening on the casual/social/mobile side of indie gaming in Vancouver, Hardcore Indie is for discussing games and projects that aim for more involved gaming experiences: grand strategy, emergent narratives, open world games, procedurally generated worlds, genre-defying designs, non-linear adventures, exploration of tough subject matters... any and all games that are mean …

I'm looking for a small, committed group to talk about a challenging work at a slow pace -- talking about a fairly small number of pages per session. If you're in a hurry to get through a life-list of books, I wish you well in another group. But if you like savouring the details of language and enjoy deep discussion of ideas, with a great piece of writing as the starting point and focus, you might find a home here. We will be reading: 1. A few essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson (TBA), then... 2. Wal …

Building your CONFIDENCE from within! OUR VISION is to promote positive growth and communication excellence in a relaxed, organized and supportive environment. We lived in a fast-paced society where everything is done in a rush, rush manner. A tough businessman would not listen long so will your kids, as they rather you-tube or hang on the internet or their phone. Time constraint is a concern when it comes to communications I have seen careers rise and fall on the spoken word. The employee wh …

This Meetup group is about sharing our interest in Genealogy and our family history and heritage. Our venues are casual. We share knowledge, tips, ask questions, often enjoy coffee or tea, and ultimately find out who we are - past and present. Themes can include material for writers, creative presentations, family albums, heritage scrapbooks, as well as techniques to track our heritage, computer tips and assistance. Novices, practiced genealogists and the 'curious' are all welcome.

This is a group for people who love to sing the old American Standards of Gershwin, Cole Porter, There is no definitive list of musicians and lyricists whose work constitutes the Great American Songbook, but the following writers and songs are often included: Irving Berlin, one of the most prolific composers and lyricists of the Great American Songbook. Harold Arlen (with E.Y. Harburg "Over the Rainbow", "It's Only a Paper Moon"; with Ted Koehler "Stormy Weather", "I've Got the World on a String …

This is a group for anyone interested in listening to stories, or interested in practicing their stories and improving storytelling skills. (English language learners are also welcome!) Stories can be inspired from personal experiences, real-life events, literature, or your imagination. Everyone has a story! Stories can have various purposes from entertainment to teaching principles to starting conversations to sharing life lessons. As a creative form of communication, a story is a great way to …

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Have you written a book and are not sure what your next step should be? Are you a published author who feels there is more you could be doing to promote your own brand? Are you an established author who feels like trending technologies are passing you by? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, the Publishing Success Meetup Group is for you. We aim to address all of the big and small questions that present themselves to both new and established a …

Hello and welcome!!! Have you moved here from another country, want to feel at home in Vancouver, and find it challenging to meet people and learn about the local culture/systems? If yes, then join our social events to meet fellow internationals and expand your local social circle!!! We will organize dinners, go out for drinks, explore BC through trips, etc. Also, if you need help with anything local (housing, systems, etc), feel free to write and I will help with whatever information I have. To …

Meet some friendly skiers and snowboarders of all levels who would like to ski only at Whistler or Blackcomb. • Do you want to go skiing or boarding but none of your friends want to go with you? • Are you looking to make new friends who share your quest for new experiences? • Do you want to be part of a community of adventurous and fun people who are on your wave length? Our meetup is made up of a range of people who enjoy skiing or snowboarding. In addition to our winter sports activities we al …