Hi, and Welcome.   My name is Fran, and I'm a singer-songwriter who writes from the soul.   I've been singing "soul-songs" since I was a little kid, and I've always been aware my songs reveal my hopes, fears and dreams in deep, truthful and often mysterious ways. Stories and myths have always figured heavily in my life.  I studied English literature in University and I taught Bible and Jewish folklore to elementary school kids for well over a decade.  I have also worked as a professional storyte …

An opportunity to have your work read and critiqued by fellow screenwriters for free. We will meet once a week to workshop submitted pages, set writing goals, and discuss the craft of screenwriting. Professionals and Amateurs welcome! The only requirements are a serious commitment to the group and a passion for screenwriting. Due to the limited number of spots in the group, we will ask you to submit a short sample of your work (eg. a short script or a ten page sample of a feature screenplay) and …

I started this group to bring together writers in Vaughan, whether published or non-published, whether into writing novels, essays, poetry, short-fiction, or creative non-fiction. Everyone is welcome! Writing can be a lonely occupation! This group can help you: meet and socialize with fellow writers, share concerns and writing tips, get your work critiqued, and much more. This group is open to anyone who has an interest in writing.

This group is a book club with a twist. It is a book club for writers. Why are some books popular? What makes them bestsellers? What can we as writers learn from these books? I started this book club because traditional book clubs are too vanilla for me. If you are a committed writer, then this meetup is for you. Each month, we will chose a work of fiction and examine it from the perspective of a writer (and not from the perspective of an English literature professor). The idea is to find inspir …

The Toronto Screenwriters Meetup Group (TSMG) 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! TSMG provides guidance, contacts and support in all areas of the field - offering our m …

A monthly meeting for writers looking for support and review of their work from other writers. Come and discuss writing opportunities and challenges. Let us review your work and give valued feedback. Novels, fiction and non-fiction, essays and short stories. Professionals or out-of-work, experienced or just off the boat. All types welcome. Please bring copies of your work to meetups so people may read along. 

Women getting together for friendship and socializing.   For women 25+ who enjoy: book clubs, writing groups, coffee meetups, walks, dinners, knitting, yoga, movies and other such events.  We will hold bi-weekly coffee, bi-weekly walks, monthly writing group and a monthly book club as a rule.  Plus other fun events will be added in as they come up.  This group is for friendly, happy, positive women who are looking to meet others and make lasting friendships. Most events will be located in Eas …

In this group we will be analyzing screenplays on a monthly basis. We'll try to pick new and old scripts of all genres depending on everyone's preferences. I always tell myself that I'll read more screenplays but I never do! I started this group hoping to motivate myself and to meet others who share an interest in movies and analysis. So, if you would like to analyze screenplays, either to better your own writing or to gain a better understanding of how screenplays are written, this is the group …

Well, the fact that I am starting this PhD student meet-up group should tell you that I’m procrastinating despite a fast encroaching deadline, and a deluge of emails from my supervisors harassing me about that long overdue chapter. This meet-up is really aimed at nomadic PhD students like myself who do not have a network here.  For example, I am completing my degree in arty-phartysness (Art History and Musicology) through the University of Edinburgh but after two years abroad and living like a h …

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The Toronto Erotica Writers Group is a monthly meeting of those who craft words into sexy sentences and perverted paragraphs. Or maybe you just like to read the wonderful creations of others. Whether you're into soft and sultry or hard and horny, we'll chat and learn from each other.

In this discussion group, we will be discussing a selected text related to Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism, with particular focus on the writings of Venerable Master Sheng Yen. The texts and discussion will be in English. Since the readings are often related to basic concepts of Buddhism and are written in a clear and straightforward style, this group is geared toward a wide variety of participants, from those well-versed in Buddhist texts to those who are completely new to Buddhism. We welcome ev …

Have you noticed that you have great ideas and start projects that somehow get set aside for more pressing activities. "Oh, I'll work on that idea AFTER I rearrange the closet, clear my desk and put away the winter clothes." That's what happens to me all the time. The only projects I finish are those with deadlines and since I have no deadlines for my personally generated projects, they just never happen. If you're like me, maybe this group is for you. My thoughts on this are that we pick one pr …

For those who love to write and are interested in sharing their work with others for encouragement and feedback. Also, to collectively seek out publishing opportunities, and maybe some creative writing for fun! For serious and enthusiastic folks!

Becoming an engaged reader requires commitment and intellectual curiosity, but the rewards are great. The IAM Readers Guild is designed to allow readers to interact with others in their own community as well as the wider IAM global community, and to learn a “deeper empathy” through experiencing great writing that wrestles with big ideas in many cultural contexts. Each month, groups around the world will meet to discuss the book of the month, beginning with a list of questions that will be sent t …

… This is not a Buzz Time/NTN group. This group is about socializing with living, breathing humans not a TV screen. Be forewarned. Each week we get requests to make the questions a little bit easier, the music clips slightly more mainstream, the movie questions a little less obscure. We say to these people, "Perhaps you would like us to go to work for you as well? Maybe shovel your driveway this winter? Pick up your dry cleaning?¨ Suck it up people. We didn't say "Calling All Trivia Dilettantes". …