We are a group of peeps in Provo, UT who meet together to form writing groups for purposes of participating in the 2013 online Brandon Sanderson Science Fiction and Fantasy Creative Writing class. We write. We critique. We lay waste.

Do you keep a running list of books to read? Does the phrase "Library Book Sale" give you goosebumps? Do you also enjoy the occasional adult beverage? Then this is the place for you! The goal of this group is to stimulate engaging conversation about books and meet other avid readers. Book choices will typically be contemporary or classic literature, but other genres will always be considered. It is suggested you read the assigned book before the meet up, but if you just want to come and hang out …

This group will be for master fiction writers, by which I mean writers with extensive experience and/or training (MFA or equivalent, literary publishing creds, etc.). I'm hoping for a small but dedicated group of writers looking for a writing group. The purpose is to share work and get feedback. And to give each other motivating deadlines!

The Utah Digital Media Collective is a community building, economic development, and networking organization aimed at growing the digital media industries in the state of Utah. The group strives to create industry jobs, help new start-ups launch, promote existing local studios, and encourage external companies to relocate to Utah. This meetup group is intended to serve as an organizing platform for the groups various meetings and events. Core industries include: video game development, computer …

Talking, being listened to, and listening are states of being on which intelligent people thrive. Over a meal and maybe a glass of wine, things get even better. Today I read Roger Ebert's essay "I do not fear death", finished about a third of Stephen King's memoir "On Writing" and continued to ponder my most recent read "Tom's River" and thought how much fun it would to get together a group of thinkers and talkers (and listeners of course) because after all communication clarifies thought.

The Gift or Sacred Economy represents a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance and isolation to community.  Gifting Circles are one of our activities in which we gather to ask for what we want and need from one another, and to give of our gifts as well. Gift Circles are an ancient practice that’s weaving its way into our modern world – and it’s about creating an alternative economy based on sharing. The distinctive feature of a gift economy is that pe …