This is a group of writers that are interested in sharing their writing with each other whether fiction or nonfiction, poetry, or memoir. A guest speaker to the monthly meeting would include writers and published authors promoting their books, or speaking on various topics of interest to the group.

Got a few chapters of your sci-fi novel ready for an audience? Maybe you'd like someone to peruse that short memoir you're working on. Even if you have a whole bloody book or two done and waiting for someone's red pen...bring it on! "Upstate Creative Writers" is a group for anybody who loves to write fiction, nonfiction, poetry - whatever! We meet to critique submissions every other Monday at the Panera Bread in Anderson (there's good space, lighting, seats and free wi-fi). Come learn from and t …

A group for all writers interested in publishing their work. Led by Wolf Hoelscher, owner of Pubmission.com and a former acquisitions editor, this group will talk about getting published in this new digital age, how to submit work, and where to find help for your writing. We can also workshop writing if members are interested in getting honest feedback on their writing. The overall goal, however is to offer support and camaraderie to fellow local writers. The plan is to meet about once a month. …

Are you a novelist or a novella writer? Are you currently writing a novel or novella? We are (or hope to become) a group of novelists and novella writers with the expressed goal of helping each other to improve their skills and their work. We will meet once a month for the purpose of reviewing each others work and helping each other become better writers. Novelists of any experience and genre are welcome.

"Turning space science-fiction into space science-fact." http://charlottespaceexploration.org/ Our purpose: Our goal is to educate civilians, doctors, soldiers, teachers, students, lawyers, business entrepreneurs, engineers, physicists, electricians, parents, children, and all walks of life on the reality of the upcoming private space exploration age. We are simply providing a forum of discussion (in person) for all who are interested in the cosmos and its future and current business opportuni …

Who doesn't love a great book and a great glass of wine? Anyone who loves meeting new people, reading and discussing fiction, and socializing over a few drinks - this is the group for you! My husband and I are a younger couple who have been in the area for about 3 years.  We love sports (playing and watching) and hanging with our dog and we are trying to find others (singles or couples) with similar interests. We will meet once every 3-4 weeks at different restaurants/wine bars/etc. across Charl …

Asheville Writers is a collection of writers who are interested in starting or growing their writing career. Developing platforms, earning an income writing, advancing writing skills--if these are of interest to you, join!

Calling all book lovers! I love books and I love talking about books. My vision for this book club is that we will all find opportunities to try new books we may not otherwise have read, go back and re-read some of your favorites, and have an open, judgement-free zone where we can talk books, books, and more books! This will be an alcohol-free group, and is open to both men and women. It certainly can be fun to talk about other things but I would like to emphasize actually discussing books at th …

I want to run game nights as often as the members want. My ideas include SciFi Fridays where we watch a science fiction movie and play science fiction games including video games, Rock and Roll Saturday where we play Rock Band and roll dice in tabletop games, and Rachael's RPG Sunday where I host an RPG like Pathfinder in honor of Rachael Goodwin. I am very flexible with days, times, and games. If the game is during a meal time, we can have a potluck, order pizza, or eat at a local restaurant. I …

Creativity, inspiration and imagination must come from within...but none of this will come across on the written page without craft. Whether you are writing your first short story, or working on a 150,000 word manuscript, you'll find yourself needing to have answers to your questions and interaction with other writers. These mini-workshops will keep you on track as you discover and realize your dream of becoming a writer of fine fiction. Subjects we'll be covering during these weekly meetups are …