If you like reading and good conversation you'll like our group. Friendly, fun, and open to new reading ideas, we read all over the place. Mostly literary fiction, with some popular fiction and a few light titles for fun thrown in the mix. We meet in the morning, typically the first or second Wednesday of each month, and always at the Panera on Darrington Drive in Cary. Each month after our discussion we make reading suggestions for the following month, then poll members for 24 hours to see what …

Welcome to the Chick Lit Meetup Group of Chapel Hill/Carrboro. This group was started in an effort to have fun, drink wine and talk about our favorite books. My goal is to have meetups in different areas of Carrboro/Chapel Hill and I am eager to hear your recommendations. We can also swap books that we have already read. My thought is that we will meet once a month to discuss a chick lit book. Meeting locations are restaurants where we can have a drink and bite to eat while we chat. My goals are …

Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun! All writers -- and should-be writers -- are welcome! Specific details This meetup formed, phoenix-like, out of the ashes of the Raleigh writer's group that had been in existence since June 2005, and which I began being moderator of in September 2006. Our format is to read our writings aloud at each meeting, each work read can be up to 10 pages, double-spac …

The Raleigh/Durham Doctor Who Meetup Group is a diverse group of avid fans from all walks of life who love Doctor Who. We get together early in the month for a casual meeting (games, discussions, etc.). Later in the month we have a meet-and-eat viewing party where there is meeting and eating and viewing (classic and new Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane, etc.). All are welcome. The more the merrier.

This is a book club for all LBT women in the Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh area.  We meet on a monthly basis to discuss books that have been chosen by the group. We read a variety of books, including non-fiction, sci-fi, historical fiction, romance, mysteries, and more!

There are a lot of awesome books come from the Young Adult section of the library, and I know a lot of other adults read YA books and have nobody to dish about them with. There's a lot to dish! Dystopian futures, first loves and boarding schools - you can't go wrong. If you loved the Hunger Games, Princess Diaries, Sweet Valley Confidential, and all those other books that you want to put a paper bag book-cover on so nobody sees what you're reading, then you've found the right place! Bonus points …

Join us on the last Friday of every month from 10:00 am to 12:00pm at Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Drive, Suite 106, Raleigh, NC 27609.  It is just south of 440 off of Six Forks Road. Many of us read fiction like writers, so this group is especially attuned to aspiring writers who want to know more about the craft of writing. The books we chose are all available in paperback and can be found at the library in print or audio. The Wonderland Book Club is sponsored by the North Carolina W …

Please tell your Meetup friends about us! The Short Version: The Rhine hosts lectures, workshops, classes and conferences with many of the world's foremost authorities on paranormal and parapsychology topics.  Join, learn and experience with us! The Long Version: The Rhine Research Center explores the frontiers of consciousness and exceptional human experiences in the context of unusual and unexplained phenomena. The Rhine’s mission is to advance the science of parapsychology, to provide educati …

The Southern Ladies Book Club is back on Meetup! This group began several years ago and we want to increase our membership and meet some new book lovers! Southern Ladies Book Club is for women in their 40's and 50's who feel a connection to books and reading. This book club will depend on members' commitment to read and attend each month as consistently as possible. We are a relaxed, fun group, so if you weren't able to finish the book, you are still welcome attend to meeting to discuss the book …

This is a book club I created after I left my beloved Pittsburgh Chick Lit Book club and moved to the great South! Listen up Fashionistas! If you love chick lit novels with a strong female protagonist, including chick lit, mommy lit and bride lit, this is the book club for you. New York or London- our girl characters take charge, get promoted and find love, all in 300 pages or less. Let's chat and swap our favorite titles on the last Monday of each month!

This is the same group that used to meet as part of the Raleigh Women's Social Meetup Group.  All we've done is move it to its own web page.  We meet in a small venue so each monthly meeting is limited to 14 members.  All of the current members are interesting women who are committed to attending our group on a regular basis.   Most of us are over 40. We are informal, but do a pretty good job of sticking to the book with our discussion.  Every few months we'll select the next 3 or 4 books at on …

Geek Club located in the Raleigh/ Durham , NC Metropolitan Area for members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community and their allies.

This meetup is a new branch for the Happy Geeks empire! We, your meetup organizers, are a husband and wife duo originally from NC who have returned to the Carolinas. While living in Boston, we started  the Happy Geeks of Greater Boston meetup group. We were a very active and close-knit group who had anime nights, game nights, cosplay parties, cabin trips, kayaking adventures, trips to the local comic book stores, convention meetups, Dr Who marathons and so much more! We plan to continue the fun …

This meetup community is being created for people who are passionate about mastering the art of writing and/or finding their voices in the world through personal growth and empowerment. Please join us if you are interested in the way stories work and how to make them work for you! Right now, I am offering two monthly meetings, one primarily for writers and one primarily for those interested in personal growth and empowerment. The writing group, Writer's Night Out, will be held the first Monday o …

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations! We are a group of social, intellectual, and temporal misfits different interests and passions. What brings us together is our appreciation for one another's unabashed embrace of everything geek! Recurring weekly events will include board game nights (Fridays or Sundays), various ongoing runs of TV series such as Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, etc.  We will get together or plan road trips for major geek events such as cons and RenFaires. Ultimately, …

A book club sponsored by Durham County Library that meets at East Regional Library. We read a variety of fiction and nonfiction. We like true crime, magical realism ,book club favorites, classics. Past books include Devil in the White City, the Soloist, Water for Elephants, Freakanomics, Age of Innocence, and The Book Thief.

Meet local C.S. Lewis fans and form a monthly book club that reads Lewis's fiction and nonfiction works.

If you're looking for a chance to talk about your favorite recent high school-aged YA reads, gather book recommendations for your students, and make some new friends, this is the group for you! We will gather to discuss recently-published young adult novels as we learn about ourselves, our students, and each other. Male and female teachers of all ages/experience levels are welcome!

We are a writing critique group specifically geared toward people working on novels. Most of our members are writing sci fi/fantasy, but we are open to writers working in other genres. If you are primarily a poet or a playwright, we are not the group for you. We intentionally keep our membership small so that every member of the group can submit writing to every meeting. As a result, we are all very familiar with each others' work. We seek members who are committed to providing honest, constru …

"We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained." Nikki Giovanni I started this group to support, promote, and help fellow aspiring African American writers in the community. Mahogany welcomes all forms of literary talent.  Our members consist of spoken word poets, poets, novelist, screenwriters, and children’s book authors, published and unpublished talent. We are also invested in our community and love to be a part of volunteer efforts. Please join if …

Calling all female writers! This is a low-key group for writers seeking a friendly and intimate way to brainstorm ideas, share works-in-progress, trade publication tips, and form friendships based on a shared love of literature and written craft. This group focuses on writing and staying creative. We have on-line meetings and support, where you can upload pages, get reviews, and keep creative when you can't attend physical meetings.  All levels of writers are here... from the "It sounded like …

ABOUT THIS CIRCLE The Women's Journal Writing Circle is a writing group for women who explore personal reflections by journaling. We enjoy playing with words in a flexible, nurturing, non-academic way. No writing experience is ever required, only a desire to listen to yourself, free your inhibitions and let yourself write. Open to ALL women 18 and up. **A Photo (where you are recognizable) is required to join this meetup.**Our venues are not public venues, and we need to be able to recognize e …

Looking for experienced writers who would like to put together a shared world zombie anthology that would eventually be self-pub'd on Amazon. We will meet one night every two weeks (negotiable), brainstorm, plot, plan, write, edit... all the way to pub'ing.

This is a group for people who share the interests of sci-fi, fantasy, reading, writing, etc.