Provides tips for those interested in setting up groups, as well as ideas for exercises and events for existing groups.

An online writing group dedicated to helping serious writers and poets perfect their craft. Critique group for fiction and poetry.

A national group whose members exchange information about editorial practices, standards, and job opportunities, both freelance and institutional.

Centralized information source designed for the professional and personal needs of African-American news professionals.

Resources and information for Caribbean writers.

A resource center for and about Chicana writers. Includes submissions from audience, book reviews, art reviews, guest editorials, and online workshops. If you're a Chicana and a writer, this is the place for you.

Writers' resource community providing a supportive, family atmosphere where writers may easily access the tools and resources to create, market, and publish their work

Authors, broadcasters, journalists, photographers and lecturers who cover the topics of wines and spirits. Contains membership information and a description of the association. (Flash required).

This site offers writing activities, student writings, text features, writing event listings, a biography of Franz Andres Morrissey and a handful of writing-related links.

A group of creative writers who welcome new contributors, new talent, skills and ideas involving creative writing of any sort from around the world. Based in Denia, on the Costa Blanca in Spain.

Online writers workshop and forum from Hong Kong.

Non-profit organization and electronic forum for virtual poetry and writing workshops. Site includes an ezine, bulletin board and chat.

A nonprofit organization with a mission to promote and facilitate the writing, publishing and reading of literature designed for electronic media, ELO's site features industry news, events, chats and links.

A literary discussion forum for post critique of poetry, especially formal poetry, fiction, non-fiction and arts and photography.

Helping Christian writers and freelance writers manage their writing career or start an online ministry.

Links to writers resources, tools, tips, including sources for screenwrights and playwrights, and laws on copyright.

Primarily oriented toward membership, but includes links, references, and newsletter.

A network for the empowerment of women through writing.

An organization for women journalists which combats gender bias and fosters education.

An umbrella organization for broadcast and non-broadcast media people, Literati World Writers is a major peer group that networking and involvement in charity events.

A forum for writers with disabilities to share their life stories with the hopes of inspiring. Will pay writers for poetry and prose submissions.

Writers and writing information for women.

Organization of professional resume writers.

Schedule and membership information for OCWW, offering weekly writing workshops in Chicago's north suburbs: fiction, genre, non-fiction, childrens, plays and screenwriting, and poetry.

The official website of the misc.writing newsgroup. Provides a forum for discussion of writing in all its forms: scholarly, technical, journalistic, artistic and day-to-day communication.

One stop networking for serious published or unpublished writers. Interaction with readers and promotional activities for published authors, book reviews. Publisher support.

Membership association of prominent literary writers and editors. As a major voice of the literary community the organization seeks to defend the freedom of expression wherever it may be threatened, and promote and encourage the recognition and readi

Provides writers of both fiction and nonfiction with knowledge, resources and information through shared networking on police methods and sources.

A professional association dedicated to elevating the skills, credibility, visibility, and profitability of specialists in the fields of résumé writing, career coaching, and career counseling.

SPAWN provides information and contacts for everyone involved in publishing.

Membership is defined less by occupation than by a desire to share experience, information, and expertise involving English writing and publishing. Based in Tokyo, Japan.

A nonprofit organization founded by a group of writers and educators who believed that writers could make a unique contribution to the teaching of writing.

A place to meet fellow writers, chat, post your work, and read others. Includes a message board and java chat.

Society of published authors, is an advocate for fair compensation, free speech, and copyright protection, offers health insurance, contract reviews and web services, and publishes a quarterly bulletin.

Writers banding together to chat and find success.

For the Filipino amateur fiction writer. Post your works and have them critiqued by fellow members or by visitors, as well as critiqueing works yourself. Best works are compiled in the quarter annually produced publication of the Filipino Amateur Wri

Workshops, forums, weekly newsletter, and get togethers for writers in Hong Kong and on-line.

Site includes writer resources, contests and competitions, newsletter, and information on marketing and e-publishing.

Founded in 1894 by Joseph Snell Wood, a newspaper proprietor. Over 100 years later, the SWWJ is an international association of writers, affiliated to other worldwide women writers associations.

A group of quality female writers, comprised of published and non-published poets. Many pen haiku, sonnets, structured poetry, on subjects of sensuality, romance, life, with observing eyesight and detail.

Newsletter, messageboard and selection of sites on Lycos.

Site for writing parents to gain helpful advice and such to help reach success in the writing field while taking care of children. Free zine available; print newsletter for sale.

Group of writers. Including regular editions of Polyte's Cart, their online magazine.

An organization for Indigenous Native American and non-native writers, storytellers, filmmakers and journalists.

An international collective of writers based in The Netherlands. Includes a calendar of literary events in and around The Netherlands.

Creative and social site for writer-mothers.

Newsletter, Writers Cauldron magazine and more at this site.

The care and feeding of a writers group. How to start and keep a group growing.

Start a hobby, career or therapy with writing or art.