Are you an experienced writer, and do you love writing fiction? Are you interested in receiving excellent critiques on your work as well as providing them to other writers? If you've answered yes to both questions, then this cooperative writing group may be for you. Our group is specifically geared toward experienced fiction writers (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mixed genre or something else...)  who desire to improve upon their existing writing skills and who are interested in sharing their hard ea …

This meetup has been more popular than I anticipated and many of the events have waiting lists.  So, I decided to close the group to new members. If you wish to join a book club you can join my other book group at http://www.meetup.com/Thousand-Oaks-Book-Club/

Do you like checking out some of LA's hottest restaurants? Conversing about the latest best-seller? Meeting interesting women and making new friends? As the LA version of a popular NYC meetup, we will get together at least once a month at an upscale restaurant for brunch or dinner to discuss a novel or book that will be voted on and selected by members. Books range from the latest releases to classics. We will try and expand the number of people who can RSVP for a meetup - having possibly two di …

Due to our large size, we only accept new members during the month of January. Do you love reading interesting books, making new friends, having enticing conversations, eating scrumptious food and drinking delicious beverages? If so, our book club is for you! We meet about once a month at various locations in Ventura County, with book related field trips to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties. We don't demand you to pay dues and you're not required to read all books or attend all gatherings. …

The purpose of this group is to read Marcel Proust's masterpiece: In Search of Lost Time [nee Remembrance of Things Past] from cover to cover together. We will meet regularly to discuss the portion we are all reading. We may have celebrity Proustian guest speakers come to meetings. We will celebrate our achievement with a special event! A sub-set of newly veteran Proust readers are branching off in 2013 to read James Joyce's Ulysses. As an assist in our appreciation of the novel, we will meet in …

The West Hollywood Women's Book Club was founded in order to offer women a way to connect with other women. Our primary focus is connecting women who work, rest, or play in the City of West Hollywood. Our overarching mission is to transform our great city into a community one woman at a time. All women are welcome.

Understanding Love through Modern Movies "Cinema is an ocean. Some float on the surface. Others dive for pearls." Are you a film lover and a fan of human relationships? I've created this Meetup group so single friends can enjoy a relaxing movie and talk about its beauty and underlying message. Each movie will be shown in a private home theater equipped with a large plasma screen and surround sound stereo. Initially, I'll choose films about love and romance, which may or may not have stereotypica …

A book club is a great way to meet new people and share opinions. I have found book clubs to be both intellectually stimulating and emotionally supportive.  This is my second meetup book club and this group will be run by the memebers.  There is a wide range of books all suggested by members.  Anyone can suggest a meetup. If you have a book you would love to read/discuss then suggest a time and day for the meeting. Don't be shy, others will join you.  I will try to help with the organizing end, …

A monthly book club reading classic and modern 20th century literature. A journey into some extraordinary but obscure literature drawn from countries all over the world.

Well, this group started out as a purely a product of my boredom.  Back home in Ohio is where I had my first taste of RPG play.  I found that as the years rolled on since leaving, I missed the clatter of dice, the soaring heights of victory and triumph, and the dangerous thrill of flirting with defeat.  More than that, I realized that I missed the people I shared those adventures with, they are and always will remain good friends. This is the goal of RPG Enthusiasts:  bringing together like-mind …

i'm handicapped, but not hopeless. reading has become my passion. If you're ready for some good discussions, join me.

Established in 2003, LA Writers Group runs writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Glassell Park (Glendale), LA South Bay (Hermosa Beach, El Segundo), West LA, and Santa Clarita. Visit our official website at http:/www.lawritersgroup.com. In this meetup group, we will host free monthly accountability meetings, free friendship events (not networking but meeting new friends), and soon an ongoing Saturday morning writing workshop for a nominal fee.  Our …

The Pasadena 3by3 Writing Group is dedicated to writing, finishing and publishing a novel or memoir. This is a support group to help writers to plot, create a daily schedule in order to complete their book and get it published through agents and publishers or self-publishing in paperback or eBook form. The format goes like this: 10 am the library opens. The early arrivals wait outside until the doors open We organize the room for about five minutes. A about 10:05 we start. I give a 10 - 15 min c …

The theme for this book club is "Great Females in Literature" and includes any genre that has great female characters or authors.  Our club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at Aroma Cafe in Studio City.  Join our club if you love reading and discussing great books with friends!

Love to read? Like talking about books with interesting people? Want to check out bars and coffee shops in the West LA/Santa Monica area? Join us! The first meetup is on a  Monday, but after that meetups will be the second Tuesday of the month. We'll read both fiction and nonfiction books. Whether you're new to LA or just looking to make some new friends and find new things to read, all bookworms are welcome.

This is a workshop for aspiring fiction writers to critique one anothers work in a friendly, supportive environment. Members submit a chapter or story every other week, and we critique two to three submissions each week. We are a small, tight-knit group that have been meeting for nearly two years, and we're looking for some new blood to replace some recently departed members. Here are some important things to consider before you apply: 1) We meet every Thursday evening for about an hour and a ha …

I tried to get something like this started a few months ago, but a death in the family derailed it. So, here we go again: This is a group for writers struggling with productivity. We meet once a week and more often via social media, phone, lifelines, whatever in order to do one thing: provide accountability so that we can track our progress and meet our goals. Traditional workshop elements are, if we want them, informal - we can read each other's stuff, but that's not the aim; nor is providing e …

Our group has been part of the Valencia Public Library Book Group for over twelve years. We love reading! We read and discuss contemporary literature, classics, biographies and non-fiction. These meetings result in intellectually stimulating conversation and great friendships. We are setting up this Meetup because we want to expand our reading group to include additional cultural activities such as movies, museums, theatre, and other fun events. These activities may relate to the books we are re …

This is a group for FUN women in their 30's & 40's who like to read and need to get out on the town every now and then. We'll pick a book to read and then meet every other month or so. This is a loose book club! We can discuss the book or just socialize when we gather. Reading the book simply gives us something to break the ice and meetings give us an excuse to get out of the house. If you are interested in a serious, cerebral discussion about the book choice, this is NOT the club for you! If yo …

This is a group for Women who are looking for a new way to meet new people, and have the conversation starter of a good book!  This is a casual group that will be meeting up at coffee shops, restaurants, parks, etc. at least once a month (more or less depending on need and length of the book ;D ) I would also like this to be a group that will give their input on the next books to read, where to meet and so on. Hope you will join and we get to meet soon!!

This group is for ladies from 20-30 who enjoy good fiction novels about well, women. Each month we will have a theme, starting with Jane Austen Month. We will meet every Saturday at 1 pm at Starbucks in the Pacific Palisades. Reading List: January-Jane Austen Book Club Month. At the end I will hold a Jane Austen Tea party--complete with tea and Biscuits at my house and we will watch a Jane Austen movie of your choice. 1. Pride and Prejudice 2. Sense and Sensibility 3. Emma 4. Northanger Abbey 5. …

I'm looking to start a group. Not like any other group. This is a group focused on the importance of the ability to reason- the ability to discern. If you can read this, you can join. This group is primarily a book and art club, but whoever signs up will discern in which direction it goes. If you want to articulate your thoughts, sign up. If you want to learn about books, sign up. my dream is a local community of writers, readers, artists, people trying to learn English, and any one else who wis …

Do you have a taste for the mysterious and macabre? Do you aspire to have your work on the banned books list? Do you admire the works of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, or Lemony Snicket? Or maybe you just prefer to sit on the edge of your seat? The Estelle Dowding Institute of Literary Peculiarities strives for the creation and preservation of strange, dark, and unusual works. The Institute primarily serves as a workshop for writers to showcase and critique each other’s work in a friendly and non-judg …

This is the Book Club to meet interesting women and have great conversation. We will be reading the best selling author Danielle Steel's wonderful novels. We're all busy, but our girlfriends are so special. Come join us for lunch and to meet new friends.

We are a small group of writers who have been meeting for about a year. We are looking for additional members to join us in writing together, sharing drafts, and providing mutual support and calm, constructive feedback on each other's work. Each meeting we try to inspire each other by sharing great reads or wisdom about writing followed by members sharing their work. We're dedicated, serious but friendly, and we're looking for like-minded people who are ready to make a commitment to working o …

We are a small group of novelists looking for intelligent, literate feedback about a completed novel. We read each other's novels and offer constructive notes. Ideally we have already rewritten our novels several times and would like to take them to the next level. (To be clear, this group is not for folks who "want to write" or "want to finish" a novel.) We enjoy reading novels, classic and contemporary, so that we can place our works in context regarding genre, taste, and trends in fiction. We …

We're expanding! The LA Writers Center now includes Orange County! Created in 2005, The LA Writers Center is designed to germinate and foster new works by involving not only the writer, but a team of artists: directors, dramaturges, and actors. This is for all levels of writers, from the professionals to the newbies. Awards won by the LA Writers Center members are: 1 Oscar Award, 1 Regional Emmy nomination, several Ovation nominations, several Valley Theatre League Awards, several DramaLogue awa …