Writer's Bloq is a platform for MFA and Writing students, professors, and alumni to share pieces, connect with peers, discover new writing, and meet one another.   Writer's Bloq Meetup is a community open to all dedicated writers in NYC. Our meetup schedules workshops, discusses literary events in the city, plans group discussions on short stories, poems, and novels, and hosts the Writer's Bloq readings for the top writers on our official bloq.    We're honored to serve as your literary home.   …

This is a group for authors (established, new, and aspiring) and agents (including new agents looking for new writers and books). We will meet once per month for an exchange of ideas, insights, intelligence, and information about getting published.    Those who are already published and who have an agent are encouraged to invite their agent to join with us.    Authors: Please ask your agents to get involved. Agents: Please consider all of your authors for involvement.   Thank you for reading.

This group is for young people between the ages of 20-26 living in New York City. Really, it's for people in their 20's, so if you're a couple years older, you might still be allowed as a member. The focus here is on forming new friendships that you can bring into your life outside of Meetup. We'll do anything that's fun: Go to restaurants, drink at bars, attend concerts, go to clubs, see literary events, visit museums, take walks around parks, go to the movies, host parties, and more! Member ar …

The National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981) is the only labor union representing writers in every genre. With 16 chapters nationally, the NWU works to advance economic and working conditions of writers -- lobbying for legislation, initiating lawsuits, educating writers on their rights, networking, organizing picket lines, publicizing viable alternatives to unfair practices by both the traditional and Internet publishers, and by mobilizing members to fight for their collective self-interest. Why …

A group to facilitate connections between members of the Red Lemonade online community.

          We seek to make connections and build links between graphic designers, visual artists and digital content creatives for collaboration, inspiration and knowledge sharing. We also cover events that relate to our field and review the tools and services relevant to the creative process. We are ramping up for our Summer Events Series so all input, suggestions, contributions and sponsorships are welcome. Join today and help us grow by networking with other graphic designers, visual arti …

The New York Art Travelers meet for gallery walks, art events, discussions, art travel, and special events in a social context. We wish to meet others who have a common interest in the Arts in the New York Area and beyond. We foster art discussions and conversation on contemporary work and the current climate of art while getting to know our members: art appreciators, working artists, curators, collectors, writers, performers, and parallel industry professionals. Come, explore with us for an e …

If your a book lover who enjoys reading literature written by African-American and Latino authors, meeting new people while having fun, then this is the group for you. A monthly book will be chosen to read, and reviewed. Reviews will be shared with authors and publishers so our voice can be heard by authors and publishers. Members will be informed of publishing news, events, workshops and seminars. We will host guest speakers, authors and contributers to the publishing industry to discuss self-p …

"AlterNet / By David Rosen Salons: A New Intellectual Culture is Taking Shape Throughout the Country Amidst the long, drawn-out recovery from the Great Recession, an unprecedented flowering of intellectual life is underway."   Join us for monthly discussions about the arts, sharing of artistic events, sharing of music, the written word, the painted image or whatever else crosses our minds and our paths. This Salon is for people who wish to join with other artists or people who love the arts and …

Becoming an engaged reader requires commitment and intellectual curiosity, but the rewards are great. The IAM Readers Guild is designed to allow readers to interact with others in their own community as well as the wider global reading community, and to learn a “deeper empathy” through experiencing great writing that wrestles with big ideas in many cultural contexts.   Each month, groups around the world will meet to discuss the book of the month (ours being in NYC), beginning with a list of que …

Welcome to our Writers' Salon! We're an eclectic group of aspiring and professional writers. Our events are fun social gatherings where, in a relaxed environment, we get together to make literary friends and professional contacts. We meet to discuss our work, motivate, collaborate, and above all have fun. TO JOIN: We're looking for intelligent, creative, and cultured people to join our writers circle of friends. When you apply, you must complete ALL the online profile questions AND add a photo …

This book club will cover great literary works such as Hemingway, Dickens, Shelley, Bronte, Milton, to more recent authors like...humm...let me think--okay---let's face it, English degree = reading lots of dead authors. But really, let's read everything worth reading. :) This group is aimed at mid-twenties to mid-thirties individuals who like to get together over drinks or a meal and have critical discussions about books.   Please read on to find out how we run our book club! Each Meet Up will r …

Black Writers Guild of America (a division of The Today Group) is a professional organization that supports African American writers of various literary backgrounds. We are an organization that provides advocacy, education and support for writers in a very competitive industry. BWGA was established as a network for creative African American literary professionals nationwide. All BWGA events are sponsored by the East Coast Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs Network and the New York African Amer …