HubHip: Arts: Writers Resources: Organizations (308)

DescriptionGeneral organizations and associations for writers, listed by location. This Dmoz category focuses on regional organizations.

List writing organizations by topic (Travel Writing, Mystery, etc.) before listing them here. For instance, "Canadian Travel Writers" should be in Non-Fiction/ Travel Writing not in Organizations/Canada.

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Organizations

Story Circle Network (Site) - Non-profit organization comprised of women who want to explore and share personal stories. Includes a calendar of events, information about contests, FAQ, and mailing lists.
SWET: Society of Writers, Editors & Translators (Site) - 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.
Public Safety Writer’s Association (Site) - Offers both new and experienced writers the chance to meet at an annual conference, network through the organization’s website and newsletter and compete in an annual writing competition.
International Black Writers' and Artists (Site) - Primarily oriented toward membership, but includes links, references, and newsletter.
Teachers & Writers OnLine (Site) - A nonprofit organization founded by a group of writers and educators who believed that writers could make a contribution to the teaching of writing.
The Amateur Writers Guild (Site) - A place to meet fellow writers, chat, post your work, and read others. Includes a message board and java chat.
Media Guilds International (Site) - 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.
Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers (Site) - An organization for Indigenous Native American and non-native writers, storytellers, filmmakers and journalists.
A Novel Approach (Site) - An online writing group dedicated to helping serious writers and poets perfect their craft. Critique group for fiction and poetry.
International Writers Guild Club (Site) - Text messaging club for those who love to write, where they can share ideas and works to get critique.
Official Misc. Writing Web Site (Site) - 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.
Writer's Critique (Site) - Free site for writers who wish to start or join a private critique group. Along with our critique forums, they offer links to other writing sites and reviews.
Unheard Words (Site) - An online writer's group for new writers of colour. A place to share work, thoughts and ideas, and to access writer's resources.
Fellowship of Authors and Artists (Site) - To promote and encourage the use of writing and all art forms as a means of therapy and self-healing.
International PEN (Site) - Worldwide association of writers. Exists to promote friend- ship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere, to fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature.
Cat Writers' Association, Inc. (Site) - An organization of professionals writing, publishing and broadcasting about cats. A newsletter, MEOW, is published quarterly and available to members only.
Voices Writers' Collective (Site) - Barbados Writers' Collective, meets each month for encouragement, networking and readings. Offers arts news and Caribbean writing opportunities for all genres.
Circle of Crones (Site) - A workshop community for writers, poets, artists and photographers. We offer occasional contests with prize packs.
6' Ferrets Writers' Group (Site) - Provides tips for those interested in setting up groups, as well as ideas for exercises and events for existing groups.