Welcome to OWWL, a Metro Detroit Writing Group. This group is primarily for literary fiction writers. Genre writers please see below. Members include established professionals and talented amateurs. We meet in person every two weeks to review submissions and discuss publishing news and opportunities. Writers submit completed drafts, following general formatting guidelines. Submissions may be up to 7500 words. Feedback is timely, thoughtful, and honest--sometimes brutally honest. If you are br …

This group is for fans and writers of literary short fiction who want to study and analyze good to great short stories to see what we can learn as writers from how other authors write good to great short fiction. People who join this group should be fans of literary short fiction. This is not a book discussion group which means we will not be discussing short story collections as a whole. We will discussing individual short stories, anywhere from three to six short stories per meeting, depending …

We're about writing workshops, creative writing, novels, short stories, fiction, poetry., critique group. At each meeting we have in-depth, open-format discussions about the writing of members who have shared their work in advance, and we close most meetings with impromptu readings and discussion from anyone who wants to jump in. We're also open to experimenting with different meeting formats. We're a laid-back group of friendly people with a spectrum of backgrounds, interests, opinions and leve …

This is a group for adults interested in creative writing and would like to engage with others to network, share works, obtain feedback as well as learn and grow from each other's experiences. All skill levels and creative genres are welcome to join and participate. I started this group because of the lack of local writer's clubs in the immediate area.

This is a group for anyone interested in writing. Whether you are a new writer or have years of experience, this group's goal is to provide an opportunity for sharing and encouragement. We will write together using prompts and share our writings with each other. Most importantly, we will offer help and positive insights to other group members. (Disclosure: There is no cost to be a member of this writing circle, however, I do ask for a $5 donation when attending a meeting to assist with offsettin …