Tired of being chained to the desk? Need a little jolt of inspiration? The Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) invites you to network with your fellow local authors! Published or unpublished, fiction or nonfiction, genre or literary, traditional or indie...drop in and share a drink and a conversation with other creative types. Talk shop, find critique partners, learn about local writing groups, and get your voice heard as NIWA develops its roster of author services. We'll see you th …

Looking to share your poems with other non judging poets, maybe get some insight and discuss your and others poems? Then you should probably join this group, I just moved here from Hawaii and I would love to start a weekly poet discussion and reading. Very non judging and motivating club to help you progress in your art. Thanks

The goal of Writers Who Read is to assemble a group of passionately committed writers interested in coming together to investigate craft in a friendly setting. One evening per month we will meet up to discuss a book voted on by the group. We will began by identifying the aspects of craft readers found to be most successful in the book and then turn our attention to those decisions people felt detracted from the story. Along the way members will be encouraged to explore how the author's choices r …

I can't get enough of the tarot “treasure house of images”.  I can't help buying books about the tarot. My reading would be more satisfying if I had others to discuss them with.  Let’s meet up to discuss some of our favorite tarot writing, both fiction and non-fiction. FOOL The wise man hears of the Gate and studies the lock every day. The devotee hears of the Gate and tries to squeeze between the bars. The fool hears of the Gate and laughs. Without laughter the Gate would never open. Rachel Po …