Overview: The GLAWS San Fernando Valley critique group is intentionally broad in its support for writers, and includes literary novels, short stories, anthologies, flash stories, memoirs, picture books, essays and mainstream fiction of any length.

Our format is for members to submit their writing not exceeding 4,000 words for each submittal, by email for review at least a week before the monthly meeting.

This allows time for each group member to return their review with critical, yet supportive, comments and encouragement. During the group meetings, each member enjoys the opportunity to then discuss their submissions and these reviews. This combination of encouraging feedback and live (sometimes lively) group discussion provides a strong ladder in which to reach towards our literary growth.

Let’s write, review, discuss and grow in our craft.

Meetings:

The fourth Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm.
Submittals are due to the CGL by the 3rd Saturday.
Depending on the number of submittals, each meet last from 2 to 3 hours.

Future dates: Email for information

Location:  Tarzana, San Fernando Valley, California

• Literary: Character-driven stories with an emphasis on the artistic use of language
• Mainstream: A story of broad interest (not genre-specific)

Overview:

Overview: Our group considers and discusses all aspects of your story: characters, plot, descriptions, dialogue, and style. While we accept short stories, most of our members are working on novels or other longer works, which we critique in installments. As a non-genre group, we welcome the opportunity to read, learn, and receive feedback from a diverse group of writers. We are a thoughtful, inclusive, and fun group!

Our group meets every month on Sundays, according to the calendar below. Members per cycle who wish to receive feedback at the meeting send a submission of up to 6,000 words by email a week before the meeting. Then, group members read the submissions and send comments by email (usually with Microsoft Word comments and tracked changes) before our live meeting, where each writer gets a chance to ask questions of the group. This combination of email feedback and live group discussion helps us optimize our time together, but also requires a time commitment from each group member.

Prospective members must attend one meeting as an observer and commit to reading and electronically reviewing other group members’ submissions before submitting their work to the group.

Meetings: Every four weeks on Sunday.

Date	Submissions Due
Feb. 11	Feb. 4
March 11	March 4
April 8	April 1
May 6	April 29
June 3	May 27

Time: 1:00-5:00

Welcome to the Beach Cities Literary and Mainstream Fiction Critique Group of the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society. This workshop helps members develop their writing skills in an environment of respectful and honest feedback. Our shared goal is to become better writers.

We review manuscripts at every meeting. Reviewers offer comments on general issues and, at the request of the author, on specific concerns. Stories can be mainstream, historical, contemporary, literary or experimental fiction.

Meetings: 11:00 AM on the last Saturday of every month.

Overview: ScHoFan is a critique group whose members are aimed at developing each person's writing processes through critiques, regular elevator pitch sessions, best practice sharing and our very own READ WARRIORS who provide substantive editing on finished manuscripts. Each member brings to the table their own expertise and passions in various subject areas that as a whole warrants a phenomenal session of feedback.

Meetings: Meetings typically occur the fourth (4th) Saturday of each month in the afternoon See Calendar

Location: Various

Overview: Westside Weird is a critique group dedicated to helping writers of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and closely-related genres improve their craft. As long as the group remains small, members may instead choose to submit other sorts of fiction for critiquing. While the following is not our main focus, sometimes we’ll explore creating elevator pitches, taglines, and other writing exercises, or discuss how to market one’s work.

Meetings : the second Tuesday of every month. Submission by members in good standing are due in Dropbox at least one full week before the meeting.

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Coogies Cafe, 2906 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Overview:

Meetings: Currently the fourth Tuesday of each month,
subject to change to also include the second Tuesday of each month.

Future dates: Email for information

Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location:  The Asylum, 440 West Los Feliz Blvd, Glendale 
(contact group leader for specific directions)

Parking: Plenty of non-metered street parking

• Screenplay - Motion Picture & Television
• Stage Play

• Screenplay - Motion Picture & Television
• Stage Play

• Romance (classic, modern, fantasy)
• This will include everything from traditional Harlequin-style romances to modern fantasy, such as the “Twilight” series, and Chic-Lit and Women's Fiction.

• Children's Literature
• Young Adult
• (these two genres meet together at this time)