Welcome to Eastside Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers. We are a group of local writers who enjoy meeting once or twice a month in local libraries to give each other support and encouragement in order to continue writing.  Feel free to join us at any time, and please post a sample of your writing before each meeting so we can read it before hand. That can be a bit of a time saver. Come to the meetings equiped with hard copies of your writing, the willingness to help others and a sense of humor. Bring yo …

Eastside Author Chat is a safe haven for writers to gather, chat, share frustrations, and participate in workshops and writing challenges. Whether you are a poet, a novelist, or you just like to scribble random things on napkins, this is the group for you. Everyone welcome; all writing styles and all genres.    

The Fairy Tale Factory is a writing group dedicated to writing and reading fairy tales. Our writing focus will tickle your deep creativity and give your storytelling muscles a satisfying workout. Our reading focus is on the old, wild fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, the Italian folktales that Italo Calvino collected, and any pre-Disney tale that might make you stop and consider before you read it to a child. Everyone is welcome. If you love fairy tales, you are perfectly suited to this group. …

Being creative helps us connect with ourselves, our audience, and a power greater than ourselves. It's part of being a whole, happy, fulfilled human being...and yet, it also comes with challenges. This group is devoted to helping you find joy in creativity in spite of the many common blocks that get in the way--perfectionism, the inner critic, fears, feeling overwhelmed, not having the time and energy, and more. While we might do our work solo, we all benefit from the power of community. Join us …