Houston and/or Texas Area Writers Groups
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Albuquerque SF Book Group
FACT SF Reading Group
Houston-Clear Lake Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Group meets on the third Monday at 7 PM at the IHOP (IH45 & Fuqua). The purpose of the group is to share and discuss Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. Please bring at least one paperback science fiction or fantasy novel to discuss and then share with other members. Write your name and address in the front cover so you can get your book back. Please send this to any friends in the area that may be interested. If you want to go, please RSVP so we can get a head count.
Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc.(F.A.C.T.) is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the promotion of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. We sponsor many activities aimed towards furthering the cause of literacy and the enjoyment of the genres. One example is ArmadilloCon, our annual literary conference. Other functions include:a bi-monthly magazine, the Hugo-winning Texas SF Inquirer, which contains writings from fans and professionals, a monthly newsletter. monthly meetings and socials, etc.
For more info, write:
F.A.C.T., Inc.
P.O.Box 9612
Austin, TX 78766-9612
Or call 512-472-9944
Or fax 512-472-4290
Or check at the F.A.C.T. table in local con dealers rooms.
Or send email
Austin SlugTribe invites you to join us for semi-monthly sf/f/h critique. This writers critique & networking group meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7 PM-10 PM at the Hancock Rec Center, Activity Rm 2, located at 41st & Red River, Austin, TX. All levels of writing welcome. Over 15 years of taking writers from newbie to pro. Austin SlugTribe also coordinates the annual ArmadilloCon Writers Workshop.
Established in 1981, the Writers' League of Texas is a nonprofit professional organization whose primary purpose is to provide a forum for information, support, and sharing among writers, to help members improve and market their writing skills, and to promote the interests of writers and the writing community.
With approximately 1,500 members nationwide, we are composed of published and unpublished writers as well as those who recognize the written word as art and simply love to read.
Our name, Writers' League of Texas (formerly Austin Writers' League), reflects our membership base, over 50% of which resides outside the Central Texas area, and represents the numerous programs we offer to the entire community of Texas writers.
Our Mission
The Writers' League of Texas promotes literacy and elevates the art of writing.
Funding
We are partially funded by the City of Austin, Texas Commission on the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts. Our members also contribute a great deal of time and money to help us achieve our mission. Learn how you can contribute and become a member.
For more info, write:
Writers' League of Texas
611 S. Congress Ave, Suite 130
Austin, TX 78704
Or call (512) 499-8914
Or email us
Open to both beginning and seasoned writers, the Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG) meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month at the Zula Bryant Wylie Library. Meetings are open to all writers who want to improve on their craft, meet other writers and be published. There is no charge to attend. Come and join us. Tell your friends...hey, it'll be fun! For more information, send email!
DFW Writer's Workshop meets 7 PM every Wednesday night at the Ruth Millican Center in Euless, TX. For information, send email!
North Texas Speculative Writers & Fans, Where Writers and Fans Meet for Bar-B-Que and Fun!
General Media
Several Unlimited has expanded beyond the boundaries of British fandom into the far reaches of all media fandom. Come join us on a space odyssey as we take a star trek into the outer limits of the twilight zone where it is forever night. Hopefully, we shall not get lost in space as we open X-files of highlanders and party with the best. We hold monthly meetings and video parties highlighting shows from all fandoms. We also have an annual (in July or August) swimming pool party. We support writing, discussing, filking, reading, art, and anything else about any media show out there. Annual dues are twelve dollars ($12.00) and include Notes from the Underground, our bimonthly club newsletter. Our club members can also be found at Houston-area conventions.
For more information, write:
Several Unlimited
PO Box 1766
Bellaire, TX 77402-1766
Or send email
Houston Area Writers' Groups
TheBay Area Writers League meets on the first Thursday of each month (if it's is a holiday, we meet the second Thursday) at
the Clear Lake Park District, 5001 NASA Road 1.
The Fort Bend Writers Guild conducts writing critique meetings at Barnes & Noble, 2545 Town Center Blvd, Sugar Land, Texas Monday evenings 7 PM-9 PM.
The Houston Writers Network is an informal network for current and prospective writers. We meet the 1st Thursday of the month (changing in January from the 2nd Thursday) at the Yale Street Coffee House at 1617 Yale St.
The Woodlands Writers Guild meets semi-monthly at the South Montgomery County Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Dr, in rooms 102-104.
Writer's Ink is a writing critique group dedicated to helping our members produce their best fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Though we are based mainly in Fort Bend County, or Southwest Houston, we welcome new members from anywhere in the surrounding area. Members must be able to travel to our meetings and attend on a regular basis.
We are serious writers seeking publication and ask that all auditioning members be the same. We meet weekly and enforce attendance. Potential members should carefully consider whether or not they have the time to devote to our weekly critique group. We require that members read, critique, and be ready to comment on upwards of fifty pages worth of material a week, as well as submit writing of their own.
We encourage specific, constructive, polite critiques that ensure our meetings are as friendly as they are productive. Though we are not a social group, many of our members choose to socialize outside of the group, supporting each other as friends and fellow writers.
If you would like to audition for Writer’s Ink, please send a short, introductory letter and a ten page writing sample to our Membership Chair at Barbara@concretebride.com .
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Storytellers
Houston Storytellers Guild monthly meetings are held from: 7 PM till 9:30 PM the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the 3201 Allen Parkway @ the Cultural Arts Council of Harris County.
Texas Storytelling Assn.
If you are the sort who is both awake at 9 AM Saturdays (when not working, that is) AND would enjoy getting together with a bunch of fellow SF fans/sf authors/NASA folk for breakfast near downtown Houston, then the Houston Ritual SF Breakfast might be just the right way to start your day! No membership requirements (other than paying for your own breakfast!), no dues, no fuss. Lots of interesting conversations and new friends to make, though. (Last active vestige of the former Houston Science Fiction Society.) For more information, send email.
White Oak Writers
In the style of the Algonquin Round table in the 1920’s, White Oak Writers is a monthly social gathering held in a relaxed atmosphere in which to share our creative experiences, with optional dinner /drinks. We invite and are joined by authors, poets, editors, journalists, illustrators, storytellers, literary translators, screenwriters publishers, and our admirers. Second Tuesday of each month 7:00 p.m. Cavatore Italian Restaurant at 2120 Ella Blvd. (610 North Loop West) For more information, send email.
White Oak Writers Critiques and Support
Bi-monthly Sunday afternoons from 4-6p.m.
We are a group of experienced writers writing to be published in certain genres covering both non–fiction and fiction. Our experienced and published members target and help each other achieve publication in traditional publishing markets, magazines, and contests. More information is available at White Oak Writers gatherings.
The San Antonio Writers Guild is a writers group located in San Antonio, Texas for writers in all genres, both amateur and professional. We feature speakers, workshops, critique groups and lively open meetings.
For more information write:
San Antonio Writers Guild
P.O. Box 15443
San Antonio TX 78212
Or call (voice mail) (210) 732-2507
Or send email
Ursa Major Science Fiction Literary Association, Inc. invites you to join them at weekly meetings in San Antonio, TX. URSA MAJOR sponsors Writer's & Artists Workshops, Harper's Night, video productions, Robots & Roadrunners fanzine and BROWN BAG BOOK AUCTIONS. Member activities include lively talks about sf/f books, movies and TV shows, Holiday Parties, community service, Bad Movies and Snide Remarks, and convention activities.
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