Accountability Writers Group
2nd Thurs of the month from 5:30-7pm at LitArts RI, 4th Thurs of the month at 5:30pm off-site
From the Facilitator: The Accountability Writers Group is open to anyone working on a single project in any genre (i.e. novel, collection of poems, screenplay, etc.) who struggles to stay motivated without a deadline and someone (gently) holding them accountable to it. We will meet monthly to share our progress and set new goals for the next meeting.

 

Audio Arts Group

2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 6-8pm, biweekly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: A group to support writers interested in recording their work or someone else's in an audio format. From creating an immersive audioseries, to podcasters getting their first (or latest) podcast off the ground, and anything to do with talking into microphones. A place to share and pick up tricks of the burgeoning audio-trade.

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Creative Nonfiction Writing Group

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 6pm-8pm, biweekly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: The Creative Nonfiction Writing Group is open to all writers interested in creative nonfiction. We'll cover a wide range of subgenres, ranging from memoir to essay, and everything in between. Group members are welcome to workshop pieces, alongside writing prompts.

Diverse Voices of Rhode Island

Saturdays from 11am-12:30pm, weekly online
From the Facilitator: Diverse Voices of RI mainly critiques Fiction, Short fiction, Non-Fiction (including personal essays and memoir), and plays. Poetry may also be considered. And we foster the development of short/micro fiction through 25-minute writing sessions. Writers with experience in academic or non-academic workshop groups, a writing program, or prior publication experience preferred.
 

Experimental Essay Writers Group [FULL]
2nd Saturday  from 10am-12pm OR 1st Thursday from 6-8pm, monthly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitators: The Experimental Essay Writers Group is for writers of short nonfiction that bends conventions of genre and form. We welcome lyric essays, hybrid memoirs, essays that combine visual and textual elements, and any other creative forms you may invent. Meetings will focus on discussing group members’ works-in-progress, with each cohort incorporating additional activities to meet their members' interests. Writers of all experience levels are welcome.

Horror, Thriller and Weird Fiction Writers Group
Saturdays from 2-3pm, biweekly online
From the Facilitator: The Horror, Thriller and Weird Fiction Writers Group gets together for critique, discussion, and improvement of one's own horror stories, as well as free-for-all conversation on the genre.

 

Illustrated Storytelling Group
4th Tuesdays of the month from 6pm-8pm, monthly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: Writing group for authors who use visual mediums to tell their stories. Focus will be on comics, graphic novels, and manga but we welcome all types of illustrated books!

Meet Cute: Romance Authors Group
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 6-8pm, biweekly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: Meet Cute is a group of writers who come together to better understand the machinations of romance. Our goal is to learn and grow together by digging into the craft, market, and world of genre romance. We provide a positive environment for learning, questions, and accountability. We are open to all sub-genres, all heat levels, and writers at any point in their journey from first words on the page to established careers. We do ask that everyone be working within genre romance (sorry, but romance subplots don’t count) as that is the primary focus of this group. Meet Cute meets in person at LitArt on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6pm. The first Tuesday is an accountability check-in in and the third Tuesday is a discussion topic.

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Multilingual Writers Group

1st Saturday of the month from 12-2pm, monthly at LitArts RI

From the Facilitator: The Multilingual Writers Group seeks to offer community and feedback to those who write in more than one language. We will meet monthly to write and critique works in progress. Multilingual writers of all genres are welcome!
 

​Poetry Writers Group [FULL]

Sundays from 11am-12pm, biweekly off-site

From the Facilitators: A group for seasoned poets to connect, critique, and learn through workshops, discussions on poetic devices, inspirations, and favorite writers. All poetry forms and genres are welcome in a flexible, introvert-friendly, safe space for creative expression.

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Publish Your Piece

Last Saturday of the month from 3pm-4pm, monthly at LitArts RI

From the Facilitator: Take the leap into traditional publishing! Members bring a finished piece of any length or genre. We take turns researching and sharing on a different publishing-related topic every month.

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Queer Writers Group [FULL]

2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:45-8pm, monthly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: The Queer Writers Group is open to all LGBTQ+ writers working in any genre. We will meet on a monthly basis with the goal of cultivating a space for queer writers to discuss any and all aspects of the writing process. We are an LGBTQ+ affinity group for checking in and sharing monthly highlights from our lives. We are currently not a feedback/workshop group. During these meetings we hold optional accountability check-ins, casual conversations about the writing and publishing process, as well as talking about queer media we’ve been watching and sharing information about queer happenings around town.

 

Redefining Our Stories: Memoir Accountability Writers Group

Tuesdays from 12:30pm-2pm, weekly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitator: The Memoir Accountability Writers Group is a supportive space for memoirists seeking to stay motivated and inspired as they transform their personal stories into written works. Through regular group shares and mutual encouragement, members connect deeply, gain fresh perspectives, and nurture each other’s storytelling journeys.

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Rhode Island Theatre Makers Roundtable

3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8pm, monthly at LitArts RI
From the Facilitators: Theatre makers of all disciplines: playwrights, composers, actors, designers, and technicians are invited to meet once a month as a think tank to put our collective heads together. Our mission is to create a network that supports the work of local playwrights, to develop the means and methods of getting plays produced. There will be opportunities to have play readings and provide feedback; listen to guest speakers; meet actors; and learn about opportunities, venues, and the technical aspects of theatre. We will discuss how to overcome our collective obstacles together to strengthen our practice of making theatre, and bring the Rhode Island theatrical community closer together.

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Screenwriters' Group

Last Thursday of the month from 6:30-8pm, monthly at LitArts RI

From the Facilitator: We will get together and help all writers get their scripts to be filmed. All levels of experience of the writer and stage that the script is in are welcome. We will also talk about films and the business. Other disciplines who wish to join us are welcome as well.

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Short Story Writers Group

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month from 7-8pm, biweekly online

From the Facilitators: The Short Story Writers Group is for writers looking for a supportive community to develop their short story craft. We meet twice a month - with a focus on sharing of group submitted pieces and feedback. Additionally we look to support members wherever they are in their journey, whether that's providing prompts to inspire writing or recommendations on contests and publishing markets.

 

Writing Together at LitArts

Saturdays from 10-11:30am, weekly at LitArts RI

From the Facilitator: Writing Together provides everyone with a supportive and welcoming space to make progress on their writing journey. Bring anything you want to write on: laptop, journal, notepad, etc. We check in for 10 minutes, write independently for 40 minutes, and share out for 10 minutes. To be clear, we do not workshop submissions. We just write together in the same space.