Welcome to the LA Writers Critique Group website! Please see below for our schedule of meetings and browse our site for more information about participating.
Support the LA Writers Critique Group
The LA Writers Critique Group is a volunteer-run collaborative. Our workshops are free to attend and to participate in. Expenses that are paid by co-organizers include MeetUp fees and web hosting. Help support our work. In 2021, we aim to raise $400 to cover our costs.
Meeting Schedule
TOPIC | LINK | LOCATION | ||
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6/12/2021 | Writing about Sex: How to Make it Hot and Funny, Not Cringey | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
6/19/2021 | Supplemental 10-Page Critique Meetup - No Presentation | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
7/10/2021 | Use Exposition to Build Intensity Around Dialogue (10-page & 30-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
7/17/2021 | Using Chapters Effectively | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
7/24/2021 | Supplemental 10-Page Critique Meetup - No Presentation | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
8/14/2021 | Writing the Killer Crime Novel with Joe Ide (10-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
8/28/2021 | Supplemental 10-Page Critique Meetup - No Presentation | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
9/4/2021 | The Art of the Writing Critique | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
9/11/2021 | Characterization, Dialogue, and Narrative in Crime Dramas | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
9/18/2021 | Supplemental 10-Page Critique Meetup - No Presentation | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
10/2/2021 | Italics and When to Use Them | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
10/9/2021 | How Long Should a Short Story Be? | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
10/16/2021 | Supplemental 10-Page Critique Meetup - No Presentation | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
11/6/2021 | 100-page meetup | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
11/13/2021 | Engaging the Audience: Asking Them Questions (10-page and 30-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
12/4/2021 | Tbd - (10-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
12/11/2021 | Tbd - (10-page & 30-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
1/8/2022 | Tbd - (10-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
1/15/2022 | Tbd - (10-page & 30-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
2/5/2022 | Tbd - (10-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM | |
2/19/2022 | Tbd - (10-page & 30-page groups) | Zoom | 10:00 AM |