One of the most fruitful moves most writers and storytellers make is to join up with a group of likeminded scribes, for critique, learning, networking, and socializing. Texas is fortunate to have more than a hundred of them\u2014general, poetry, romance, children’s, Christian, ethnic, songwriting, screenwriting, mystery, technical writing, you name it.<\/p>\n
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Lift the veil of solitude and reach out to one of these groups or organizations, categorized by Texas city\u2014they’ll tell you more about their purpose, meeting times, and membership requirements. Other useful resources for locating a group that suits your interest and location are your local bookstores and libraries, and the Austin-based Writers\u2019 League of Texas.<\/a> And remember, many of these groups have moved online, <\/strong>so you can participate from anywhere.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is your group’s information missing or out of date? Email us<\/a> with contact details.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABILENE<\/strong><\/p>\n Abilene Writers Guild<\/a> <\/p>\n Mesquite Storytellers of Abilene<\/a><\/p>\n ALAMO<\/strong><\/p>\n Rio Grande Valley Writers<\/a><\/p>\n ADDISON<\/strong><\/p>\n Dallas Mystery Writers (Mystery Writers of America – Dallas Chapter)<\/a><\/p>\n ALPINE<\/strong><\/p>\n Texas Mountain Trail Writers<\/a><\/p>\n AMARILLO<\/strong><\/p>\n Southwest Cowboy Poets Association<\/a> <\/p>\n Storytellers of the High Plains<\/a><\/p>\n Texas High Plains Writers<\/a><\/p>\n Writers’ Corner<\/a><\/p>\n ARLINGTON<\/strong><\/p>\n DFW ReadyWriters (ACFW)<\/a><\/p>\n NE Arlington Writers’ Critique Group<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday Night Write<\/a><\/p>\n AUSTIN<\/strong><\/p>\n Austin Creative Fiction Writers Group<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Mystery Writers<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Poetry Society<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Public Library<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Romance Writers of America (ARWA)<\/a> <\/p>\n Austin Screenwriters<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Songwriters Group<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Unbound Screenwriters<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Writing Groups<\/a><\/p>\n Authors Marketing Guild<\/a><\/p>\n Central Texas Storytelling Guild<\/a><\/p>\n Fresh Ink Austin<\/a><\/p>\n Novel in Progress<\/a> <\/p>\n Sisters In Crime \u2013 Heart of Texas Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n SlugTribe – Austin’s Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror Writers’ Group<\/a><\/p>\n Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)<\/a> <\/p>\n Story Circle Network<\/a><\/p>\n Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts<\/a><\/p>\n Texas Institute of Letters<\/a><\/p>\n The Writing Barn<\/a> <\/p>\n Writers League of Texas<\/a> <\/p>\n BEDFORD<\/strong><\/p>\n Editorial Freelancers Association<\/a><\/p>\n Trinity Arts Writers Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n BENBROOK<\/strong><\/p>\n Benbrook Library Writing Critique Group<\/a><\/p>\n BOERNE<\/strong><\/p>\n Writers’ Round Table<\/a><\/p>\n BRYAN<\/strong><\/p>\n Brazos Writers<\/a> <\/p>\n BURLESON<\/strong><\/p>\n Burleson Writers G<\/a>roup<\/a><\/p>\n BULVERDE<\/strong><\/p>\n Doc Moore Storytelling Guild<\/a><\/p>\n CARROLLTON<\/strong><\/p>\n Carrollton League of Writers<\/a><\/p>\n CEDAR HILL<\/strong><\/p>\n Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG)<\/a><\/p>\n CISCO<\/strong><\/p>\n Cisco Writers Club<\/a><\/p>\n CLEBURNE<\/strong><\/p>\n The Writers’ Group in Cleburne<\/a><\/p>\n COLLEGE STATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)<\/a> \u2013 Brazos Valley<\/p>\n DALLAS<\/strong><\/p>\n Dallas Area Romance Authors<\/a> <\/p>\n Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG)<\/a> <\/p>\n Dallas Mystery Writers (Mystery Writers of America – Dallas Chapter)<\/a> <\/p>\n Dallas Screenwriters Association<\/a> <\/p>\n Dallas Storytelling Guild<\/a><\/p>\n Poetry Society of Texas<\/a> <\/p>\n National League Of Pen Women (Dallas Chapter)<\/a><\/p>\n Nonfiction Authors Association – Dallas<\/a> <\/p>\n Sisters in Crime North Dallas<\/a> <\/p>\n Wordspace<\/a><\/p>\n Writer\u2019s Block<\/a> <\/p>\n Writer\u2019s Garret<\/a> <\/p>\n Writing Workshops Dallas<\/a> <\/p>\n DENTON<\/strong><\/p>\n Denton Writers Critique Group<\/a><\/p>\n Tejas Storytelling Association<\/a><\/p>\n EL PASO<\/strong><\/p>\n El Paso Storytelling Guild<\/a><\/p>\n El Paso Writers League <\/a><\/p>\n Tumblewords Project<\/a> <\/p>\n EULESS<\/strong><\/p>\n DFW Writer\u2019s Workshop<\/a> <\/p>\n FORT WORTH<\/strong><\/p>\n Fort Worth Writers Group<\/a><\/p>\n Tarrant Area Guild of Storytellers<\/a><\/p>\n Writers Circles<\/a><\/p>\n FRISCO<\/strong><\/p>\n Frisco Area Writers Network (FAWN)<\/a> – Critique<\/p>\n Sisters in Crime North Dallas<\/a> <\/p>\n GEORGETOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n San Gabriel Writers\u2019 League<\/a> <\/p>\n GRANBURY<\/strong><\/p>\n Granbury Write<\/a>rs’ Bloc<\/a> <\/p>\n HARLINGEN<\/strong><\/p>\n Valley Byliners<\/a><\/p>\n HOUSTON <\/strong><\/p>\n Bay Area Writers League (BAWL)<\/a> <\/p>\n Houston Storytellers Guild<\/a><\/p>\n Houston Writers Guild<\/a> <\/p>\n InPrint <\/a><\/p>\n League of Romance Writers <\/a><\/p>\n Nuestra Palabra<\/a> <\/p>\n Romance Writers of America (National)<\/a><\/p>\n SCBWI-Houston<\/a><\/p>\n Sisters In Crime<\/a><\/p>\n Society for Technical Communication<\/a> <\/p>\n Women in the Visual and Literary Arts<\/a> <\/p>\n The Woodlands Writing Guild<\/a> <\/p>\n Write About Now Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n Writers In the Schools (WITS)<\/a><\/p>\n Writespace Houston<\/a><\/p>\n HURST<\/strong><\/p>\n North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop<\/a> <\/p>\n KATY<\/strong><\/p>\n Romance Writers of America \u2013 West Houston<\/a><\/p>\n LONGVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n East Texas Christian Writers Group<\/a><\/p>\n LUBBOCK<\/strong><\/p>\n