Writers Resources

Ohio University MFA Playwriting Ohio University MFA Playwriting- Information about the Master of Fine Arts Degree Program in Playwriting at Ohio University. Young Playwrights 101 Young Playwrights 101- A free resource site for young playwrights and those who teach them. Also, information about Young Playwrights 101, a complete playwriting curriculum in an … Playwriting 101 Playwriting 101- A playwriting tutorial written by playwright and screenwriter Jon Dorf. Boston Playwrights' Theatre Boston Playwrights' Theatre- Award-winning professional theatre, founded in 1981 to promote new plays. Home to the Boston University Graduate Playwriting Program, and producers of… Philadelphia Young Playwrights Philadelphia Young Playwrights- An intensive arts- education program that pairs a professional teaching artist with a classroom teacher. The two work together as an artistic team,… Playwrights Foundation Playwrights Foundation- West Coast Center for new play development - resources for playwrights and annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Project Writers Unite Project Writers Unite- Bay Area writers club. Welcomes writers from all creative writing mediums, including playwrights. NYCPlaywrights NYCPlaywrights- A nonprofit organization for writers. Meets Wednesdays in NYC for play readings as an aid to development. New writers welcome. The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco- A service for playwrights, showing the schedule of staged readings of new plays. Write Angle Productions Write Angle Productions- Devoted to supporting work of member playwrights and developing new scripts for production. Includes ongoing Ten Minute Play contest. Denver, Colorado. Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights- Support and service organization dedicated to addressing the professional needs of the Los Angeles playwriting community. Playwrights' Center Playwrights' Center- Minneapolis-based, The Playwrights' Center fuels the theater by providing services to support playwrights and playwriting. Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops- Offers support for playwrights and screenwriters, including private consultations for dramatic writers anywhere in the world and an ongoing … Playwrights' Development Centres of Canada Playwrights' Development Centres of Canada- A network to communicate and share ideas, speak more forcefully on behalf of organizations and the playwrights and engage in cooperativ… Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre- Membership organization offering support services for Canadian Atlantic playwrights. PARC services include development, showcasing and promot… Playwrights Guild of Canada Playwrights Guild of Canada- Service organization for Canadian playwrights (formerly the Playwrights Union of Canada). Searchable online catalogue. Geneva Writers Group Geneva Writers Group- An international association of writers. Meetings are held monthly, from September to June at the Geneva Press Club, with a program of writing workshops, cri… The Military Writers Guild The Military Writers Guild- International network of service members, veterans, analysts, and writers dedicated to heightening discourse in the field of arms. Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers- An organization for Indigenous Native American and non-native writers, storytellers, filmmakers and journalists. The Latino Author The Latino Author- Creating a resource for Latino authors. Fellowship of Authors and Artists Fellowship of Authors and Artists- To promote and encourage the use of writing and all art forms as a means of therapy and self-healing. PEN International PEN International- A worldwide association, with a membership of prominent literary writers and editors. As a major voice of the literary community, the organization seeks to defe… Association for Women in Communications Association for Women in Communications- Professional organization for women across all communications disciplines. International Black Writers' and Artists International Black Writers' and Artists- Primarily oriented toward membership, but includes links, references, and newsletter. Public Safety Writer’s Association Public Safety Writer’s Association- Offers both new and experienced writers the chance to meet at an annual conference, network through the organization’s website and newsletter a… Write off the Bat Write off the Bat- A creative writing community. A premium membership community with some free resources. WOW! Women On Writing WOW! Women On Writing- Workshops, articles and contests. Writing Room Writing Room- Community site for writers. LitReactor LitReactor- A community for writers featuring online writing classes, workshops, and columns, articles, and reviews. Our Write Side Our Write Side- A community built by writers for writers with advice, lessons, resources, services and writing prompts. The Literary Net The Literary Net- A social network for writers to promote their writing, network with others, and stay informed of literary events and news. Silver Pen Writers' Association Silver Pen Writers' Association- An organization that encourages and fosters creative writing careers by providing peer review workshops and discussion forums. Descriptionari Descriptionari- A community built thesaurus to help writers find inspirational descriptions. Descriptions can be creative, taking the form of anything from a string of single word… Beta Readers' Hub Beta Readers' Hub- A source blog for beta readers and for writers to find beta readers. WritAnon.com WritAnon.com- Writers dedicated to helping writers improve their writing and editing skills, find inspiration, and find help working through writer's block. Authors Authors- A social community site for authors, writers, poets, publishers and book readers that features blogs, forums, videos, chat and useful resources. AuthorsdB AuthorsdB- A community that helps authors launch their books and careers. Includes author directory, publishers and editing, critique and cover designers. TV Tropes TV Tropes- Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations. This wiki is a catalog of the … Thoughts Incorporated Thoughts Incorporated- A writing community dedicated to help writers share their work. Includes a forum and original writing by members. WritingRoom.com WritingRoom.com- Create writing, read, rate and critique others and get help and advice from other members. Free and paid memberships. Our Salon Our Salon- A magazine and community of bloggers, writers and artists who join to read, write, share their work and play. Scribophile Scribophile- An online writing group and writing workshop. Members can give critiques and feedback, join interest groups, post in forums and enter contests. Offers free and paid m… Writers Online Writers Online- A writing community based in the United Kingdom, with tips, forum and writing courses. Figment Figment- A community (chat, groups and forums) to share writing, connect with other writers, and discover new stories and authors. TheNextBigWriter TheNextBigWriter- Private community where writers post their work to receive feedback from other writers and readers. Critique Circle Critique Circle- A free collaborative writing workshop for all genres. Writers-Network Writers-Network- Creative writing community for writers and poets. Share poems and short-stories. Writing.com Writing.com- An online community dedicated to fostering writing skills. With a membership anyone may read, write, rate, and review works. Free and paid options. Scrawl: The Writer's Asylum Scrawl: The Writer's Asylum- Provides writing workshops, story critiques, publication and support information, weekly flash fiction workshops, e-zine publication, and discussion f… Writer's Anonymous Writer's Anonymous- A logo for writers to put on their sites. Not quite a webring.