I'm a full time physician, full time mom, part time writer who has always has too many irons in the fire.  I've had some success with publishing my short fiction in literary journals and I'm currently focusing on the novel form.  My current project is a historical/literary fiction novel spanning turn of the century Kansas to near future Texas, following the women of one family.  I'm looking for other fiction writers who are serious about their craft but also like to have fun with and take joy in their writing.  I'd love to find other writers to meet on zoom (or Discord- happy to host a server) on a monthly basis to exchange craft tips, podcast and book recommendations, publishing knowledge and to offer each other encouragement and feedback as we need it.  I'm looking more for camraderie with others in the midst of a long project than feedback; I think too much feedback too soon just kills creativity.  I'd be up for having writing sessions too, maybe taking turns with a warm up exercise and then each working on our various projects.  It would be great to connect with others who share a goal of publication and are looking for likeminded community. What's the perfect group size?  Six to ten-ish?  Sounds good to me.

Hi! I have been writing poetry and short fiction mostly on my own for the last couple years. I take a lot of classes and have participated in a couple of workshops. I'm looking for a writing group to share work and feedback with. I'd also be happy to work with a group that discusses ideas, craft and process, and contemporary themes. Some of the topics I am most interested in are feminisim, environmentalism, social justice, truth-seeking. 

Bereket Writing Community is an intentional, values-aligned space that brings together creative writers from traditionally marginalized backgrounds and matches them into long-term writer’s workshop groups that meet on a regular schedule. We have biweekly and monthly groups, and the writers in each group form longterm companionship with one another to support each other’s writing journeys. Diversity, collaboration, gratitude and social justice are key components of our community.

Currently, with 14 regular groups going on with writers from 14 different countries, Bereket also organizes virtual writing events and programs to support the needs of the writers in the community and beyond. Bereket is currently open to applications to join workshop groups. Please feel free to get in touch via our website: https://www.bereketwriters.org/contact

I'm a new author. I've been published once, and I'd like to meet other writers to talk about our work. I write just about anything, but I love writing fiction mostly. Particularly speculative fiction. I'm hoping I can find a group that can offer insight and good critiques and knowledge of the publishing industry.