Membership in the Atlanta Writers Club entitles members to participate in or start their own AWC-sponsored writing and critique groups, where you and your colleagues can help each other improve your writing craft. Below is the current list of active AWC writing/critique groups. If you have any questions about any of these groups, or if you would like to start your own group, please contact Officer Emeritus George Weinstein at george@atlantawritersclub.org.

Most of the contact individuals noted here can be reached via email by clicking on their name; in other cases, a phone number is listed.

LocationGenreDetailsContactStatus
OnlineFiction: Short Stories & NovelsMeets on second and fourth Friday of the month via Zoom at 1:00 pm.Kelley Cody-GrimmWait List
OnlineFiction for advanced writersEmailed critiques (in-line & big picture notes) twice a month - expect to critique roughly 120 pages per month.
Please submit 100 pages for vetting. 		Linh Pham. Please submit 100 pages for vetting.Open
OnlineAll Genres1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, at 7:00 pm EasternGail LashWait List
OnlineShort StoriesEvery 2nd Thursday at 1pmPat BowenOpen
OnlineYoung Adult & Middle Grade FictionWork shared by emailBrad ScottWait List
OnlineScreenwritingMeetings are on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month at 7PM via ZOOM. The screenwriting group creates a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment in which experienced writers critique each other’s work in pursuit of a marketable screenplay. To be considered, applicants must have a basic knowledge of cinematic writing as well as script and/or teleplay formatting.Liz IrelandWait List
OnlineAdvanced Writers in Thriller/Mystery/SuspenseFor writers who have a finished manuscript ready to be pitched and reviewed by the group. Will meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month at 7:00 pm online (or in-person in Dunwoody or Sandy Springs if participants are interested)Bill RobbinsOpen
OnlineRomance (any subgenre--YA, steamy, contemporary, historical, paranormal, sci-fi/fantasy, etc.--except erotica)1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7:00 - 8:00 pm US Eastern, using Google MeetsOlga JacksonOpen
OnlineSci-Fi and FantasyOnline using Google Meet, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at 7:00pmAbigail BilesWait List
OnlineFantasy and Science FictionMeetings are on Sunday, 9-11 a.m. Eastern every other week, with work sent to Nathaniel ahead of time for distributionNathaniel ChaneyWait List
OnlineStudy/Critique Group open to all levels of writers and all genresWe study books about the craft of writing together. Each member is expected to: 1) read the portion of the book assigned each week and 2) Come prepared with whatever exercise we agree to each week - usually a writing sample relating to what we are learning. The group is limited to 6 people. We meet every Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. ESTApril Love-FordhamOpen
OnlineAll GenresMeetings online every other Tues.Nancy FletcherWait List
OnlineAdult FictionOnline, every other Thursday, 7–9 pm (previously at Choco Latte, 2094 North Decatur Road)Susanne FincherWait List
OnlineFiction1st Saturday of each month at 9:30AMMike BrownWait List
OnlineNon-FictionTuesdays, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pmQuinn EastmanOpen
OnlineAll GenresMeetings are virtual via Zoom every other Monday at 10:30 am. A schedule will be provided when you join. Members exchange drafts of their work product twice monthly for critiquing.Toni BellonOpen
OnlineMemoirMeets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. for an hour. This is intended to be a support group for published authors as well as those starting to write a memoir. The purpose is to help each other in improving the craft by sharing excerpts from one's work and obtaining critiques.Chetan SankarOpen
OnlineHorror of any styleVirtual meetings are every other Tuesday, 7-8 p.m. EasternDaniel CozartWait List
OnlinePoetry group for six experienced poets who have been published in journals or chapbooks or who are working on having their poems publishedMeets weekly via Zoom on Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. from Sept. 26th to Dec. 19th, 2023 (trial run). Poems will be shared on Google Drive and each member will agree to review everyone's poems before each session.Submit 3 poems for consideration to Jennifer KahnweilerWait List
OnlineStudy/Critique Group open to all levels of writers and all genresThe Storywrighters group meets online every other Thursday at 5 PM ET to explore well-regarded writing craft books and support each other as we apply what we learn to our work. Our current study is The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface by Donald Maass.Mary ThorntonOpen
OnlineScience Fiction and FantasyMeets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. EasternXander Jon DijkOpen
Hybrid (Online & In-person in Dunwoody/Duluth)Science Fiction, Space Opera, and FantasyOnline filesharing will use Google Docs, and online communications will use Telegram. In-person meetings will occur before/after each Atlanta Writers Club meeting.
Listen to Their Podcast		Lisa CooperOpen
Hybrid (Online & In-person in Alpharetta)ScreenplaysOnline filesharing for 30 pages (one Act) and then in-person meeting near North Point Mall on the first Saturday of every month, 10 am-12:30 pmJoe RendaceOpen
Hybrid (Online & In-person in Tucker)For writers who have completed or are close to completing a manuscript for a children’s picture book and middle grade fictionZoom meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month (7 pm – 8:30 pm) and in-person in Tucker on 2nd and 4th Saturday (2 pm – 3:30 pm)Contact AWC Exec Dir George Weinstein if you want to restart this groupClosed
Atlanta NorthsideScience fiction but also open to other types of speculative fictionMeetings every second Saturday of the month at the Fellini’s Pizza in Buckhead at 11 AM.Joe LambOpen
Atlanta/South BrookhavenLiterary fiction—having a strong focus on some combination of character, texture, voice/style or meta, not limited to scene-written or in-the-moment-narrative, nor to the conventions or forms that generally shape popular / genre / commercial fictionThe group meets in person, 7-9 PM, every other Tuesday, beginning on 3/28/2023 at a restaurant in South Brookhaven to discuss pre-shared excerpts (up to 6,000 words, often less) and pre-written critique notes, four per meeting— short stories, novel chapters, outlines, sketches, and fragments. Enrollment is open.Jim TruebloodOpen
Atlanta/Virginia HighlandsFictionMeet once a month usually from 1-3 pm at a coffee shopDawn AbeitaWait List
Dunwoody/Sandy SpringsSpeculative fiction (Novels and short stories)Every other Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Usually at a restaurant in Sandy Springs/Dunwoody. Zoom used when the public health situation warrants.Calvin ClarkWait List
Lawrenceville/
Snellville		Novel, Short Story & MemoirCurrently inactive due to COVID-19 (previously 1st Saturday 9:30AM - noon @ Member's Home)Kerry DenneyWait List
LilburnAll GenresThe group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at the Mountain Park Library, 1210 Pounds Road, Lilburn, GA 30047 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.Laura SellersWait List
Marietta/East CobbAll Genres2nd Thursday of every month at 2:00 pm in the East Cobb Library community room (4880 Lower Roswell Rd, in the Parkaire Landing Shopping Plaza). Group open to all writers at any level. Participants don’t have to be residents or have a library card. Margaret Richlin or (770) 509-2730Open
MariettaAll Genres1st & 3rd Tues. 6:30-8:00PMLinda SullivanWait List
RoswellAll GenresEvery Tues, 6:00 - 8:00PM at Scooters in West RoswellGeorge WeinsteinWait List
Sandy SpringsFiction & Non-fictionSaturdays except when AWC meets, 2:00-4:00 PM in member's home or virtualBill OttingerWait List