read & critiques

Our read and critique groups are a small collection of writers who encourage and provide regular help to one other.

Read & Critiques.

What Is a Read & Critique?

Any kind of writing requires work and effort, but joining a read and critique group can move you in the right direction. Joining a group means making a commitment to write something each month, polish it, and share it with the group. Also, joining means making a commitment to carefully critique the other members’ manuscripts and come prepared to help others. Whether you are working on a new piece already, want to start a new project, or need to revise an existing manuscript, the read and critique experience may be just for you.

How Do I Join?

These are ongoing read & critique groups with limited registration. Members pay monthly for their ongoing participation. Members are required to pay for the entire month regardless of how many sessions they attend. In Read & Critiques with waitlists, participants must pay for missed months to keep their place.


To pay monthly by PayPal after initial registration, set up your payment to be issued to register@sandiegowriters.org noting the instructor and Read & Critique time. Please include this information in the subject line of check payments as well.

Alternatives

Please note that if you are looking for a group that offers you the chance to write free from editing or critique, you should join one of our writing and reading groups.

Current Read & Critiques

Every Sunday

with Rich Farrell

Hoping for an opportunity to work in a small, focused group of writers led by a published novelist? Apply today!
Weekly

with T. Greenwood

Join best-selling novelist Tammy Greenwood for a chance to workshop your novel with a small group of writers.
Every Wednesday

with T. Greenwood

Ready to share the fictional worlds you have created and receive feedback from others? Join this supportive group!
Every Thursday

with T. Greenwood

Work alongside other writers in a safe, constructive, and productive environment to improve your fiction writing.
Every Wednesday

with Mark Clements

Discover perspectives in yourself and others that will help you fulfill your own goals and intentions as a writer.
Every Thursday

with Rich Farrell

Join us and have your work read in an open, inviting group of writers under the guidance of a published author.
Every Thursday

with Rich Farrell

Receive constructive feedback from other writers in a small, supportive group setting led by a published novelist.
Second Saturday of Each Month

with Tania Pryputniewicz

Grow as a writer and reader of poetry and join this heart-centered but unflinching group of poets once a month.
Every Thursday

with Jack Larkin

Explore the art of screenwriting with fellow writers by sharing your screenplays, television plots, shorts, & more.