Parents,  Imagine your teen being in a well-lit room full of aspiring writers, where everyone is talking excitedly and laughing. Some people are reading their stories out loud; others are asking for feedback on their blog posts and college essays. Everyone is working on a special piece for the Annual Teen Writers Anthology. The energy is contagious. Is your teen curious about joining a group of Teen Writers who share their passion for writing? As a parent, would you like to encourage their writi …

… This meetup will be a quick way to socialize and keep yourself up to date. Come out to a local venue and enjoy different point of views. We will meet all over the bay area including the East Bay, SF, and the South Bay. P.S. This group has no political affiliation or biases, and we support freedom of speech; just be considerate of diverse audience. Since we are investigating and learning about news events, you need not to endorse any idiologies. You can also play devil's advocate to dig in more …

BackPorch Writers: come one come all! Looking for serious fiction writers trying to get their stuff published. Join together for support, writing prompts and maybe some flash fiction to stoke the fire of the muse(s) at the Redwood Shores Library's back porch. Venue is outdoors but indoors is a possilbility weather permitting.

… Our members are poets, journalists, essayists, technical writers, and creators of genre and literary fiction, as well as editors, booksellers, and others involved in related fields, all joined together for the common goal of educating ourselves and the community on the craft of writing and the realities of getting our work published. "California Writers Club" and its logo are registered trademarks of the California Writers Club. "South Bay Writers" is a …

This group is for writers of all abilities, and is an opportunity to get together with other writers.  Our group meets the first and third Thursday of every month - and can be open to more meetups if people want.     First Thursday Meeting - The first Thursday of every month is facilitated by Denise Spiller.  Her topic is Write, Publish, and Produce!  In addition to setting writing and publishing goals, Denise has some guest speakers lined up in the coming months who will talk with us about the …

A group for writers, illustrators, and publishers interested in learning and sharing information about how to create, publish, and sell electronic books and periodicals.

I love to write. While living in Austin, I attended a meetup for writers. I was able to finish and self publish my first book due to committing to showing up write every week for an hour. We will meet at a quiet coffee shop for 90 minutes. The first half hour will consist of talking about our writing and any helpful info about publishing and seminars. The last hour is writing uninterrupted. A lot can get accomplished in an hour. I did it once and I plan to use this method for my second book. Thi …

"Writers from India" is a place where Writers and Enthusiasts of the written word from the Indian Sub Continent can come together and share their work. The main idea behind this group is to foster the writing of expatriate Indians living in San Francisco Bay Area. You can be a storyteller, a Poet, blogger, a Travel writer or just an enthusiast, the genre does not really matter, if you can write you should be here. India is a nation of different languages and limiting this group to one language a …

Visit our site at www.macrochef.org. Our primary activity is putting on a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner every Monday night in Palo Alto, at the First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma. This is a full vegan dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products, vegetables, dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods Chef Gary Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987. Dinner price is $15, reservations requested by Monday, 9:30 AM, If you …

THE BEST OF THE BAY AREA BANDS NETWORK SAN JOSE PRESENTS! "YOUR BAND'S NAME HERE" Please see the section under the "Discussions Tab" to find out how you can "Self Promote" your band on this website. My other music websites are very successful, as this can only benefit your music or your band in every way. Looking for a musician? Looking to announce a CD release party? Looking for a talented singer? Looking to join a band? Just love music and want to attend great music events? Here is where you c …

… There will be time for free drawing at each meetup, but mostly there are themes for each event that will aide in you having fun with your art and present a creative challenge too. Though I won't be teaching drawing at these meetup's, I will offer any advice I can lend from my own journey with drawing. I will always bring some limited supplies and some art reference books for use. This meetup is mostly a sketching in person, vs. using technology, but you are welcome to bring your wacom and lapto …

… I also encourage photographers, lightworkers, intuitives, psychics, dowsers, healing arts practitioners, & those involved in science, physics & metaphysics to participate. I want to creatively experiment & document a range of input, experiences & opinions. I will occasionally schedule subject matter expert speakers on various topics. Dowsing (optional) will regularly be used as a tool for our investigations; we'll provide training for that. Sometimes we'll have quick meditations during our meeti …

As if moms and dads didn't do enough work at home. Here is an opportunity for them to learn how to work from home and make some extra income in the process.  Gosh, who doesn't need some extra money from time to time? Okay, all the time here in Silicon Valley where a couple EACH making over $100K still canNOT buy a home in San Francisco. But sometimes that little one needs us to be home. That's when we want to work from home. And that is what this Meetup is about.  How to work from home, how to m …

MechaWorks is proud to host the first WordPress event group in Silicon Valley. We love WordPress, it has helped our business grow tremendously. So, we felt that we need to give back to the WordPress community. We'll be hosting monthly events to help bloggers meet up and chat about the platform that they use everyday. Share cool tips, new uses, and commiserate when WordPress isn't feeling well.

All types of writers are welcome; fiction, non-fiction, journaler’s, bloggers, novelists, serious writers, dabblers in pushing the pen from time to time or total beginners. This group will focus on creative writing in a nonjudgmental and relaxed atmosphere. Except for special events we will meet 2 times a month and our meetings will follow a similar pattern as this; 6:30-7pm - Arrive and socialize. Grab something to eat or drink and get ready to let your creative juices flow. 7pm-7:50pm - Write …

Advertising professionals as far North of Quebec to West of LA are welcome to join this meet up group. Our goal is to offer the most unique roundtable discussions that allow advertisers from all across North America to share experiences and positive trends. This group is perfect for anyone in TV, Radio, Broadcast, News Media, Coupons Book Publishers, Yellow Page Publications, and any type of Print Media.  We will also include topics that are important to Digital Web Media, Daily Deals Sites, SEO …