Amateur Writers of Long Island

We’re Back!

On the 1st Sunday of each month (barring holidays) we meet at our new location, the Huntington Arts Council gallery, beginning at 1 pm. Generally speaking, we meet again 2 weeks later via Zoom.

2024 Schedule

-July 14th (second Sunday due to July 4th weekend)
-July 21st ZOOM
-August 4th
-August 18th ZOOM
- September 8th (second Sunday due to Labor Day weekend
-September 22nd ZOOM
-October 6 ZOOM
-October 27th (late in the month due to Arts Council events and Festivals)
-November 3rd
-November 17th ZOOM
-December 8th (later than 1st Sunday due to Thanksgiving weekend)
-Dec 15th ZOOM

Newcomers are welcome! Reading is not mandatory. In each meeting (both live and online), we’ll read excerpts from our work and receive verbal and written feedback from other members. The word limit is still 1800. All group feedback and reader comments should be about the actual writing of the piece, not its subject matter. In addition, the reader and group members should focus on the excerpt in front of them, rather than additional scenes and chapters not being read that day.

For in-person meetings, please bring enough hard copies of your work for others to read along with you and write comments. There will be a sign-in sheet at each meeting (arrive early to read early). All copies will be returned to readers. For our Zoom events, please use Word or a similar format so that you can share your screen with everyone.

The group’s current Co-Organizers are Margaret Sargent and Allan Hunter. Both are long-term members of Amateur Writers.

As for Covid, yeah, it’s still around. This is one of the reasons we’re meeting on Zoom as well as in-person. Our new location has ample space for our group. Please feel free to wear a mask (or not) depending on New York State guidelines and your personal risk/comfort level. All decisions will be respected.

That’s it. Let’s meet!

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