Welcome, Schaumburg Writers!

Location
Schaumburg, IL 42.04-88.08 60173US
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117 so far
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16 Writers
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The Schaumburg Writers Meetup Group 5.00 5.004
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Founded
August 7, 2007

A weekly goal setting and critiquing group for writers.

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Meetings take place every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. They can last 2 or 3 hours depending on how many people post pages. We stay until we've gone over everyone's work. To submit something for critique: Post a .doc or .txt file in the "Files" section by Tuesday night at 11 p.m. Anything posted after that time might not be critiqued until the following week. Please limit your submission to 3,000 words. Read more

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What members are saying

 From what I hear from other newcomers, this is the best group they have joined. 

—A former member

 People who are struggling to write, and those who are beginning writers will gain from these meetups. They are a good way to learn the craft of writing. ... 

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  • Oct 25
    • New member
      “I need to get moving with my creative writing. I will be more focused on my writing with the support from other writers.”
  • Sep 11
    • New member
      “Hello Emily, I'm a local writer of creative non-fiction and plays. I want to receive honest, rigorous feedback about my work, grow as a writer, and provide support to my fellow artists. Please contact at c.bibby@hotmail.com. Sincerely, Chris”
    • New member
      “I would like to meet other writers to learn from their experience and to get some great ideas to better improve my own work as well as help others in any way that I can.”
  • Aug 11
    • New member
      “Hi... starting on my first novel and find it daunting, to say the least. I have a small writer's group that meets every month, but the more feedback, the better and I can use the pressure a "Tuesday night deadline" provides.”
  • Aug 8
    • New Greeting for
      “Hello Sherma We miss you and your wonderful characters, if you can't write, bring us an outline or the blurb that would be on the back of the book. Sometimes refining your focus, is like a lightning bolt, Sandi”
      posted by mspotter27

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