Creative Writing Los Angeles
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Literary Open Mic
Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 AMBring a five-minute (maximum) original reading to share with a community of writers. Or just come drink beer and soak in the poetry, short stories, songs, monologues, and more! It's free to attend and free to read. Check out our [merch](https://noholitmic.threadless.com/)! **Please note that the only way to reserve a spot to read is to follow this link to our [sign-up form](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYc12KZ9c_P_6jbylgF1R1ER03S35XghUYgCR52Irf8/edit?tab=t.0) (or copy and paste the link below).** RSVPing on MeetUp doesn't guarantee you a spot! If you'd like to come listen without reading, you are very welcome to, and you do not need to sign up or RSVP. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYc12KZ9c_P_6jbylgF1R1ER03S35XghUYgCR52Irf8/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sYc12KZ9c_P_6jbylgF1R1ER03S35XghUYgCR52Irf8/edit?tab=t.0)

Shut Up & Write!™ West LA - Cafe Laurent - Mar Vista
Mon, Oct 26, 4:50 PM**NEW LOCATION STARTING MONDAY, NOV. 9 (see below)** Join us for an hour (or up to ninety minutes) of uninterrupted writing! Whatever you're working on - fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, PR, script writing, anything! - join other like minded writers and scribble at ***our current location*** through Mon., Nov. 2 at **[Cafe Laurent](http://www.cafelaurent.com/), 12034 Venice Blvd., in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles** **MOVING TO THE MAR VISTA BRANCH OF THE LA PUBLIC LIBRARY on Nov. 9... just a few doors down from our current location. The library is at** **12006 Venice Blvd.** LIBRARY INFO: We start at 10:00 when the library opens, meeting in the conference room immediately to your right when entering through the parking lot doors. We stop at 11, 11:15 or 11:30 (depending on attendees schedule), and then we invite everyone to share (if they want) a few sentences, without any intro or explanation. After that, we're open for any kind of writerly questions, discussions, sharing of struggles or successes. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - Timer starts: write for pre-determined amount of time Finish - Share some sentences if you want, chat, take off or, if you're on a roll, stay for a while and continue to write. BEING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY IS OKAY, no need to apologize or explain. We're a casual group and happy you'll be with us - also, **no need to RSVP thru MeetUp - just show up!** **The only time our MeetUp is cancelled is on ALL Monday holidays because the library is closed.** Parking is easy behind the library and there is also paid street parking. Cafe Laurent is moving out of the area and SUAW will miss them!

Speculative Fiction Critique Group
Sun, Nov 1, 7:00 PMSpeculative Ink is a group of fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction writers founded in 2013 - and we're looking for new members! Our group includes people of very diverse backgrounds and writers at many different points of their career. If you're a fantasy, sci-fi, etc. writer who takes their work seriously, we would love for you to come and check out one of our critiques! [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/speculative.ink/) 3 notes: 1\. This is an in\-person critique in Los Angeles\. **2\. If you're interested\, please RSVP by Friday afternoon and one of our organizers will reach out via chat with more information\.** 3\. Unfortunately\, we don't critique poetry or screenplays\.

Shut Up & Write!™ West LA - Cafe Laurent - Mar Vista
Mon, Nov 2, 5:50 PM**NEW LOCATION STARTING MONDAY, NOV. 9 (see below)** Join us for an hour (or up to ninety minutes) of uninterrupted writing! Whatever you're working on - fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, PR, script writing, anything! - join other like minded writers and scribble at ***our current location*** through Mon., Nov. 2 at **[Cafe Laurent](http://www.cafelaurent.com/), 12034 Venice Blvd., in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles** **MOVING TO THE MAR VISTA BRANCH OF THE LA PUBLIC LIBRARY on Nov. 9... just a few doors down from our current location. The library is at** **12006 Venice Blvd.** LIBRARY INFO: We start at 10:00 when the library opens, meeting in the conference room immediately to your right when entering through the parking lot doors. We stop at 11, 11:15 or 11:30 (depending on attendees schedule), and then we invite everyone to share (if they want) a few sentences, without any intro or explanation. After that, we're open for any kind of writerly questions, discussions, sharing of struggles or successes. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - Timer starts: write for pre-determined amount of time Finish - Share some sentences if you want, chat, take off or, if you're on a roll, stay for a while and continue to write. BEING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY IS OKAY, no need to apologize or explain. We're a casual group and happy you'll be with us - also, **no need to RSVP thru MeetUp - just show up!** **The only time our MeetUp is cancelled is on ALL Monday holidays because the library is closed.** Parking is easy behind the library and there is also paid street parking. Cafe Laurent is moving out of the area and SUAW will miss them!

Shut Up & Write!® in Koreatown
Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 PMJoin us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 11:30 AM on SATURDAY MORNING. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 11:30 - Quick introductions 11:45 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour 12:45 - The End: chat, take off, or keep writing OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1:00 PM. Writing is very solitary. Connecting and sometimes even commiserating with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check in with me after the session. I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign. If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you at LOFT CAFE! What Should I Bring? Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block the cafe’s overhead music or the occasional conversation by other patrons. LOFT Cafe has wi-fi and it is very reliable but there is a shortage of outlets (nothing is perfect :-)) If you will be using your laptop, please make sure is fully charged, a tidbit of information that I wish someone would have shared with me before :-) Other Important Details: LOFT Cafe offers Wi-Fi, it has available designated parking spaces on the lot next door (please make sure you park on the correct spaces), and there is street parking but it is Koreatown and is busy, the Western-Wilshire Metro and several bus stops are one block away. TRAVEL / PARKING: Please see above SEATING INFORMATION: There is outdoor seating available if you are more comfortable with that, please let me know in your comments, and there is upstairs and downstairs seating. By experience upstairs provides more privacy, but let me know your preference and I will reserve that section. GUIDELINES: The Cafe provides extensive coffee drinks (caffeinated and non-caffeinated drinks) and small pastries. Please thank our hosts by purchasing something.

Shut Up & Write!® Pasadena
Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 AM**ABOUT THE EVENT** Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Monday Evenings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 7:00 - Quick introductions. 7:10 - Timer starts. Write for 1 hour. 8:10 - Chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 8:10PM. Writing can be very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. What Should I Bring? All you need is something to write with and a way to make a food/drink purchase. Free WiFi is available. Parking: The **cheapest** parking is at the **Schoolhouse Parking Facility.** 33 E. Green Street (corner of Green and Raymond) - 2 blocks from Nana's Green Tea. **$1 first 2 hours**; $2 per hour thereafter; $12 daily maximum The **closest** parking is across the street from Nana’s Green Tea 48 N. Raymond Ave (corner of Union and Raymond) $10 flat rate
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