What we’re about
Shut Up & Write! is a global community that empowers writers to overcome procrastination, silence their inner critic, and make consistent progress on their projects. Our events provide a structured and focused environment where writers can come together, set aside distractions, and achieve their writing goals.
What to Expect
Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, a period of focused writing, and a final check-in to share our progress. Once you arrive, our host will lead introductions, and then everyone will write for a quiet, focused period of time. Afterward, we’ll have an optional time to chat and get to know each other. Our events are a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read or critique your writing.
For more information about our organization, visit https://shutupwrite.com.
Upcoming events
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•OnlineShut Up & Write!™ with Vanissar on Zoom Video
OnlineIMPORTANT:
This event is hosted on the Shut Up & Write website.
To RSVP, please click here, and then scroll down and click on "Find an Event." Next, click on "Online Events " & look for Vanissar's Friday event.Hi Friends
Let's meet over Zoom video & write together.
I will host, we will introduce ourselves and what we are working on that day, and then we will shut up and write.
At 6:55 pm we will check out, and say how it went.
I look forward to writing with you on Zoom
Warmly,
Vanissar
your host
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Join host Vanissar and other writers for two hours of focused writing! It's all about whatever you need to write - short story, novel, poem, memoir, thesis, or a manifesto! Bring a laptop, bring a pen, bring a notebook. We'll introduce ourselves and then write!
5:00 PM – Introductions-Your name and your writing project
5:10 PM - Shut up and Write!
7:00 PM - Brief Check-out with Everyone—How did it go?
7:10 PM- Goodbye!If you're spending too much time THINKING about writing, come and join us for a session of focused writing. It may just be "pipe-cleaning" for now, but you'll feel better showing up at the page. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice.
• What to bring
Pen and notebook or laptop
1 attendee
•OnlineOnline Webinar (NO WRITING): Courage & Consistency in Writing with Tamara Dean
OnlineJoin us online for a free half-hour Q&A with writer, instructor, and producer Tamara Dean, who'll speak and answer questions on having courage and consistency in writing.
There will be NO WRITING during this online Q&A.
Description:
Every writer, no matter how accomplished, has struggled with a failure of nerve when facing the page. We might be intimidated by perfectionism, doubt, or fear. We might hesitate to write about painful or controversial topics. We might shrink from sharing drafts or submitting work to publications or agents. The good news is that courage, which is essential for advancing as a writer, can be practiced and developed.In this half-hour Q&A, Tamara will share strategies for overcoming resistance at any stage and becoming a braver writer.
Tamara Dean's bio is below.
Have questions for Tamara about having courage and consistency in writing? Feel free to post in the Comments section for her to answer during the Q&A.
Note: Attendance is capped at 25. The Zoom link will be available once you RSVP. If you'd like to receive a Zoom invitation by email, message Robin (the organizer) or post your email in Comments, and Tamara will add it to your calendar if you have that feature enabled.
Tamara's bio: Tamara Dean is a writer, instructor, and producer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Her latest book, Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless (University of Minnesota Press, April 2025), is a collection of twelve personal essays that invite readers to consider how we tend the earth in times of uncertainty, what we owe our neighbors, and ways we thrive in community. Reviewers have called Shelter and Storm "luminous," "fascinating," and "a revelatory study of person and place, entwined." Her stories and essays have appeared in The American Scholar, The Georgia Review, the Guardian, One Story, Orion, The Progressive, The Southern Review, STORY Magazine, and other publications. A six-time Pushcart Prize nominee, she received a 2024 Pushcart Prize Special Mention for “Safer Than Childbirth.” Her essay, “Slow Blues,” was a National Magazine Award finalist. She earned an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She teaches workshops independently and with writing centers across the nation, including Hugo House, The Loft, Madison Writers’ Studio, and writers.com. More at www.tamaradean.media.
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[UNHOSTED] Shut Up & Write!® in NORTH BEACH
Caffe Capriccio, 2200 Mason St, San Francisco, CA, US***** I will be out of the country for all of October, therefore this MeetUP will be UNHOSTED in October. People are, of course, welcome to go to Caffe Cappriccio and meet up with other writers :-D. I just won’t be there to “host”. Happy writing! ~~ Deb Mc
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PLEASE NOTE: if there are no RSVPs by 24 hours before the event on Saturday (i.e. by Friday 11 am) the MeetUp will be CANCELLED for lack of interest.
=================================================================Want to write in a café on a Saturday afternoon in the company of other writers?
We’re doing just that, every week. Come and be inspired to complete your work!
Here’s how it works:
10:45 AM Show up at Caffe Capriccio, feeling productive and energized! We meet in the main cafe area, across from the counter. We’ll have Shut Up and Write signs on the tables, so we’re easy to find. Brace yourself for an hour of writing in focused silence.
- *RSVP and please arrive by 10:45 am in order to get settled in, get set up, order food. We will introduce ourselves briefly and start promptly at 11:00 am.
- 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: we shut up and write!
12:30 PM: Post-writing chat! More writing if you like! Or break and head out to get a jump on your other weekend activities.
Sound good?! Join us!
* * * If you are new to the "Shut Up & Write" concept...
Shut Up & Write hosts free in-person and online writing events for writers all over the world. Our goal is to ensure that every writer, regardless of genre or skill level, has access to the community, accountability, and resources they need to be successful in their personal writing goals. Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, an hour of focused writing, and a final check-in to share the hour's progress.
What to Expect
*** RSVP and please arrive 10–15 minutes early to get settled at an in-person event.*** Our host will lead introductions and then everyone will write for a quiet, focused period of time.
Afterward, we’ll have an optional time to chat and get to know each other. Members often talk about their successes and challenges as writers. Our events are a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read or critique your writing.
For more information about our events, visit https://shutupwrite.com.
Being Late is Okay: Just show up and get settled, without interrupting other writers who may be in the zone :-) Check in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write sign.)
**If you RSVP that you will attend, and your plans change, PLEASE change your RSVP to indicate you will NOT be attending! (**That saves your host from trying to save seats/table space)
This is a cozy cafe and can get busy on the weekend -- if it gets crowded, please be considerate and allow room for other patrons by sharing your table with writers in our group.
What Should I Bring?
Whatever you need to be able to write!
Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block the cafe’s ambient music or the occasional conversation by other patrons.
Other Important Details:
VENUE WIFI NAME/PASSWORD:
- Capriccio-Guest/ Mason2200
TRAVEL / PARKING:
- The #8/#30/#45 buses + the Powell/Mason Cable Car all pass by within a couple of blocks. Street parking.
GUIDELINES: Please support a local business and thank our hosts by purchasing something.
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