Join a Creative Writing Group in East Austin
Find your place in Austin’s creative writing community with monthly groups focused on critique, craft exploration, and generative writing for poets and prose writers alike.
Unlock Your Creativity: Monthly Writing Groups and Poetry Club in East Austin
At the East Austin Writing Project, we believe that great writing grows in community. Our monthly writing groups, poetry club, and creative writing workshops bring together writers of all backgrounds and experience levels to share work, sharpen skills, and celebrate the power of storytelling.
Whether you’re drafting your first poem, revising a novel, or experimenting with new forms, you’ll find a welcoming space here to connect, learn, and grow.
Our offerings include:
Creative Writing Workshops & Critique Groups – From intimate circles focused on peer feedback to collaborative spaces designed to spark new ideas.
Poetry Club & Book Discussions – Generative gatherings that inspire fresh language and deep conversation.
Literary Readings & Community Events – Partnering with artists, galleries, and collectives across East Austin to amplify diverse voices and celebrate the arts.
For writers looking to take their craft further, we also offer Advanced Writing Groups such as Craft Intensives and Critique II. These sessions are dedicated to writers who are serious about revision, structure, and preparing work for publication.
How it works: To join an advanced group, simply submit a short writing sample. Submissions are reviewed with care, and acceptance notifications are emailed within three weeks. Once accepted, you’re part of the community—no need to reapply.
At every level, the East Austin Writing Project is here to help you unlock your creativity, strengthen your voice, and find your place in Austin’s vibrant literary community.
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Craft Intensives
Join our monthly workshop series for prose writers, poets, and hybrid creators. Together, we’ll explore craft through generative writing, thoughtful peer critique, and close reading of inspiring anchor texts. Each month ends with an MFA-style workshop featuring one participant’s work—submissions welcome up to 4,000 words.
Open to: Advanced WritersFacilitated by Marissa
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Critique I & II
Critique I and Critique II are monthly prose writing groups designed for in-depth feedback and craft discussion. Each session begins with a group critique of a published work, then moves into workshop critiques of two participants’ mid- to final-draft pieces (up to 6,000 words each). Critique I welcomes fiction, nonfiction, and genre fiction, while Critique II focuses on fiction and nonfiction.
Open to:
Critique I: General and Advanced Writers
Critique II: Advanced Writers
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Poetry Club
Poetry Club is a monthly gathering for poets and hybrid writers to create, share, and grow together. Each session combines generative writing with supportive, structured feedback to help you refine your work. Whether you write in free verse, formal styles, or hybrid forms, you’ll find a welcoming space to develop your craft and connect with a vibrant literary community.
Open to: General and Advanced Writers
Facilitated by Walter
Advanced Writers
Craft Intensive & Critique II
Ready to join our advanced workshops? Submit a writing sample for consideration in Craft Intensives or Critique II. Share your strongest work—up to 4,000 words for Craft Intensives or 6,000 words for Critique II—and we’ll review it within three weeks. If accepted, you’ll join a dedicated group of writers committed to deep craft exploration and rigorous, supportive feedback.