What is a writing group for?

It takes courage to join a creative writing group for the first time. You might learn that some of your writing does not work - and that is a valuable lesson. It is better to improve your craft than to rely on luck.

Writing takes effort, persistence and practice. Meeting with other writers in a focused group can help. Most groups are friendly and full of people willing to share their work and talk about writing.

You will get:

• feedback and advice
• an audience for your work
• a sense of belonging
• space to talk about writing problems that others might not understand

Writing groups are a good first step towards producing better work. In time, they become whatever you make of them.

Page last updated: 4 November 2025