Sometimes writers need to take a break. We draft, revise, sweat over, and (hopefully) publish. We hone our craft—characterization, plot, description, show not tell, voice, and so on. We also see that writing isn’t always as enjoyable as reading and talking about others’ work.

This club highlights the reader’s experience and our reasons for writing: to entertain and enlighten both ourselves and our readers.

For every session, one writer (or two, depending on the size of the texts) shares their work, which the others read before the meeting. Submissions can include novels, novellas, short stories, memoirs, theater pieces, and screenplays. The works can be either fiction or creative nonfiction.

The discussion will follow the usual book club format, but with a twist: Did your readers connect with the characters and their conflicts? Did they get moved? Did they laugh or get angry? What did they think of your themes and messages? Were they delighted by your language?  We also set aside 10 minutes or more to allow the writers to hear the others read their texts.

Think of this group as a super-reader book club. Here, writers help each other create meaningful literature.

This group will meet in person to foster trust and camaraderie.

Led by Peter Villani

Each member will submit a mostly finished draft of a project.

Submissions can include novels, novellas, short stories, memoirs, theater pieces, and screenplays. The works can be either fiction or creative nonfiction.

• 23 September
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• 13 January 2026
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