Writing Support & Networks
One of the most enjoyable and constructive benefits of membership in Women Who Write is participation in one of our many Writing Groups, also referred as "Critique Groups."
Members regularly meet in small groups to share their knowledge and experiences, and to offer gentle guidance and critiques of each others' writing samples to improve their skills and the overall quality of their works.
Anyone considering membership may ask to visit a group to see if they are a fit with the topics or skill levels of the other members of that group. Each group has between 4 and 10 members, and they meet at public libraries, coffee shops, and virtually.
When new members join WWW, our VP of Memberships can offer guidance in selecting a group or groups that may be the best fit.
2026 Writing Groups
Contact our VP of Membership (membership@womenwhowrite.org) with questions/comments about our groups
Group | Schedule | Availibility | Location | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-fiction | 3rd Friday of the month, 1-3 pm | Open | Zoom | Nonfiction |
Writing to The Beats | 2nd Tuesday @ 1pm | Open | Zoom | Novel Writing |
Memoir | 2nd Tuesday, 10 am -12 pm | Open | Hybrid; Zoom & Parsippany | Memoir |
Write-in Together | Sundays @ 8:30AM; Thursdays @ 8:30 PM | Open | Zoom | Writing,No Critique |
*New* Poetry | Mondays, daytime | Open | Zoom | Poetry |
Just Write | 2nd Sunday of the month, 4:30pm | Open | Zoom | Mixed Genre |
Last Fridays Group | Last Friday of the month | Open | Zoom | Mixed Genre,Fiction |
Finished Line Novelists | TBD | Full | Zoom | Young Adult |
Jersey Girl Poets | 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7pm | Open | Zoom | Poetry |
Children's Writing Group | 1st and 3rd Fridays | Open | Zoom | Children's Mixed Genre |
Speculative Fiction/Fantasy/Sci fi | TBD | Open | Zoom | Sci-fi,Fantasy,Fiction |
Poets Corner | 2nd Thursday of the month, afternoon | Open | Madison Library | Poetry |
Guide To Critiquing
Women Who Write is a group that assists women in every phase of the writing process, by providing encouragement, assitance, and a sense of community to women writers who might otherwise be working in isolation. These goals should be kept in mind during the giving of critques within our individual critique groups, particular the goal of encouragement. We are committed to rendering critiques in a helpful, constructive way that will encourage writers to continue, rather than leave them feeling deflated.
We critque in a style known as the "Sandwich Method" where we wrap suggestions for improvements between recognition of successes.
For more, please read our Critiquing Guide.
