About Writing Groups
Writing groups give you dedicated, distraction-free time and space to write. Unlike groups focused on reading and critiquing each other's drafts, our writing groups bring members together to set goals, write, and share progress — the focus is on your writing process, not on giving or getting feedback.
Groups typically are led by a Writing Fellow or Writing Consultant and have 3–5 members and meet consistently over the course of a semester.
Why Join a Writing Group?
Writing groups help you:
- Manage procrastination and build momentum
- Find a supportive, accountable community around writing
- Establish focused time and a regular writing schedule
- Set short- and long-term goals to sustain progress over time
- Stay motivated by seeing your own progress
- Develop a better, more sustainable relationship to writing
And it's more fun to write when you're not doing it alone!
How do Writing Groups Work?
Each week, your group meets for a set block of time to:
- Share goals
- Write! You will spend the majority of your session writing.
- Reflect on your progress
This structure — pairing focused writing time with regular goal-setting and reflection — is what helps groups stay productive over an entire semester. Each group sets its own ground rules for staying on track; the Writing Group Guidelines are a good starting point if your group wants one.
New groups form each semester, and most groups meet at the same day and time each week for the whole term.