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Organizations

Academi national society to promote the writers and the literatures of Wales
American Society of Magazine Editors organization for editors of print and online magazines with 900 members nationwide
Arts Over America listing of local arts councils in all 50 states 
Associated Writing Programs over 320 member college writing programs and universities and 60 writers' conferences and centers
Association of Authors & Publishers a non-profit association comprised of authors (and would-be authors), editors, and anyone associated with books
Association for Women in Communications
Australian Society of Authors
Authors Licensing and Collecting Society "to enable writers to receive fees that are uniquely or more effectively handled collectively"
British Society of Comedy Writers
The Canadian Authors Association
Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers
Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia
Cove Park residencies for artists working in all disciplines
Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
the nation's largest regional arts service organization
Editorial Freelancers Association national, nonprofit, org of self-employed workers in the publishing and communications industries
Editors' Association of Canada
Escriptors Llengua Catalana (Spain)
European Writers' Congress comprehensive listing of international writers groups
Federation of British Columbia Writers
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Florida Freelance Writers Association
Freelancers Union
Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program open to Canadian and international artists who are engaged in the research, development or creation of work
Guild of Food Writers
International Amateur Theatre Association with members in 80 countries on 5 continents
International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People
International PEN Scottish Centre
International Women's Writing Guild
Internet Press Guild a nonprofit organization promoting excellence in journalism about the Internet
Jack Straw Writers Program provides Seattle writers with a new venue for the presentation of their work and to encourage the creation of new literary works
Just Plain Folks over 6500 songwriters, recording artists, music publishers and other members of the music industry
Korean American Women Artists & Writers Association
Literaturhaus (Austria)
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance a group for arts freelancers of all types
National Association of Writers in Education
National Performance Network dedicated to exposure to and participation in the arts
National Writers Union
New Writing North development agency for the north east of England
New Zealand Society Of Authors
New Zealand Writers Guild
PEN American Center
Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network
Socit des Auteurs de Radio, Tlvision et Cinma (France)
Socit des Gens de Lettres (France)
The Society of Authors founded in 1884 "to protect the rights and further the interests of authors"
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders
The Society of Women Writers Australia an organization to assist and encourage professional and aspiring writers
Society of Women Writers and Journalists
US Harness Writers Association
Victorian Writers' Centre
The Writers Center in Sweden
Western Writers of America
Writers Guild the Screenwriters organization
Writers Guild of Great Britain writers of all media
Writers in Scotland provides financial support to writers, poets, author/illustrators and traditional storytellers making visits around Scotland

 

 
Writing Centers, Groups & Circles

Aberystwyth Arts Centre University of Wales, Aberystwyth. The largest Arts Centre in Wales
ACT Writers Centre Braddon, Canberra, Australia. Writing workshops, seminars, advice and referral
Aegean Center for the Fine Arts  facilities in two locations - the Aegean Islands of Greece and Italy's Tuscany

Alabama Writers' Conclave
The Alliance of Artists' Communities national service organization of 100 artists' communities and 90 individuals
Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat West Cork, Ireland. Year-round retreat for writers and artists
The Anderson Center Red Wing, Minnesota. Residencies for artists, scientists and humanists
Antioch Writers Workshop set within the 1,000- acre nature preserve known as Glen Helen, Ohio
Aosdna Dublin, Ireland. Established to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art
Arizona Authors Association
Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Artists-in-residence community and arts education facility

Ayr Writers Club
Ballea Writers Club Ireland
The Belltable Limerick, Ireland. The principal Arts Centre in the Mid-West region of Ireland
Brandywine Valley Writers Group
The Bronx Writers' Center New York. Devoted to the professional and artistic development of Bronx Writers
Byrdcliffe Arts Colony the Woodstock Guild
California Writers Club
Centrum Port Townsend, Washington
Charlottesville Writing Center
Le Club des Potes Paris, France. Founded in 1961 by Jean-Pierre Rosnay in order to "render poetry contagious and inevitable"
Common Word North West writers group in Manchester
Dia Center for the Arts New York City. A multi-disciplinary contemporary arts organization. Dia's website includes audio archives and the Artists' Projects for the Web section of full-scale exhibitions online
Dingle Writing Courses Ventry, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Residential writing courses
Directory of Writers' Circles multinational listing of writing groups
Djerassi Resident Artists Program Woodside, California. Residencies are awarded competitively
The Dorset Colony Dorset, Vermont. A working retreat for writers, composers, directors, designers, collaborators, etc
Edinburgh Writers' Circles
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Provincetown, Massachusetts
Georgia Writers Association
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Pennsylvania
The Hambidge Center Rabun Gap, Georgia. A national and international artists' working residency program
Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, California. Extended, live-in residencies to as many as 30 artists from throughout the U.S. and the world each year
Hudson Valley Writers' Center Philipse Manor, New York
Idaho Writers' League
The Irish Writers' Centre Dublin, Ireland
Julia and David White Artists' Colony Ciudad Coln, Costa Rica. One month fellowships for writers, visual artists, and composers
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts writer-in-residence program in Nebraska with a weekly stipend and juried residencies to visual artists, arts and arts education scholars, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and collaborative teams
The MacDowell Colony Peterborough, New Hampshire. A community of gifted artists
The Millay Colony Austerlitz, New York. One month residencies to talented writers, composers and visual artists
Mountain Writers Center Portland OR
Munster Literature Centre Cork, Ireland
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say Houston, Texas
Norcroft a writing retreat for women Lutsen, Minnesota. A retreat for women where they may withdraw from the usual demands of their lives to write
North Carolina Writers' Network
The Norwegian Writers' Center organization of Norwegian poets and fiction writers
Oklahoma Writers Federation
Ozark Poets & Writers Collective
Penzance Arts Club Cornwall, England. A congenial venue for people of like minds to meet, dine on freshly prepared food, and to entertain their friends, colleagues and business associates.
The Poets House Donegal, Ireland. Ten day summer workshops and year-long M.A. degrees in creative writing
The Ragdale Foundation Lake Forest, Illinois. Living and working space for writers, visual artists and composers from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of two months.
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Sacatar Foundation Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Residency program for artists at the Quinta Pitanga estate on the Island of Itaparica
Saskatchewan Writers Guild Canada. A place where writers can work free from distractions
South African Writers' Circle
Sunscribbles Central Florida
Southwest Scriptwriters Bristol, UK's leading group for writers of stage, screen, radio and television drama
Tennessee Writers Alliance
Writers' League of Texas
Toronto Writers' Centre
TransArtists international artist-in-residence programs and other opportunities for artists to stay and work elsewhere 'for art's sake'.
Tŷ Newydd the National Writers Centre of Wales
Varuna Writers' Retreat and Literary Centre Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
The Vermont Studio Center Johnson, Vermont. A creative community for painters, sculptors, printmakers, writers and poets
League Of Vermont Writers
Villa Montalvo Saratoga, California. Free one-to-three month working residencies for visual artists, writers, poets, playwrights, composers, musicians, filmmakers and videographers
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Mt. San Angelo, Virginia
Wisconsin Regional Writers' Association
Writers in Electronic Residence connects students across Canada with writers, teachers and one another in an animated exchange of original writing and commentary.
 The Writers' Center Bethesda, Maryland. Offering more than 200 workshops, several publications and other related programs and services
The Writers' Center of Indiana the only comprehensive community-based literary arts organization in Indiana.
Writers' Circle of Durham Region
Writers Circles
Writers on AOL
The Writers Retreat centers in Quebec, Mexico or Colorado

Wyoming Writers

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