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Los Angeles Writers Group

Los Angeles Writers Group provides workshops, groups, classes, and coaching to help writers generate new ideas and complete projects. They have a team of exceptional leaders who have extensive knowledge and experience in literature, poetry, and the craft of writing.

About Los Angeles Writers Group

LAwritersgroup.com was founded by Nicole Criona and Sanora Bartels in 2003 with a tiny writers group of five people who wanted to get together and be creative once a week, and to have a place to bring our work in for feedback from fellow group members. As members moved away, we created a website, and next thing we knew people were emailing us, asking to join. Soon the list became so big that we decided to create several different groups, and this is how LAwritersgroup.com was born.

Our mission is to support, encourage, and inspire writers of all genres regardless of experience level. We believe that a writers group or workshop works best with a leader. We help writers generate new ideas and finish projects. Through our writing workshops, our writers groups, our writing classes, as well as our private and group coaching, we aim to create and maintain workshops that leave writers with something tangible to show for their time such as a new idea, a new story, a rewritten outline, or a first draft.

How we choose our leaders?

We take our job of hiring exceptional workshop leaders seriously. Our leaders encourage writers to seed and grow their ideas, then guide them in their yearning for knowledge. This is done while supportively embracing each writer and their individual quests, and by facilitating a space that is both nurturing and constructive.

We choose leaders with a specific skill set and desire to work with aspiring writers. Our leaders know their subject matters well, have studied and been nurtured by some of our greatest literary minds. As a result, they have a breadth of knowledge about literature, poetry, the craft of writing, and the business of writing. Some of our leaders have extensive credits to their name, while some of them are engaged in dedicated pushes for publication. Some of them have taught at traditional college and universities, and some in alternate teaching programs. With Los Angeles Writers Group, you can be assured that each leader has been vetted and recommended with the highest regard, and that once you join our writing family, you will receive an intangible degree of supportiveness from leaders with a great passion writing - their own and yours.

We are in the business of encouraging creativity and helping writers carve out their own voices. It is a mission of all leaders to adhere to and tirelessly support.

About our workshops:

We offer a variety of creative writing workshops. Generally, our workshops are open to writers of all levels and genres however some of our workshop have requirements such as an idea for a web series, or a story you're currently working on. If no requirements are listed, then the workshop is open to any writer regardless of what they write or their experience level.

School location

Map showing 1728 Laurel Canyon Blvd Unit B, Los Angeles, CA 90046

Los Angeles Writers Group

Hollywood, Hollywood
1728 Laurel Canyon Blvd Unit B
Btwn Fareholm Dr & W Hiller Pl
Los Angeles, California 90046

Reviews of Los Angeles Writers Group

(4.8-star rating across 44 reviews)
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    April K. • November 3, 2024
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Svitlana B. • December 3, 2023
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Nicholas C. • July 30, 2023
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    Colinda G. • March 6, 2023
    It was my first time ever trying to write. The exercises given where nice and fun to do even though English isn’t my first language. The host created a very positive and safe space to explore your own writing. I learned a lot and feel like exploring writing further.
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Gramos O. • March 6, 2023
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Amona W. • January 30, 2022
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Amona W. • January 17, 2022
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    Alexandra E. • January 16, 2022
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Stacey C. • January 9, 2022
    Very enjoyable, inspiring, and helpful class with a wonderful instructor and great people!
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Jane W. • October 31, 2021
    This class was so much fun. Nicole is an insightful and encouraging coach. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone commencing a fiction project.
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Sarah-Jane S. • October 19, 2021
    It was good. I enjoyed learning so much from the instructor and my fellow classmates!
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Dina A. • July 14, 2021
    I wasn't sure what to expect but I was genuinely very pleased with the course. Nicole was a great instructor; she created a very inviting environment. The other two students present had been to the class before but they made me feel welcome immediately.
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Maggie R. • July 12, 2021
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Anonymous • July 9, 2021
    Fun course! I liked the prompts and getting out of my "corporate" writing mindset. The instructor was good at pointing out the high points of each writer's piece. I would take another one. It was also a good group of people. Many diverse writing talents and story framework.
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Amona W. • June 6, 2021
    I feel like my writing is getting better from going to this class. Super helpful to the creative process.
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Amona W. • April 26, 2021
    Always inspirational and helpful to the writing practice.
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Rachel K. • April 24, 2021
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    Amona W. • March 21, 2021
    Instructor always comes up with great and helpful prompts. She is well versed in the filled of fiction and offers great advice to get you started no matter where you are in your writing process. She comes with enthusiasm and encouragement to get you going in the right direction.
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Anonymous • March 14, 2021
  • Creative Writing Workshop – All Genre

    Amona W. • March 14, 2021
    Great structure, feedback and resources for budding and experienced writers. The prompts are challenging and great ways to build a skill set.

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