CT - Avon
The Avon/Farmington Group is for MG and YA authors. We meet at the
library. Contact Meera at meera7777@yahoo.com for
more details.
CT - Bethel
Sunday Scribes welcomes writers of Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction
who are working toward publication and are willing to give/receive honest
constructive critiques. For more information, contact Diane at sundayscribesgroup@gmail.com
CT - Glastonbury
We are open for story crafters! "Connecticut Writers' Group"
meets in Glastonbury, CT two Tuesdays a month at Barnes and Noble, 630-830 pm.
Visit web site for further info and inquiries. www.debditomaso.com
CT - Granby
This group is for picture book writers of all levels. We meet
weekends, once a month at the Granby Public Library. In addition to
critiques, we discuss children’s publishing, conferences, networking and the
craft itself. Please respond only if you are writing or revising picture
books routinely, or a published author looking to receive and give constructive
feedback on manuscripts. Please contact: Mary at mmun22@yahoo.com for more details.
CT – Greenwich
Looking for Young Adult/Adult writers in Greenwich, CT. The group focus
is staying productive and asking the right questions while providing meaningful
feedback about a fellow writer’s work. Other manuscript formats - middle grade
and picture book manuscripts - will be considered outside of the critique group
space among writers and authors who fiddle around with multi-format work (I
do!) and would like to exchange other works. The group will meet at the main
Greenwich Library once per month. Please contact Kathryn Merrifield at kjmbny@gmail.com.
CT - Guilford/Shoreline Area
Once Upon a Shoreline Writer’s Group welcomes all and orally critiques
any material (manuscript or portfolio) aimed at the children’s market. We draw
from an area stretching from New Haven, CT east through Lyme and inland to
Middletown and, in twenty-five years, our members have popped champagne corks
157 times for new contracts signed. The group currently meets at Guilford
Community Center on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:00-10:00pm.
Contact KathKud@aol.com
CT – Killingworth
Author/Illustrator John Himmelman is coordinating a critique group for
writers and/or illustrators – focusing on picture books through middle grade.
You don’t have to be published to join! We will discuss market news, submission
success and failures, and everyone will have the opportunity to read his or her
stories for constructive, honest feedback. Visit http://www.johnhimmelman.com
and click “Children’s Book Critique Group” for more information or email me at jhimmel@comcast.net.
CT - Manchester
The Manchester Children’s Writers Critique Group welcomes authors writing
for children in any type of genre with the goal of publication. We meet on the
second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-9:00pm. Please contact D. Scott Stewart
at the email address above with inquiries, including potential openings in the
group and updates in meeting locations and times. Contact dsstewart@cox.net
CT - Mystic
A small critique group for picture books and middle grade novels will be
meeting at the Mystic and Noank Library monthly in Mystic, CT one weekday
morning each month. Please respond only if you are writing in the children's
genre routinely or a published author looking to receive and give constructive
criticism for manuscripts. Please contact me at debadamson@comcast.net with interest.
CT - Stamford
Looking for picture book writers to start a critique group in Stamford,
CT. This group is welcome to writers with the goal of becoming published and
those who would like feedback and support along the way. Group will meet once a
month at a time and place agreed upon by the group. Contact: porsino41@gmail.com
CT - Weston
The Weston Group is for MG/YA authors. We meet once a month on a
Wednesday night. Contact Chris Friden at cfriden@optonline.net
for more details.
