Shut Up & Write!

In-Person Writing Groups

Find 607 writing groups in 277 cities. Join free in-person writing sessions. No critique. No workshops. Just focused writing time, together.

607 groups · 277 cities · 1992 upcoming sessions

Africa

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Shut Up & Write! Addis Ababa (3 upcoming sessions)

Morocco

Casablanca

Shut Up & Write! Casablanca/CFC (1 upcoming session)

South Africa

Pretoria

Shut Up & Write! in Pretoria (7 upcoming sessions)

Americas

Canada

Bancroft

Edmonton

Shut Up & Write! at Milk & Honey (7 upcoming sessions)

Halifax

Shut Up & Write! Halifax Commons (7 upcoming sessions)
East Cup closed - come to Oxford Taproom instead

Kelowna

Shut Up & Write! Kelowna (North End) (7 upcoming sessions)

London

Shut Up & Write! London (7 upcoming sessions)

Markdale

Markdale Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Montreal

Shut Up & Write!™ Montreal (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Le Plateau/Mile End (1 upcoming session)

Nanaimo

Shut Up & Write! at Nanaimo Library (7 upcoming sessions)

Parksville

Shut Up & Write! at Parksville Library (4 upcoming sessions)

Peterborough

Shut Up & Write! Peterborough (3 upcoming sessions)

Saskatoon

Murray Library Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Toronto

Shut Up & Write! at Studio 89 Cafe (7 upcoming sessions)
Saturday Writing Meetup – near Bloor-Yonge (1 upcoming session)
Sunday Shut Up & Write!® in Sheppard-Yonge (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write — West Queen West (1 upcoming session)

Vancouver

Shut Up & Write Vancouver [In Person] (1 upcoming session)

Victoria

Shut Up & Write - Victoria (4 upcoming sessions)

Windsor

Shut Up & Write! Livonia (7 upcoming sessions)

Dominican Republic

Santiago de los Caballeros

Shut Up & Write! at Brain Fit (1 upcoming session)

Mexico

Guadalajara

Shut Up & Write! Guadalajara (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® Guadalajara / Col. Americana (1 upcoming session)

Mexico City

Calla y Escribe va a La Celostina a las 7 pm (1 upcoming session)

Tijuana

Shut Up & Write! at Cafeina Cafe (8 upcoming sessions)

Panama

Panama City

Shut Up & Write! Aldea Café (4 upcoming sessions)

United States

Alanson, MI

Alanson Weekly Writing Group (7 upcoming sessions)

Ann Arbor, MI

Shut Up & Write! Livonia (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write: Ann Arbor (4 upcoming sessions)

Arcata, CA

Shut Up & Write! Arcata (5 upcoming sessions)

Asheville, NC

Shut Up & Write! South Asheville (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Candler/West Asheville (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Downtown Asheville (7 upcoming sessions)

Atherton, CA

Shut Up & Write!® in Atherton (1 upcoming session)

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Bread Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in Douglasville (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Norcross (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® @ Panera Bread (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Oakview Coffee, Decatur (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Roswell (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in DOUGLASVILLE (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Alon's Bakery & Market - Buckhead (1 upcoming session)

Austin, TX

Shut Up & Write! in Austin (Wednesday AM) (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in Austin (Sunday PM) (5 upcoming sessions)

Bellingham, WA

Shut Up & Write! Village Books in Fairhaven (8 upcoming sessions)

Berkeley, CA

Shut Up & Write!® at The Long Haul Info Shop (Berkeley) (1 upcoming session)

Billings, MT

Billings Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Blacksburg, VA

Blacksburg Shut up and Write (7 upcoming sessions)

Boise, ID

Shut Up & Write! Evening - Boise Group (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Boise, ID (7 upcoming sessions)
Evening - Shut-Up & Write - Boise, ID

Boone, NC

Boone Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Boston, MA

Shut Up and Write! Tuesdays! Mr. Crepe! (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® – Union Square Somerville – Saturdays 10:00 AM at Life Alive (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® - Sunday at Saloniki (1 upcoming session)

Brentwood, CA

Shut Up & Write! at Brentwood Public Library (4 upcoming sessions)

Buffalo, NY

Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Niagara Peninsula Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write WILLIAMSVILLE
Shut Up & Write WILLIAMSVILLE
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at SPoT Coffee, Williamsville (7 upcoming sessions)
Thursday Evening Shut Up & Write!
Shut Up & Write WILLIAMSVILLE
Shut Up & Write WILLIAMSVILLE
Shut Up & Write! 1st Thursdays & 3rd Saturdays in Buffalo (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write Williamsville

Cadillac, MI

Shut Up & Write! | in CADILLAC, MI (8 upcoming sessions)

Camano, WA

Camano Island Library Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Carlsbad, NM

Carlsbad Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Carolina Forest, SC

Shut Up & Write! Horry County (7 upcoming sessions)

Castle Rock, CO

Shut Up & Write! Castle Rock, CO (7 upcoming sessions)

Cave Spring, VA

Roanoke (Tanglewood) Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)

Charlotte, NC

Weekly Workshop Meeting (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Southpark Charlotte (1 upcoming session)

Cleveland, OH

Saturday Morning Shut Up and Write! (1 upcoming session)

Colorado Springs, CO

Shut Up & Write! Colorado Springs (4 upcoming sessions)

Columbia, MO

Shut Up & Write! | Columbia (3 upcoming sessions)

Columbia, SC

ColumbiYeah! Shut Up & Write! (8 upcoming sessions)

Columbus, OH

Shut Up & Write!® East Side Columbus (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Easton Town Center (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Kingsdale Shopping Center (1 upcoming session)

Corpus Christi, TX

Shut Up & Write! at William F. White Jr. Library (7 upcoming sessions)

Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Croton Library Shut Up & Write! (8 upcoming sessions)

Dallas, TX

Shut Up & Write!® in Bedford (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!®: In-Person Writing Group (Arlington, TX) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! in Garland/Rowlett/Sachse (1 upcoming session)

Dayton, OH

Shut Up & Write! Yellow Springs, Ohio (7 upcoming sessions)

Decatur, IL

Decatur Shut Up & Write!

Denver, CO

Shut Up & Write! in Centennial (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in Aurora at Smoky Hill Library (5 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!™ Cafe Óle Lakewood (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Thornton, Anythink library Huron Steet (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Flora Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Commerce City (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Aurora at Smoky Hill Library (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Aurora at Smoky Hill Library (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Thornton (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Centennial (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Boulder (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Thornton (1 upcoming session)

Des Moines, IA

Shut Up & Write! Des Moines (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write - 5/12/2026

Detroit, MI

Shut Up & Write! Livonia (7 upcoming sessions)

Dover, NH

Shut Up & Write! in Dover (7 upcoming sessions)

Durham, NC

Shut Up and Write Durham! (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Raleigh/Cary (Panera Bread at 2002 Kildaire Farm Road) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Downtown Durham (1 upcoming session)

Eau Claire, WI

Shut Up & Write! Downtown Eau Claire (7 upcoming sessions)

Eugene, OR

Shut Up & Write! Eugene (7 upcoming sessions)
Eugene Wednesday Writers (7 upcoming sessions)

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff Library Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)

Fort Collins, CO

Shut Up & Write!® at Mugs in Old Town (College and Olive) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Loveland at Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Cups Community Coffee (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Mugs in Old Town (College and Olive) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Night Owls at THE ALLEY CAT (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Early Evening at THE ALLEY CAT (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Night Owls at THE ALLEY CAT (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at THE FOX DEN (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Stodgy Brewing Company (1 upcoming session)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Shut Up & Write!® in Coral Springs, FL (1 upcoming session)

Fort Worth, TX

Shut Up & Write!® in Bedford (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!®: In-Person Writing Group (Arlington, TX) (1 upcoming session)

Fredericksburg, VA

Rachel's Rough Drafts Writing Group (8 upcoming sessions)

Fremont, CA

Shut Up & Write Already! - Fremont & East SF Bay (5 upcoming sessions)

Fresno, CA

Shut Up & Write - Tower Yoga (7 upcoming sessions)

Frostburg, MD

Shut Up & Write! in Downtown Frostburg (7 upcoming sessions)

Gainesville, FL

Shut Up & Write! Gainesville (4 upcoming sessions)

Gary, IN

Miller Beach Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Greenville, SC

Shut Up & Write! Greenville (4 upcoming sessions)

Hanover, NH

Shut Up & Write! on Wednesdays in Hanover, NH (7 upcoming sessions)

Hartford, VT

Shut Up & Write! Sundays in White River Junction, VT (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in Hartford (1 upcoming session)

Hesperia, CA

Shut Up & Write! Hesperia (4 upcoming sessions)

Hiawassee, GA

Hiawassee Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Houston, TX

Atascocita Shut Up & Write! (2 upcoming sessions)
Monday Night Writes at Melange Creperie (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Fellini Caffe (1 upcoming session)

Huntsville, AL

Rocket City Writers Group (4 upcoming sessions)

Indianapolis, IN

Shut Up & Write! Sundays (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Indianapolis (Barnes & Noble) (7 upcoming sessions)
Carmel Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Indianapolis - Speedway (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Monday (Westfield) (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Indianapolis Sunday (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Thursdays in Fishers (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in Valkyrie's Vault (7 upcoming sessions)

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Public Library Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)
FSCJ Manta Rays Write! (8 upcoming sessions)

Jersey City, NJ

Shut Up & Write! in Maplewood (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® [Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Heights Library] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at The Africa Center (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Forest Hills (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Westfield NJ (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write [Astoria, Queens] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Adams Street Library, Brooklyn (1 upcoming session)
ShutUp&Write in Harlem @ the Monkey Cup (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Ditmas Park, BK! (1 upcoming session)

Kalamazoo, MI

Shut Up & Write! Kalamazoo (7 upcoming sessions)

Kansas City, MO

Shut Up & Write! Tuesdays at Olathe Indian Creek Library (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Thursdays at Olathe Indian Creek Library (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in [Indian Creek Library in Olathe] (check room displays) (1 upcoming session)

Kent, CT

Kent Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Kingston, NY

Monday Night Write (3 upcoming sessions)

Lake Hamilton, FL

Winter Haven Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Las Cruces, NM

Shut Up & Write! Las Cruces (7 upcoming sessions)

Las Vegas, NV

Shut Up & Write! at The Coffee Press (Henderson/Las Vegas)

Latham, NY

Shut Up & Write!™ Albany - Latham, NY - In Person - Hour of Writing (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Albany - Latham, NY - In Person - Free Write and Chat (1 upcoming session)

Lexington, KY

Lexington SU&W- Northside (7 upcoming sessions)

Libertyville, IL

Adler Arts Center Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Lincoln City, OR

Lincoln City Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Loomis, CA

Loomis Mondays: Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Los Angeles, CA

Shut Up & Write! Wednesdays in Orange, CA (5 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Mondays in Orange (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in Koreatown (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in [ENCINO] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Culver City/Del Rey (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ West LA - Cafe Laurent - Mar Vista (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Pasadena (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Los Feliz (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at The Wicked Wolf - Saturday Mornings (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write with PorchFest LA - East (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at And Destroy Coffee and Gaming (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® In Los Feliz on Mondays! (1 upcoming session)

Louisville, KY

Shut Up & Write! Louisville: 502 Villians (1 upcoming session)

Lubbock, TX

Quarterly Extra Extended Shut Up & Write! Event
Shut Up & Write! Lubbock (7 upcoming sessions)

Macomb, IL

Shut Up & Write! at Macomb Creative Collab (7 upcoming sessions)

Madison, WI

Write in Sun Prairie (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Madison Lakeside Cafe (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut up & Write! Madison North/East (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Madison Central Library (7 upcoming sessions)
Write in Sun Prairie
Write in Sun Prairie

Manchester, NH

Shut Up & Write! in Concord (9 upcoming sessions)
Monthly Afterparty - Shut Up & Write! in Concord

Medina, OH

Shut Up & Write! Medina (7 upcoming sessions)

Memphis, TN

Shut Up & Write! Memphis (7 upcoming sessions)

Miami, FL

Shut Up & Write! at SpecialTEA Lounge & Cafe (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write @ Capital One Cafe

Milwaukee, WI

Shut Up & Write!® in Waukesha (1 upcoming session)

Minneapolis, MN

Shut Up & Write! Little Canada (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Saint Paul (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® at Badwolf Adventure Studios in Coon Rapids (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® South Minneapolis Coffee Shop (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® South Minneapolis Coffee Shop (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Minneapolis Central Library (1 upcoming session)

Monterey, CA

Shut Up & Write! Monterey Wednesdays (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Monterey Saturdays (2 upcoming sessions)

Montgomery, NJ

Shut Up & Write! Skillman (3 upcoming sessions)

Morro Bay, CA

Shut Up & Write! Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Last Session at Scout

Nevada City, CA

Shut Up & Write! Nevada City (4 upcoming sessions)

New Bern, NC

New Bern Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

New Haven, CT

Shut Up & Write New Haven - Live and In Person! (1 upcoming session)

New Orleans, LA

Shut Up & Write!® at Flora Cafe on Royal St (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write Fridays @ The Bean Gallery (1 upcoming session)

New York, NY

Shut Up & Write! in Maplewood (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write Red Bank NJ (4 upcoming sessions)
Central Nassau County Writing Group (5 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® [Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Heights Library] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at The Africa Center (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Forest Hills (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Westfield NJ (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write [Astoria, Queens] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Adams Street Library, Brooklyn (1 upcoming session)
ShutUp&Write in Harlem @ the Monkey Cup (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Ditmas Park, BK! (1 upcoming session)

Newark, NJ

Shut Up & Write! in Maplewood (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® [Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Heights Library] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at The Africa Center (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Forest Hills (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Westfield NJ (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write [Astoria, Queens] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Adams Street Library, Brooklyn (1 upcoming session)
ShutUp&Write in Harlem @ the Monkey Cup (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Ditmas Park, BK! (1 upcoming session)

North Lakeport, CA

Shut Up & Write! with Georgina and Cinamon (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! with Georgina and Cinamon

Oakland, CA

Shut Up & Write!® at The Long Haul Info Shop (Berkeley) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write - In-person at Sana'a Cafe! - Monday Nights (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write - In-person at Sana'a Cafe! - Monday Nights (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write in Person - Sunday Afternoons at Jane on Third (1 upcoming session)

Ocala, FL

Shut Up & Write: Ocala (4 upcoming sessions)

Orlando, FL

Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando (1 upcoming session)

Pacific City, OR

Shut Up & Write! Pacific City (3 upcoming sessions)

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Shut Up & Write! Wednesday Writers in Palm Beach Gardens! (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Sunday Writers in Palm Beach Gardens! (7 upcoming sessions)

Peoria, IL

Shut Up & Write! Peoria (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Peoria

Philadelphia, PA

Medford Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)
Cherry Hill Township Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® [Center City/Old City] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in South Philly (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in East Falls, Philadelphia (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in East Falls, Philadelphia (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Washington Square / Center City (1 upcoming session)

Phoenix, AZ

Glendale Shut Up & Write!® Tuesday @ 10:30 AM, Foothills Library, Glendale (1 upcoming session)
CENTRAL PHOENIX Shut Up & Write!™ Wed 10 AM (First Draft Book Bar) (1 upcoming session)
GILBERT Shut Up & Write!® Starbucks, Sundays @ 5:30pm In-Person (1 upcoming session)
Dana Park Barnes & Noble in Mesa (1 upcoming session)

Pittsburgh, PA

Thursday Writing Group at the East Liberty Library (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® Lawrenceville (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Mels Petit Café (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Bloomfield (1 upcoming session)

Portage, MI

Shut Up & Write! Portage (7 upcoming sessions)

Portland, ME

Portland Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Portland, OR

Shut Up & Write! in Vancouver, WA (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® LAKE OSWEGO (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in NE Kerns (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Ava Rosteria Downtown Beaverton (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Southwest Portland (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write in NE Portland (Mudd Works Roastery) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in NW 21st Neighborhood (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write in Montavilla (Monti's Cafe) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® SE Portland is moving AGAIN (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® TIGARD Writers' Space (1 upcoming session)

Providence, RI

Writing with Writers (3 upcoming sessions)

Quakertown, PA

Scribe Sessions (7 upcoming sessions)

Raleigh, NC

Shut Up and Write Durham! (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Raleigh/Cary (Panera Bread at 2002 Kildaire Farm Road) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Downtown Durham (1 upcoming session)

Richmond, VA

Writing Time w/ Shut Up & Write - Midlothian (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® VMFA (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Sundays at Gold Lion (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Richmond (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Unplugged Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Unplugged Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Unplugged Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Unplugged Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Unplugged Cafe (1 upcoming session)

Riverbank, CA

Shut Up & Write! at Riverbank Public Library (4 upcoming sessions)

Riverside, CA

Shut Up & Write!® in Rancho Cucamonga (1 upcoming session)

Roanoke, VA

Roanoke (BiblioPub) Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Rochester, MN

Inkwell Intuitive Writers Guild (3 upcoming sessions)

Rochester, NY

Shut Up & Write! Henrietta (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Fairport (7 upcoming sessions)

Sacramento, CA

In-Person Shut Up & Write!™ at East Sac Temple Coffee (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write!™ in Midtown Sacramento at Pachamama Coffee (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! In Gold River (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Roseville at Senpais Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Downtown Sac at Cora Coffee (1 upcoming session)
Write on the Rail, Sacramento to San Francisco Writer's Excursion (1 upcoming session)

Saint Joseph, MN

St. Joseph Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Salem, OR

Shut Up & Write! at Ike Box (5 upcoming sessions)

Salt Lake City, UT

Shut Up & Write!® Salt Lake City (Avenues) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Salt Lake City (1 upcoming session)

San Antonio, TX

Write Now Before Work (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® @ Bakery Lorraine in the Medical Center (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® @ Nowhere Bookshop (Broadway) (1 upcoming session)

San Diego, CA

Shut Up & Write! at Cafeina Cafe (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!™ Clairemont Mesa (1 upcoming session)

San Francisco, CA

Shut Up & Write!® at the Glen Park Branch Library (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in the Richmond (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write - In-person at Sana'a Cafe! - Monday Nights (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write - In-person at Sana'a Cafe! - Monday Nights (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Potrero Hill (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Precita Park Cafe (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in the Central Richmond (Cafe Enchante) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write in Person - Sunday Afternoons at Jane on Third (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Precita Park Cafe (1 upcoming session)

San Jose, CA

Super Size Shut Up & Write With Chris K: In-Person, Campbell, CA - NEW LOCATION (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® near Downtown San Jose (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Silicon Valley (Mountain View Downtown) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® CUPERTINO (Panera Bread) (1 upcoming session)

San Rafael, CA

Civic Center Library in San Rafael Shut Up & Write (3 upcoming sessions)

Santa Barbara, CA

Shut Up & Write! Santa Barbara, CA (9 upcoming sessions)

Sarasota, FL

SRQ Downtown Writers Group (7 upcoming sessions)

Seattle, WA

Shut Up & Write! in Kirkland (8 upcoming sessions)
Meet new writers you never know? (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in Kenmore (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Green Lake (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Snohomish (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Mukilteo (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Edmonds (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Ballard and Wallingford (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Bellevue (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Kirkland (1 upcoming session)
Waterfront writer's group. (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Central District (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Capitol Hill (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Capitol Hill (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Wallingford - Chocolati (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Rainier Valley (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Edmonds (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Espresso Vivace SLU (1 upcoming session)

Sikeston, MO

Tuesday Writes in Rodeo Town (4 upcoming sessions)

Silver Bay, MN

Silver Bay Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Spokane, WA

Shut Up & Write! Cheney Library (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Spokane Valley (2 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Liberty Lake (2 upcoming sessions)

St. Joseph, MI

St Joseph Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

St. Louis, MO

Shut Up & Write! Alton (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!™ St Louis (1 upcoming session)

State College, PA

Shut Up & Write! Tuesdays Downtown State College (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Thursdays in Downtown State College (7 upcoming sessions)

Tacoma, WA

Shut Up & Write! Tacoma/McKinley (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in Rainier Valley (1 upcoming session)

Tampa, FL

Shut Up & Write! Tales and Teas (4 upcoming sessions)

Temple, TX

Shut Up & Write! (Temple, Texas - Monday Evenings) (7 upcoming sessions)

Toledo, OH

Shut Up & Write! Toledo, Ohio (7 upcoming sessions)

Traverse City, MI

Shut Up & Write! Thursdays in Traverse City (7 upcoming sessions)

Tucson, AZ

In-person group for Tucson (7 upcoming sessions)

Tulsa, OK

Shut Up & Write! @ Handmade - Broken Arrow (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! @ Foolish Things (7 upcoming sessions)

Tustin, CA

Shut Up & Write! Irvine (5 upcoming sessions)

Ventura, CA

Shut Up & Write! Ventura (5 upcoming sessions)

Virginia Beach, VA

Shut Up & Write! in Portsmouth (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! at Three Ships (1 upcoming session)

Walnut Creek, CA

Shut Up & Write! in Walnut Creek (4 upcoming sessions)

Washington, DC

Shut Up & Write! Gaithersburg (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Hyattsville (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Arlington/Alexandria (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up and Write! Vienna (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! at Ridgetop Coffee and Tea (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Washington DC (1 upcoming session)

Williamsburg, VA

Shut Up & Write! Williamsburg, VA (7 upcoming sessions)

Wilmington, DE

Shut Up & Write!® in South Philly (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Washington Square / Center City (1 upcoming session)

Woodstock, IL

Shut Up & Write! in Woodstock (7 upcoming sessions)

Wright, FL

Shut Up & Write! in Fort Walton Beach (7 upcoming sessions)

Asia

India

Pune

Shut Up & Write! in Pune (Sunday Sessions) (5 upcoming sessions)
Koregaon Park, Pune (Friday sessions) (4 upcoming sessions)

Israel

Tel Aviv

Shut Up & Write! in Florentin, Tel Aviv (7 upcoming sessions)

Japan

Osaka

Shut Up & Write! Kyoto (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® Kyoto

Tokyo

Shut Up & Write!®️ in Tomigaya, Tokyo (7 upcoming sessions)

Korea, Republic of

Jeonju-si, Korea

Shut Up & Write! in Café Didim, Jeonju (7 upcoming sessions)

Malaysia

Johor Bahru

The Wednesday Bukit Timah writing group (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut up and write 2026- THURSDAYS --Bukit Timah (1 upcoming session)
Shut up and write 2026- WEDNESDAYS--Bukit Timah (1 upcoming session)

Nepal

Kathmandu

Kathmandu Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Shut Up & Write! Entropia (7 upcoming sessions)

Singapore

Singapore

The Wednesday Bukit Timah writing group (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut up and write 2026- THURSDAYS --Bukit Timah (1 upcoming session)
Shut up and write 2026- WEDNESDAYS--Bukit Timah (1 upcoming session)

Turkey

Ankara

Atakule Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Antalya

Shut Up & Write! Antalya (2 upcoming sessions)

Istanbul

Shut Up & Write! Istanbul (3 upcoming sessions)

Viet Nam

Hanoi

Hanoi Scribblers SUAW (7 upcoming sessions)

Europe

Austria

Graz

Shut up & Write - Graz - Café Lagom (4 upcoming sessions)

Vienna

Shut Up & Write!® Thursdays @Café Pierre (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® - Sundays at Café Pierre (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Saturday mornings @ Cafe Außergewöhnlich (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Wednesdays @Vienna Mosaik (1 upcoming session)

Belgium

Antwerp

Shut Up & Write: Extra Thursday Session
Shut Up & Write on Thursdays: Extra Session
Shut Up & Write: Extra Thursday Session
Shut Up & Write! Antwerp (7 upcoming sessions)

Brussels

Shut Up & Write! Leuven (8 upcoming sessions)

Ghent

Schrijfmarathon
Shut Up & Write! Ghent Zebrastraat (2 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Ghent De Krook (1 upcoming session)
Schrijfmarathon (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! Ghent (2 upcoming sessions)

Tienen

Bulgaria

Sofia

Sofia Center Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Czech Republic

Prague

Shut Up & Write! Prague (7 upcoming sessions)

Denmark

Aarhus

Shut Up & Write! Aarhus (7 upcoming sessions)

Copenhagen

Shut Up & Write!™ Copenhagen (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Copenhagen (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Amager (1 upcoming session)

Dianalund

Dianalund Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Finland

Helsinki

Shut Up & Write! Helsinki (4 upcoming sessions)

France

Avignon

Avignon Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Montpellier

Montpellier Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Paris

Shut Up & Write! at Indiana Café Montparnasse (7 upcoming sessions)

Vannes

Shut Up & Write! Tuesdays in Vannes (7 upcoming sessions)

Germany

Aachen

Aachen Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Berlin

SU&W - XKölln Thursday (1 upcoming session)
SU&W in Zehlendorf (1 upcoming session)
SU&W In-person Mitte (1 upcoming session)
SU&W — Wedding Tuesday (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Sunday, in-person at Schöneberg (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Friday Finish it near Jannowitzbrücke (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Monday Morning in Neukölln (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Monday Morning in Neukölln (1 upcoming session)
SU&W - XKölln Tuesday (1 upcoming session)
SU&W In-person Mitte (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Monday Evening in Mitte (1 upcoming session)
SU&W — Wednesday Evening Mitte at 7pm (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Charlottenburg/Ku'damm Morning (1 upcoming session)
SU&W Monday morning NEW!! location & later start 10.30am (1 upcoming session)

Cologne

Shut Up & Write! Köln Ehrenfeld (7 upcoming sessions)
Bonn Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Köln (6 upcoming sessions)

Dresden

Shut Up & Write! at Mora Bar (3 upcoming sessions)

Frankfurt

Shut up and Write! Bad Nauheim Writing Group (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Wednesdays in Frankfurt (3 upcoming sessions)

Hamburg

Shut Up & Write!® in neuer Location (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in neuer Location (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in neuer Location (1 upcoming session)

Leipzig

SUAW! Leipzig Tuesday Evening (7 upcoming sessions)

Munich

Shut Up & Write!™ Munich - **Cafe Scheidplatz** (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Munich - Hungriges Herz (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!™ Munich - Hungriges Herz (1 upcoming session)

Stuttgart

Stuttgart Shut Up & Write! (3 upcoming sessions)

Greece

Thessaloniki

Shut Up & Write! - Weekday (8 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Weekends at Villa Bianca Giardino (7 upcoming sessions)

Ireland

Letterkenny

Shut Up & Write! Letterkenny Library

Italy

Carrù

Silenzio, si scrive - Shut Up & Write! Carrù (3 upcoming sessions)

Rome

Shut Up & Write! in Esquilino (9 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in Bottiglieria Pigneto (1 upcoming session)

Stresa

Shut Up & Write!® in Stresa, Lago Maggiore (8 upcoming sessions)

Turin

Torino Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Shut Up & Write! Monday evening in the National Library of Luxembourg! (7 upcoming sessions)
Luxembourg Thursday mornings Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)
Luxembourg Shut Up & Write! Thursday evening in the National Library of Luxembourg! (7 upcoming sessions)

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Shut Up & Write!® [Amsterdam / center] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! [Amsterdam/ IJburg] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Haarlem (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Almere (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Amsterdam / Centre (1 upcoming session)

Doorn

Doorn Shut Up & Write! (6 upcoming sessions)

Eindhoven

Shut Up & Write! Eindhoven (7 upcoming sessions)

Enschede

Shut Up & Write! Enschede (7 upcoming sessions)

Groningen

Shut Up & Write! Groningen (7 upcoming sessions)

Rotterdam

Shut Up & Write! in The Hague Centrum (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Rotterdam WEST (summer schedule) (3 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Rotterdam - DELFSHAVEN/SCHIEMOND Schrijfcafé Het Veerhuis (4 upcoming sessions)

Norway

Stavanger

Stavanger Shut Up & Write! (4 upcoming sessions)

Poland

Gdańsk

Shut Up & Write! Biblioteka Oliwska (1 upcoming session)

Krakow

Shut Up & Write! Kraków (3 upcoming sessions)

Warsaw

Shut Up & Write! Warsaw / Mokotów (7 upcoming sessions)

Portugal

Funchal

Shut Up & Write!® Madeira (3 upcoming sessions)
Writing at the Beach! A midweek experiment...

Lisbon

Shut Up & Write!/Aparecer & Escrever - Belém (2 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!/Aparecer & Escrever - Estrela (2 upcoming sessions)

Sao Goncalo

Writing at Jasmine! 🌻

Slovakia

Bratislava

Shut Up & Write, Bratislava (4 upcoming sessions)

Spain

Alicante

Shut Up & Write! Alicante (7 upcoming sessions)

Barcelona

Escritura en comunidad BCN (3 upcoming sessions)

Bilbao

Shut Up & Write! in Bilbao (4 upcoming sessions)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Shut Up & Write! Saturdays in Las Palmas (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at Chanito Specialty Coffee (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! La Casa De Las Semillas (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write! at Casa Suecia (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Mondays in Las Palmas

Madrid

SU&W — Saturday Morning in Las Letras (7 upcoming sessions)
SU&W Wednesday Morning at Plaza de España (7 upcoming sessions)

Malaga

Shut Up and Write! Málaga (4 upcoming sessions)

Santander

Santander Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Valencia

Shut Up & Write! Valencia RESUME SEPT 2026

Sweden

Stockholm

July Writathon (Writing Marathon) (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Södermalm (1 upcoming session)

Switzerland

Basel

Shut Up & Write! Basel - Saturday (7 upcoming sessions)
First Friday
First Friday (1 upcoming session)
First Friday (1 upcoming session)
First Friday (1 upcoming session)
First Friday
First Friday
First Friday
Shut Up & Write!® Basel - Monday Evening Edition (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Basel - Wednesday (7 upcoming sessions)
First Friday: Shut Up & Write!

Bern

Shut Up & Write! Bern (7 upcoming sessions)

Fribourg

Shut Up & Write! Fribourg (3 upcoming sessions)

Geneva

Geneva Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

United Kingdom

Aberdeen

Shut Up & Write! Aberdeen City (7 upcoming sessions)

Belfast

Shut Up & Write! Belfast (7 upcoming sessions)

Birmingham

In-person event: Shut Up & Write! at The Good Intent, Great Western Arcade (1 upcoming session)

Brighton and Hove

Shut Up & Write! at WERKS Middle Street (7 upcoming sessions)
Writing Session at the Archives (7 upcoming sessions)

Bristol

Shut Up & Write!® Bristol - in the flesh (1 upcoming session)

Cardiff

Shut Up & Write! Fridays at Unstable Arts (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! Tuesdays at Unstable Arts (6 upcoming sessions)

Colchester

Shut up & Write Colchester Sunday at Firstsite Café (7 upcoming sessions)

Ebley

Shut Up And Write! at Kitsch Cafe Bar, Ebley, Stroud (3 upcoming sessions)

Edinburgh

Shut Up & Write! @ Starbucks (1 upcoming session)

Falmouth

Shut Up and Write in Falmouth! (7 upcoming sessions)

Glasgow

Shut Up And Write Glasgow WEST END! (1 upcoming session)

Leicester

Shut Up & Write! at Clarendon Perk (4 upcoming sessions)

Liverpool

Shut Up & Write! Chester (3 upcoming sessions)

London

Shut up and Write! Brixton, London every Sunday morning (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up and Write! SUNDAY at London/Waterstones Piccadilly (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at The Stapleton Tavern, Finsbury Park (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in [LONDON /WIMBLEDON] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® LONDON / PECKHAM (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write - Borough - Trinity Tuesdays! London (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Kensington Central Library (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Brixton (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write! [London/Waterstones Piccadilly] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in [LONDON /WIMBLEDON] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® @Camden Art Centre Café (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in Angel, Islington, London (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write! in Lewisham (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® at Bank, City of London (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Greenford Tuesdays (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Waterloo, Friday evenings - Auberge pub (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® Waterloo, Friday evenings - Auberge pub (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write! [London/Waterstones Piccadilly] (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up and Write! SUNDAY at London/Waterstones Piccadilly (1 upcoming session)
Shut Up & Write!® in [LONDON /WIMBLEDON] (1 upcoming session)

Manchester

Shut Up & Write! Glossop (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® Manchester City Centre (1 upcoming session)

Northampton

Northamptonian Writers Club (3 upcoming sessions)

Norwich

Saturday Shut Up & Write! Norwich @ Cactus Café (7 upcoming sessions)
Wednesday Shut Up & Write! Norwich @ Plasterers Arms (7 upcoming sessions)
Sunday Shut Up & Write! Norwich @ Plasterer's Arms (7 upcoming sessions)

Nottingham

Nottingham Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

Porthleven

Shut Up & Write! Porthleven (1 upcoming session)

Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Shut Up & Write! Saltburn (4 upcoming sessions)

Sheffield

Writing in Sheffield (3 upcoming sessions)
Writing in Sheffield (7 upcoming sessions)
Saturday morning sessions, Fitzalan square (1 upcoming session)
Saturday morning sessions, Fitzalan square (1 upcoming session)

Shrewsbury

Shut Up & Write! Shrewsbury (7 upcoming sessions)

Swansea

Shut Up & Write! - @Common Meeple, Swansea (7 upcoming sessions)

Worcester

Shut Up & Write! at the Botanist (7 upcoming sessions)

Oceania

Australia

Adelaide

Shut Up & Write! at Mount Barker Community Centre (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! at Unley Libraries (7 upcoming sessions)

Canberra

Shut Up & Write! in Greenway (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut up and Write Canberra Northside (7 upcoming sessions)

Hobart

Tassie Indie Book Fair
North Bruny writers (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! in North Hobart (7 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write! on Thursday (7 upcoming sessions)

Kurri Kurri

Shut Up & Write - Kurri Kurri Community (7 upcoming sessions)

Lismore

Lismore Library Writers Group (7 upcoming sessions)

Melbourne

Shut Up & Write! @ Brunswick (4 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® at Melbourne Connect (1 upcoming session)

Nuriootpa

Nuriootpa Library Shut Up & Write! (7 upcoming sessions)

New Zealand

Auckland

Show up, write, relax! (6 upcoming sessions)
Shut Up & Write!® in Central Auckland (7 upcoming sessions)
Sun the 16 Impromptu Write In
Avondale Writing Sprints
Sunday Writing Group (7 upcoming sessions)
Farewell Nanny's Write-in

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