Writers have a broad range of choices of groups they can join to advance their writing careers, improve their skills, network with writers in the same subject matter, or otherwise advance their knowledge of their field of writing. The following directory provides information on writing groups from around the world and specializing in almost every subject.
- Academy of American Poets
- Albanian League of Writers and Artists
- American Author’s Association
- American Christian Fiction Writers
- American Crime Writers League
- American Grant Writers’ Association, Inc.
- American Independent Writers
- American Medical Writers Association
- American Night Writers Association
- American Screenwriters Association (ASA)
- American Society of Business Publication Editors
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- American Society of News Editors
- Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
- Association of British Science Writers (ABSW)
- Association of Catalan Language Writers (Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana)
- Association of Christian Writers
- Association of Food Journalists (AFJ)
- Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW)
- Australian Society of Authors (ASA)
- Australian Society of Travel Writers
- Australian Writers Guild (AWG)
- Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAA)
- Black Writers Reunion & Conference
- Bowling Writers Association of America
- Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)
- British Guild of Travel Writers
- Canadian Association of Journalists
- Canadian Authors Association (CAA)
- Canadian Federation of Poets
- Canadian Poetry Association
- Canadian Science Writers Association (CSWA)
- Canadian Society of Childrens Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP)
- Cat Writers’ Association, Inc. (CWA)
- Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.
- CineStory
- Codex Writers Group
- Construction Writers Association
- Criminal Justice Journalists
- Crime Writers of Canada
- Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA)
- Dramatists Guild of America
- Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
- Education Writers Association (EWA)
- Electronic Literature Organization
- European Medical Writers Association
- Fellowship of Australian Writers
- Fellowship of Christian Writers
- Finnish Writers’ Association
- Football Writers Association of America
- Garden Writers Association (GWA)
- Golf Travel Writers of America
- Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA)
- Heartland Writers Guild
- Hebrew Writers Association in Israel
- Historical Novel Society
- Hong Kong Writers’ Circle
- Horror Writers Association
- International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
- International Center for Journalists
- International Federation of Journalists
- International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA)
- International Horror Guild (IHG)
- International Motor Press Association
- International PEN
- Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc.
- Italian American Writers Association (IAWA)
- Lithuanian Writers Union
- Midwest Travel Writers Association
- Military Writers Society
- Mystery Writers of America
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
- National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE)
- National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA)
- National Writers Association
- National Writers Union (NWU)
- Native American Journalists Association
- New Zealand Society of Authors
- New Zealand Writers Guild
- North American Travel Journalists Association
- Norske Dramatikeres Forbund (Writers’ Guild of Norway)
- Norwegian Writers for Children
- Novelists, Inc.
- Organization of Black Screenwriters
- Outdoor Writers Association of America
- Pacific Northwest Writers Association
- PEN American Center
- PEN Canada
- Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA, Inc.)
- Playwrights Guild of Canada
- Poetry Book Society
- Poetry Ireland
- Poetry Society of America
- Poets & Writers
- Professional Hockey Writers Association
- Professional Writers Association of Canada
- Pro Football Writers of America
- Public Safety Writers Association
- Romance Writers of America
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Science Fiction Poetry Association
- Sisters in Crime
- Slovenian Writers’ Association
- Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network
- Society of American Travel Writers
- Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Inc.
- Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Society of Professional Journalists
- SOGEM (Sociedad General de Escritores de México)
- Teachers & Writers Collaborative
- The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
- The Association of Writers and Writing Programs
- The Association of Young Journalists and Writers
- The Authors Guild
- The Crime Writer’s Association
- The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition
- The Federation of British Columbia Writers
- The Garden Media Guild
- The International Women’s Writing Guild
- The Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild
- The League of Canadian Poets
- The National Association of Science Writers, Inc
- The Norwegian Authors’ Union (Norwegian: Den norske Forfatterforening, DnF)
- The Poetry Society
- The Society of Authors
- The Society of Women Writers and Journalists
- The Writers’ Union of Canada
- Travelwriters UK
- Truck Writers of North America
- United States Basketball Writers Association
- United Writer’s Association
- U.S. Harness Writers’ Association
- War Poets Association
- Western Writers of America, Inc.
- Writers Guild of America, West
- Writers Guild of America, East
- Writers Guild of Canada
- Writers Guild of Great Britain
- Writers’ Trust of Canada
