The Writers Groups are a simple, effective way to improve your scripts. They provide you with feedback on screenplays, outlines and works-in-progress. At each meeting, the group members give notes on a script submitted by one of the members at the previous meeting. The groups are organized by neighborhood, meet twice a month, and have between five and ten members.

To check out the groups' Guidelines on Feedback and Etiquette, click here.

Contact Writers Groups Director Jim Hoffman
(hoffmanjamm@gmail.com)
or individual group moderators for meeting information.

BOSTON, MASS. GROUP
Moderator: David Pulson, cryptkck5@gmail.com

CALABASAS GROUP
Moderator: Beth McElhenny, bmcelhenny@yahoo.com

GLENDALE GROUP
Moderator: Macrae Burruss, emacrae@charter.net

HOLLYWOOD GROUP
Moderator: Jim Hoffman, hoffmanjamm@gmail.com

HOLLYWOOD BETEAM GROUP
Moderator: Amanda Traxler, atraxl@saic.edu
(Meets alternate mondays in Hollywood)

NORTH HOLLYWOOD GROUP
Moderator: David Mulligan, phluxer@aol.com

PASADENA GROUP
Pasadena Public Library
Hastings Branch
3325 East Orange Grove Blvd.
Moderator: Gregory Weed, gaustinw@yahoo.com.

PITCH GROUP
Moderator: Rosa Graham, rosa@findthefunny.com

RICHMOND, VA. GROUP
Moderator: Terry Raun, plotdog@terrylraun.com

SAN FRANCISCO GROUP
Moderator: Peter Fraser, FraserGate@aol.com

SANTA ANA GROUP
Bluewater Grill, 1621 W. Sunflower Ave., #D-50, Santa Ana
Moderator: Judith, cinemaself1@aol.com

SANTA MONICA GROUP
The Coffee Bean, 3150 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
Moderator: Samir Rimawi, srimawi@spscpa.com

TOLUCA LAKE GROUP
Moderator: Jason Stillman: jsmovieman@juno.com

TRIAD GROUPS
Coordinator: Howard Lowell, gilchristinn@charter.net
(Limited to three writers)

GRAPHIC NOVEL/COMIC BOOK GROUP
Moderator: Jim Shea, jameskshea@earthlink.net

TV WRITERS GROUP
Moderator: Jennifer Haley, jenhaley1000@gmail.com
(Meetings on Monday evenings; details TBA)

Guidelines on Feedback and Etiquette.