A long-standing fiction workshop is seeking new members. We meet twice monthly in the Albany area (Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. for about 90 minutes). We are looking for writers who are serious about their fiction/play/screenplay and are interesting in having their work critiqued and critiquing others. Our membership includes professional writers and widely-published authors as well as amateurs and folks who are fairly new to the craft and seeking to improve their skills.

We need writers who can commit to taking part regularly -- many new members stick around once or twice and then stop showing up. This makes it difficult to plan regular meetings. If you can host the meetings occasionally, that's a plus, but not essential.

Please send a paragraph telling us about yourself, and attach or insert a writing sample. Sorry, we don't do poetry or non-fiction.

• Location: Albany and thereabouts
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