Welcome to your weekly writing room.

Become a better writer for $20/month.

 
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Discover structured, writing-focused meet-ups online for authors, creatives, and professionals seeking greater productivity and a deeper engagement with craft. Sign up for a faculty-led writing group today.

Subscribe for unlimited access to one of GWG’s weekly creative Writing Rooms online.
 

These structured, accountability-focused group meetings convene on Zoom at the same time every week, and are hosted by select members of our writing coaching faculty. 

Each hour-long meeting is a virtual salon for authors, writers, and creatives — a haven for thoughtful adults with busy lives who aim to make more time for writing (its analysis, its production) and create better work, more consistently.

By attending one of our Writing Rooms on a regular basis, you’ll gain something invaluable to any lover of this craft: a dedicated space in which to explore new techniques, chart your progress over time, and — most importantly — to get some writing done.

Writing Rooms are open to both private clients and non-clients of the Gilliam Writers Group for the same fee of $20/month.
 

Subscribers receive weekly calendar invites and Zoom links to their preferred meeting. Subscriptions automatically renew on a monthly basis, but you can cancel any time at no additional cost, so it’s simple to try out this service and see if it’s right for you.

Please note that GWG Writing Rooms are not open to youth or students under the age of 21.

The following Writing Rooms are accepting new members.

Find a writing group to join below.

David O’Neill: Mondays at 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific

This Writing Room has been in progress since November 2024, and weekly meetings are ongoing. New subscribers can start attending David's Monday sessions right away, on the same week they subscribe / the following Monday.
Every Monday at 5 pm Eastern, we'll gather on Zoom, read an inspiring text together as people file in, and then set a timer for 30 minutes of quiet, cameras-off writing time. The last 15 or so minutes will be an optional, informal salon, where you'll have a chance to ask me writing questions, chat, and learn from your fellow students, who are some of the sharpest writers in the game.
In my years as a writing coach and teacher, I've found that what helps the most is not witty commentary in Word documents or sage writing koans. It's creating a routine and spending time at the writing desk, no matter what. We all know that getting into the chair is often the hardest part and so this program is designed to make that painless.
I hope you will join my best online writing group yet and inject some predictability, fun, and community into your writing practice.

+ Click here for David's bio, or read his publications below.

David O’Neill is a writing coach, editor, and author specializing in nonfiction, art writing, and cultural criticism. He was an editor at Bookforum magazine for fourteen years, working with Jesse Barron, Melissa Febos, Molly Fischer, Sheila Heti, Chris Kraus, Lauren Oyler, Charlotte Shane, Jeff Sharlet, Jennifer Wilson, Audrey Wollen, and many other well-known authors. He was an associate editor of Jason Moran’s Loop magazine and has over a decade of experience as a freelance editor of essays, art books, novels, book proposals, and pitches. His writing has appeared in Affidavit, Artforum, 4Columns, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the New Yorker’s Page Turner, the Paris Review Daily, and the Times Literary Supplement. In 2018, he co-edited the book Weight of the Earth: The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz, published by Semiotext(e). He’s taught writing at the School of Visual Arts, the New School for Social Research, and Catapult. A resident of New York City, he lives to help writers reach their full potential.

Naomi Krupitsky: Tuesdays at 7:30pm Eastern / 4:30pm Pacific — starting June 10th

This new Writing Room commenced in June 2025, and weekly meetings are ongoing. New subscribers can start attending Naomi's Tuesday sessions right away, on the same week they subscribe / the following Tuesday.
As writers, we lead multiple lives. We are storytellers, but we are also parents, professionals, and human beings navigating an ever-shifting world. There are many things clamoring for our attention. In this writing club online, open to anyone from seasoned professionals to people who just want to spend more time writing, we will focus on incorporating a mindfulness practice into our regular writing routine. 
Our weekly Zoom meet-up will begin with a 10-minute guided meditation, which will draw our attention inward, ground us in our bodies, and open us to creative energy. This will help you tune in to—and trust—your singular voice and perspective. The next 30 minutes will be dedicated to off-camera writing. You are welcome to bring your ongoing projects, or free-write, or some combination of both. The final 15 minutes or so will be reserved for communal reflection: you’ll be able to ask me questions, share challenges or triumphs, and engage with your fellow writers.
It is my hope that by building mindfulness and community into the often solitary writing process, you will become better able to quiet outside noise, trust your creativity, and feel supported by writers who are doing the same.

+ Click here for Naomi's bio, or check out her novel below.

Naomi Krupitsky is a writer and editor. Her debut novel, The Family, was an Instant New York Times bestseller, a TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick, a Book of the Month Pick, and a Barnes and Noble Discovery Pick when it was published in 2021. She lives in San Francisco with her partner and son, where she is at work on a second novel. As a writing coach and literary consultant, Naomi specializes in helping her clients find their unique voice. She believes that everyone who wants a consistent writing practice deserves one. Many of her clients are parents learning how to make creative space for themselves, students and educators who speak English as a second language, or people working through writer’s block. She loves working with writers on their novels at any stage of development, from outlining to big structural edits to small-scale word choices. She also specializes in demystifying the publishing process, from getting an agent through working with a publisher. Her goal is for her clients to feel confident and competent working through the emotional and technical ups and downs of the writing process.
 

Not quite ready to join an online writing circle?

Keep reading to learn more about our Writing Room philosophy.

Creativity Through Connection

 
In today’s learning marketplace, real-time human connection is at a premium. Gilliam’s creative writing clubs online provide an alternative to the isolation that increasingly characterizes intellectual and artistic life on the internet.
History provides countless examples of creative growth through mutual support, from the Platonic Academy of Athens to the salons of Enlightenment Paris. GWG’s Writing Rooms are inspired by these historical communities, which epitomize our belief that regular “meetings of the minds” can deeply benefit the private, individual work that claims most of our time as writers, readers, and thinkers.

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Despite its cognitive benefits, real-time connection has become almost a luxury in today’s learning marketplace. Once our formal educations are over, most intellectually-oriented adults now find that the only convenient, affordable way to pursue self-development is through asynchronous learning, parasocial relationships, and individual content consumption.
From one perspective, the increasingly isolated character of our creative and intellectual lives reflects incredible advances in society: potentially life-changing information is everywhere and anywhere, available at the touch of a finger. Yet the promise of this new reality can be hard to make good on.
In the Information Age, abundance and overload are two sides of the same coin, and daily experience continues to show that real growth, real learning, stems not just from information, but from information made meaningful through relationships. Our individual efforts gain context and importance through engagement with some kind of broader discourse (and with the people who are driving it forward). For better or worse, that’s just how the human mind works.
That’s why our firm provides the services we do, and it’s why we designed our Writing Rooms program, which offers an affordable, group-focused alternative to the one-on-one creative partnerships that our faculty specializes in cultivating with clients.
Across great distances, and under the direction of a published author who will challenge and support you as you read, write, and think together, the members of your online writing community will become an invaluable resource for strengthening your literary practice.

Accountability & Accessibility

 
Every GWG Writing Room doubles as a writing accountability group, helping you find consistency in your creative work. By showing up for other writers week by week, you’ll learn to show up for yourself.
Want to write, but not sure where to find the time? Our virtual writing groups are a way to prioritize your writing life by channeling your passion for literature into building long-term habits that support it. Sustainability is a concern for busy adults pursuing any kind of “extra-curricular” practice, and writing is no different. Many creative writers work full-time jobs, have care-giving responsibilities, or are graduate students.

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But being short on free time doesn’t mean you can’t also write; it just means you have to be strategic when it comes to budgeting your time for writing. If you struggle with accountability, joining a writing group online will jump-start your productivity by connecting you to a group of people who understand the difficulties of putting pen to paper – and who manage to do it anyway.
In addition to time, another common impediment to building a writing habit is money. Gilliam’s Writing Rooms are priced to make the experience open to as many writers as possible. Whether you’re doing this for fun or seeking publication, investing in strong relationships with like-minded creatives under the guidance of a trained literary professional will help you bring your goals within reach.

Space to Grow & Space to Rest

 
Structured guidance and thoughtful prompts when you're eager to stretch your wings; generous creative space when it's time to reflect and recharge.
The best teachers know when to communicate and when to step back. Every Writing Room is facilitated by an expert faculty member who is there to motivate and prompt you, but also to hold space, allowing you the uninterrupted time you need to write. Each faculty member is different, and each of their Room’s weekly sessions may be different, too, depending on your group’s evolving state.

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In the tradition of yoga, teachers often invite students to use their instructions merely as a guide, encouraging them to adjust to their own body’s wants and sensations in the moment. The instructor who leads your Writing Room will take a similar approach as they support the well-being of your mind. Maybe you’re craving “movement” this week, eager for challenge and stimulation—or maybe you need grounding, space to rest. You are free to use your weekly Writing Room in the way that best assists your creative development from week to week. Faculty are present to direct you, but not to cajole.
Also note that our Writing Rooms are not confined to a single genre, like an authors-only book writing group or a poets-only poetry writing group, because most of our faculty are experienced with publishing in a variety of forms and venues. Instead, you can choose a room hosted by the faculty member whose artistic voice most appeals to you. Perhaps, if you’re itching to get started on a novel, you’ll choose one of our many faculty members with fiction experience; or maybe a poet would better inspire you to experiment with language. Whichever one of our online writing and critique groups you choose, you can be assured that all forms of writing will be appreciated and supported.

A Room of Your Own, to Share

 
A writing life requires not just solitary time for thinking, but communal sharing and support. Our creative writing groups online combine the joy of group learning with the individual control afforded by virtual meetings.
What does your ideal Writing Room look like? Perhaps you’re envisioning a quiet shed in the garden, like the one Mark Twain enjoyed, where you write to the sound of bees buzzing and birds singing. Perhaps you’d prefer a dark study with a roaring fire and a dilapidated easy chair in which to spin your tales. Maybe your perfect spot is simply a seat at your local library, or a table at your favorite café, where you can think and write while taking comfort in the company of others. Maybe, like Virginia Woolf, any room will do as long as it’s yours.

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Whatever your ideal room might look like, Gilliam’s online writing groups can offer you the very best aspects of them all: the tranquility of the garden shed and the bustle of the coffee shop, the convivial hush of the library and the focused community of the seminar room. When you meet with other writers online, they will only be as “present” in your space as you need them to be that day. Yet by showing up to those meetings, week in and week out, you’ll be taking an active role in transforming not just your own literary practice, but the collective one you share.om week to week. Faculty are present to direct you, but not to cajole.

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