Local Writing Organizations
Connect with organizations that support writers.
Seattle Writes is a project to support local authors and connect them with our large and avid literary community.
Local Writing Organizations
- Cascade Writers
Cascade Writers provides educational seminars and workshops for the general public interested in writing and publishing original works. - Cascadia Poetics Lab
Workshops and poetry festivals. - Clarion West
Workshops and annual conference for speculative fiction writers. - Emerald City Romance Writers
Monthly programs; annual Emerald City Writers Conference in the fall. - Horror Writers Association, Seattle Chapter
The HWA Seattle Chapter consists of local writers, editors, artists, and more within the horror genre. - Hugo House: A Place for Writers
Classes and events for emerging and established writers. - King County Library System
Free workshops and programs on writing and publishing. - North Seattle College
A variety of writing classes in the continuing education program. - Pacific Northwest Writers Association
Monthly programs; annual conference each summer; literary contest. - Sciworthy
Focusing on informal science writing for science-trained professionals and students. - SCRiB LAB
Online classes and events for writers of all genres, including playwrights. - Seattle Central College
Continuing education classes in writing. - Seattle Writers Collective
Offers events for quiet, concentrated writing time, workshops, critique sessions, and connection with other writers. - The Society of Children’s Book Writers of Western Washington
Programs, retreats, and conference for adults writing for children and teens. - University of Washington Continuing Education
Variety of fiction, nonfiction and editing programs.