The Colorado Springs Fiction Writer's Group Saturday group was established in mid-2006, compiling members from the Sunday and Monday groups. Meetings are held in the meeting room of the Panera Bread Company on Powers and Carefree (scroll down for directions, phone number and directions). Meetings are on the last Saturday of each month (with the exception of holidays) from 3-6PM.

The CSFWG offers the public an additional group which meets on a different day and time. Visit each of our group pages for meeting information and links to member bio pages.

The dynamics for all of the CSFWG groups focuses on having writers from differing genres in attendance. This allows submitting members to receive critiques from a multitude of backgrounds, interests and styles. Non genre-specific critique groups, like the CSFWG, give writers opinions, insight and suggestions coming from peers who often write in another field, allowing critiqued authors to better hone their work.

Each of the Colorado Springs Fiction Writer's Group members has a personal page offering photo, biography and sample works (sample works are optional). Click on any member listed below to view their information.

J.T. Evans (President / VP of Saturday Group) S. R. Battle Travis Greer Stan Griffin John Irwin (Founder) Mike Reid Hollie Snider (Founder/Editor)

Monthly Chopping Block Meeting July 31st, 2010 from 3-6PM. Download all of this month's Panera Bread Saturday Group's submissions in one convenient zip file: WARMAIDEN by J.T. Evans, SPLINTERED by Hollie Snider, SHADOWS AND HELLFIRE by R. Michael Burns, DRIVE IN FEATURE by Hank Snider, DIRECTIVE 41 by John Irwin.

Meetings are held in the meeting room of the Panera Bread Company on Powers and Carefree (scroll down for directions, phone number and directions). Meetings are on the last Saturday of each month (with the exception of holidays) from 3-6PM.

Saturday, January 30th from 3-6PM Saturday, February 27th from 3-6PM Saturday, March 27th from 3-6PM Saturday, April 24th from 3-6PM Saturday, May 29th from 3-6PM Saturday, June 26th from 3-6PM Saturday, July 31st from 3-6PM Saturday, August 28th from 3-6PM Saturday, September 25th from 3-6PM Saturday, October 30th from 3-6PM Saturday, November 27th from 3-6PM * Saturday, December 18th from 3-6PM * - (Conflict) - December 25th is Christmas   Click here for printer friendly information (or right-click and "save-as")

PANERA BREAD 3120 New Center Point Colorado Springs, Colorado 80922 719-637-3500 Need directions? Put in your address (or even just your zip code):

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