Wednesday Critique Group – In-Person
Join us every Wednesday night from 7 PM to 9 PM at Denny’s at 13635 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX
All are welcome to attend, but only SAWG members can submit their work to be read and critiqued. Not a SAWG Member yet? No problem – Join us here!
SAWG’s Wednesday night critique group invites anyone to attend!
How Does It Work? Members earn points by attending critique sessions, and the reading order is determined by whoever has the most points over the last six weeks. The more you attend, the more points you accumulate, and your score goes higher.
Submissions are not read in advance. They will be read aloud by another group member, and oral critiques will be given afterward. All copies of the submission will be returned to the author with additional margin notes from the group.
Guidelines:
1. Bring at least 10 copies of your printed submissions;
2. Submissions should be double-spaced and no more than ten pages long;
For more information, email sanantoniowgbusiness@gmail.com.
Check out the Critique Group in action! Click on the video!
Speculative Fiction Critique Group – In-Person
Write sci-fi, fantasy, or any kind of speculative fiction? SAWG’s Monday night Speculative Fiction Critique Group might be the place for you!
How Does It Work?
SAWG’s Spec-Fic critique meetings are small-group focused with a rolling submission order (where everyone takes turns reading their material week-to-week). Two pieces are read every week, and there will be a table read, verbal critique, and a round-table discussion section. Submissions are handed out a week in advance to give members plenty of opportunity to preview the text and make line annotations and/or write critique letters if they so desire.
We meet every Monday from 7-9 pm and are open only to current members of SAWG. To join SAWG, please click here!
If you are already a member and would like more information on our location or a copy of our full format, submission guidelines, and FAQ — feel free to request permission to join our private channel on the Discord, email sanantoniowgbusiness@gmail.com , or get in touch with a board member at one of our monthly meetings!
Saturday Critique Group – via Zoom
This group is member-driven with a moderator and meets on Zoom on Saturdays from 2:30 – 4:30 PM.
The submission target length is twenty pages.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font.
The author’s name and email should be at the top of the first page.
Page numbers should be shown on each page.
Critique submissions should be emailed to the moderator by end-of-day Wednesdays.
The moderator will distribute the submissions to all members.
Group members will provide the author with line edit feedback before the meeting.
Zoom meetings will focus on overall comments and questions.
Primary moderator: Doc Richter docdr99@yahoo.com
Backup moderator: Charles Tate xburkholder@proton.com
Short Story Critique Group – via Zoom
Hosted by Ian Grogan, this group will explore different facets and techniques of writing in the short story format. Using exercises and teachings from other authors, we will spend half of the time examining and learning new ways of looking at how we write the story as a whole and applying them to our own writing. We will also spend a portion of the time sharing and critiquing our own pieces in a group setting.
To sign up to join this group, fill out the sign-up form: Short Fiction Group Sign Up
Saturday Zoom Critique Group – Led by Matt
To attend this group, please email: whoshang@sanantoniowriters.website
Please Note that SAWG runs two Saturday critique groups. This group does not read submissions beforehand. All submissions are read during the group, followed by feedback.
Guidelines:
1. This group meets weekly on Saturdays from 2-4pm CST.
2. Submissions may be up to 3500 words.
3. All submissions must be emailed to whoshang@sanantoniowriters.website by 9pm Friday evening.
4. Submissions should be in a word or PDF file.
5. Submissions will be sent Saturday morning for review, but review prior to the group is not required
6. During the group, submissions will be read out loud by the author. Usually four people are able to receive a critique per week.
7. Group members will give feedback to the writer during the group.
Querying Author Support Group
This group meets at the Barnes and Noble in Heubner Oaks (11745 I-10 Ste 750, San Antonio, TX 78230) the 3rd Saturday of every month from 11 AM – 1 PM.
Are you a querying author or are you submitting to literary journals?
Feeling discouraged every time you check your inbox?
The Query Support Group meets once a month. This is a dedicated time to send queries or submit to literary journals. We’ll also share goals, offer emotional support and encouragement, and pick each other’s brains as we navigate the query trenches together.
Non-members of San Antonio Writers’ Guild are Welcome to attend, but to have query package material critiqued, you must be a member of the San Antonio Writers’ Guild