Critique Groups
Joining a critique group can be the best way to advance your writing career.
A critique group is a group of writers dedicated to helping each other perfect their writing skills. Traditional critique groups meet in person on a regular basis. They read each other's manuscripts and give comments to the author. On-line groups meet in cyber space and provide critiques through e-mail or websites.
While these are not official SCBWI critique groups, many SCBWI members belong to these groups and find them helpful for refining manuscripts. Those groups are listed below:
St. Louis City Critique Group:
Meets on the third Sunday of each month at 2:30 at the University City Library at 6701 Delmar. If you are interested in joining, contact Jessica Saigh - jessicasaigh@swbell.net
St. Charles Critique Group:
Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the Barnes and Noble by Mid Rivers Mall at 7 p.m. If you are interested in joining, contact Stephanie Bearce - smbearce@gmail.com
Florissant Critique Group:
Meets the second Thursday of every month at the Florrisant Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. for information on this group contact Sue Bradford Edwards - suebradfordedwards@yahoo.com
Creve Coeur Critique Group:
Meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the St Louis Bread Co on North Ballas, in the Balmoral Plaza shopping center (just south of Olive) at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining, contact Katie Finn Gast - mrted57@aol.com
Columbia Critique Group:
Meets every Friday at 9:00 am at the library. If you are interested in joining, contact Kristin Hilty. kristenhilty@gmail.com.
Springfield Critique Group:
Meets the first Saturday of each month at 9:00 am at the Library Station. If you are interested in joining, contact Janet Lloyd Weber. jlloydweber@yahoo.com.
Jefferson City Critique Group:
A once a month critique group has started in Jefferson City.
Contact Kristen Hilty for information. kristenhilty@gmail.com
Rolla Critique Group:
The Rolla area critique group meets at 10:00 AM on the second Saturday of each month at the James Memorial Library, 300 West Scioto Street, St. James. Contact person is Jessica Wilson sjwilson98@embarqmail.com.
New! Cape Girardeau Critique Group:
A critique group comprised of children's and adult genre authors meets in Cape Girardeau. For more information, send email to SCBWI member Donna Essner djessner@gmail.com