PunknEra

Happy New Year! Why not kick off 2009 by participating in one of the many events listed here? You still have a few more days before you have to get back into the swing of classes. Don’t forget, the lit community cannot stand all on its own—you are the entire reason it exists! Help support these groups because they are staffed by dedicated and hardworking people who want to help their fellow writers.

~Jessica ( PunknEra )


This article includes new items from fiftywordfiction, Letters-Words-Write, simplypoetry, simplyprose, The-Literati, and Writers-Workshop.


DeviantArt Sponsored Activities

Poetry Litmas: Sensing Winter. news.deviantart.com/article/64…
Prose Litmas: The Future of the Holidays. news.deviantart.com/article/64…


Individually Sponsored Activities

Other: The Critique Circle from Amimone. news.deviantart.com/article/65…
Contest: ?Dream Journal? from apothacary. Deadline Jan. 10, 2008. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Contest: ?Angel & Demon Love Affair,? poetry, from Luvelia. Deadline Mar. 13, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/65…
Other: Holiday Traditions Project from mode-de-vie. news.deviantart.com/article/64…
Contest: ?Magic of the Holidays? from Synith. Deadline Feb. 5, 2009. synith.deviantart.com/
Contest: ?Simultaneous Lit,? flash fiction & short poetry, various topics from Tmunky. Deadline Feb. 14, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/64…


Group Sponsored Activities

--------------Poetry Groups--------------

Judas-Poets aims to provide a safe and encouraging place for dA writers to show off their work and gain and offer critique and support conducive of mutual growth and learning. Also, we want to see each and every dA writer reach his or her potential.

Join: Please carefully follow the clubs joining instructions. judas-poets.deviantart.com/jou…



PoeticPath strives to pull the poets together to make a closer more friendly community while encouraging and suggesting how to improve people's work. This club runs contests and features the poems of its members in their gallery.

Staff: This club is looking for moderators, judges, and operators for various tasks. poeticpath.deviantart.com/
Contests: This club is looking for a new contest idea. poeticpath.deviantart.com/


PoetryPlease is a non-exclusive club for poets that incorporates many activities including: contests, prompts, chat room activities, workshops, and mentoring services. This club is the oldest literature group on DeviantArt and by far the largest poetry specific club dA wide.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking to fill a variety of staff positions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: Challenge #33: Write a lyrical holiday poem. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: Contests "The Gift of Poetry." Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Other: Workshop poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo… and Chat Room chat.deviantart.com/chat/Poetr….


simplypoetry is a sister project to simplyprose and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplypoetry has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Staff: The project is still looking for someone to write monthly articles. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: “Respond to a famous poem.” Deadline Jan. 31, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/66…


TheFavoritesProject "is a program designed to feature poetry" from all over DeviantArt. There is no submission process and no membership process; all featured poems are determined by a majority vote of its panel of appraisers.

Other: This project is always looking for poetry suggestions for new features. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…


Visual-Poetry-Club is exactly what is sounds like: a club dedicated to visual poetry. The club accepts submissions by its members and also runs regular contests.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Time." Deadline December 15, 2008 at 12AM GMT. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…


--------------Prose Groups--------------


FanfictionAsylum is just what the Doctor prescribed. Here is a haven for people who have lost their minds to Fanfiction. So if you need your daily fix then become a patient of FanfictionAsylum today!

Join: Carefully follow the joining instructions. fanfictionasylum.deviantart.co…


Starrytownblues is a club that is about showing any kind of imagination,at any friction. We dont care who you are or what your bad past with writing might have been, Starrytownblues gives you a fresh start.
Join: Watch the club and note them with "join" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name in the note. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Contest: Write in any style about a precious or tragic moment. Deadline Dec. 16, 2008. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Staff: This club is looking to fill various staff positions. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…



FictionWorkshop is a club dedicated to artists who write original fiction in the form of Novels, Novellas, Short Stories and Scripts. This club's purpose is to provide support, guidance and critique for Original Fiction Writers.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. fictionworkshop.deviantart.com…



fiftywordfiction is a club exactly as it sounds: based on the posted topics, writers are challenged to write a story around that theme.

Join: Simply send a note. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "The Big Dinner." fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…



Active since 2005, ProsePlease is the most diverse prose club on DeviantArt. After so many years, "it is still the goal of ProsePlease to create a nurturing, creative atmosphere to bring prose authors together in the sharing, discussion, and improvement of their work." This club invites members of every caliber to participate in monthly prompts and features prose for the purposes of recognition and critique.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Staff: This club wants Prose Share and chat moderators. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Prompts: September ProsePrompt: There was a tragedy a long time ago; you thought you had recovered from it well. But now, something is happening to make you believe that the tragedy was no accident. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…



Prose-R-Us is a community created by prose lovers with the goal of having fun while sharing their writings, critiques, and ideas with other members.

Join Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. comments.deviantart.com/4/1072…
Staff: This club is looking to fill two more staff positions: Contest Manager and Recruiting Manager. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/
Contest: Write a 250-800 word short story with the first line being, "My old room was...". Deadline is the end of November. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/art/…
Other: Workshop. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/jour…



RenderWonderland is a club for fantasy and sci-fi writers that just got back up and running after a brief hiatus.

Join: Simply watch the club, but make sure to read the rules first. renderwonderland.deviantart.co…



Romantic-fanfiction is a project designed for fanfiction writers that prefer to focus on themes of romance. They run regular contests and feature the submissions in their gallery.

Contests: "Trick or Treat." Deadline Jan. 31, 2008. romantic-fanfiction.deviantart…



ShortStackStories is a club that encourages short story writers. [They] believe that short story writers don't get as much recognition as they should." Therefore, the club features submitted works by its members and encourages participation in various literature competitions around DeviantArt.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…
Prompts: A list of prompt topics is available. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…



simplyprose is a sister project to simplypoetry and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplyprose has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Prompts: December’s prompts are up. Four types held monthly- scenario, character, word association, and miscellaneous. simplyprose.deviantart.com/jou…
Contests: “Strangers on a Train.” Deadline Jan. 31, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/66…




The-Novelist-Club is designed to feature the novels of its members on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

Join: Watch and note the club. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…
Other: Submit to the workshop. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…



WordCount is a project that features prose deviations on a monthly basis. There is no submission process; all deviations are found by the staff members and selected based on staff discussion and administrator decision.

Staff: They currently have three fiction spots and all nonfiction slots open. wordcount.deviantart.com/journ…


--------------Poetry & Prose Groups--------------

Adopt-A-Writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter, an adoptee, or both.

Join: Follow the joining instructions and fill out the Writer's Profile Form. "adopt-a-writer.deviantart.com/



getLIT offers a chat room setting in which to receive critique from their experienced chat room moderators.

Other: #getLIT. chat.deviantart.com/chat/getLI…


For all inky-fingered deviants, Inked-Page provides a place for critique, member spotlights, and frequent contests and prompts. This is a place where members can gain exposure and help other writers in the dA community.

Join: Watch and note the club with a 3-5 sentence description of yourself in the body. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Prompts: See the club's Challenges page for prompt topics to inspire you. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Comment Project. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…



Letters-Words-Write is your literature pit stop - share your work, give and receive critique, meet other authors! Stop wishing you were apart of the crowd and step in on the hustle and join today!

Join: Watch and note the club with "Join" in the subject line. letters-words-write.deviantart…
Staff: Vice-President & Critique Manager positions open. letters-words-write.deviantart…
Contests: “New Year’s Resolution.” Deadline Jan. 17, 2009. letters-words-write.deviantart…


Lit-Lovers is the ultimate club for lovers of all things literature related! Its fun yet sophisticated and all members get to submit poetry and stories that they have written and enter fab contests for great prizes! If you wanna get in on the action then join now!
Join: Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. Also add the club's icon to your journal. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…

six-words is a group that offers prompts that contain six words that must be incorporated in order and in their exact form into an original piece of poetry or prose.

Prompts: "holly snow lights gift joy family". Deadline Dec. 30, 2008. six-words.deviantart.com/journ…


Soundzine is an online magazine produced by members of the deviantART community that features poetry, prose, music, and plays being read aloud.

Contest: ?Time Machine Poetry Contest.? Deadline Jan. 15, 2009. soundzine.org/index.php?option…


The-Literati is a club all about the members. We've always wanted you to feel involved and appreciated. The goal of The-Literati is to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for anyone. We want you to know that there is always someone here to help if you need it.

Join: Please carefully follow the joining instructions. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: New prompts posted daily. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Contests: "The 12 Days of Literati." Deadline Jan. 1, 2009. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
”Prompt Contest.” Deadline Jan. 1, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Other: The Literati Book Club, "The Christmas Mystery by Jostien Gaarder. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…


thewritersnook's mission is have a community diversified by its members in every aspect of life and also in many levels of writing, many styles and also many genres. We pride ourselves on accepting every new member into the community with open arms and strive to achieve a community that anyone can belong and get involved in.

Join: Watch the club and add their icon to your front page. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/
Staff: They are looking for a Contest Assistant and a Community Colab Admin. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: There are 4 types of prompts posted weekly: word, sentence, paragraph, and emotion. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…



TheWritingClub accepts submissions by its members for any genre of writing and features them in their gallery.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. thewritingclub.deviantart.com/…



Where talent meets teeth! Trashrock is an avenue of literary improvement, advice and constructive critique that allows you, as a writer, to slowly evolve at your own discretion and by your own election. Join the Critique rumble, now!

Staff: This project currently has 4 positions vacant for poetry/prose critiquers. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Other: The December Submission Round is closed. trashrock.deviantart.com/journ…



VampireWriters is dedicated to the immortal underground of prose and poetry writers, all with an affection for the fanged and the macabre...all submissions must be vampiric in nature, somehow. The club accepts relevant submissions from its members for featuring in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/
Prompt: Write about stalking a mortal. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/



Wordspill is a new group designed to offer motivation for any level of writer who wants to get words on a page. At the core of Wordspill will be a themed fortnightly activity. One person who submits to this activity is selected to choose the next prompt topic.

Contest: "Celebration". Deadline Jan. 17, 2008. wordspill.deviantart.com/journ…


writeaway offers its members a chance to have their poetry or prose featured in the club's gallery. They also initiate occassional contests.

Staff: This club is seeking staff members. More Info
Contest: ?A roadside diner,? any theme. Deadline Jan. 1, 2009. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Prompt: "An Unusual Sound," flash fiction. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Other: Comment Service. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…



Writers-Club's goal is to promote and celebrate the foundations and evolution of the literature community in all aspects! We encourage all members and non-members alike to enjoy all submissions and activities we have to offer.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add their icon to your journal. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for someone to join their Submission Team. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…



The WritersGroup is a general group for all writers seeking for attention and friendly critique! Both prose and poetry writers are urged to join.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for 4 new Committee Members. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…



writers-in-progress is temporarily on hold due to technical difficulties but hopes to be back up and running soon.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writers-in-progress.deviantart…



writersunknown accepts submissions from its members for feature in their gallery and provides helpful prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: December prompts are up, a free-for-all and a Christmas themed poem. Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…



Writers-Workshop is a literature community that focuses on the development of a writer. We are a non-competitive home for any writer who may want to improve, explore and experiment with their work.

Staff: The project does not need staff, but they are looking for workshop hosts. This would be a one-time commitment. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "New Beginnings." Deadline Jan. 7, 2008. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…


Literature Resources

:iconkindredchronicle: :devkindredchronicle: is inactive as a club, but they do list brief member profiles/bios that are useful for finding friends and writing partners.

Member Profiles: kindred-chronicle.deviantart.c…


litNEWS covers all the happenings of the DeviantArt literature community.

Other: Updated news. litnews.deviantart.com/journal…


poetic-forms is a lit resource of just that- poetic forms. Learns how to work with traditional and modern poetic forms.


PoetryLibrary is a resource of articles to assist poets with the whole process, from writing to publication.


PrintsForLit provides excellent lit templates for poets to mount and sell their poetry.


writingresources is a quiet library of resources for writers. The project proVides tuturials for building stories and characters, definitions of poetic forms, and guides for nonfiction writing. There are also general resources about the craft of writing.


FAQ

Why do some groups have a subcategory that others don't?

Only pertinent information that the group has made available will be included in the subcategories. This means that if the club is not actively looking for staff, there will not be a "staff" subcategory. You'll find all or none of the following subcategories below each group description:

the Join section informs you of the club's joining procedure.
the Staff section let's you know if the club or project is looking for staff
the contest and Prompt sections are exactly as they sound: lists of ongoing contests and/or prompts hosted by the club or project.
the Other section directs you to any area of special focus for the club or project, such as a chat room or forum

What do I do if I see information that is out of date or information that is missing?

Please inform me either by note or comment and include a link to the source of your information so I can verify that the information is accurate. I also want to know if a new group opens up or an inactive one becomes active again, so please let me know if this happens!

What is considered an "active" group?

An active group is one that has been updated in the past three months or, if it has exceeded this time, one that has expressed in advance that there will be a lull of activity for a specific amount of time.

How will I know what information has changed since the last article was published?

Every article includes a list of those groups that have new items on that particular article. They will also be marked with the icon.

Happy Holidays everyone! Chances are if you’re taking the time to look over this list that you’re looking for writing inspiration to occupy you during your time off (if you’re lucky enough to have any). There are only a few new prompts and contests on this list, but there are many that started in the past few weeks, so don’t forget to take a look at those as well. Check the deadline for ech contest, and you’ll see what I mean. There’s plenty to keep you occupied this season!

~Jessica


This article includes new items from getLIT, Letters-Words-Write, litNEWS, Romantic-fanfiction, Soundzine and writeaway. Plus many new individually sponsored items and a new group, Soundzine. In many of these cases, new means new to this list, not new to dA.


DeviantArt Sponsored Activities

Poetry Litmas: Sensing Winter. news.deviantart.com/article/64…
Prose Litmas: The Future of the Holidays. news.deviantart.com/article/64…


Individually Sponsored Activities

Other: The Critique Circle from Amimone. news.deviantart.com/article/65…
Contest: “Dream Journal” from apothacary. Deadline Jan. 10, 2008. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Contest: “Angel & Demon Love Affair,” poetry, from Luvelia. Deadline Mar. 13, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/65…
Other: Holiday Traditions Project from mode-de-vie. news.deviantart.com/article/64…
Contest: “Magic of the Holidays” from Synith. Deadline Feb. 5, 2009. synith.deviantart.com/
Contest: “Simultaneous Lit,” flash fiction & short poetry, various topics from Tmunky. Deadline Feb. 14, 2009. news.deviantart.com/article/64…


Group Sponsored Activities

--------------Poetry Groups--------------

Judas-Poets aims to provide a safe and encouraging place for dA writers to show off their work and gain and offer critique and support conducive of mutual growth and learning. Also, we want to see each and every dA writer reach his or her potential.

Join: Please carefully follow the clubs joining instructions. judas-poets.deviantart.com/jou…



PoeticPath strives to pull the poets together to make a closer more friendly community while encouraging and suggesting how to improve people's work. This club runs contests and features the poems of its members in their gallery.

Staff: This club is looking for moderators, judges, and operators for various tasks. poeticpath.deviantart.com/
Contests: This club is looking for a new contest idea. poeticpath.deviantart.com/



PoetryPlease is a non-exclusive club for poets that incorporates many activities including: contests, prompts, chat room activities, workshops, and mentoring services. This club is the oldest literature group on DeviantArt and by far the largest poetry specific club dA wide.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking to fill a variety of staff positions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: Challenge #33: Write a lyrical holiday poem. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: Contests "The Gift of Poetry." Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Other: Workshop poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo… and Chat Room chat.deviantart.com/chat/Poetr….


simplypoetry is a sister project to simplyprose and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplypoetry has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Staff: The project is still looking for someone to write monthly articles. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: December's prompts are up! There are four types of prompts held monthly: voice, form, word association, and miscellaneous. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…


TheFavoritesProject "is a program designed to feature poetry" from all over DeviantArt. There is no submission process and no membership process; all featured poems are determined by a majority vote of its panel of appraisers.

Other: This project is always looking for poetry suggestions for new features. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…



Visual-Poetry-Club is exactly what is sounds like: a club dedicated to visual poetry. The club accepts submissions by its members and also runs regular contests.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Time." Deadline December 15, 2008 at 12AM GMT. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…


--------------Prose Groups--------------

Crystal-Ink is a literature project dedicated to helping writers develop their craft. This project offers prompts and challenges aimed at specific aspects of writing, designed to encourage experimentation and to bring you one step closer to your writing goals.

Prompts: Write about two characters in conflict with one another. crystal-ink.deviantart.com/



FanfictionAsylum is just what the Doctor prescribed. Here is a haven for people who have lost their minds to Fanfiction. So if you need your daily fix then become a patient of FanfictionAsylum today!

Join: Carefully follow the joining instructions. fanfictionasylum.deviantart.co…



Starrytownblues is a club that is about showing any kind of imagination,at any friction. We dont care who you are or what your bad past with writing might have been, Starrytownblues gives you a fresh start.

Join: Watch the club and note them with "join" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name in the note. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Contest: Write in any style about a precious or tragic moment. Deadline Dec. 16, 2008. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Staff: This club is looking to fill various staff positions. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…



FictionWorkshop is a club dedicated to artists who write original fiction in the form of Novels, Novellas, Short Stories and Scripts. This club's purpose is to provide support, guidance and critique for Original Fiction Writers.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. fictionworkshop.deviantart.com…



fiftywordfiction is a club exactly as it sounds: based on the posted topics, writers are challenged to write a story around that theme.

Join: Simply send a note. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "The Tin Can." fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…



Active since 2005, ProsePlease is the most diverse prose club on DeviantArt. After so many years, "it is still the goal of ProsePlease to create a nurturing, creative atmosphere to bring prose authors together in the sharing, discussion, and improvement of their work." This club invites members of every caliber to participate in monthly prompts and features prose for the purposes of recognition and critique.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Staff: This club wants Prose Share and chat moderators. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Prompts: September ProsePrompt: There was a tragedy a long time ago; you thought you had recovered from it well. But now, something is happening to make you believe that the tragedy was no accident. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…


Prose-R-Us is a community created by prose lovers with the goal of having fun while sharing their writings, critiques, and ideas with other members.

Join Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. comments.deviantart.com/4/1072…
Staff: This club is looking to fill two more staff positions: Contest Manager and Recruiting Manager. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/
Contest: Write a 250-800 word short story with the first line being, "My old room was...". Deadline is the end of November. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/art/…
Other: Workshop. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/jour…


RenderWonderland is a club for fantasy and sci-fi writers that just got back up and running after a brief hiatus.

Join: Simply watch the club, but make sure to read the rules first. renderwonderland.deviantart.co…



Romantic-fanfiction is a project designed for fanfiction writers that prefer to focus on themes of romance. They run regular contests and feature the submissions in their gallery.

Contests: "Trick or Treat." Deadline Jan. 31, 2008. romantic-fanfiction.deviantart…


ShortStackStories is a club that encourages short story writers. [They] believe that short story writers don't get as much recognition as they should." Therefore, the club features submitted works by its members and encourages participation in various literature competitions around DeviantArt.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…
Prompts: A list of prompt topics is available. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…


simplyprose is a sister project to simplypoetry and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplyprose has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Prompts: December?s prompts are up. Four types held monthly- scenario, character, word association, and miscellaneous. simplyprose.deviantart.com/jou…


The-Novelist-Club is designed to feature the novels of its members on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

Join: Watch and note the club. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…
Other: Submit to the workshop. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…


WordCount is a project that features prose deviations on a monthly basis. There is no submission process; all deviations are found by the staff members and selected based on staff discussion and administrator decision.

Staff: They currently have three fiction spots and all nonfiction slots open. wordcount.deviantart.com/journ…


--------------Poetry & Prose Groups--------------

Adopt-A-Writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter, an adoptee, or both.

Join: Follow the joining instructions and fill out the Writer's Profile Form. "adopt-a-writer.deviantart.com/


getLIT offers a chat room setting in which to receive critique from their experienced chat room moderators.

Other: #getLIT. chat.deviantart.com/chat/getLI…
Other: Critique Night. Dec. 30, 2008. getlit.deviantart.com/journal/…


For all inky-fingered deviants, Inked-Page provides a place for critique, member spotlights, and frequent contests and prompts. This is a place where members can gain exposure and help other writers in the dA community.

Join: Watch and note the club with a 3-5 sentence description of yourself in the body. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Prompts: See the club's Challenges page for prompt topics to inspire you. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Comment Project. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…


Letters-Words-Write is your literature pit stop - share your work, give and receive critique, meet other authors! Stop wishing you were apart of the crowd and step in on the hustle and join today!

Join: Watch and note the club with "Join" in the subject line. letters-words-write.deviantart…
Staff: Vice-President position open. letters-words-write.deviantart…


Lit-Lovers is the ultimate club for lovers of all things literature related! Its fun yet sophisticated and all members get to submit poetry and stories that they have written and enter fab contests for great prizes! If you wanna get in on the action then join now!

Join: Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. Also add the club's icon to your journal. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…


six-words is a group that offers prompts that contain six words that must be incorporated in order and in their exact form into an original piece of poetry or prose.

Prompts: "holly snow lights gift joy family". Deadline Dec. 30, 2008. six-words.deviantart.com/journ…


Soundzine is an online magazine produced by members of the deviantART community that features poetry, prose, music, and plays being read aloud.

Contest: “Time Machine Poetry Contest.” Deadline Jan. 15, 2009. soundzine.org/index.php?option…


The-Literati is a club all about the members. We've always wanted you to feel involved and appreciated. The goal of The-Literati is to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for anyone. We want you to know that there is always someone here to help if you need it.

Join: Please carefully follow the joining instructions. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…Prompts: New prompts posted daily. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Contests: "The 12 Days of Literati." Deadline Dec. 24, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
?Prompt Contest.? Deadline Dec. 25, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Other: The Literati Book Club, "The Christmas Mystery by Jostien Gaarder. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…


thewritersnook's mission is have a community diversified by its members in every aspect of life and also in many levels of writing, many styles and also many genres. We pride ourselves on accepting every new member into the community with open arms and strive to achieve a community that anyone can belong and get involved in.

Join: Watch the club and add their icon to your front page. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/
Staff: They are looking for a Contest Assistant and a Community Colab Admin. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: There are 4 types of prompts posted weekly: word, sentence, paragraph, and emotion. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…


TheWritingClub accepts submissions by its members for any genre of writing and features them in their gallery.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. thewritingclub.deviantart.com/…


Where talent meets teeth! Trashrock is an avenue of literary improvement, advice and constructive critique that allows you, as a writer, to slowly evolve at your own discretion and by your own election. Join the Critique rumble, now!

Staff: This project currently has 4 positions vacant for poetry/prose critiquers. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Other: The December Submission Round is closed. trashrock.deviantart.com/journ…


VampireWriters is dedicated to the immortal underground of prose and poetry writers, all with an affection for the fanged and the macabre...all submissions must be vampiric in nature, somehow. The club accepts relevant submissions from its members for featuring in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/
Prompt: Write about stalking a mortal. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/


Wordspill is a new group designed to offer motivation for any level of writer who wants to get words on a page. At the core of Wordspill will be a themed fortnightly activity. One person who submits to this activity is selected to choose the next prompt topic.

Contest: "Celebration". Deadline Jan. 17, 2008. news.deviantart.com/article/65…


writeaway offers its members a chance to have their poetry or prose featured in the club's gallery. They also initiate occassional contests.

Staff: This club is seeking staff members. More Info
Contest: “A roadside diner,” any theme. Deadline Jan. 1, 2009. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Prompt: "An Unusual Sound," flash fiction. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Other: Comment Service. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…



Writers-Club's goal is to promote and celebrate the foundations and evolution of the literature community in all aspects! We encourage all members and non-members alike to enjoy all submissions and activities we have to offer.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add their icon to your journal. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for someone to join their Submission Team. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…



The WritersGroup is a general group for all writers seeking for attention and friendly critique! Both prose and poetry writers are urged to join.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for 4 new Committee Members. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…



writers-in-progress is temporarily on hold due to technical difficulties but hopes to be back up and running soon.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writers-in-progress.deviantart…



writersunknown accepts submissions from its members for feature in their gallery and provides helpful prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: December prompts are up, a free-for-all and a Christmas themed poem. Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…



Writers-Workshop is a literature community that focuses on the development of a writer. We are a non-competitive home for any writer who may want to improve, explore and experiment with their work.

Staff: The project does not need staff, but they are looking for workshop hosts. This would be a one-time commitment. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "Another Perspective." Deadline Dec. 24, 2008. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…


Literature Resources

:iconkindredchronicle: :devkindredchronicle: is inactive as a club, but they do list brief member profiles/bios that are useful for finding friends and writing partners.

Member Profiles: kindred-chronicle.deviantart.c…



litNEWS covers all the happenings of the DeviantArt literature community.

Other: Updated news. litnews.deviantart.com/journal…



poetic-forms is a lit resource of just that- poetic forms. Learns how to work with traditional and modern poetic forms.



PoetryLibrary is a resource of articles to assist poets with the whole process, from writing to publication.



PrintsForLit provides excellent lit templates for poets to mount and sell their poetry.



writingresources is a quiet library of resources for writers. The project proVides tuturials for building stories and characters, definitions of poetic forms, and guides for nonfiction writing. There are also general resources about the craft of writing.


FAQ

Why do some groups have a subcategory that others don't?

Only pertinent information that the group has made available will be included in the subcategories. This means that if the club is not actively looking for staff, there will not be a "staff" subcategory. You'll find all or none of the following subcategories below each group description:

the Join section informs you of the club's joining procedure.
the Staff section let's you know if the club or project is looking for staff
the contest and Prompt sections are exactly as they sound: lists of ongoing contests and/or prompts hosted by the club or project.
the Other section directs you to any area of special focus for the club or project, such as a chat room or forum

What do I do if I see information that is out of date or information that is missing?

Please inform me either by note or comment and include a link to the source of your information so I can verify that the information is accurate. I also want to know if a new group opens up or an inactive one becomes active again, so please let me know if this happens!

What is considered an "active" group?

An active group is one that has been updated in the past three months or, if it has exceeded this time, one that has expressed in advance that there will be a lull of activity for a specific amount of time.

How will I know what information has changed since the last article was published?

Every article includes a list of those groups that have new items on that particular article. They will also be marked with the icon.

Welcome back to the Lit List (or for the first time if you’re new). While things are starting to come together really nicely, the formatting has changed a little again, but very little. As promised, I added the dA and individually sponsored categories, putting them at the top of the list since the lists are shorter. If you or someone you know is hosting a literature contest, please let me know, or if you have any more ideas for how this Lit List can be approved, note me. Thank you to all of you for your support thus far!

~Jessica (aka PunknEra


This article includes new items from fiftywordfiction, Inked-Page, PoetryPlease, six-words, Wordspill, and Writers-Workshop. Also new dA and individually sponsored activities.


DeviantArt Sponsored Activities

oetry Litmas: Sensing Winter. news.deviantart.com/article/64…
Prose Litmas: The Future of the Holidays. news.deviantart.com/article/64…



Individually Sponsored Activities

Holiday Traditions Project from mode-de-vie. news.deviantart.com/article/64…



Group Sponsored Activities

--------------Poetry Groups--------------

Judas-Poets aims to provide a safe and encouraging place for dA writers to show off their work and gain and offer critique and support conducive of mutual growth and learning. Also, we want to see each and every dA writer reach his or her potential.

Join: Please carefully follow the clubs joining instructions. judas-poets.deviantart.com/jou…



PoeticPath strives to pull the poets together to make a closer more friendly community while encouraging and suggesting how to improve people's work. This club runs contests and features the poems of its members in their gallery.

Staff: This club is looking for moderators, judges, and operators for various tasks. poeticpath.deviantart.com/
Contests: This club is looking for a new contest idea. poeticpath.deviantart.com/



PoetryPlease is a non-exclusive club for poets that incorporates many activities including: contests, prompts, chat room activities, workshops, and mentoring services. This club is the oldest literature group on DeviantArt and by far the largest poetry specific club dA wide.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking to fill a variety of staff positions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: Challenge #33: Write a lyrical holiday poem. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: Contests "The Gift of Poetry." Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Other: Workshop poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo… and Chat Room chat.deviantart.com/chat/Poetr….



simplypoetry is a sister project to simplyprose and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplypoetry has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Staff: The project is still looking for someone to write monthly articles. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: December's prompts are up! There are four types of prompts held monthly: voice, form, word association, and miscellaneous. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…



TheFavoritesProject "is a program designed to feature poetry" from all over DeviantArt. There is no submission process and no membership process; all featured poems are determined by a majority vote of its panel of appraisers.

Other: This project is always looking for poetry suggestions for new features. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…



Visual-Poetry-Club is exactly what is sounds like: a club dedicated to visual poetry. The club accepts submissions by its members and also runs regular contests.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Time." Deadline December 15, 2008 at 12AM GMT. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…


--------------Prose Groups--------------

Crystal-Ink is a literature project dedicated to helping writers develop their craft. This project offers prompts and challenges aimed at specific aspects of writing, designed to encourage experimentation and to bring you one step closer to your writing goals.

Prompts: Write about two characters in conflict with one another. crystal-ink.deviantart.com/



FanfictionAsylum is just what the Doctor prescribed. Here is a haven for people who have lost their minds to Fanfiction. So if you need your daily fix then become a patient of FanfictionAsylum today!

Join: Carefully follow the joining instructions. fanfictionasylum.deviantart.co…



Starrytownblues is a club that is about showing any kind of imagination,at any friction. We dont care who you are or what your bad past with writing might have been, Starrytownblues gives you a fresh start.

Join: Watch the club and note them with "join" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name in the note. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Contest: Write in any style about a precious or tragic moment. Deadline Dec. 16, 2008. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Staff: This club is looking to fill various staff positions. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…



FictionWorkshop is a club dedicated to artists who write original fiction in the form of Novels, Novellas, Short Stories and Scripts. This club's purpose is to provide support, guidance and critique for Original Fiction Writers.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. fictionworkshop.deviantart.com…



fiftywordfiction is a club exactly as it sounds: based on the posted topics, writers are challenged to write a story around that theme.

Join: Simply send a note. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "The Tin Can." fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…



Active since 2005, ProsePlease is the most diverse prose club on DeviantArt. After so many years, "it is still the goal of ProsePlease to create a nurturing, creative atmosphere to bring prose authors together in the sharing, discussion, and improvement of their work." This club invites members of every caliber to participate in monthly prompts and features prose for the purposes of recognition and critique.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Staff: This club wants Prose Share and chat moderators. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Prompts: September ProsePrompt: There was a tragedy a long time ago; you thought you had recovered from it well. But now, something is happening to make you believe that the tragedy was no accident. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…



Prose-R-Us is a community created by prose lovers with the goal of having fun while sharing their writings, critiques, and ideas with other members.

Join Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. comments.deviantart.com/4/1072…
Staff: This club is looking to fill two more staff positions: Contest Manager and Recruiting Manager. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/
Contest: Write a 250-800 word short story with the first line being, "My old room was...". Deadline is the end of November. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/art/…
Other: Workshop. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/jour…



RenderWonderland is a club for fantasy and sci-fi writers that just got back up and running after a brief hiatus.

Join: Simply watch the club, but make sure to read the rules first. renderwonderland.deviantart.co…



Romantic-fanfiction is a project designed for fanfiction writers that prefer to focus on themes of romance. They run regular contests and feature the submissions in their gallery.

Contests: "Trick or Treat." Deadline Dec. 21, 2008. romantic-fanfiction.deviantart…



ShortStackStories is a club that encourages short story writers. [They] believe that short story writers don't get as much recognition as they should." Therefore, the club features submitted works by its members and encourages participation in various literature competitions around DeviantArt.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…
Prompts: A list of prompt topics is available. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…



simplyprose is a sister project to simplypoetry and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplyprose has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Prompts: December?s prompts are up. Four types held monthly- scenario, character, word association, and miscellaneous. simplyprose.deviantart.com/jou…



The-Novelist-Club is designed to feature the novels of its members on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

Join: Watch and note the club. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…
Other: Submit to the workshop. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…



WordCount is a project that features prose deviations on a monthly basis. There is no submission process; all deviations are found by the staff members and selected based on staff discussion and administrator decision.

Staff: They currently have three fiction spots and all nonfiction slots open. wordcount.deviantart.com/journ…


--------------Poetry & Prose Groups--------------

Adopt-A-Writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter, an adoptee, or both.

Join: Follow the joining instructions and fill out the Writer's Profile Form. "adopt-a-writer.deviantart.com/



getLIT offers a chat room setting in which to receive critique from their experienced chat room moderators.

Other: #getLIT. chat.deviantart.com/chat/getLI…



For all inky-fingered deviants, Inked-Page provides a place for critique, member spotlights, and frequent contests and prompts. This is a place where members can gain exposure and help other writers in the dA community.

Join: Watch and note the club with a 3-5 sentence description of yourself in the body. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Prompts: See the club's Challenges page for prompt topics to inspire you. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Comment Project. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…



Letters-Words-Write is your literature pit stop - share your work, give and receive critique, meet other authors! Stop wishing you were apart of the crowd and step in on the hustle and join today!

Join: Watch and note the club with "Join" in the subject line. letters-words-write.deviantart…



Lit-Lovers is the ultimate club for lovers of all things literature related! Its fun yet sophisticated and all members get to submit poetry and stories that they have written and enter fab contests for great prizes! If you wanna get in on the action then join now!

Join: Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. Also add the club's icon to your journal. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Grand Santa Event. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…




six-words is a group that offers prompts that contain six words that must be incorporated in order and in their exact form into an original piece of poetry or prose.

Prompts: "holly snow lights gift joy family". Deadline Dec. 30, 2008. six-words.deviantart.com/journ…



The-Literati is a club all about the members. We've always wanted you to feel involved and appreciated. The goal of The-Literati is to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for anyone. We want you to know that there is always someone here to help if you need it.

Join: Please carefully follow the joining instructions. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: New prompts posted daily. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Contests: "The 12 Days of Literati." Deadline Dec. 24, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
?Prompt Contest.? Deadline Dec. 25, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Other: The Literati Book Club, "The Christmas Mystery by Jostien Gaarder. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…



thewritersnook's mission is have a community diversified by its members in every aspect of life and also in many levels of writing, many styles and also many genres. We pride ourselves on accepting every new member into the community with open arms and strive to achieve a community that anyone can belong and get involved in.

Join: Watch the club and add their icon to your front page. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/
Staff: They are looking for a Contest Assistant and a Community Colab Admin. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: There are 4 types of prompts posted weekly: word, sentence, paragraph, and emotion. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…



TheWritingClub accepts submissions by its members for any genre of writing and features them in their gallery.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. thewritingclub.deviantart.com/…



Where talent meets teeth! Trashrock is an avenue of literary improvement, advice and constructive critique that allows you, as a writer, to slowly evolve at your own discretion and by your own election. Join the Critique rumble, now!

Staff: This project currently has 4 positions vacant for poetry/prose critiquers. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Other: The December Submission Round is closed. trashrock.deviantart.com/journ…



VampireWriters is dedicated to the immortal underground of prose and poetry writers, all with an affection for the fanged and the macabre...all submissions must be vampiric in nature, somehow. The club accepts relevant submissions from its members for featuring in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/
Prompt: Write about stalking a mortal. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/



Wordspill is a new group designed to offer motivation for any level of writer who wants to get words on a page. At the core of Wordspill will be a themed fortnightly activity. One person who submits to this activity is selected to choose the next prompt topic.

Contest: "Celebration". Deadline Jan. 17, 2008. news.deviantart.com/article/65…


writeaway offers its members a chance to have their poetry or prose featured in the club's gallery. They also initiate occassional contests.

Staff: This club is seeking staff members. More Info
Prompt: "An Unusual Sound," flash fiction. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Other: Comment Service. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…



Writers-Club's goal is to promote and celebrate the foundations and evolution of the literature community in all aspects! We encourage all members and non-members alike to enjoy all submissions and activities we have to offer.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add their icon to your journal. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for someone to join their Submission Team. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…



The WritersGroup is a general group for all writers seeking for attention and friendly critique! Both prose and poetry writers are urged to join.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for 4 new Committee Members. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…



writers-in-progress is temporarily on hold due to technical difficulties but hopes to be back up and running soon.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writers-in-progress.deviantart…



writersunknown accepts submissions from its members for feature in their gallery and provides helpful prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: December prompts are up, a free-for-all and a Christmas themed poem. Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…



Writers-Workshop is a literature community that focuses on the development of a writer. We are a non-competitive home for any writer who may want to improve, explore and experiment with their work.

Staff: The project does not need staff, but they are looking for workshop hosts. This would be a one-time commitment. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "Another Perspective." Deadline Dec. 24, 2008. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…


Literature Resources

:iconkindredchronicle: :devkindredchronicle: is inactive as a club, but they do list brief member profiles/bios that are useful for finding friends and writing partners.

Member Profiles: kindred-chronicle.deviantart.c…



litNEWS covers all the happenings of the DeviantArt literature community.



poetic-forms is a lit resource of just that- poetic forms. Learns how to work with traditional and modern poetic forms.



PoetryLibrary is a resource of articles to assist poets with the whole process, from writing to publication.



PrintsForLit provides excellent lit templates for poets to mount and sell their poetry.



writingresources is a quiet library of resources for writers. The project proVides tuturials for building stories and characters, definitions of poetic forms, and guides for nonfiction writing. There are also general resources about the craft of writing.


FAQ

Why do some groups have a subcategory that others don't?

Only pertinent information that the group has made available will be included in the subcategories. This means that if the club is not actively looking for staff, there will not be a "staff" subcategory. You'll find all or none of the following subcategories below each group description:

the Join section informs you of the club's joining procedure.
the Staff section let's you know if the club or project is looking for staff
the contest and Prompt sections are exactly as they sound: lists of ongoing contests and/or prompts hosted by the club or project.
the Other section directs you to any area of special focus for the club or project, such as a chat room or forum

What do I do if I see information that is out of date or information that is missing?

Please inform me either by note or comment and include a link to the source of your information so I can verify that the information is accurate. I also want to know if a new group opens up or an inactive one becomes active again, so please let me know if this happens!

What is considered an "active" group?

An active group is one that has been updated in the past three months or, if it has exceeded this time, one that has expressed in advance that there will be a lull of activity for a specific amount of time.

How will I know what information has changed since the last article was published?

Every article includes a list of those groups that have new items on that particular article. They will also be marked with the icon.

Although this list is specifically designed to promote the activities of lit groups, don’t forget to check out what DeviantArt is sponsoring site wide, particularly <a href=”news.deviantart.com/article/64…>Litmas</a>. Also, individuals around dA sponsor their own contests that require your attention, such as the <a href=”dp2007.deviantart.com/journal/…>Black Friday Contest</b>. Unfortunately, I can’t watch everyone in the lit community, so if you are sponsoring a lit contest, prompt, or other such lit related activity, please let me know (but don’t leave it as a comment here because I might miss it). In next week’s issue, I hope to add two new categories: one for dA wide and one for individual, so make sure to let me know by Wednesday morning if you want your lit activity to be included. If you do, make sure to note me a link to the journal or news article that displays your contest information. Thanks!

~Jessica (aka PunknEra)


This article includes new items from Starrytownblues, fiftywordfiction, The-Literati


Poetry Groups

Judas-Poets aims to provide a safe and encouraging place for dA writers to show off their work and gain and offer critique and support conducive of mutual growth and learning. Also, we want to see each and every dA writer reach his or her potential.

Join: Please carefully follow the clubs joining instructions. judas-poets.deviantart.com/jou…

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PoeticPath strives to pull the poets together to make a closer more friendly community while encouraging and suggesting how to improve people's work. This club runs contests and features the poems of its members in their gallery.

Staff: This club is looking for moderators, judges, and operators for various tasks. poeticpath.deviantart.com/
Contests: This club is looking for a new contest idea. poeticpath.deviantart.com/

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PoetryPlease is a non-exclusive club for poets that incorporates many activities including: contests, prompts, chat room activities, workshops, and mentoring services. This club is the oldest literature group on DeviantArt and by far the largest poetry specific club dA wide.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking to fill a variety of staff positions. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: Challenge #32: Write an ode about an inanimate object you value. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo…
Contest: Contests "The Gift of Poetry." Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. poetryplease.deviantart.com/ar…
Other: This club has a workshop they are trying to reestablish. poetryplease.deviantart.com/jo… as well as a chat room which is most active on Saturday chat.deviantart.com/chat/Poetr….

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simplypoetry is a sister project to simplyprose and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplypoetry has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Staff: The project is still looking for someone to write monthly articles. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: December's prompts are up! There are four types of prompts held monthly: voice, form, word association, and miscellaneous. simplypoetry.deviantart.com/jo…

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TheFavoritesProject "is a program designed to feature poetry" from all over DeviantArt. There is no submission process and no membership process; all featured poems are determined by a majority vote of its panel of appraisers.

Other: This project is always looking for poetry suggestions for new features. thefavoritesproject.deviantart…

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Visual-Poetry-Club is exactly what is sounds like: a club dedicated to visual poetry. The club accepts submissions by its members and also runs regular contests.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…
Contest: "Time." Deadline December 15, 2008 at 12AM GMT. visual-poetry-club.deviantart.…


Prose Groups

Crystal-Ink is a literature project dedicated to helping writers develop their craft. This project offers prompts and challenges aimed at specific aspects of writing, designed to encourage experimentation and to bring you one step closer to your writing goals.

Prompts: Write about two characters in conflict with one another. crystal-ink.deviantart.com/

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FanfictionAsylum is just what the Doctor prescribed. Here is a haven for people who have lost their minds to Fanfiction. So if you need your daily fix then become a patient of FanfictionAsylum today!

Join: Carefully follow the joining instructions. fanfictionasylum.deviantart.co…

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Starrytownblues is a club that is about showing any kind of imagination,at any friction. We dont care who you are or what your bad past with writing might have been, Starrytownblues gives you a fresh start.

Join: Watch the club and note them with "join" in the subject line. Make sure to include your name in the note. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Contest: Write in any style about a precious or tragic moment. Deadline Dec. 16, 2008. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…
Staff: This club is looking to fill various staff positions. fictionfrictionclub.deviantart…

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FictionWorkshop is a club dedicated to artists who write original fiction in the form of Novels, Novellas, Short Stories and Scripts. This club's purpose is to provide support, guidance and critique for Original Fiction Writers.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. fictionworkshop.deviantart.com…

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fiftywordfiction is a club exactly as it sounds: based on the posted topics, writers are challenged to write a story around that theme.

Join: Simply send a note. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
Contest: "Winner." Deadline unknown. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…

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Active since 2005, ProsePlease is the most diverse prose club on DeviantArt. After so many years, "it is still the goal of ProsePlease to create a nurturing, creative atmosphere to bring prose authors together in the sharing, discussion, and improvement of their work." This club invites members of every caliber to participate in monthly prompts and features prose for the purposes of recognition and critique.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Staff: This club wants Prose Share and chat moderators. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…
Prompts: September ProsePrompt: There was a tragedy a long time ago; you thought you had recovered from it well. But now, something is happening to make you believe that the tragedy was no accident. proseplease.deviantart.com/jou…

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Prose-R-Us is a community created by prose lovers with the goal of having fun while sharing their writings, critiques, and ideas with other members.

Join Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. comments.deviantart.com/4/1072…
Staff: This club is looking to fill two more staff positions: Contest Manager and Recruiting Manager. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/
Contest: Write a 250-800 word short story with the first line being, "My old room was...". Deadline is the end of November. prose-r-us.deviantart.com/art/…
Other: Their workshop is now open! prose-r-us.deviantart.com/jour…

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RenderWonderland is a club for fantasy and sci-fi writers that just got back up and running after a brief hiatus.

Join: Simply watch the club, but make sure to read the rules first. renderwonderland.deviantart.co…

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Romantic-fanfiction is a project designed for fanfiction writers that prefer to focus on themes of romance. They run regular contests and feature the submissions in their gallery.

Contests: "Trick or Treat." Deadline Dec. 21, 2008. romantic-fanfiction.deviantart…

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ShortStackStories is a club that encourages short story writers. [They] believe that short story writers don't get as much recognition as they should." Therefore, the club features submitted works by its members and encourages participation in various literature competitions around DeviantArt.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…
Prompts: A list of prompt topics is available. shortstackstories.deviantart.c…

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simplyprose is a sister project to simplypoetry and the concept for both is the same: it "aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process, but...will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that simplyprose has provided." This is to encourage new writing on DeviantArt rather than the re-submission of older works.

Prompts: December’s prompts are up. Four types held monthly- scenario, character, word association, and miscellaneous. simplyprose.deviantart.com/jou…

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The-Novelist-Club is designed to feature the novels of its members on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

Join: Watch and note the club. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…
Other: Submit to the workshop. the-novelist-club.deviantart.c…

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WordCount is a project that features prose deviations on a monthly basis. There is no submission process; all deviations are found by the staff members and selected based on staff discussion and administrator decision.

Staff: They currently have three fiction spots and all nonfiction slots open. wordcount.deviantart.com/journ…


Poetry & Prose Groups

Adopt-A-Writer is a club built to match up all kinds of writers, be you a creator of prose or poetry, and find you someone who will offer critique, help, and friendship! You have the chance to be an adopter, an adoptee, or both.

Join: Follow the joining instructions and fill out the Writer's Profile Form. "adopt-a-writer.deviantart.com/

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getLIT offers a chat room setting in which to receive critique from their experienced chat room moderators.

Other: #getLIT. chat.deviantart.com/chat/getLI…

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For all inky-fingered deviants, Inked-Page provides a place for critique, member spotlights, and frequent contests and prompts. This is a place where members can gain exposure and help other writers in the dA community.

Join: Watch and note the club with a 3-5 sentence description of yourself in the body. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…
Prompts: See the club's Challenges page for prompt topics to inspire you. inked-page.deviantart.com/jour…

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Letters-Words-Write is your literature pit stop - share your work, give and receive critique, meet other authors! Stop wishing you were apart of the crowd and step in on the hustle and join today!

Join: Watch and note the club with "Join" in the subject line. letters-words-write.deviantart…

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Lit-Lovers is the ultimate club for lovers of all things literature related! Its fun yet sophisticated and all members get to submit poetry and stories that they have written and enter fab contests for great prizes! If you wanna get in on the action then join now!

Join: Watch and note the club with "join" in the subject line. Also add the club's icon to your journal. lit-lovers.deviantart.com/jour…
Other: The Grand Santa Event. fiftywordfiction.deviantart.co…
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six-words is a group that offers prompts that contain six words that must be incorporated in order and in their exact form into an original piece of poetry or prose.

Prompts: "marry side lower understood woman you". Deadline Dec. 14, 2008. six-words.deviantart.com/journ…

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The-Literati is a club all about the members. We've always wanted you to feel involved and appreciated. The goal of The-Literati is to create a welcoming, nurturing environment for anyone. We want you to know that there is always someone here to help if you need it.

Join: Please carefully follow the joining instructions. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Prompts: New prompts posted daily. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Contests: "The 12 Days of Literati." Deadline Dec. 24, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
“Prompt Contest.” Deadline Dec. 25, 2008. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…
Other: The Literati Book Club, "The Christmas Mystery by Jostien Gaarder. the-literati.deviantart.com/jo…

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thewritersnook's mission is have a community diversified by its members in every aspect of life and also in many levels of writing, many styles and also many genres. We pride ourselves on accepting every new member into the community with open arms and strive to achieve a community that anyone can belong and get involved in.

Join: Watch the club and add their icon to your front page. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/
Staff: They are looking for a Contest Assistant and a Community Colab Admin. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: There are 4 types of prompts posted weekly: word, sentence, paragraph, and emotion. thewritersnook.deviantart.com/…

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TheWritingClub accepts submissions by its members for any genre of writing and features them in their gallery.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. thewritingclub.deviantart.com/…

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Where talent meets teeth! Trashrock is an avenue of literary improvement, advice and constructive critique that allows you, as a writer, to slowly evolve at your own discretion and by your own election. Join the Critique rumble, now!

Staff: This project currently has 4 positions vacant for poetry/prose critiquers. news.deviantart.com/article/61…
Other: The December Submission Round is open. trashrock.deviantart.com/journ…

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VampireWriters is dedicated to the immortal underground of prose and poetry writers, all with an affection for the fanged and the macabre...all submissions must be vampiric in nature, somehow. The club accepts relevant submissions from its members for featuring in its gallery.

Join: Watch and note the club and add their icon to your front page. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/
Prompt: Write about stalking a mortal. vampirewriters.deviantart.com/

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Wordspill is a new group designed to offer motivation for any level of writer who wants to get words on a page. At the core of Wordspill will be a themed fortnightly activity. One person who submits to this activity is selected to choose the next prompt topic.

Prompts: "Clockwork". Deadline Dec. 16, 2008. wordspill.deviantart.com/journ…

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writeaway offers its members a chance to have their poetry or prose featured in the club's gallery. They also initiate occassional contests.

Staff: This club is seeking staff members. More Info
Prompt: "An Unusual Sound," flash fiction. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…
Other: Comment Service. writeaway.deviantart.com/journ…

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Writers-Club's goal is to promote and celebrate the foundations and evolution of the literature community in all aspects! We encourage all members and non-members alike to enjoy all submissions and activities we have to offer.

Join: Watch and note the club, and add their icon to your journal. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for someone to join their Submission Team. writers-club.deviantart.com/jo…

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The WritersGroup is a general group for all writers seeking for attention and friendly critique! Both prose and poetry writers are urged to join.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…
Staff: This club is looking for 4 new Committee Members. writersgroup.deviantart.com/jo…

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writers-in-progress is temporarily on hold due to technical difficulties but hopes to be back up and running soon.

Join: Carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writers-in-progress.deviantart…

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writersunknown accepts submissions from its members for feature in their gallery and provides helpful prompts to get the creative juices flowing.

Join: Please carefully follow the club's joining instructions. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…
Prompts: December prompts are up, a free-for-all and a Christmas themed poem. Deadline Dec. 31, 2008. writersunknown.deviantart.com/…

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Writers-Workshop is a literature community that focuses on the development of a writer. We are a non-competitive home for any writer who may want to improve, explore and experiment with their work.

Staff: The project does not need staff, but they are looking for workshop hosts. This would be a one-time commitment. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…
Prompts: "Creative Nonfiction." Deadline Dec. 10, 2008. writers-workshop.deviantart.co…


Literature Resources

:iconkindredchronicle: :devkindredchronicle: is inactive as a club, but they do list brief member profiles/bios that are useful for finding friends and writing partners.

Member Profiles: kindred-chronicle.deviantart.c…

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litNEWS covers all the happenings of the DeviantArt literature community.

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poetic-forms is a lit resource of just that- poetic forms. Learns how to work with traditional and modern poetic forms.

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PoetryLibrary is a resource of articles to assist poets with the whole process, from writing to publication.

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PrintsForLit provides excellent lit templates for poets to mount and sell their poetry.

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writingresources is a quiet library of resources for writers. The project proVides tuturials for building stories and characters, definitions of poetic forms, and guides for nonfiction writing. There are also general resources about the craft of writing.


FAQ

Why do some groups have a subcategory that others don't?

Only pertinent information that the group has made available will be included in the subcategories. This means that if the club is not actively looking for staff, there will not be a "staff" subcategory. You'll find all or none of the following subcategories below each group description:

the Join section informs you of the club's joining procedure.
the Staff section let's you know if the club or project is looking for staff
the contest and Prompt sections are exactly as they sound: lists of ongoing contests and/or prompts hosted by the club or project.
the Other section directs you to any area of special focus for the club or project, such as a chat room or forum

What do I do if I see information that is out of date or information that is missing?

Please inform me either by note or comment and include a link to the source of your information so I can verify that the information is accurate. I also want to know if a new group opens up or an inactive one becomes active again, so please let me know if this happens!

What is considered an "active" group?

An active group is one that has been updated in the past three months or, if it has exceeded this time, one that has expressed in advance that there will be a lull of activity for a specific amount of time.

How will I know what information has changed since the last article was published?

Every article includes a list of those groups that have new items on that particular article. They will also be marked with the icon.