Coffeehouse

dA has a thriving literature community. Yes, I mean you. And you. But what dA doesn't have anymore, and what is sorely missed by some older members, is a workshopping forum: a forum where a writer can post his writing (even though it may still be a work in progress, or an early draft) (and for a good writer, EVERYTHING is ALWAYS an early draft; at some point you just abandon it) and receive very specific feedback on it from people who attempt to help the writer improve the piece. But the Writers' Vineyard is much more than just a workshopping forum (and a few other forums slapped on for good measure). One of the things that will set it apart

It may seem like we have been inactive for a little while, but rest assured we have not :) News and Updates. For the coffee table Coffeehouse (https://www.deviantart.com/coffeehouse) is planning a publication in the New Year. The wheels are in motion and we have the means to do this. It will be a printed collection of poetry and prose, hopefully complimented with visual art and will be available for purchase by dA members and non members. Any monies raised will be shared equally between those contributing. It is our firm belief that dA writers should be offered the opportunity to put their own work into print and we hope that this venture may go some way to showing deviantA

open mic We are changing the scheduled open mic sessions to Saturday evenings from 6pm GMT. Please remember, you can come along and listen to readings, there's no pressure to read anything at all :) though we'd love it if you did! competition We have started to judge the competition and will be in touch with everyone who entered shortly :) DD Friday! Please see our forum post which can be found here : http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/writers/299538/ : critique We have been inundated with requests for critique and we are slowly working through them. Please note, coffeehouse will post your work for critique from its watchers, all y