Join a writers or editors group

Writers and editors groups, societies, and associations

1. Australia

• ACT Writers Centre
• Asia and Pacific Writers Network
• Australian Society of Authors
• Canberra Society of Editors
• Communication Research Institute
• Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW)
• Fellowship of Australian Writers (Tas)
• Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic)
• Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA)
• Institute of Professional Editors
• NSW Writers' Centre
• NT Writers' Centre
• Queensland Writers Centre
• SA Writers' Centre
• Society of Editors (NSW)
• Society of Editors (Qld)
• Society of Editors (SA)
• Society of Editors (Tas)
• Society of Editors (Vic)
• Society of Editors (WA)
• Tasmanian Writers' Centre
• Victorian Writers' Centre
• Women in Publishing WA

2. Canada

• Canadian Authors Association
• Editors' Association of Canada
• l'Association canadienne des réviseurs (in French)
• Writers' Union of Canada

3. Germany

• Verband der Freien Lektorinnen und Lektoren (in German)

4. Hong Kong

• Women in Publishing

5. International

• Legal Writing Institute
• Association of Legal Writing Directors

6. Ireland

• Ballea Writers Club Ireland
  
• Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders, and Indexers

7. Netherlands

• Society of English-Native-Speaking Editors

8. New Zealand

• New Zealand Society of Authors

9. South Africa

• Professional Editors' Group

10. UK

• Society for Editors and Proofreaders
• Society of Authors

11. USA

• 6' Ferret Writers' Group
• American Copy Editors Society
• Editorial Freelancers Association
• The Authors Guild
• Scribes: American Society of Legal Writers
• Society for Technical Communication
• Writers Guild of America, West
• WritersNet