NYWIFT Writers Group

The NYWIFT Writers Group meets monthly for 2 hours and is a peer-to-peer group of members (only) who work with screenplays and scripts (and books and plays) as well as the development of the short stuff for projects including loglines, synopsis, treatments, pitch decks and more.

The group is for NYWIFT members only. If you’re not a member yet, you can apply here.

The NYWIFT Writers Group will hold their next meeting via Zoom on Thursday, April 24th, 2025 from 6:30 – 8:30pm ET

Please RSVP to the meeting by sending an email to yourbookisyourhook@gmail.com no later than 4:30pm ET on April 24th.


The topic for this meeting will be a peer-to-peer review of your synopsis for your screenplay, script or manuscript for your book, film, television pilot, series episode, documentary, short film, web series or stage production. Please bring yours for one project only. 

When you RSVP please include:

  • Your writing level (i.e., Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • The type of writing you are focusing on (i.e., film, television, theater, literary)
  • Who you would like to work with (i.e., same level writers, doesn’t matter, etc.)

If you have questions about this meeting, please send an email to yourbookisyourhook@gmail.com.


APRIL MEETING DATE: Our April Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

MAY MEETING DATE: Our May Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

JUNE MEETING DATE: Our June Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

JULY MEETING DATE: Our July Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

AUGUST MEETING DATE: Our August Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

SEPTEMBER MEETING DATE: Our September Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

OCTOBER MEETING DATE: Our October Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

NOVEMBER MEETING DATE: Our November Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!

DECEMBER MEETING DATE: Our December Writers Group meeting will be on Thursday December 18, 2025, at 6:30pm virtually via Zoom. Please make a note of it!


You can also search for NYWIFT Writers Group on Facebook and request to join the group to receive announcements of future meetings. Please also contact the NYWIFT office at membership@nywift.org to make sure your profile has the box checked to receive email announcements about upcoming meetings.

The group is led by NYWIFT Member Jennifer S. Wilkov (yourbookisyourhook@gmail.com).

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