OWL: Oakland Writers’ and Literature

The Oakland Writers’ & Literature (OWL) Club is a group of 18 years and older writing enthusiasts, tackling a common feeling among writers, the need for some encouragement to write. The focus of OWL is to provide a community for writers to share and workshop their own work, and sometimes the work of published authors. The group uses tools of analysis to identify the literal meanings and themes of all genres of writing, while also discussing the things that most stand out in the work.

The OWL club meets Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at the Main (Oakland) Library, and is an open community where writers can pop in and pop out from week to week and always feel included and welcome when they return.

Writings/readings are scheduled in advance of meetings using OWL’s community sign-up sheet. The OWL mailing list* is used for distributing this work. Meetings also include weekly writing prompts that attendees are encouraged (though not required) to read and share with the group.

The club’s weekly agenda is as follows:

• 6:30 – 6:45 PM      Quiet time writing for the prompt 
• 6:45 – 7:15 PM      Reading and sharing prompt writing(s)
• 7:15 – 8:00 PM      Group discussion and peer review/workshop of writers’ work

*Contact Roland at 2300degrees@gmail.com to be added to the OWL mailing list.

OWL is neither an LLC, a non-profit, nor a for-profit organization. The group is not endorsed or sponsored by any organizations and operates as a cost-free community of writers for anyone over 18 to join.