Minnesota Writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism, Horror -- If you're exploring the worlds beyond mainstream literature, MinnSpec welcomes you.        Come to network, hear readings from works in progress, swap story critiques, and talk shop.  Our members range from those just starting out to established authors with multiple book contracts.   Want to know more? Check our About Page, or read one of our group's anthologies!

This is a group for people who have a passion for writing and would like to share that passion with others. Whether you write prose, poetry, science fiction, humor or fantasy, come join us!

Mission: Ideally, we’d like 6-8 regular attendees to monthly contribute 8-15 pages of commercial fiction*. Format: workshopping. Intention: Everybody ‘gets time’. Motto: Always honest, but never mean. Let’s break this down. 6-8 regular attendees: from a maximum pool of 10-12. Regular implies some level of commitment and allows for remembering each other’s plot lines, characters, revisions, etc. We’re trying to create a writing lab, a safe haven from the writing jungle: a ‘place’ to nurture ex …