Go to Groups on the navigation and then to Search on the drop down.
Input your search term. Search by genre, organization/association or any other
keyword that’s important to you. The search is an “or” search. So if you put in
“mystery fantasy”, you will get mystery groups, fantasy groups and groups including
both genres.
Example searches:
Organization:NaNoWriMo, SCBWI, SFWA, Sisters in Crime Genre:New Adult, YA, fantasy, non-fiction, blog Education / experience:MFA, Gotham Writers’ Workshop
OR Click “show all groups” to see all of the groups. This can be valuable if you are
interested in a mix of genres.
Your search results will include groups that match your search. Click on the groups
to view their profiles. These profiles include information that will likely be
important to you: group settings on sexual content, violent content, critique ratio,
deadline windows. Check out the group description, submission schedule and
inactivity policy. Click member names to see their public profiles. You will not be
able to see any group submissions, discussions or files.
If you are interested in joining, click Request Invite to
initiate a request to the group facilitator. You’re also welcome to ask the group
facilitator a question.
The group facilitator will likely look at your profile and may have some questions
for you. The group facilitator will then invite you to the group or let you know
that the group is full or not a good fit, etc.
When invited, you will receive an email invitation and an invitation on your
dashboard. Accepting the invitation will join you to the group. You’ll now see the
group on your Dashboard.