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Writers Community

Free, Stellar Education Accessible to Every Writer

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The 540 Writers Community Offers:

Connection

Come find your writing BFF!
We’re a diverse group of writers of all ability levels. Everyone is welcome. Writers find lifelong friends in the
540 Writers Community.

540 Write-ins

Write with friends.
Our 540 Write-in Zoom link is open 24/7. No one writes alone. (Unless you want some space—then, well, okay.) We write for 45 minutes at a time with a 15-minute break.

540 Weekly Meetings

Learn something new.
Authors, editors, publishers, and other industry experts bring conference-level education.
Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. ET.

Encouragement

Don’t give up.
Exhaustion. Another rejection. Writer’s block. Impostor syndrome. We understand, and we’re here for you.

Education

Find answers here.
Post writing-related questions in our Facebook group or in the 540 Writers Community blog. Our members are happy to help you learn and succeed. Ready for more? Check out our sister organization, Christian Writers Institute.

Accountability

Just keep writing.
Finishing a book (or even an article) requires discipline, tenacity, and DOING. We’ve all felt we’re barely treading water at times, but we band together and pull each other along.

Opportunities

Do something new.
Some of our speakers offer opportunities to write for a publication or speak on a podcast. Enter a contest. Apply for a conference scholarship. Volunteer.

Virtual Hugs

540 is home for writers.
We’ve worked hard to create a warm, welcoming, encouraging vibe. We cheer each other on and celebrate successes. We support each other. You’re not alone.

Did we mention it’s free?

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Our Mission and Vision

The 540 Writers Community—a faith-based 501c3 nonprofit—exists to educate, encourage, and equip writers to create clean, clear, compelling, life-changing content.

The 540 Writers Community seeks to help underserved writers overcome barriers by providing free, accessible opportunities to learn and to hone writing skills. We offer conference-level writing education, community for writers, and connection to writing-related resources.

Can you imagine being the reason The Chronicles of Narnia series exists? Great writers like Lewis, Tolkien, and Sayers succeeded—at least in part—due to supportive community and accountability.

The 540 Writers Community serves writers who experience barriers to education. Finances. Caregiving situation. Disabilities. Exclusion. We help writers access education and resources.

Some of our plans require staff. Right now, no one (and we mean no one) is getting paid. We’d like to hire some of the good people who’ve consistently done great work serving the 540 Writers Community. One-time or ongoing donations will help us reach this goal.

And hey, we’re a 501c3 nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible.

We couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers and donors.

Are you ready to write?

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The Beginning

Seriously, you haven’t signed up yet?
Stop writing alone.
We can’t wait to meet you!