Our writing forums are the place where writers meet

Featuring 5,570,848 posts in 183,484 threads.

At Scribophile, we’re focused on giving each other constructive feedback on our writing. But sometimes you need a place to have in-depth discussion on general writing topics — or a place just to meet people and hang out!

That’s what our writing forums, a core part of our larger writing community, are for. The writing forums at Scribophile are one of the largest writing-oriented online forums in the world!

Why join our writing forums?

Exchange writing tips & tricks

Trade writing tips and tricks with thousands of writers from all over the world, at any time of the day or night.

Get ideas, inspiration, and encouragement

There’s no better cure for writer’s block than being able to draw inspiration from our active and helpful community.

Discuss writing, books and more

We have forums for any topic: from the writing craft, to book discussion, to the publishing industry, to just hanging out.

How our writing forums work

Our writing forums are designed to encourage friendly, polite, and enlightening discussion.

Members start threads about a topic, like “How do I find a literary agent?”

Then other members (like you!) reply with their own insight, starting a discussion that anyone can read, learn from, and participate in.

Browse through years of discussion about writing

Our busy writing forums have more than a fifteen years of discussion archived, with millions of posts across hundreds of thousands of threads for you to discover.

Add your voice to new threads

Anyone can reply to discussion threads to give their unique insight into the topic writers are discussing. The more you participate, the more friends you’ll make.

Ask questions and chat with other writers

Start a thread in our writing forums to ask questions, share your knowledge, engage in discussion, and meet other writers from all over the world.

Make lifelong friends

Scribophile is a place where writers make lifelong friends from all walks of life. Our polite, kind and helpful community of writers is something we’re really proud of.

Our writing forums are perfect for everyone!

Any writer of any skill level, genre, and style can join and participate in the discussion in our writing forums. Everyone’s welcomed, including:

  • Creative writers

  • Novel writers

  • Beginning writers

  • Romance writers

  • Short story writers

  • Science fiction writers

  • Technical writers

  • Academic writers

  • Script writers

  • Song writers

  • Mystery writers

  • Children’s book writers

  • ...and more!

Our members are our biggest fans

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Scribophile is my online home. It’s the best place to find hardworking critique partners and lifelong writing buddies.

A. B. Rutledge

Miles Away From You published with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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I’ve made friends, developed valuable critiquing relationships, published my works, built my author platform, and gained lots of confidence, all with the support of the Scribophile community.

Jessica Groenendijk

The Giant Otter published with Pen & Sword Books

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Without this community — the encouragement, the critique, the push to be better — I wouldn’t have a debut coming out now. Scribophile changed my life.

Joanna Hathaway

Dark of the West published with Tom Doherty Associates

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