Organizations that Support the Art of the Written Word in Illinois and the Nation

So You Think You Can Write is a website that provides writing prompts and helpful suggestions for beginning creative writers and those having difficulty with blocks.

The Society of Great River Poets meets in Burlington and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to discuss poetry and prose.

Poetic Consumption is a group of poets and fans of literature that meets on a weekly basis to explore the sound of memorized poetry.

The Illinois Arts Council "supports Illinois' highly acclaimed and diverse cultural community."

Litline provides literary links especially for the state of Illinois.

The Midwest Writing Center supports readers and writers in the Quad Cities area

The generosity of the NEA supports many projects that keep the arts alive.

At UNESCO they strive to make the world a more peaceful place through science, education and the arts.

If you know of or are a member of an organization dedicated to the arts and would like to see your organization listed here, please send a 1-2 line description and email address or website link to Spoon River Creative Writers. Please put "SRCW Website Organization Link" in the subject line of your email.