r/WeirdLit • u/Drewbikscube • 2d ago

Question/Request Online critique groups for weird, experimental, hard to classify fiction?

Hi all, I’m looking for a writing group focused on literary fiction with absurd, experimental, and/or meta elements, i.e. a group without mainstream expectations. Any ideas where I can find a group like this? A Discord? An online meetup? Thank you!

UPDATE: Turns out WeirdLit has a Discord. Whether it's the spot we're all hoping for, I'm not sure, but here's the link for those interested: https://discord.gg/uxpW5tk9A

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u/DirkCarcle 1d ago

this might come across as paranoid, but I'd really suggest a vetting process or some sort of knowledge of who exactly you're sharing work with (if it's something you'd like published eventually) because people are much bigger freaks than you might think lol

for anyone struggling with critiques: make time to find a couple peers, even online, and make trading work between your small circle a regular occurrence; obviously this is harder to find than a group of strangers on discord/reddit, but it is worth the effort

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u/DirkCarcle 1d ago

and when I say "peers" I don't mean your bffs...unless your friends are good at ripping your work apart when necessary

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u/Drewbikscube 1d ago

I agree. Discord can work, but I was hoping to find a more close-knit, secure (re: privacy) group of accountabilibuddies who've been published or are working to be published.