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Jakarta Writers

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We are Jakarta Writers.
Join the community! It doesn't matter if you just pick up pen and paper or if you are writing since years; it doesn't matter what and how often you write.

This group is perfect for all those interested in storytelling, and in exploring and developing their craft.

We are the biggest, first, most active, and most inclusive MeetUp community in Jakarta... and we invite you to join us! Everyone is welcome.

Jakarta Writers (former Jakarta Creatives) is the community to explore, practice, or enjoy all forms of writing and creativity in Jakarta. Other than regular writing events and workshops we do book clubs, book swaps, comedy events as well as occasionally attend museums and poetry open mics, watch movies, and much more!

Together with the group Jakarta Friends (which mostly focus on social activities) we are all about authentic connections in an uncomplicated and informal setting.

Together, we are creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome. This community is a convergence of people and cultures.

Over the past 3,5 years, with Jakarta Writers & Jakarta Friends we have had over 250 events with about 2,000 attendees! Everyone should always feel welcome to join disregarding from their ethnicity, nationality, religion, creed, age, language skills, gender identification, sexual orientation, background, ability, income, social status, or any other arbitrary trait.

We have a yearly membership fee to join our events. This is explained in detail in every event description. The membership fee is not expensive and gives access to all events, while guaranteeing that hosting events remains sustainable for the organisers. There's much more value to members in a yearly fee than in an event fee.

We guarantee to keep organising plenty of events and the fee is refundable if the group closes down or if there are no events for more than three months. You can attend the first event for a sneak peek price!

You can also connect via chat and social media:

You are invited to **join the group Jakarta Friends, too 👉🏼 https://www.meetup.com/jakarta-friends/** With Jakarta Friends we eat and drink together, play board games, talk business, socialize, do language exchanges, explore the city by walking and culinary tours, and much more!

We look forward to meet you at a next event!
Corrado & the team of co-organisers

An important note about this community: This group welcomes everyone who genuinely wants to connect. The organisers won't tolerate any of the following behaviours:

  • marketing promotions without checking with the admin first (including aggressive marketing strategies, pet trading, self-centered offers, non-relevant posts)
  • negativity and blaming (including spreading false information, criticizing without offering a honest feedback or alternative solutions)
  • harrassement, discrimination, intolerance, disrespectful behaviour
  • it's important that people respect RSVP at event, and are respectful of everyone's time and efforts in organising events
  • anyone who feels unsafe or unwelcome at an event is encouraged to report this to the organisers or to the Meetup help center
SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! *ONLINE* #67 ✍️ with Jakarta Writers

SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! *ONLINE* #67 ✍️ with Jakarta Writers

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➡️ TL;DR An online silent writing session | Writers of all levels, expertise, and genres most welcome | Everyone will work on their stuff | Join from 11.00 AM-12.30 PM WIB time | We have a membership fee for attendees but you can join with sneak peek price | Full description below!

Full description ⬇️ Ask in the comments anything not answered here...

Hello, Jakarta Writer! Are you a member of Jakarta Friends yet?
Want to see pictures of past events? Take a look here! And feel free to upload a few pictures you might take at the event 😊

JakWri and JakFri is the biggest, first, most active, and most inclusive MeetUp community in Jakarta… and we invite you to join us for this SHUT! UP! AND! WRITE! #67 ✍️ FULLY ONLINE!

Everyone is always welcome to join our events. Our community is all about creating authentic in-person connections in this urban jungle. Come as you are... it’s the best version of yourself.

ABOUT THE EVENT

In a nutshell: This event will be online! Just log in (with your browser on Google Meet -- link shared with registered attendees only) and get 90 minutes of writing done to kick-start your day! We will write in silence, everyone working on their own project. You don't need to switch the camera on, but you can if you need an extra push to be accountable. You can arrive any time between 11.00 AM and 12.30 PM WIB/Jakarta time (after 12.00 PM, I won't let anyone join the virtual room anymore). Just make sure you use the occasion to get some writing done! At 12:20-ish PM we will stop writing, switch on our camera, and each take a few minutes to introduce ourselves, and tell what we have done in the past 90 minutes.

The aim is to have many of these online Shut! Up! And! Write! regularly, at different times of the day, to help each other get the writing done! These online series won't replace our in-person SUAW, which will still happen at least once a month.

Cannot join this one because of the timing? Let me know what would be a suitable time for another online 90 minutes writing session!

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So, you want to be a writer? Then shut up and write! Writing is 0.01% "inspiration" and 99.99% getting down to it.

We will meet for a 90 minutes writing session fully online.

It doesn't matter if you are an established writer or if you are picking up pen and paper for the first time. Just show up, get down to it, and start writing. Everyone will be working on their own thing, and we won't talk during writing. If you need some prompt or suggestion on what to write, I'll be happy to give you some ideas.

After the 90 minutes writing session session, we will stop writing and briefly share with each other what we have done. We can also share each other texts and give feedback, if that's something someone would like to do.

The rules of the game:

  1. We aim to start together in order not to disrupt the process for everyone. Hovewer, for this online event, join can join anytime between 11.00 AM and 12.00 PM. After that, the virtual room will be closed.
  2. No talking during the writing allowed! After joining the virtual room, everyone will focus on their own writing
  3. You can take as many breaks as you want, of course

We have organised this online event before. We have organised this event (in-person) many times before. See all of them here!

ABOUT THE VENUE

Fully online. Can be joined with regular browser (no specific app neeeded -- link shared with registered attendees only)

ABOUT THE HOST

Corrado Nai has a Ph.D. in microbiology and writes mostly about science. His feature articles has been published in Smithsonian Magazine, New Scientist, Asimov Press, Small Things Considered, and many more. Currently he's writing a graphic novel about agar-agar's surprising role in science, called "The Dessert That Changed the World" which can be followed and supported on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/corradonai

HOW TO REGISTER TO THE EVENT?

To register, just click “Attend”! There are a few simple rules

  • No strict registration policy for this event. Just join. Don't take excuses to not follow your dream of becoming a writer 😊
  • You can join the virtual room any time between 11.00 AM and 12.30 AM WIB/Jakarta time (after 12.00 PM, I won't let anyone join the virtual room anymore)
  • No +1 allowed for this online event

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

WE HAVE A MEMBERSHIP FEE. HOW DOES IT WORK?

Our community has a membership fee that make sure we can keep organising hundreds of events as we did over the past 4 years.

Membership can be paid as a yearly membership of 340k IDR valid for 365 days after payment. Pay online ahead of the event to get 10% off! Membership gives access to all events plus exclusive perks**(*)** available only to paying members.

As a first-timer, you have several options:

  • Option A*: Join with a promo discount* for first-timers for 250k IDR/year. Get 10% if you pay online ahead of the event!
  • Option B: Not sure if you want to join for a year? Join with a 50k IDR sneak peek option & pay the remaining 290k IDR at the next event
  • Option C: Bundle offer to join both Jakarta Writers and Jakarta Friends for 390k IDR instead of 680k IDR. First-timers only.

All three options can be redeemed with an additional 10% discount when paid online ahead of an event.
In the past 3,5 years we have organised ~2-3 events per week (browse past event of JakFri here and of JakWri here). That is, with your membership you can attend up to 5-10 events/month!

**(*)**This is a non-exhaustive list of special events we have had for paying members only. A Give Away Birthday Celebrations with lucky draw, a Free pasta cooking (and eating 😉) workshop or a Museum visits with free guided tours.

We guarantee to keep organizing plenty of events. You will receive a full refund if the group closes down, or if there’s no event happening in three months.

Yearly membership can be paid beforehand (bank transfer/Gopay) or at an event (cash/bank transfer/Gopay). Text Corrado (+62 8211 489 3580) if you have any questions about membership. It's easy!

THE RULES OF OUR COMMUNITY

Our communities are:

Members often participate in events of both groups. Over the past two years, we held over 300 events with over 2,500 attendees.
Attendees rate our events very positively and give wonderful feedback, with an average of 4.8⭐ (out of 5⭐) from over 400 reviews (take a look at our reviews here!)

We value diversity, inclusivity, respect, and authenticity. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kinds.

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