Central Florida Inklings
science fiction & fantasy writers interested in diversity & development
Who we are & community guidelines
Central Florida Inklings is a science fiction and fantasy writing group welcoming writers at every stage in their writing journey. We encourage diversity and development—in our writing, careers, and ourselves.
upcoming & previous workshops
Our workshop instructors include authors, agents, and marketing and publishing professionals speaking on a wide range of writing and publishing topics to help develop your craft and career.Workshops for 2025 are currently being scheduled!
2-Page Critiques
Nov 2, 1–3pm ET
2-Page Critiques with Alli Martin & Katherine Ervin
writing Workshop
Sometimes a writer needs a little feedback to find motivation, gain confidence, or course correct. That's what we're offering in this two-hour workshop! Freelance editors Alli Martin from Selfwinding Editorial and Katherine Ervin from Goblin Fruit will critique two pages of your manuscript live.Alli and Katherine excel in providing targeted, conscientious feedback that takes into account your market and goals to provide actionable advice that doesn't leave you feeling lambasted.If you don't have pages ready to review, you're still welcome to attend this event to hear how editors approach the feedback process and step into the Inklings community.Nov 2, 1–3pm ET
Virtual Workshop
$15
Register at EventBriteAlli Martin (she/they) is a writer and freelance editor. She specializes in science fiction and fantasy but is also comfortable with romance, literary fiction, and nonfiction. She has an MFA in Fiction from the University of Central Florida.Alli teaches workshops on writing craft, editing, and publishing, focusing on mental health and writing productivity. Her written work can be found on her website, her Patreon, in print, and on various other websites across the internet.Katherine Ervin (they/she) is an editor at Goblin Fruit specializing in SF/F and romance fiction. They've also taught Creative Writing at the University of Central Florida and Full Sail University, and served as a first reader for Lightspeed Magazine.
Upcoming & previous workshops
Upcoming Workshops
November 2, 2025 2-Page Critiques with Alli Martin & Katherine Ervin
December 6, 2025 Regaining and Maintaining Writing Motivation with Elle E. Ire & José Pablo IriartePrevious Workshops
Beat the Burnout! Balancing creating, self-care, and business for the neurodivergent writer with Chrysta Bairre
Gripping the First Chapter in SFF with Sarah N. Fisk
How to Write Short Stories for Novelists with Karen Osborne
Reconnect with Your Writing Life with Alli Martin
Book Proposals for Genre Fiction with Allison Lane
Building Distinct Alien Cultures with Valerie Valdes
The Challenges of Writing Sapphic Fiction Across Genres with Elle E. Ire, Cathy Pegau, Meredith Doench, Riley Scott, MB Austin & K. AtenKeep in touch by joining our newsletter.
who we are &
community guidelines
Central Florida Inklings is a science fiction and fantasy writing group welcoming writers at every stage in their writing journey. We encourage diversity and development—in our writing, careers, and ourselves.While our writers all share an interest in science fiction and fantasy, we write everything from nonfiction to poetry to interactive narratives. We seek out and write about characters expressing experiences familiar and unfamiliar, celebrating diversity and sensitivity in representation of race, economic status, sexuality, gender, and disability throughout all genres.We bring our other talents to the group as well, including graphic art and design, collage, soap-making, knitwork, and sewing. (Also, it’s not a requirement, but most of us own cats.)Most of our writers have the goal of traditional publication (and some have achieved that in anthologies, literary magazines, and websites), but we are also interested in self-publishing. Whether our writers have degrees in creative writing or not, we are all interested in furthering and developing our writing craft and knowledge of the publishing industry. We host guest speakers and workshops, as well as share and discuss publishing news, articles, and opportunities..
Central Florida Inklings is currently looking for new members who would fit well within our group. If the above guidelines sound like you, please reach out!As an official Inkling, you’ll be invited to join our weekly writing sessions (in-person and online through Discord). These sessions provide a structured time dedicated to working on your projects and developing your writing life. While open chat is invited, we ask all writers to be respectful and considerate, acknowledging that our meeting times are Writing Time and excessive cross-chat can be distracting.Belligerent behavior, hate speech, confrontational debate, and other forms of disrespect are not tolerated in this group.