We are the Greater New York Independent Publishers Association (“GNYIPA”), a small, select professional level group of people involve with book publishing, writing, book design, book promotion, and self publishing. Our published works comprise a wide range of subjects and genres, including: non-fiction, fiction, self-help, history, LGBT literature, art, photography, playwrights, memoirs, children’s books, and other genres. You do not need to be a published author to join GNYIPA, but you need to …

We are an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, authors, publishers, agents, and technologists with a goal of creating a community to actively drive changes in the publishing industry.

This is a group for folks who are interested in having life be stress-free, productive, passionate and most of all - fun! Saying YES to your life is a great way to drop those automatic, habitual complaints and discover both your own brilliance and the beauty of the current moment. Saying YES allows you to be the author of your life, rather than the victim of it. New possibilities appear that never existed before! We learned this fun and practical approach to Saying Yes to Your Life from the Inst …

We aim to share advice on self-publishing, discuss lessons learned and interesting facts. Given the host of available self-pub platforms and aggregators, it's often a challenge to determine the most effective method of self-publishing. Ebooks, POD, independent and interactive apps, will all be covered. There will also be ruminations on the future of self-publishing: where should it go from here? Those who have battle scars and success stories from self-publishing should come to show and tell. Ot …

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~Dr. Seuss I've tried joining a few book clubs that were genre specific (chick lit), gender specific (chicks only), and author specific (Stephen King) but as none seemed to satisfy my palate, I thought I'd try to see if there were others like me, i.e. those who can equally enjoy the likes of Jane Austen, Stephen King, Shakespeare,Neil Gaiman, Dean Koontz as well as nonfiction books (The …

This is a SILENT meditation hike for people of average hiking skills. We love the city, but every once in a while it is important to spend time in nature. Join us as we spend a few hours hiking in silence. Rev. Ian White Maher, minister of Original Blessing: A Unitarian Universalist Congregation, will lead the hike and ground the experience in three guided meditations exploring the beauty of creation. Harriman State Park is easily accessible by bus and car. The hike is moderately difficult but d …

The IYYUN Center is dedicated to the study, dissemination and experience of Authentic Kabbalah & Spiritual Torah Wisdom. Through the publication of books, offerings of classes, lectures, services and holiday events the Center creates opportunities for people of all backgrounds to examine and understand themselves in the light of Kabbalah & the Wisdom of the Torah. The Center is headed by the world-renowned Author, Kabbalist, and beloved Spiritual Teacher Rav DovBer Pinson Rav Pinson is widely …

Spiritual Inspiration at Hudson Valley Park of Study and Reflection with Silo's Message “Here are joy, love of the body, of nature, of humanity, and of the spirit.” Silo Enter the quiet of nature...... and take a break from the noise of the City. This meetup is for those of us living in the NY area who want to take day trips out of the City to relax, meditate, reflect, reconnect with ourselves, make friends and find spiritual inspiration in nature. All are welcome to join, including beginners. …

Hi UXers! We've created this Meetup group to help get the word out about the UX Awards- www.UserExperienceAwards.com The UX Awards are the first Awards created to specifically celebrate and showcase examples of outstanding, game-changing UX. The annual UX Awards Event is also the biggest UX event of the season, and it's around the corner on Tuesday May 21, 2013 in NYC! Now in the third year, the User Experience Awards are the premiere Awards to showcase, celebrate, and raise understanding of exc …

The NYCWW is a group dedicated to helping aspiring writers (in whatever genre) improve their craft through constructive feedback from other like-minded individuals. Our format is simple: Bring your written material, a maximum of 6 double-spaced pages to the meeting. Additional copies for others to follow along would be helpful. The author will read and then listen while the rest of the group provide criticism and feedback. The author is not allowed to speak while feedback is provided. You should …

Created 2009  |  Market Tested 2010  |  Incorporated 2011 Mission Created in 2009 in New York City, The Black Mastermind Group (tBMG) accelerates the growth and development of black preneurs and leaders utilizing mastermind principles to achieve innovative levels of success in their career or business. The Black Mastermind Group maximizes the human and intellectual capital of masterminders by providing the tools and support needed to help each other meet and exceed their goals. Vision To be a le …

This meetup is dedicated to doing close readings of philosophical works from the traditions of Classical Liberalism and Socialism. More specifically works on Communism (Marxism, Maoism, Leninism, etc.), Libertarian-Socialism/Anarchism (Anarcho-Communism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Anarcho-Collectivism), and the works of liberal thinkers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Examples of authors considered are: Smith, Locke, Hume, Mill, Humboldt, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Bakunin, Chomsky, Bookchi …

This book club will cover great literary works such as Hemingway, Dickens, Shelley, Bronte, Milton, to more recent authors like...humm...let me think--okay---let's face it, English degree = reading lots of dead authors. But really, let's read some great classics, and a little new stuff too. :) This group is aimed at 25-35 year-old people (give or take a few years) who like to get together over drinks or a meal and have critical discussions about the classics. Please read on to find out how we r …

The Publishing Point is a community of professionals excited about the changes transforming the publishing industry. We are publishers, agents, authors, booksellers and bloggers coming together to learn, trade information and discuss issues that shape our industry. To join The Publishing Point community, please sign up on www.publishingpoint.com. You can also follow us on twitter: @publishingpoint; #pubpt. As part of our commitment to putting our members in touch with publishing leaders and i …

In this group we'll make our way through the book "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages," by Bruce Tate. It's a quick deep-dive into seven very different languages: Ruby, Io, Prolog, Scala, Erlang, Clojure and Haskell. I know almost nothing about these languages myself -- I'm a JavaScript guy with some very limited exposure to Ruby -- and do not expect to become an expert in any of them overnight, but I am excited to dive into paradigms I know nothi …

We are passionate writers looking to meet other passionate writers. Our group loves to have fun and our atmosphere is warm, welcoming, playful - at times even silly. At the same time, when we get down to it, we offer sincere feedback, trying to improve each other's work. We believe that to give good feedback we have to tell the writer what worked well first, what moved us, what inspired us, what made us want to punch something or someone. Then, we talk about what can be improved. The environment …

Tu 6:30 – 7 pm Guided Meditation (Free) at CRS Please join us in the sharing of miracles. Here, your mind can come to rest and you can remember true peace. No experience with meditation is required, and everyone is welcome. Please arrive for Meditation before 6:30 pm as we don't open our door while the meditation is in progress. Kindly refrain from ringing our buzzer during this time. We at CRS are dedicated teachers and students of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) who are waiting to share miracle …

Are you interested/excited/worried about the 'Singularity' as authors like Ray Kurzweil coined the time of ever increasing speed of technological innovation? Join this group if you would like to find others interested in this subject to exchange thoughts, ideas, book tips, laughter and generally good company.

The Church of Azazel proto-congregation is focused on a specific polytheistic Satanist paradigm developed by Diane Vera, who is also the author of a well-known website on theistic Satanism and founder of the NYC Satanists/LHP discussion group, a.k.a. NYC Satanists, Luciferians, Dark Pagans, and LHP Occultists. Those for whom the Church of Azazel is intended are only a small minority among Satanists, especially here in NYC.  (On the other hand, the NYC Satanists/LHP discussion group welcomes Sata …

We’re a discussion group with a focus on rationality, philosophy, science, technology, skepticism and ethics. We choose members who are friendly, intellectually curious, intelligent, non-religious, and rationally-minded – meaning that we’re more interested in figuring out the truth together than in proving ourselves right, or in arguing for the sake of arguing. Our members are young, almost all in the range of 20 to 35 years old. Our meetings are usually informal group discussions at someone’s a …

Know your life purpose and the meaning of your current situation clearly. Communicate with your Inner Teacher. Heal yourself and others. Open Level Class Taught in English by Yasuko Kasaki We are pleased to announce that we will start a new ongoing A Course in Miracles (ACIM) class. This 90-minute class strongly focuses on mind training designed to help you to experience the lessons and wisdom of ACIM. Each class contains some lecture from the ACIM Textbook and/or Urtext, some discussion and Q …

The purpose of this Meetup Group will be to solely read the works of David Foster Wallace. We will share impressions, questions, compare notes, highlights, and read aloud our favorite sections of his books. Support, a meaningful read, enjoyment, humor, and reading community will be at the core of the group's purpose, as we tackle the author's works. This book group is for David Foster Wallace readers in Manhattan and the nearby area. Truthfully, it was my intention to simply join a group dedicat …

"The constructed language with the most complete grammar is probably Lojban - a language created to reflect the principles of logic." --- Arika Okrent, the author of In the Land of Invented Languages coi ro do (Hello Everyone!) This group is for people who are interested in and want to know about the constructed language, Lojban. Lojban is a one of the most complete, carefully designed, and logically unambiguous constructed languages in the world. Lojban has a number of features which make it u …

PEACE VILLAGE LEARNING & RETREAT CENTER -- EXPERIENCE THE TRANQUILITY Enjoy a weekend retreat on a wide variety of topics in beautiful Upstate New York, 2 1/2 hours from New York City. Buses from Port Authority bring you right to our door! PLEASE NOTE:  Retreats go from Late March until Mid-December. If you are visiting our page in the winter, we may be on 'Winter Break'  which is why no meetups are scheduled during these months.  Stay tuned, if not yet~ you will soon see meetups scheduled for t …

This meetup group is for women dancers, choreographers, actors, directors, filmmakers, visual artists, authors, fashion designers, etc. The goal of this group is to provide networking opportunities for women artists and also host events that will provide opportunities for women to highlight their talents. Activities for this group will include workshops, performances, and networking events. I started this group because of my love for the arts and my dedication to providing opportunities for aspi …

Think- trips to the sex museum, workshops, opportunities to purchase things, ask questions, discuss roe v. wade, learn to pole dance. If it has to do with redeeming your sexuality- this is the place! This is an upscale group- and we sell toys, take field trips, learn and do educational workshops for adults of all ages. The audience is mature and we feel like we can have open conversations and explore sexuality and learn together without being embarrassed. We talk about the politics of sex, invit …

A place for investors to meet other investors. This group is for Day Traders, Stock Trading, Investment Education, Stock Investing, ETF investing, Investing, Investing for Retirement, stocks and options, Stock Market, Stocks Technical Analysis, Stock Options, Technical Analysis, Stock market trading, Options Trading, Swing Traders. This investment club is for socializing and information sharing only. Invite your friends and colleagues to join our meetup group. The more people we have to network …

Need a little lunch time lift? Come join Emme (social reformer, author, TV personality, supermodel, and founder of EmmeNation) for rooftop views, and a breath of fresh air during your busy day. This will be a B.Y.O.L. (Bring Your Own Lunch) meetup. Topics will vary each week, including short meditation, breathing techniques, yoga, and open and honest discussions.