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Welcome to Critique Circle.

Improve your writing skills in one of the largest and longest-running writing communities on the web.

Vibrant writing community

Thousands of writers working together to improve their writing.

It's all about reciprocity

Critique the stories of others and in turn they will crit your stories.

Active forums

Discussion groups on nearly any topic under any sun.

Here's how Critique Circle works.

Continuously improve your writing by critting the works of others and building relationships with other authors who will help you with your own manuscript.

1

Crit

Crit a couple of stories to gain enough credits.

2

Submit

Use your credits to submit your own story for review.

3

Rewrite

Use the crits to improve your manuscript.

Our members are our biggest fans.

We don't like to brag, but we don't mind letting our members do it for us. Here are a few nice things folks have said about our platform over the years.

“Critique Circle is my new favorite writing workshop! I might just make it my new Home Page!”

E. Madison Cawein, Wenatchee,WA. 98801 USA
Tales from the blog

Newest blog posts

The Critique Circle blog is written by our members and is filled with interesting articles about writing.

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Is Critique circle free?

Membership is free and always has been. There is also a premium subscription that you can buy which unlocks additional features and perks.

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When was the website started?

Critique Circle first came online in October 2003 and has been running continuously ever since. It is one of the oldest writing websites out there.

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How active is Critique Circle?

We have thousands of members that are actively using the site and are closing in on one million served critiques.

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How safe are my stories?

Stories submitted to CC are not considered 'published online' and cannot be found on search engines. You can manage your story accessibility yourself and delete them at any time.

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It's easy and free to join.

Come on in, you're in good company.

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