Antone near Columbus OH

I am no where near ya, but I feel your pain. Here is a group in Columbus. Not sure how many screenwriters are in it but might be worthwhile.

Columbus, Ohio

Worthington Writer's Group was formed over 20 years ago and meets the second Weds of each month in a member's home, on the far north side of Columbus, Ohio. About 20 people are members, and 12 to 15 make most meetings. Virtually every member is published, or in the writing business in come capacity. Email Gary Zeune at [email protected] for more information.

Also, The ASA has a great resource for starting your own group. check it out at:

http://www.asascreenwriters.com/startowngroup.shtml

Good luck and keep writing.

I'm in Cleveland - welcome to AW.

Check out www.pwlgc.org. That's the Cleveland area writer's league, but they are also the folks most closely tied to the Ohio Writer magazine. If you can get a hand on that, you should be able to find some Columbus resources. If you can't find a copy of Ohio Writer, let me know and I'll send you some info from mine - which I can do later today if you like - I'm just winding up something due and will be out for a bit, but I'd be happy to give you some Columbus-related info from there.

The PWLGC people are extremely tied into the writers state-wide. And are really nice.

Also, there's a book called something like Being a Writer in Ohio or the Ohio Writer's Handbook. It's maybe three or four years old, but I just glanced at it in the library a week or two ago and it's very thick with information.

Finally, here's a blog of a guy who's pretty well-connected in the Ohio freelance world - www.workingwithwords.blogspot.com. His name is John Ettorre and if anyone knows folks in Columbus, I would guess he does. You can tell him I sent you (Jill Zimon).

Good luck! Let me know if I can help in any other way.