Orleans Writers' Club Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. Orleans Branch, Ottawa Public Library, 1705 Orléans Blvd Phone: 613-824-1962, ext. 223. weekly get together The Writer Within Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. Ottawa Public Library, Orleans Branch Phone: 613-824-1962, ext. 223. share work with aspiring authors Family Storytime / Contes en famille Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:30 am. Ottawa Public Library, Rideau Branch, 377 Rideau St. Phone: 613-241-6954 CAA Ottawa Centre Writers’ Circle Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Auditorium Phone: (613) 821-2485 Web:www.canauthors-ottawa.org/ Email:sharyn_40@yahoo.com critique groups help writers improve their manuscripts-tame the errant paragraphs, fix the runaway punctuation, soften the unbecoming personality traits in a literary character. Works-in-progress are circulated amongst Circle participants and critiquing feedback is shared in a comfortable, safe, supportive environment based on an established format, and guidelines that have proven to work. CAA Meetings Time and Place: 7:00 pm. OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe Web:www.canauthors-ottawa.org/meetings.shtml free to members, $10-non members The Tea Party Stories and Tea Time and Place: 7:00 pm. 119 York Street Web:www.ottawastorytellers.ca/stories-and-tea/ stories are on the hour and half hour. pay what you can ($8 suggested)