A monthly gathering of those who enjoy reading(or watching) fantasy/sci-fi. Anything is open from Dragonlance to Star Trek to LotR to Bradbury.

Meet fellow Sci-fi/Fantasy Fans near you! Come to a local Sci-fi/Fantasy Meetup to have fun talking science fiction and fantasy in literature, media, gaming and art. Go to local conventions, signings, readings, movies, museum shows, science lectures and more!

This Meetup Group is the private workspace of the writers group of The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club (http://www.meetup.com/bookclub-1137/). All events will still be coordinated through our main meetup site. This group will be invite-only to attendees of our monthly writers meetups, and is meant to be a private workspace to collaborate and discuss writing projects and challenges. If you'd like to participate, please join the main group and RSVP for one of our monthly writers meetups.

Looking for a story-driven science fiction or fantasy tabletop roleplaying game? One with dynamic action and immersive roleplay? Looking for a community to run such a game and/or play in such a venue? Then look no further! We offer an active community to jump right in and get started if you're a player seeking a game and co-organizer status for GMs looking to get a game started or fill their pre-existing ranks. Come join in the fun! See you at the games!

A group for anyone and everyone who loves Science Fiction, Fantasy and Comic Books! Whether you're a hardcore Trekkie or you just happen to have read Lord of the Rings (only ten times!) this is the group for you. We're fans of all things geeky: movies, books, comics and tv. We'll have monthly dinner/happy hours to talk about our favorite media and upcoming events, we'll go to movies and local conventions and above all we'll have a great time!

The Washington Science Fiction Association, founded in 1947, is the oldest science fiction group in the greater Washington, DC, area. Our interests cover a wide range, including science fiction, science fact, fantasy, and many related fields. Each year we run Capclave, our regional science fiction convention, and we have helped sponsor worldwide conventions such as the World Science Fiction Convention and the World Fantasy Convention. In addition, the club administers the WSFA Small Press Award, …

BSFS is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable, literary and educational organization, dedicated to the promotion of and an appreciation for science fiction in all of its many forms. BSFS is run entirely by volunteers. None of the Board of Directors or officers receive any pay for what they do. Balticon, our annual regional science fiction & fantasy convention, features authors, editors, publishers, artists, filmmakers, and, most importantly, fans. Balticon has speeches by our guests, author readin …

This group is designed to unite female fantasy football players in the D.C. area. Whether you've been playing for years or are perusing a draft guide for the first time, this meetup group is for you. And for those girls who like footballl, but think fantasy football is not for them, please join as well. We can always change your mind! I envision this group getting together for the occasional MNF, SNF, and even, TNF (Thursday) game. Perhaps we'll even have some league creation. Welcome! …

We are a group of writers who enjoy imaginative, perhaps even offbeat, fiction. Our goal is to write well--or at least better--but with the freedom to make mistakes. We are not here to necessarily produce polished, publishable fiction, but to rather to carve out a space where writers can experiment and have fun in a relaxed and supportive environment. Speculative fiction--which includes science fiction, supernatural horror, steampunk, dystopian fiction, magical realism, fantastic allegory, and …

Interested in meeting some cool nerds? That depends on who you define as a nerd, you may ask. You also may wonder who is welcome in the Geeks and Gaymers (spelling intentional) group. While my intention is to create a more LGBT-inclined group of friends, straight allies are very welcome as well. Nerds? Anyone who enjoys any or many of a plethora of interests, including but not limited to: Board Games, Science Fiction (Books, Films, TV, etc), Fantasy (Books/Graphic Novels, Films, TV), Speculative …

A creative community dedicated to running and participating in story-driven tales of fantasy and/or horror. A community based upon Role-playing over Roll-playing in descriptive, atmospheric settings and situations for a scary-good time! A place for tabletop roleplaying game enthusiasts be they seasoned or new to the experience!

Home of the North Virginia Browncoats We are a multi-cultural group comprising all ages and sexes. Our standard monthly activity is a Nerd Lunch held the first Saturday of the month, but have small meetups held throughout the month. These small meetups can be a simple movie outing or a trip to a local gathering, ie. the Maryland Renaissance Festival, Comic Book shows, Sci-Fi conventions, etc. Come on out and make new friends and geek out over your favorite genre topic. We would love to meet you!

A live, as opposed to on-line, book discussion group that reads speculative fiction like Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Graphic Novels and more! As this group grow I hope to include Movie, TV, and Game nights and possibly trips to events like Balticon or even New York Comic Con. I want this to be a content rich envirionment and I plan on starting some related topics on the discussion boards. If anyone would like to help with organizing or adding content, message me!

Every second Thursday of the month we meet downstairs in Politics and Prose's remainder room to discuss science fiction. We are a friendly bunch and our topics have ranged from Scarab-Beetle Head-Sex to how much we all dislike Greg Bear. Some of the books we've read in the past include: The Forever War - Joe Haldeman Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon Doomsday Book - Connie Willis Darwin's Radio - Greg Bear Fleck and the Elixer - Rudy Rucker Snow Crash - Neil Stephenson The Sp …

From Andrew: While living on the west coast, I discovered the "Geek Club", a place for all things to please the inner geek in all of us! When I moved out here, I wanted to find something like that and I started this group. Our event types are really dependent on what the members ask for. Video games, museums, boardgames, movies & book discussions, it's all fair game! The group is open to all ages, genotypes, prototypes, and even meeples! From Michael:  Lived here all my life, and wanted to help …

Columbia Writers is a group of dedicated writers and authors from all over Maryland. While many of our members focus on YA, kidlit, and children's genres, we welcome all genres. We meet regularly to exchange critiques of our writing, collaborate on writing projects, and host workshops or author meets. As a group, we've completed one anthology and are working on a second. RSVP for one of our meets to learn more!

This group fosters the development of local authors' work through honest but fair criticism; to provide encouragement and inspiration to those authors as they write and submit their work for publication; and to provide a support network for those authors. There are no fees or dues, but the Speculative Wordsmiths require a serious commitment. Members must be willing to participate fully in the group's activities, and to give as much as they receive. Strong membership participation is critical to …

I spent an amazing year in Edinburgh, Scotland. While there, I was a member of a creative writing group where I met some fantastic writers. I want to start a similar group in the DC area because I know we have many great writers in the area as well. So here we are. The group brings together writers of all ages and from all walks of life. Whether you are a new writer or have published, all are welcome.  If writing is your life, search for a group no longer.  The format is writers will bring no mo …

Welcome! This meetup aims to be a "gaming clearinghouse" of sorts for the Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC area: We want to connect players to games and games to players. To that end, we want to create and maintain meetings that get roleplayers in the same place, trying different games, meeting different people, and doing the sort of networking that forms new groups, or gets fresh blood into established ones. I try to organize at least one meeting a month (usually a one-shot game); …

Welcome to the LARP Alliance Meetup Group! We are a non-profit 501c, education and charity based corporation dedicated to promoting the art and hobby of LARP (Live Action Role Playing). In addition, we assist new and current LARPers and Events by providing information and supplying resources, transportation for players, classes, media tools, and more. As a new hub for the LARP Alliance effort, LARP Alliance Washington DC will require some time to fully realize the network of support we have est …

My girlfriend and I live in the Cockeysville/Timonium area of Maryland and are looking to start playing home-games on the weekends. We're hoping to find a few people in the surrounding area that are available and interested in playing various role-playing games and occasionally boardgames on Saturdays or sometime relatively early Sundays. Our schedules on the weekends are generally pretty flexible. We'd like to play games like Pathfinder, Mutants and Masterminds, Vampire: The Requiem, Dresden Fi …

Hello, I created this meetup to get together groups of people to watch anime series and movies while playing great board games. People can also bring their Xboxes, Wii's, and other consoles to play as well. There will be movie nights to go out and see new releases of Miyazaki film or any other Anime movies, (or any movie that fits our fancy) and just have a good time to meet new people that enjoy the same interests. I hope to see you all at the meetups!

We give roleplayers the tools to find each other and manage their own campaigns and events. Event Organizer status given upon request, to help indivduals organize events and find players. Custom Forum creation also available. The Guild Reborn (originally the Silver Spring Roleplaying Guild) embodies a self-service approach. Feel free to make the most of it. If you're interested in setting up your own events, send me an email requesting Event Organizer status, and include your name as it appears …

Meet other Wargamers around the DC area to talk terrain, tactics and strategy as well as getting in as many games of Warmachine, Flames of War, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer fantasy, Starship Troopers, Pirates, Star Wars Miniatures, etc. as we can. We are also always interested in new games as well, so if there is something that you play and you dont see it listed here, just ask. I am sure there are folks here that would love to try it out. This is the old Basement Wars group, but since we no longer …

Meet other local people who enjoy playing Magic: the Gathering in the DC and Maryland area. Q: Who should join us? A: Anyone who lives around DC and Maryland and wants to get into some Magic action, more specifically- you! We play both casual and competitive events and have everything from new players to fifteen year veterans. Q: What are the benefits of joining us? A: In addition to meeting other magic players you can find others to trade with, people to bounce ideas off of, people to carpool …

Serious D&D gamers who love the game and want to be iimmersed in a fantasy world. We meet every Friday night playing D&D 3.5 edition. Experienced gamers welcome.

This group is for people that want to find more friends to attend anime and scifi related conventions with. We all know that going to a convention by yourself takes away some of the fun in the convention. Here people can arrange groups for conventions or other activities around the mid-Atlantic region.

A Warhammer Gaming group for adults interested in serious gaming. I know you are out there and have so many models yet so few opportunities to use them absent a Games Workshop adventure with pre-teens-not knocking them, but just feel I'm too old for that scene. If needed, can host a few interested players. I have a basement with a huge pool table that I am ready to cover-up with some terrain. Can also, set up some smaller tables for multiple players. It will be a but rustic for now, but I feel t …