Black Writers United

Wow. Talk about unfriendly, lol. This used to be a viable thriving community of writers when I first posted this link back in 2003 in my old messageboard for writers, but now all you get is the cryptic message: "Sorry, this group is available to members ONLY.You are not allowed to access this group."

Gee. Does that mean they don't want any new members or does that mean they no longer have any members at all? Does the "dead page" mean they no longer exist? That would be a real shame.

Hmmm... I think I'll do a tiny bit of digging...

Ah-ha... they have moved from the old MSN addy to a Yahoo addy: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BWU/

However, when you get there, they say they are "closed" and they refer you to a website which is a forum: http://blackwriters.org/forum/

From the Yahoo group page they say:

"PLEASE NOTE: We are no longer accepting new members for this list serv. BWU has been converted from an e-mail list to a web forum, which you can join at http://blackwriters.org/forum.Black Writers Forum exists for members to discuss various aspects of writing, publishing and reading. The primary objective of this group is to help members to hone their crafts and to promote fellowship by giving members an avenue through which to share advice, encouragement, and resources.The forum is a friendly place where members are encouraged to ask questions and share tips and insights with fellow writers. Membership is free and open to authors of African-American literature, drama, poetry, and nonfiction--published and aspiring--with selfless agendas.To join the forum, visit http://blackwriters.org/forum/"