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Nicole Criona

Teaches at Los Angeles Writers Group

Nicole Criona is the current owner and co-founder of Los Angeles Writers Group (www.lawritersgroup.com) and is native Los Angelino. For more than ten years, she's facilitated creative writing workshops and supported writers working on novels, screenplays, short stories, poetry, essays and memoirs. She also runs the day-to-day operations of LAwritersgroup.com, runs several of our writers groups and specializes in coaching writers who want to complete their first draft. As Director of Operations and Development at a prominent screenwriting school, she worked supporting and guiding emerging screenwriters, as well as being a writer in her own right. After managing several medium-sized independent businesses, and working as an Assistant at George Carlin’s company, she decided to learn production, and produced three short films. THE SHOOTING was her first producing project, and screened at the Austin Film Festival, IFFM in New York, Cleremont-Ferrand in France, and the Taos Talking Pictures Festival. She went on to produce DEATH STORIES #3: THE LAST IMPRESSION, and MONSTERS! MONSTERS! MONSTERS! She was both Assistant to the Director and Key Research on MICHAEL & ME, a documentary released in 2005. She wrote a popular blog where according to blogpulse.com, for a single lovely day in December 2005 her blog was 15th most popular blog in the world for a post about Craigslist. In addition to writing poetry and short story fiction, she has written articles for IG Living Magazine, and is currently a Web Copywriter and SEO Writer. She has most recently had stories published on Hissquarterly.com (Sanity is a One-Trick Pony issue), Six Sentences, and Narrative Magazine and is currently working on a novel. Nicole attended Mount St. Mary’s College as a Liberal Arts Major and took writing courses at the UCLA Writers program. She also owns an online marketing company called Searchivore where she consults for many local businesses, web designers, and ad agencies.

Reviews of Nicole Criona

(23 Reviews)
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Svitlana B. on 12/3/2023
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Nicholas C. on 7/30/2023
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Colinda G. on 3/6/2023
    It was my first time ever trying to write. The exercises given where nice and fun to do even though English isn’t my first language. The host created a very positive and safe space to explore your own writing. I learned a lot and feel like exploring writing further.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Gramos O. on 3/6/2023
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Amona W. on 1/30/2022
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Amona W. on 1/17/2022
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Alexandra E. on 1/16/2022
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Stacey C. on 1/9/2022
    Very enjoyable, inspiring, and helpful class with a wonderful instructor and great people!
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Jane W. on 10/31/2021
    This class was so much fun. Nicole is an insightful and encouraging coach. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone commencing a fiction project.
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Reviewed by Sarah-Jane S. on 10/19/2021
    It was good. I enjoyed learning so much from the instructor and my fellow classmates!
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Reviewed by Maggie R. on 7/12/2021
  • Your Story Matters - Nonfiction Writing Workshop

    Anonymous review on 7/9/2021
    Fun course! I liked the prompts and getting out of my "corporate" writing mindset. The instructor was good at pointing out the high points of each writer's piece. I would take another one. It was also a good group of people. Many diverse writing talents and story framework.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Anonymous review on 9/2/2020
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Adela C. on 9/1/2020
    Such a great class! This was my first writing workshop so I was a little nervous, but it was such a positive and welcoming environment. Nicole gives great feedback and makes really great points when discussing everyone's writing. I think this is a great class for writers of all stages.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Anonymous review on 8/31/2020
    Fun workshop.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Maria L. on 8/30/2020
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Maria L. on 8/23/2020
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Lisa D. on 7/29/2020
    Accommodating and professional.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Maria L. on 7/19/2020
    Really enjoyed this course. Nicole is super supportive and has great advise. Wrote three short pieces and was very happy with the results.
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Nasim A. on 7/13/2020
  • Creative Writing Workshop - All Genre

    Reviewed by Matt S. on 7/13/2020
  • Weekly Creative Writing Workshop

    Reviewed by Daniela Z. on 10/15/2018
  • Weekly Creative Writing Workshop

    Reviewed by Heather S. on 5/18/2018

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