Rotato
Writing groups made easy, peasy, potato, rotato.
For novel critique circles, screenwriting table reads, and every writers group in between.
Run the rotation, onboard new writers, staff your reads, and keep everyone on the same page.
No spreadsheets. No group-chat chaos. No chasing people down.
Not in a group? Find your people on Rotato.
Join the writer pool — FREE if you join by Dec. 31, 2026, 11:59 PM PT.
Find my peopleLooking for a group?
Tell Rotato what you write and what kind of group you want. We'll surface groups with things in common.
Starting a group?
Find interested writers, take applications, and go live when you're ready.
Already run a group?
Automate rotations, attendance, applications, and rules — whether you swap chapters or read scripts aloud.
Let Rotato handle the chaos, you focus on the writing.
- Presenting your pages, your night
- SWAP out — slot's up for grabs
- PASS not ready, still coming
- SUB taking an open slot
- OUT can't attend at all
- Mod running the night
Everyone knows where they need to be — and Rotato handles what happens when plans change.
How to run a writing group on Rotato
Set it up once. After that, your group mostly runs itself.
- 1
Give your group a home
Create your group and invite your existing members — or share an application link when you're ready to grow.
One place for your members, schedule, policies, attendance, and upcoming reads.
- 2
Automate the rotation
Rotato keeps track of who's presenting and when, so turns stay fair and nobody quietly disappears from the schedule.
Members can always see what's coming next.
- 3
Let people handle their own changes
Life happens.
Members can SWAP, PASS, SUB, or mark themselves OUT without turning the moderator into a scheduling concierge.
Rotato updates the group automatically.
- 4
Run the meeting without the scramble
Moderators see who's presenting, who's attending, who's out, who's reading, and anything that still needs attention.
No reconstructing the night from a spreadsheet and six text threads.
- 5
Keep everyone informed
Rotato sends the reminders.
Presenting dates. Upcoming meetings. Reading assignments. Schedule changes.
Your group doesn't have to rely on someone remembering to send them.
- 6
Keep the rotation fair
Rotato tracks participation and attendance behind the scenes so the system stays equitable over time.
If something blocks a member from claiming a slot, Rotato explains why.
That's it. No spreadsheets, no group text threads trying to figure out who's on deck.
Built for more than the schedule
The other stuff your group has to manage? Rotato handles that too.
Bring in new writers
Share an application link, review applicants, manage the waitlist, and onboard new members in one place.
Set the rules once
Attendance, conduct, terms, and confidentiality agreements are accepted right in Rotato — with a record of who agreed to what.
Staff the read
For groups that read aloud, keep your actors and readers organized, cast each role, send the right pages, and track who's coming.
For writers looking for a group
Solo Writer
$12/yearFREE
Free if you join by Dec. 31, 2026 (11:59 PM PT).
- Discover groups with things in common
- Be discoverable to groups looking for writers
- Connect with writers interested in forming a group
- Join an active Rotato group? Never pay the solo fee again.
For writing groups
One price for the whole group
One subscription covers the whole group. One person handles checkout, your group can split the cost however you like. Every other member joins free.
Small
Up to 12 members
$59/year
Medium
Up to 25 members
$89/year
Large
Up to 50 members
$129/year
Groups are capped at 50 members. You pick the plan when you set up your group, and can move up or down later.
Still running your group on a spreadsheet?
Rotato was built from one. It knows what it's replacing.