I just want to mention how helpful NSAI has been to me, both "from a distance" and "in person." I…read morejoined in April 2023.
I love that, for local chapter meetings, you can find plenty of meetings all over the USA (and some in other countries too), where you can attend both in person and via Zoom. At many of the meetings, you can submit a song for feedback from the local group.
If you're not yet a member, you can attend a couple of meetings for free (and even submit a song for feedback if the chapter has feedback during their meetings), just to check out how it all works.
If you're a paying member, you can attend unlimited meetings all over the world for no fee whatsoever. There is a chapter directory, which makes it easy to find what you're looking for. If you find that a particular local chapter isn't a good fit for you, there are at least 100 more chapters waiting for you to explore and plug into. I'm in the southeast USA but I regularly attend meetings in Texas and other states!
There is also a member directory where, if a member has allowed their profile to be made public, you can find writers who share your interests, to connect with. There are also forums (message boards) where you can post messages. I've made some great co-writer connections this way!
I've been very satisfied with all the services offered by NSAI via their website (which seems to have been recently updated in October 2024), including song feedback, song evaluations, online and in-person pitch-to-publisher events, Zoom mentor meetings, the member representatives, the front desk staff, the local chapter meetings, and other events.
The writing rooms which you can reserve free-of-charge at the main headquarters in Nashville TN, are a really cool way to get together with other writers to co-write while you're in Nashville. Some of the rooms have a keyboard, so be sure to let them know if you will be needing a keyboard. Honestly, the "free writing rooms" feature is worth its weight in gold, if you ever make trips to Nashville. Some other rentable writing rooms in town may cost a lot of money per hour, but NSAIs rooms are free. I've never encountered a time when rooms were unavailable, but I'm sure that could happen if you didn't book in advance via the website, so make sure to do that.
Check it out, sign up if you like it, utilize the services, attend some local chapter meetings, and enjoy.