Patterned after the Royal Academy of the Arts, ASoIA is a vehicle for attaining fame in one's chosen field. Artists/Sculptors, Poets/Writers and Architects need a venue for displaying their works, and this is it. Only those devoted to their craft, the few with the energy required to attain the pinnacle of success are invited to join. "Not easy, not cheap, not attainable without hard work" is the group's motto, as is "the Best Art, always, no compromise."

This group seeks to explore the field of philosophical thought through salon-style conversation. Literature will most commonly be considered as a point of departure for conversations, but we also consider the studies of our members and alternative media sources for our conversations. The foundation of conversation centers on proven argumentative methodologies, though, in the interest of educated questioning, we even question those methodologies. We do not restrict ourselves to purely "new age …

A group for writers of speculative literature: science fiction, fantasy, horror and related genres.