The Las Vegas Writers Group A Brief History Founded by Jay MacLarty and Vic Cravello, the Las Vegas Writers Group has grown from its humble beginnings to become the premier writers group in Southern Nevada. Jay had travelled a long, hard road to publication which included 50 rejections before finally landing an agent and signing a deal with Simon & Shuster. The LVWG was a way for him to help others achieve what he had. His vision was a group that was a mix of successfully published and aspiring authors. It has grown far beyond what anyone expected. The group, originally known as The Literati,