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Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group  
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Rare East Coast appearance by James N. Frey 
at Allentown’s Write Stuff Conference

Registration is now open for The Write Stuff, the annual conference of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group in southeastern Pennsylvania. Keynote for this year’s expanded event, March 25-27, 2010 at the Four Points Sheraton in Allentown, PA, will be internationally acclaimed workshop leader James N. Frey of Berkeley, CA, author of many popular writing guides including How to Write a Damn Good Novel. A special addition will be a two-day preconference fiction workshop by Frey from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26, “How to Plot Like the Pros.” 

Published authors presenting a choice of 18 craft and publishing sessions of interest to both fiction and non-fiction writers include three from Bethlehem—acclaimed young adult and middle grade author Jordan Sonnenblick (Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie), Edgar Award winner Molly Cochran (Grandmaster), and Morning Call “On the Cheap” columnist Spencer Soper—as well as award-winning magazine writer Maureen Sangiorgio of Macungie. Completing the roster will be historical romance author Tracy MacNish (Stealing Midnight) of Lansdale; novelist, journalist and critic Bill Kent (Street Legal) of Wynnewood; young adult author Kitty Keswick of the Harrisburg, PA area (Freaksville); and special guest from Connecticut, publishing guru David Wilk. 

Conferees may sign up to pitch fiction manuscripts or non-fiction book proposals from a broad spectrum of genres to publishing professionals, which this year include literary agents Kim Lionetti (BookEnds, LLC), Evan Goldfried (Jill Grinberg Literary Agency), Jessica Papin (Dystel and Goderich Literary Management), Eddie Schneider (JABberwocky Literary Agency), and Michelle Humphrey (Martha Kaplan Agency; publisher Laurie Edwards of Leap Books; and publisher Renee Rocco of Lyrical Press.

 Conference fee includes Friday night reception, all conference presentations, and Saturday breakfast/lunch. GLVWG Members and Students: $100; Non-members: $120; after February 25th: $135. Additional fee of $115 for Pre-Conference Workshop includes box lunches for each day. For more info and to download registration form: www.glvwg.org/conference.

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group

About GLVWG
The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (GLVWG) provides its members with a network of writing support and resources, acts as a central information point for writing and publishing activities, and advances the writing interests of its members. The group meets monthly from September through June on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Palmer Library, Palmer Township. Meetings focus on an aspect of craft or publishing as well as a "Spotlight" reading by one member. GLVWG also offers critique groups, monthly writing discussions at Border's, special writing workshops, and a spring writing conference. For more information, please see our website at www.glvwg.org.