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Press
Releases
PRESS RELEASE
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers
Group
Contact:
Gail Ann Vozari missgail@rcn.com
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.
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