Greater 
Lehigh Valley
Writers Group
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Join Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group                            Free:  The Writers Cafe Every Wed Evening via Zoom

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               (Nickname GLVWG Pronounced "Glivwig")

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group

Welcome!

GLVWG is an all-genre writer's support organization. Writers of fiction or non-fiction, poets, journalists, essayists and playwrights will all benefit from a membership in GLVWG and all are welcome.


GLVWG meets 10 am to 12 noon, the 4th Saturday of the month except July, August, December and March. November of 2024 we will be meeting on the 4th Saturday (the 23rd). This year the 4th Saturday does not conflict with the Thanksgiving Day weekend.

The objectives of GLVWG are to provide its members with a network of support and resources in the field of writing; to act as central information point for all activities in the field of writing and the publishing industry; and to advance the writing interests of its members.

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GLVWG UPCOMING EVENTS

NEWSLETTER!

Mostly October into November 2024

  • VIA ZOOM ONLY

  • 9:00 - 10:00 Board Meeting - Zoom Opens 8:50
  • 10:00 - 10:50 Membership meeting: Success Stories, Introduction of new members, Officer reports. ZOOM ONLY
  • 11:00 - 12:00 Morning Program:

    Lara Ehrlich (via Zoom ONLY) Crafting a Literary Life

  • 1:30 - 3:00 Afternoon Workshop:

    Lara Ehrlich (via Zoom ONLY):

    Book Promotion and Marketing: Strategies for Success


    You must register to attend this Afternoon Workshop REGISTER HERE

  • Member Spotlight : John Evans a member since 1994...
  • Be an Author in the Community: Phillipsburg High School Book Club looking for authors who would like to come and speak to advocates for reading and potential writers.
  • Write Stuff Writers Conference 2024: Major update including Thursday and Friday presentations and the Keynote Speaker.
  • Two more contests with Cash Prizes!
  • Two new Featured Publishers
  • The Author’s Resource Well: 2 publishing resources.
    • The Secret Sauce for Pitches and Blurbs
    • How this simple strategy changed my writing process forever!
  • Our CaféZoom! continues with up to 20 readers per week. Every Wednesday via Zoom.
  • Our Monthly Column:  Print to Digital: Thoughts on the Transition by Pattie Giordani
  • Congratulations to Ginny Shepherd and Phil Giunta...



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    About Us

    GLVWG meets monthly from September through June on the 4th Saturday of the month at the Palmer Library, Palmer Township. A short business meeting is followed by the SPOTLIGHT, a time when one of GLVWG's members reads something he/she has written. The program which follows focuses on some aspect of the craft of writing or the business of publishing. GLVWG's members write short or long fiction of various genres, poetry, essays and non-fiction. The organization also fosters critique groups, aligning writers with others who write similar material.

    Member dues support GLVWG's free programs. Nonmembers are invited to participate in three free non-workshop events before joining.

    A member's contact information is used for club business only.  Names, addresses, email or telephone numbers are not released to anyone outside the GLVWG board.

    Workshops are free to members, non-members pay $15.00.

    Some events, such as the annual Write Stuff Writers Conference(TM), are open to all, but members have priority and special pricing.

    Unless otherwise noted, events are held at the on ZOOM and at Palmer Library (directions on "Contact" page above).


    The Write Stuff Writers Conference(TM) is supported in part by a grant from the 

     

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