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It's your turn to share your writing. Stay tuned to Facebook or the Yahoo group list for more information.more info
more infoAll writers are invited to participate in this roundtable discussion about autobiographical or memoir writing.
Our meeting on April 10 will focus on memoir writing. Rather than inviting one person to speak, we thought it would be a great subject for everyone to explore together. Please tell your writer friends who might not be on this list to join us!
Anticipating the spirit of St. Paddy's Day, Welsh poet Zoë Brigley will be discussing the Celtic bard and what modern writers can take from this ancient tradition. While poets are often thought of as dreamy and unpractical, the Celtic bard was regarded with respect. The bardic tradition dates back to the sixth century and presents a very different role for the writer. Rather than being about personal expression, the position of bard dictated serving the community.more info
The Nittany Valley Writers Network meeting will feature Jeff Munnis, speaking about the ways we enter into different communities of accountability when we ask others to read or listen to our work. Jeff has had two collections of poetry published by Pessoa Press: Next to a River (2007) and Vision (2008). Two more books, Hide of Elephants and The Orange and Blue Drive-In, will be published in 2012.more info
Heather will discuss how her fiction, poetry, nonfiction and creative nonfiction (the fourth genre) fits into her life and informs each other, as well as the relationship of her writing to teaching. She is the author of a novel, Through Your Hands (iUniverse, 2011), a poetry chapbook, Cheap Grace (Finishing Line Press, 2011), and literary criticism, including How Will the Heart Endure: Elizabeth Bowen and the Landscape of War (University of Michigan Press, 1992), with additional books in the works.more info
Hülya will discuss autobiographical fiction, including her work in progress, For the Sake of a Necklace, prefaced by a brief overview of Snow, a novel by Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient. Hülya, a native of Ankara, Turkey, is senior lecturer in German, Comparative Literature Studies and Turkish at The Pennsylvania State University.more info
more infoWalk away from that copy of Writer's Market. Sue Marquette Poremba will discuss what it takes to make freelance writing a sustainable career and will include things like reaching out to editors, getting assignments, the importance of networking and marketing, and the changing scope of publishing opportunities. Sue started freelancing in 2001 while still working full time at Penn State and made the jump to full-time freelancing in 2005. Her articles have appeared in local and national print magazines, web publications, and blogs. Tuesday, September 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
more infoCongratulations to the winners of the Center for American Literary Studies' (CALS) Family Writing Contest! As part of the 2011 Centre County Reads program, featuring Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, Centre County residents and Penn State students were invited to submit work on a family related theme.
more infoGuest speaker will be Lyn Elliot, filmmaker. Lyn writes and directs short films, and teaches screenwriting and film production at Penn State. She will discuss what makes screenwriting a distinct form of storytelling, and ways to approach screenwriting when your own writing experience is in fiction, poetry, or drama. This discussion will not focus on selling films or scripts, but rather on the art and craft of screenwriting. http://www.lynelliot.com/
Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Join poet and professor James Brasfield as he reads from Ledger of Crossroads. He will also discuss the craft of writing poetry and his experience publishing.more info
