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Teen Ink

Karen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:34:52 -0400

Magazine, blogs, book series and website written entirely by teens. An excellent resource for teen writers and artists.

Town & Gown Short Story Contest

Pat — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:45:38 -0400

Town & Gown is now accepting unpublished short stories (2,000 words or less) to be considered for its February 2009 Fiction Issue. You can enter in one of four categories: Drama/Suspense, Romance with a Twist, Comedy, or One Fine Day in Happy Valley. You may enter one story per category. Stories can be emailed to dpenc@barashgroup.com, mailed to Fiction Contest, c/o Barash Publications, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801 or dropped off at Schlow Library. Stories must be received by October 24, 2008.

In February 2009, there will be a special event at Schlow Library featuring guest readers performing readings of the winning stories. Watch for details.

Click on the link at the left to get a copy of the contest rules.

NVWN Breakfasts

kyezdimer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:43:18 -0500

The Nittany Valley Writers' Network breakfasts together the third Wednesday of each month. Early risers meet informally for breakfast, coffee and conversation at The Waffle Shop (West College Avenue and Blue Course Drive) from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

Family Writing Contest Winners Announced

kyezdimer — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:04:51 -0500

Congratulations 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.

Sean Goudie, the director of CALS, said "We were thrilled to receive a great number of entries to the CALS/CCR “Family” Writing Contest. The judges and I appreciate very much everyone's interest in the contest and the opportunity to read the entrants' work. Final decisions were extremely difficult to arrive at, the judges report, a testament to the overall quality of the entries."

The winners are:

Grand Prize Winner: Michelle K. Baker, Penn State Ph. D. candidate in the College of Communications, for “Wednesdays at the Q-Tip Diner”

Best Short Nonfiction: Lucy Green, Penn State MFA student, for "The Rule of Magic”

Best Short Fiction: Ben DeMeter, Penn State senior, for “Dig”

Honorable Mention: V. Jo Hsu, Penn State MFA student, for “Ghost Money”

Best Parody: Steven Deutsch, Centre County resident, for “Half-Broke Schwinns”

Best under-18 entry: a tie, between Margaret Rothrock, Centre County resident age 13, for “True Story”

and Katrina A. Verlinde, Centre County resident age 12, for “The Blizzard Family”

Congratulations to the Winners of the Grim Reaper Writing Contest!

kyezdimer — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:55:25 -0400

Read the winning entries! As part of the 2012 Centre County Reads community read of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the Center for American Literary Studies at Penn State sponsored a Grim Reaper Writing Contest. Because The Book Thief is narrated by Death, the contest asked for submissions to be written from the point of view of Death. Thank you to everyone who entered!

The winners are:

Grand Prize Winner: Kathleen Miller, "Forgetting" (short fiction)

Best Short Fiction: L. E. Archer, "MADA the REAPER"

Best Poem: Randi Anderson, "Santa Muerte"

Best Parody: Andrew Marks, "D.O.D."

Best under-18 entry: Alicia Lai, "Natural Disaster" (a poem)

Click on the attachments on the left to read the winning entries. The works will also be displayed at Schlow Library.

Nittany Valley Writers Network Social

kyezdimer — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:59:23 -0500

The Nittany Valley Writers Network Social is held every 4th Tuesday, 5:30-7pm at The Autoport,

1405 S Atherton St., State College.

All are welcome - ask for the Writers Table.

Nittany Valley Writers Network

Melissa — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:03:51 -0400

The Nittany Valley Writers Network is a sharing, supportive, inspiring community linking local writers of all genres and levels of experience: expert and novice, published and hopeful.

Meetings are generally held at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College, on the second Tuesday of the month in the Downsbrough Community Room from 7 to 8:30 pm.

History of NVWN:

In April 1990, a group of local writers founded "The State College Area Writers' Club." The club was incorporated as a nonprofit group, "The Nittany Valley Writers' Network," in June 1994. The original board of directors included Sherry Hogan (now Dudik), Sandra Hill, Millie Ragosta, Donna Miller, Gary Delafield, Trish Jensen, Katie Raiser, Jane Cervino and Beth Shirey. In January 2001 Schlow Library offered to sponsor the NVWN to strengthen its outreach to the community.

Meetings are generally held at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College, on the second Tuesday of the month in the Downsbrough Community Room from 7 to 8:30 pm.

Breakfast with NVWN on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. The Early Risers meet informally at The Waffle Shop (W. College Ave & Blue Course Dr. location) from 7 to 8 am. All are welcome!

Social Gatherings are held the 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Autoport, 1405 S Atherton St, State College.

Critique Groups for writers wanting feedback:

Claw:(Creating Literature At Websters) Interested writers should contact Jen at facilitator@clawcritique.com. CLAW critiques fiction only. We do not workshop screenplays, poetry, memoirs, historical, or religious fiction. Our writing tends toward the edgy, and our genres include science fiction, fantasy, mainstream, mystery, experimental, and humor (both dark and light) for all age groups. Anyone uncomfortable with having their boundaries challenged should not apply.

W4K(Writers for Kids):This group covers fiction and non-fiction for children up through young adults, but is not currently seeking new members. Contact Virginia Loewen, 814-237-0947, vloewen@verizon.net.

The Christian Writers Roundtable: Meets on the third or fourth Thursday of each month, according to members' convenience. Members write from a Christian world view, but works range widely, including fiction and non-fiction books, short stories, articles, devotionals, poetry, and children's literature. Membership is by invitation and is currently at its chartered limit. Inquiries:e-mail laurelwest975@gmail.com or phone Laurel at 814-237-3010.

OLLIWriters Group: Writers of all genres are welcome to join this group, which is an OsherLifelong Learning Institute at Penn State Special Interest Group. Contact Rita for more information and meeting times/dates: ritalouise@gmail.com

Memoir/Non-Fiction: Meets the first Thursday of the month at 1 pm. Interested writers should contact Barb Foley at knock3xs@hotmail.com

CreativeWriting Group: Meets third Tuesdays at 7 pm. Focuses on short stories, memoirs, topical writing, and techniques to stimulate creativity. Contact Frank Rocco, Frankrocco38@yahoo.com or 861-3625.

Seven Mountains Haiku Club: Meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 7-8:30 in the Musser Room at Schlow Library. Everyone is welcome. Contact Anne Burgevin at anneatpeace@yahoo.com.

Anyone can start a critique group! If you are interested in starting one, drop Karen an e-mail: KLD25@psu.edu

NVWN Personnel

Program Coordinator

Cindy Simmons - cindy.simmons@comcast.net

Publicity/Marketing

Sally Driscoll - sallydriscoll@verizon.net

Critique Group Coordinator

Karen Dabney - kld25@psu.edu

Mark T. Shirey - mts@uplink.net

Technology/Facebook

Greg Halpin - gphalpin@gmail.com

Schlow Centre Region Library Liaison/Information

Kristina Yezdimer - kyezdimer@schlowlibrary.org
235-7816

Nittany Valley Writers Network: Anne Marie Rodgers

kyezdimer — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:47:37 -0500

Ann Marie Rodgers will speak on her writing experiences in the romance and inspirational genres.

Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

Best-selling author Anne Marie Rodgers will speak about her career in genre fiction, especially her current focus on inspirational fiction. Carolyn Turgeon will host the talk. Rodgers has published nearly four dozen novels since 1992. Her works have been published in more than 25 languages.

Her first 35 books were published under the pseudonym Anne Marie Winston by Harlequin/Silhouette and St. Martin's Press. In 2006, she began writing inspirational fiction for Guideposts Books, where she has written for 4 different series. Rodgers' novels have appeared on the USA Extended Bestseller List, the Amazon.com weekly Bestselling Silhouette Desire List, the Amazon.com Top 100 ll-Time Bestselling Silhouette Desires list and the Waldenbooks Series bestseller list.

Rodgers' next publication from Guideposts Book Division will be HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, available this holiday season.