BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
WRITERS GROUPS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
BEANERY WRITERS GROUP
Regular meetings: September 11 & 25
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Coffee Bean Café
Rt. 30, LATROBE
For further information:
Email—beanerywriters at yahoo.com
Call: Carolyn C. Holland 724 238 3493
www.beanerywriters.wordpress.com
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LIGONIER VALLEY WRITERS GROUP
Annual picnic
September 6, 2009
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
St. Michael’s Church, Rector, PA
Non-members welcome
Bring writing to share
Bring a covered dish or dessert.
Copies (free) of the Loyalhanna Review available
Information: www.lvwonline.org
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PENNWRITERS AREA 3
SECOND ANNUAL BRIDGEWATER BOOKFEST
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
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ELLEN SPAIN, GUEST LECTURER
MONROEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: ART GALLERY
Subject: Her latest book, Secrets in the Fog: the Invisibility Project
October 6, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Free. Open to the public.
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WORKS IN PROGRESS WRITERS
An Afternoon with Edgar Allan Poe
Saturday, October 10, 2009
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Crazy Alice’s Cafe
located at
101 West Main Street
in Somerset, PA
Join us for this event celebrating the master of mystery and the macabre.
For further information, check www.barbarapurbaugh.com or email Barbara Purbaugh at purbaugh@comcast.net.
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Mello Mike
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Ligonier Tavern
West Main Street, Ligonier
On Tuesday, September 8
Mello Mike will meet at the Coffee Bean Café
on Rt. 30 in Latrobe, across from the outdoor movie theater
(NOT at the café on Rt. 30 next to Office Max)
organized by Diane Cipa
For further information
http://ligonierliving.blogspot.com/
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The 2010 Pennwriters Conference
May 14-16, 2010
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WRITING GROUPS
LIGONIER VALLEY WRITERS GROUP and its subgroup, the GREENSBURG WRITERS GROUP: a nonprofit group serving writers and readers throughout western Pennsylvania. Meets in Greensburg. Membership is open to everyone interested in writing. For more information about LVW events or publications, visit www.LVWonline.org
PENNWRITER’S PITTSBURGH EAST WRITER’S GROUP: next meeting September 12 at Monroeville Public Library. Ellen Spain will discuss the current publishing market. To RSVP and for further information click on www.EllenSpain.com or email Ellen Spain at DuckIslandMaine@aol.com with Pennwriters Group Information in the subject line.
CRITIQUE GROUP NORTH: The piece that you bring to the meeting can be of any length and at any stage of writing: from the first rough draft to a manuscript that is almost ready for publication. Read and critique each other’s work, and share the frustrations and successes as writers. For details contact Madhu B. Wangu at m.wangu@comcast.net.
A PITTSBURGH (SOUTH HILLS) daytime critique group is forming: Informal but focused, mixed genres, members published and unpublished. Swap critiques and also discuss markets, books, and anything literary. Meets alternate Tuesdays from 10:00 to noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church (room 231) on Route 19 in Upper St. Clair. Contact Jodi Elgin at 412-833-3957 or jselgin@comcast.net for further details or directions.
THE SOUTH HILLS CHAPTER (formerly the Last Thursday of the Month Luncheon Group), meets Thursday, September 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the Café at Barnes and Nobel (South Hills Village), a temporary meeting location until the meeting room at Panera Bread is available. Cheryl Williams will lead a discussion of the book If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland. For more information, and to RSVP, contact adashofy@yahoo.com.
WRITERS IN PROGRESS WORKSHOP (Somerset, PA):
Although the Writers in Progress group is no longer an affiliate of Laurel Arts, they are still planning to host Edgar Allan Poe Night in October. Currently, they are looking for a new venue, and would like suggestions.
Leader Barbara Purbaugh can be can be reached on her cell phone only, 814-279-8037. She is no longer accepting new clients for her editing business. However, she might accept someone if “something juicy” is presented, and she will help with referrals,
Finally, Barbara has over 103 pages of a werewolf story she is working on. “I am in love, love, love, with writing again,” she said. She is ready to share her works, and expects to hear about “all the fabulous things” other writers are producing.
For additional information, contact Barbara at 814 443 9541, or E-mail purbaugh@comcast.net or visit www.barbarapurbaugh.com
The Second Tuesday of the Month Group next meets on September 8 at 7:00PM at the Barnes and Noble at the Pointe in North Fayette (across Route 60 from Robinson Town Center, PA ). We will be reporting on our conference experiences. To RSVP, contact Meredith Cohen at meredithcohen61@ yahoo.com.
ANCILLARY GROUPS
WESTMORELAND PHOTOGRAPHERS: Its mission is to promote an interest in the art and science of photography. Members are encouraged to participate in exhibits and to share their collective experience and diverse knowledge. Meets monthly the second Monday in the Prep Room 215, above the library, on the St. Vincent College Campus, Latrobe, PA. Meetings alternate between speakers and photograph critiques. Members do photo outings and photo shows.Visit www.westmorelandphotographers.ning.com
SONGWORKS, in Johnstown: southsidestray@hotmail.com. More information coming.
ADDITIONAL READING ON WRITING:
INTEGRITY: A JOURNALISTIC CODE OF ETHICS REVIEW
Journalism Rules and Professionalism: I had neither!
