Area 2 Newsletter
April 2025
Pennnwriters Area 2 Happenings and News
Hello, everyone. I'm Katie Yelinek, the Area 2 representative. Please email me at area2rep [at] pennwriters.org or kathryn [at] kathrynyelinek.com if I can help you in any way.
Try again for a review party?
Last year I got feedback that holding a review party for one month in the summer was too short and didn't fit everyone's schedule. So, would folks be interested in trying again for the whole summer (maybe Memorial Day to Labor Day)? To help judge interest, please fill out this brief survey by April 30 [link removed for the blog]. You can participate by writing reviews, offering books to be reviewed, or both.
Area Meetings
The new Wellsboro area group is meeting on the last Tuesday of every month at 4pm in Wellsboro, exact location TBD. If you're interested in attending or have questions, please contact Lori Duffy Foster at lori [at] loriduffyfoster.com.
The long-established Area 2 critique group is currently meeting in Berwick only on the first and third Wednesday of the month. For information, contact Dave Freas, quillracer [at] pa.metrocast.net.
Share Your Good News
Do you have a new book out? Short story? Poem? Article? Did you get something reprinted? Won an award? Are you up for an award? Did you give a reading or presentation? Send me a note so I can celebrate with you.
Pennwriters Organization-Wide News
Thank you! My sincere thanks to everyone who voted in this year's elections. I will do my best to represent Area 2 for another term. Also, we kept up our good standing and remained the area with the second highest voter turnout. We came it with with 52.4% response rate, compared to Area 4 with a 57.57%. Good job!
Conference Registration Now Open
Time is running out to register for this year's conference (Theme: Chills, Thrills, and Quills), which will be held May 16th-18th at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. Our keynote speaker will be Natalie D. Richards. Brent Maguire will be the Saturday luncheon speaker. https://pennwriters.org/Conference_Overview_2025
Volunteer
We still need 2027 conference coordinators. That will be a Pittsburgh conference. If interested, please contact president@pennwriters.org. You'll receive two free conferences and have lots of support.
Upcoming online courses are:
Non-Pennwriters opportunity
Area 2 member Mark Boerma forwarded me information about upcoming events. First, the Writers Digest annual conference will be held in Baltimore July 24-27. Visit the Writers Digest website for more info and to register. Second, Killer Nashville will take place August 21-24 in, you guessed it, Nashville. Visit the Killer Nashville website for info and to register.
That's it for now. Happy writing, everyone.