Friends:
It was great seeing so many of you at the conference! Looking forward to doing it again next year in Lancaster! In the meantime, here's what you need to know:
Membership Renewal:
It's time to renew your annual Pennwriters membership. Please renew by July 1st to keep your membership current. You should have received an email with the details; if not, let me know.
Area 5 Critique Groups:
Participating in a critique group is a great way to get feedback on your work in progress. If you are interested in joining one of the critique groups in Area 5, please contact that group’s coordinator for more details:
Group
Coordinator
Meeting Schedule
Meeting Location
4th Wednesday Writers Group – in-person subgroup
Tina Crone
tmcrone@yahoo.com
Monthly in person:
Fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:00 p.m., but at least 3 people must email Tina in advance of each meeting saying they will attend in order for it to be held
New Cumberland Public Library, Annex
1 Benjamin Plaza
New Cumberland
4th Wednesday Writers Group – virtual subgroup
Amy Gunarich
amybgunarich@gmail.com
Monthly exchange and review via Google Docs
Online only: contact coordinator for instructions and link
Mystery/Thriller
Critique Group
Jennifer Ericson
jericson@ezsolution.com
Monthly in person:
Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Panera Bread
130 Rohrerstown Road
Lancaster
South York Critique Group*
Hermina Boyle
merryvoice2@yahoo.com
Monthly:
Usually the third Tuesday of the month
Online only: contact coordinator for instructions and link
*Not accepting new members at this time, but interested writers may join the waiting list or receive assistance in starting a new critique group in the area.
If you are part of a group that is not listed, please email the details to me so we can list it in the future. Also contact me if you are interested in starting a new critique group. We would love to see more groups form throughout Area 5!
In addition, Pennwriters offers the Critique Partner Program:
Looking for feedback on your latest work in process? Pennwriters offers the Critique Partner Program to match authors up with fellow writers. We want to know what you're looking for. Then, we'll find the most compatible partner based on genre, progress, and other factors. We can also handle articles, essays, or other nonfiction. Our goal is helping to create a mutually beneficial partnership for both parties. So whether you have a finished work you'd like a beta reader for, or a work in progress that you'd like critiqued, please email D. J. Stevenson at PennwritersCritiquePartners@gmail.com for more information.
Help Wanted for Area 5 Virtual Critique Group:
Area 5 is seeking a coordinator (or someone to co-share responsibilities) for the monthly online critique group. It is not time-intensive and much of is it automated. The duties consist of the following:
1. Answer "Can I learn more about your critique group" questions
Time commitment ~5 minutes/query
2. Invite/approve new members in the groups.io group and email instructions
Time commitment ~5 minutes/member
3. Fix the Google Sheet on an as-needed basis, generally a link or sharing permission
Time commitment ~5 minutes/incident
4. YEAR END:
Create Google signup spreadsheets (12, one for each month of the next year) and monthly Group IO calendar events to email the Google Sheets links to Group IO members automatically before the 1st of each month
Time commitment ~3 hours/year
Can be done in one block of time sometime in the 4th quarter to be ready for the entire next year
Please contact coordinator Amy Gunarich at amybgunarich@gmail.com if you are interested or have questions.
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Write well. Be well.
Rob Teplitz
Area 5 Representative