Area 2 Newsletter
October 2025
Pennwriters Organization-Wide 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.
Upcoming online courses are:
A reminder that several Pennwriters hold write-ins online that are open to all Pennwriters members regardless of area. These include:
- Fritze Roberts' Sunday Night Writes, every Sunday at 7pm: [link removed for blog]
- Timons Esaias' Highly Classified Tyrannosaurus-Free Write-Ins, every Monday-Thursday from 10am-noon: [link removed for blog]
Another reminder that the main Pennwriters newsletter, The Penn Writer, is always open to submissions and welcomes articles written by members. Looking for a way to boost your portfolio or share something new you've learned? Send your ideas to newsletter[at]pennwriters.org. More information and submission guidelines are online.
Non-Pennwriters Opportunities
Area member Mark Boerma alerted me that the Easton book festival is coming up, October 13-19. Find more information at https://eastonbookfestival.com/
If you're local to the Bloomsburg area, the university store at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania--Bloomsburg is holding an open mic night for all area writers. You don't have to be a member of the university community to read. Time limit is about 5 minutes per author. The event starts at 6:30pm. Contact the university store for more info: 570-389-4175.
Pennnwriters Area 2 Happenings and News
Area Meetings
The new North Central PA Writers Network continues to expand and attract new members. It meets on the last Tuesday of every month at 4pm at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, 134 W Main Street in Wellsboro. The group isn't a critique group. Rather it serves to assist writers with submitting, promoting, and all other things writing. If you're interested in attending or have questions, please contact Lori Duffy Foster at lori[at]loriduffyfoster.com.
The long-established Susquehanna Valley Pennwriters Critique Group meets in Berwick 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.
That's it for now. Happy writing, everyone.