This is a gentle reminder about our next roundtable on NOVEMBER 15. Because  of the interest expressed at the last meeting, we have invited two guests to speak on the topic of publishing this month. Here is some brief information about each:

Paul Kelly runs St. Lynn's Press, a new, small independent publisher based in Pittsburgh. He has been in the book business for nearly 30 years and has held senior marketing positions at a number of publishing houses including Harper San Francisco.

Paul Nandzik is a writer from New York State who recently moved to Pittsburgh. Paul has worked as a copywriter for an online magazine, writer and photojournalist for a regional health newspaper and as a writer for a national specialty health magazine. Paul's first published book was an anthology of fantastic and romantic poetry. He is also a contributing author for a mystery short-story compilation book due out fall 2009. In addition to his designer T-shirt company, Paul is currently working on a gaming handbook, a full-length prose novel, a radio drama and a graphic novel.

If you have not done so already, PLEASE register with the Greentree Public Library at greentree@einetwork.net. If you are unable to make the roundtable this month, PLEASE respond to this e-mail to let us know; also don't forget to include your thoughts for December's topic and/or speaker suggestions.

We look forward to seeing you all again and please spread the word about PWP to anyone you think might benefit from this group.

The October edition of the PWP eZine is now available. You can read the new issue "Autumn Harvest," featuring four talented writers from the Pittsburgh  area, online at   http://www.pittsburghwritersproject.org/storytelling.html  or print it out to read it at your leisure here http://www.pittsburghwritersproject.org/PWP_Issue2Vol2.pdf.

To improve the site, submissions, comments and suggestions are  always welcome. Please pass along the PWP site to friends, family and colleagues who may be interested in submitting their work.

Don't forget, PWP and the Green Tree Public Library will host a gathering for  new, emerging and established writers. The inaugural "PWP Round Table" is Saturday, October 18 from 10 am to 11 am in the library's Poplar room.  Because this is the first meeting, the format will be informal and the  purpose will be to establish a plan, based on participant information, for moving forward. This will also be a wonderful opportunity to meet other writers.

You can learn more about the PWP Round Table by visiting www.pittsburghwritersproject.org or register at www.greentreelibrary.org. Please keep continue to check the PWP site for additional opportunities for writers and artists to learn from and  connect with one another.

The Pittsburgh Writers Project and Green Tree Public Library have joined forces to provide additional opportunities for local writers to learn from and connect with one another, exchange story ideas and tips, self promote works in progress and develop a supportive community of creative individuals.

Mark Your Calendar!!

October 18, 2008 - A Gathering of Pittsburgh Writers
PWP and the Green Tree Library welcome beginning, emerging and established writers who work in all literary genres to an informal gathering/networking event on Saturday, October 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Poplar Room at the Green Tree Library, 10 W. Manilla Avenue 15220. For registration information, please contact Suzy Ruskin, library director, 412-921-9292 or e-mail greentree@einetwork.net

Dear Friends:

Please join us in celebrating four Pittsburgh writers and their inspiring contributions to PWP's "A Summer Respite." {www.pittsburghwritersproject.org} You can read their work online now including a prescription to improve your blog with a little guidance and plenty of practical advice from a seasoned writer. Discover the art of aging through the lens of a psychoanalyst who dissects the existential implications of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s “Wild Strawberries.” Immerse yourself in the simple beauty of nature’s gift to spring in “Trout Lilies,” and take an inspiring journey to “Newark Beach on the Jersey Shore” with a lyrical poet who now calls Pittsburgh home.

Please share your opinions and comments about this edition of the Pittsburgh Writers Project e-zine.

 

As always, PWP asks that you share this site with as many others as possible. Thank you and keep writing.

We need your submissions. We are looking for works of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and new & views. Please send to writers@pittsburghwritersproject.org