{"id":151079,"date":"2026-09-16T17:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151079"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:40:50","slug":"writers-group-to-hold-monthly-meeting-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=151079","title":{"rendered":"WRITERS GROUP TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING"},"content":{"rendered":"

EASTON, Pa.\u2014Greater Lehigh Valley Writers\u2019 Group (GLVWG) will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. \u2013 noon on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The meeting is offered in a hybrid format\u2014in-person at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer, PA<\/a>, and online via Zoom.<\/p>\n

Membership business will be conducted from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. From 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., journalist Molly Bilinski will present \u201cBehind the Byline: The Trade and Craft of Nonfiction\u201d, sharing her experience writing for newspapers in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, earning her MFA in Creative Writing, and the importance of good literary citizenship for a writing career.<\/p>\n

From 12:15-1:15 p.m., attendees are welcome to participate in an Open Mic. Bring a page or two of a work in progress to share with fellow writers over the day\u2019s lunch break (this will not be available over Zoom).<\/p>\n

From 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Bilinski will present \u201cThat\u2019s a Great Question! How to Interview Like a Journalist\u201d.\u00a0 Asking the right questions is foundational for a journalist, but creative writers of all genres can benefit from honing their interviewing skills to strengthen their stories. This workshop explores how to ask thoughtful questions, understand context, and writing strategies to hook readers when it\u2019s time to start drafting. During this 90-minute workshop, participants will learn interviewing and relationship-building skills and how to apply journalism techniques to creative writing, as well as practice asking questions and drafting attention-grabbing first lines. Registration is required for Bilinski\u2019s afternoon program. Cost is free for members; $15 for non-members payable via AccuPay. Any person under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for any GLVWG event.<\/p>\n

For more information or to register for the events, go to greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org<\/a>; \u201cGLVWG Events\u201d.<\/p>\n

New members are always welcome.<\/p>\n

About GLVWG:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>GLVWG aims to provide its members with a network of support and resources in the field of writing; to act as a central information point for activities in the field of writing and the publishing industry; and to advance the writing interests of its members. For more information, visit\u00a0https:\/\/greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nSara Karnish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EASTON, Pa.\u2014Greater Lehigh Valley Writers\u2019 Group (GLVWG) will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. \u2013 noon on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The meeting is offered in a hybrid format\u2014in-person at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer, PA, and online via Zoom. Membership business will be conducted from 10 a.m.-11 … Continue reading WRITERS GROUP TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/writers-group.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151080,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151079\/revisions\/151080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}