


We are responding to many writers who have emailed us. Depending on the volume of submissions an acknowledgement e-mail will be sent to everybody after the May 31, 2008 submission date. Your submission will then we reviewed, and you will then receive an email letting you know if your submission has been accepted or rejected. ***Please do not contact the editors regarding your submission, as it slows down the editorial process.*** If you would like to view the Morning Call Newspaper article, simply click here. The Lehigh Valley Writer's Academy was recently published in an article by the Lehigh Valley News Group - Parkland edition, to view the article, simply click here. The submission deadline for Volume 4 of the Lehigh Valley Literary Review (LVLR) is now over & Volume 4 will be available in July 2008. It contains poetry, fiction, and prose from the Lehigh Valley, PA region. We have an online version of the LVLR, this includes excerpts of the journal. |
Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Writers Academy Home Page Founded in 2002, The Lehigh Valley Writers Academy (LVWA) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization which shapes the regional literary landscape by offering educational events and public forums for writers. The LVWA discovers and guides aspiring new voices in fiction, nonfiction, journalism, poetry, plays and screenwriting. LVWA offers in-depth experiences to its participants that encourage them to further their appreciation of literature, as well as their writing skills. Through our programs, our organization assists local writers of all ages and levels of proficiency in pursuing literary learning and creative development. Our programs reach out to the Lehigh Valley's diverse communities. Since our inception in April 2002, we have been facilitating approximately 100 classes (involving over 1,000 people), workshops and cultural art events annually and have collaborated with the Allentown school district, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown Symphony, Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse, Inc, Civic Theatre, the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild, the Trexler Trust, and Mayfair. Additionally, in 2004, we published a 40- page poetry chapbook titled May Words to coincide with the Mayfair events. Currently our board members offer a monthly series of educational and professional workshops including the Writers’ Critique Group and Script- writing. Occasionally, we have a guest speaker Lecture Series that has included editors from the local newspapers and regional magazines, published book authors and national magazine writers. Some other workshops that were offered have been: the Youth Writing Salon (designed for children in middle school), Japanese influence in Literature, Short Story Writing, Literary Agents Workshop and Scriptwriting Essentials. The persons benefited by the organization are mostly adult except when we offer our Youth Writing Salon. Additionally we have received grants from the PA Council on the Arts, Lehigh Valley Arts Council, Charles H. Hoch Foundation, Charles A. & Leona K. Gruber Foundation and from private individuals. We hold our workshops and featured speakers at our location, 850 N. 5th Street, Lower Level, Allentown, PA 18101 |
| Contact the Webmaster: Beth Ann Enterprises@ bethannent@yahoo.com www.bethannenterprises.com |
| Contact Us @ admin@lvwa.info |
| Lehigh Valley Writers Academy Allentown, PA |
The next board meeting is set for Tuesday July 29, 08 at 7 pm at the Allentown location. |
| If you would like to Subscribe to the LVLR, please click on the link below for a Submissions Form: LVLR Subscription Form |
| The Writers' Critique Group is scheduled for July 2, 2008 at 7pm, next is August 6, 08 then, September 3, 08, it is facilitated by Peg Zeiser. They usually meet on the first Wednesday of the month. Please E-mail: lvwastory@yahoo.com |
| *** PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION *** |
| To contact Joshua Langman by e-mail: youthsubmissions@lvwa.info |
| If you would like to download the LVLR - Youth Edition .pdf file, click here. |
| Contact Poetry Editor @ poetryandscriptwriting@lvw a.info Contact Fiction Editor@ fiction@lvwa.info |

| We will be having our Writer's Meet and Greet celebrating our 4th issue sometimes in September 08. All previously published writer's are invited to attend. |