The current economic recession has not spared the Lehigh Valley
Writers Academy.  Since its inception, our "Lehigh Valley Literary
Review" depends on grants & subscriptions for funding.  This funding
has diminished, and other sources have not materialized.  Therefore,
the next edition of the "Review" will be delayed; we will announce a
publication date later in the year.
At this time, the LVWA is still committed to publishing two issues of
the "Review" this year.  We thank all our contributors and readers for
their patience.

Your submission to the 5th issue of the LVLR is being 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 Writers Academy was recently
mentioned in an article by the Lehigh Valley News Group - Parkland
edition, to view the article, simply click
here.

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, we publish two journals,
the Lehigh Valley Literary Review (LVLR) is a semi-annual
publication and the Lehigh Valley Literary Review-Youth Edition
(LVLR-YE) is an annual publication.

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, Leona K. Gruber Charitable Trust, The
Century Fund 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 Ju
ly 28, 09 at 7:00
pm at the Allentown location.
If you would like to
become a member of the
LVWA, please click on
the link below for a
Membership Form.
LVWA Membership Form
If you would like to
Subscribe to the
LVLR &
LVLR-YE
please click on
the link below:
LVLR & LVLR-YE
Subscription Form
The Writers' Critique Group is
scheduled to meet  is  Ju
ly 1,
09 it is facilitated by Peg
Zeiser. They usually meet on
the first Wednesday of the
month.
Refreshments available
Please E-mail to RSVP:
lvwastory@yahoo.com

The Aspiring Writers' group
meets at the Barnes & Noble
bookstore at the LV Mall, the
third Wednesday of each
month.  Next meeting is Ju
ly
15
, @ 7`pm & is facilitated by
Peg Zeiser.
*** 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@
lv
wa.info
Contact Fiction Editor@
fiction@lvwa.info
The LVLR-YE is now
published - it will cost $5
for individuals and $10 for
institutions
.
Enter starting street address:

City, State or Zipcode: