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2026 Writers Conference

Put it on your calendar now! Click here to reserve your spot! Details below. SCHEDULE 9:00: Check in 9:15: MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Introductions 9:30: CAROL GYZANDER:“Best Practices for Handling Submissions and Working with Your Editor”: You’ve finished your story or … Continue reading

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Love Bites

Why is there a walk-in freezer in the fake cop’s basement? What secret is the fake cop hiding? And who (or what) are Azrael and Morrigan? All these questions are answered in LOVE BITES, the new Paranormal Romance story from Pocono … Continue reading

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The Case of the Sinister Stranger

When young clarinetist Lukas Bechmann loses his mother shortly after their move to Cincinnati, grief is soon eclipsed by shock—a stranger appears at the funeral claiming to be the father Lukas thought long dead. Augusta McKee, professor of voice at … Continue reading

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Pocono Liar Sahar Abdulaziz’s two new books

It began with Who Killed Gary?, unraveled in Who Killed Karen?, and now the misfit sleuths of Grandville’s Luxury Apartments return for one final case in Who Killed Kevin? What should’ve been an ordinary morning turns chaotic when Genevieve and Letitia Grange discover a dead … Continue reading

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The Lies We Tell Others

Lies. We all tell them–sometimes to keep the peace, other times to stir the pot, occasionally to save face, or just for fun. In this anthology, Liars Club members Sahar Abdulaziz and Michael A. Ventrella got members to submit a … Continue reading

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Sign up now for the free 2025 Writers Workshop!

In this day-long event, small, interactive group workshops will be offered, providing participants with information and personal attention. Attendees will be able to choose three workshops from the six offered. [See Below] This is a workshop. Bring your laptop or … Continue reading

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Pictures from the 2025 Authors Expo

Thanks to all the authors and publishers who came out to make our event a success! (Click on a picture to enlarge!)

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2025 Writers Expo Flyer

The Expo is coming up soon (June 21) at the Hughes Library in Stroudsburg. Come and meet our local authors (as well as some visiting publishers!) Click below for our flyer with all the participants, along with their bios.

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Who Killed Karen?

Grandville Luxury Apartments’ newest Building Nine tenant, Kay W. Smith, is loathed for her nonstop complaints and pestering. A book reviewer by profession, Kay wields her power to strike terror in the hearts of successful authors, seeking to publicly humiliate, … Continue reading

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Jonathan Maberry Speaks to the Pocono Liars

As you may be aware, technical difficulties prevented Jonathan from speaking to our group during our Writers’ Conference, so here’s a video he did for us the other night with that presentation! As he says in the video, he’ll gladly … Continue reading

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