BethlehemWritersGroup

The Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC (BWG), founded in 2006, is a community of mutually supportive, fiction and nonfiction authors based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The members are as different from each other as their stories, spanning a range of genres including: children’s, fantasy, humor, inspiration, literary, memoir, mystery, paranormal, romance, science fiction, women's fiction, and young adult.

See the schedule of meetings and events here.

Congratulations to our

2016 Short Story Award Winners

First Place

(wins $200 and publication in our upcoming anthology, ONCE UPON A TIME: SWEET, FUNNY, AND STRANGE TALES FOR ALL AGES)

Eleanor Ingbretson

Pike, New Hampshire

"Stick to the Bypathings"

Second Place

(wins $100 and publication in this issue of Bethlehem Writers Roundtable)

Asha Azariah-Kribbs

Rockingham, Virginia

"Lara's Tree"

Third Place

(wins $50 and publication in this issue of Bethlehem Writers Roundtable)

David M. Simon

Westlake, Ohio

"Scarecrow Moon"

Honorable Mentions

(in alphabetical order)

Asha Azariah-Kribbs

Rockingham, Virginia

"The Rider in Black"

Elizabeth Bonadio

Danbury, Connecticut

"Naughty Angel"

Kimberly Clair
Los Angeles, California
"Jeremy's Masterpiece"

Caitlin Prozonic
Sunderland, Massachusetts
"Tigers in Tutus"

Thanks to all the very talented authors who entered this contest,

and congratulations to all our honorees

Coming in October:

Once Upon a Time

Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for All Ages

Paperback

ISBN: 978-9892650-3-4

One of the most frequent questions we get from our readers is: “Do you have a children’s book?”

Now, finally, we do!

Once Upon a Time is a collection of twenty-one stories for children--ages preschool through middle school--from the minds and muses of the Bethlehem Writers Group.

This anthology grows with your child. We start with several stories written especially for those who still enjoy sitting on a grown-up’s lap, having new worlds open up to them. Following those are several more for those who are ready to immerse themselves in the fantasy and adventure of reading on their own.

Included among our award-winning authors' work is an imaginative fantasy from Eleanor Ingbretson, the winner of the 2016 Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award competition.

And each story is enhanced with illustrations by artist Agy Wilson (agywilson.com).

All together, this collection of sweet, funny, and strange tales will entertain and delight children of all ages--including grown-ups!

2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

awarded a finalist medal to

A Readable Feast

Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for Every Taste

Paperback - $14.95

ISBN: 978-0-9892650-2-7

Yearning for a tantalizing tale?

Whatever your taste, this collection of food-related stories from the multiple award-winning Bethlehem Writers Group has all the ingredients to satisfy your reading palate. Our menu includes twenty-seven appetizing stories, from light-fare and sides of fantasy to sweet romance and savory bites of mystery.

Jeff Baird’s “The Pickle Promenade” provides an amuse bouche. Or try a spicy entree prepared by Diane Sismour in “Bump and Run.” Prefer a serving with zing? Enjoy "Rightful Prey" by A. E. Decker. Jerry McFadden's tart “Hard Times,” should tickle your taste buds. On the sweeter side, there’s Sally Paradysz's “Our Town is Different" or the bittersweet "Breakfast for One" by Geoffrey Mehl.

Enjoy these and other delectable tales from our talented authors including: Courtney Annicchiarico, Terrie Daugherty, Bernadette De Courcey, Marianne H. Donley, Headley Hauser, Ralph Hieb, Judith Mehl, Emily P. W. Murphy, E. L. Ryan, Paul Weidknecht, and Carol L. Wright. To complete today's specials, we offer tasty tales from Tracy Falenwolfe and C. A. Rowland, winners of Bethlehem Writers Roundtable's Short Story Awards in 2014 and 2015 respectively. All have honed their recipes to write sweet, funny, and strange stories to savor.

Bon Appetit!

Now Available!

Let It Snow: The Best of
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable
Winter 2015 Collection

Discover tales, all as different as snowflakes, in "Let it Snow: The Best of Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Winter 2015 Collection." The multiple award winning Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC brings you stories in a range of genres selected from their bi-monthly Writers Roundtable Journal. So, while the weather outside is frightful, curl up by the fire, read, and Let It Snow.

Once Around the Sun:
Sweet, Funny, and
Strange Tales for
All Seasons
from the
Bethlehem Writers Group
A Finalist for Best Anthology
2014 Next Generation
Indie Book Awards

"Beautiful voices, gorgeous writing--fresh and vibrant and compelling and irresistible. This collection of stories--each one a gem--is a real treasure. Dip in and try one--lounging by the shore or curled up by the fire, you'll find a perfect story for every season."

Hank Phillippi Ryan--Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark Award winning author

"Once Around the Sun proves that the short story is alive and well! Cover to cover, it is packed with delightful, insightful, and exciting short stories. What a treat!"

Rebecca Forster,
USA Today bestselling author of The Witness series and other thrillers

"Once Around the Sun escorts its lucky readers through the seasons. We witness winter snows and spring's thaw; we feel summer's heat and autumn's chill. But the real journey cuts much deeper, an exposing of rich veins of faith, humor, friendship, and love. Once Around the Sun follows the cycles of our world and lives, a trip navigated by voices you won't soon forget."

Curtis Smith, author of BEASTS & MEN and WITNESS

Looking for Christmas Stories?

A Christmas Sampler:

Sweet, Funny, and Strange Holiday Tales