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.

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We are pleased to announce the

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

2017 SHORT STORY AWARD Winners:

First Place

Suzanne Purvis of Shalimar, FL

"Casting Off"

(This story will appear in the forthcoming anthology Untethered: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales of the Paranormal, due out in September, 2018)

Second Place

Leigh Saunders of Sandy, UT

"The Last First Time

Third Place

Eleanor Ingbretson of Pike, NH

"1977--The Bronx"

Honorable Mentions 

(in alphabetical order by author's last name)

Epiphany Ferrell of Dongola, IL for "Phone Service"

Phil Giunta of Allentown, PA for "So Hungry . . ."

Robert McCrillis of Doylestown, PA for "Semper Fi"

Joan Wright Mularz of Wildwood, MO for "The Souk"

Robert Walton of King City, CA for "Tag Team"

Laurel Wilczek of Saylorsburg, PA for "Lara"

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Now Available:

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!

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2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards 

awarded a finalist medal to

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!