Camp Hill's writers shine in new short story compilation that benefits Fredricksen Library

April 29, 2012 - PRLog -- Camp Hill, PA - Sunbury Press has released "A Community of Writers: A Collection of Short Stories", edited by Ann Elia Stewart, comprising the best of the Natalie D. Craumer Writing Workshop at the Fredricksen LIbrary in Camp Hill, PA. Sunbury Press will donate profits from the book to the library. A book release party at the library will be announced soon.

About the book:
The Natalie D. Craumer Writer’s Workshop at the Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill is offered free to the community. It is comprised of a maximum of fifteen participants, some of whom have become familiar faces over the years. The workshop, offered in the fall and the spring, always fills quickly. And whether it is because of the camaraderie that is encouraged in each session, the wealth of information and discussion, and the participants’ willingness to complete assignments — or all three — the stories that emerge always overwhelm me in their breadth of creativity, voice and structure.

Here are twenty-five stories, written by workshop participants from nearly every year, many of whom have gone on to win competitions, publish their stories in literary journals, and even write and publish novels. The stories were either developed, or grew from seeds planted during the workshop. The writing levels represent intermediate to advanced, and each story is vibrant and engaging without the distractions of heavy-handed philosophy and stylistic tricks. The stories pull you in, and in some cases, teach you something about life. They also range from mainstream to literary fiction to fantasy, science fiction and satire.

Following are the stories included:

Hunting Season - Rayne Ayers Debski
Take Care - Margaret DeAngelis
Angel in the Mist - Laurie J. Edwards
Survivor Barbie - C.A.Masterson
A Soldier's Gift - Don Helin
Operation Pumpkin Patch - Gina Napoli
A Cautious Life - Larry C. Kerr
The Green Eyed Monster - Catherine Jordan
Smoke - Lori M. Myers
Number 11 - Maria McKee
The Things She Chose to Keep - Susan Pigott
The Surprise Party - Carol A. Lauver
an excerpt from "Oops," Said God - Duffy Batzer
Swan Song - Ann Elia Stewart
Dragon Riders - D.A.Morrow
Free as a Bluejay - Madelyn Killion
4:30 - Bob Walton
Fade to Black - Kathryn Grace
The Nature of Sin - Maria McKee
Dead Letters - Susan Girolami Kramer
Dissipation - C.A.Masterson
The Mirror - Susan E. Bangs
Betsy's Delight - Marlene Ross
Moving Targets - Debra A. Varsanyi
Creature of Habit - Don Helin

A Community of Writers: A Collection of Short Stories
Edited by Ann Elia Stewart
List Price: $14.95
5.5" x 8.5" (13.97 x 21.59 cm)
Black & White on Cream paper
180 pages
Sunbury Press, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1620060490
ISBN-10: 1620060493
BISAC: Fiction / Short Stories

For more information, please see:
http://www.sunburypress.com/9781620060490.html