Pagoda Writers Events
BIG NEWS!!! We are now meeting at the Yocum Institute, in the Art Room, one Saturday each month at 11:00 AM!
3000 Penn Avenue, West Lawn, PA 19609
🙋Just another message for our Pagoda Writers🏯
Greetings and a Happy New Year to all Pagoda Writers!!
Join us next weekend at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education (3000 Penn Ave, West Lawn, PA 19609) on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Use the far right entrance and look for us in Art Studio 2. The friendly staff at the desk can assist you, if needed. (Yocum on Google Maps)
This month we present John Symborski. A former industrial engineer and semi-retired hospital pharmacy technician, John has a profound interest in historical and colonial crafting, becoming a crafter in the process, and giving demonstrations for Historical Sites in southeastern PA.
He more recently discovered manual bookbinding and decided the best use of this skill was to write a book worth binding! Instead of publishing, he submitted his work for a U.S. Copywrite. John's copyrighted book is titled "Old Dobbin", and presents two historic novellas under one cover (50,000 words in all), set in 1909 and 1910 from Spring City/Royersford through Pottstown to Reading PA and back.
In this workshop John will demonstrate how to produce a bound, hardback book with a minimum of tools. Copywriting allows you to sell your book and promote it while retaining an unpublished status, leaving all future rights and options open. Do you have a book, novel, or short story in the works? How about a family legacy memoir, personal adventure journal, or poem collection? Come join us to explore this interesting hands-on idea!
Be sure to check out John's full bio and more details about the workshop on our event webpage.
As usual, please bring your notepads, creative ideas and questions!
Please take a moment now to send a quick reply email and let us know if you plan to come, or even if you’re a “maybe.”
Immediately following our monthly meetings, we have been going to lunch near the institute and would love for you to join us for some lively discussion and casual camaraderie 😊
We hope to see you there!!! Chriss, CJ and Fred Your Pagoda Writers Team
pagodawriters@hpl501c3.org
http://pagodawriters.com