Pennsylvania Women's Press Association

Northeast

District director Kathy Ruff


Job: freelance writer, self-employed

Address: 116 Second St., Coaldale, PA 18218

Phone: (570) 645-3059

Job history: Self-employed since 1982, offering business services to small businesses and municipalities; expanded into freelance writing and writing services in 1995. Co-founder of the Black Diamond Writers’ Network and member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group.

Journalism tip: Write tight with strong nouns and active verbs. Get rid of adjectives and adverbs.

News

annual meeting and awards luncheon

May 21, 2011
11:00 amto1:30 pm

The Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association general membership meeting is scheduled to take place during this year’s Pennsylvania Press Conference at the Penn Stater hotel and conference center in State College.

The membership meeting will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. Our annual awards luncheon will immediately follow at noon. Cate Barron, executive editor of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, will be the guest speaker during the luncheon.

We hope to see you there!

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