Philadelphia,PA – June 8, 2010 — The Liars Club, a group of Philadelphiawriters that includes some of the areas most popular authors, will be holding afree writers workshop at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s  Oak Lane branchon Tuesday, June 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. “I think it’s important for establishedwriters to share what we know,” says Liars Club member Solomon Jones, whoorganized the event. “That’s how we keep the craft alive, not only for thisgeneration, but for those to come.”

The Liars Club is known collectivelymore for their lively panel discussions and parties celebrating libraries andbookstores. This event will concentrate more on the craft of writing, and thebusiness of getting published, covering topics including Research, Setting,Character, Dialogue, Plot, Publicity, and Publishing. Among the Liars Clubmembers participating in the event are:

SolomonJones, the author of the critically acclaimed novels C.R.E.A.M.,  Ride Or Die, The Bridge, PipeDream, and Payback, aswell as the short story collection, KeepingUp With The Jones: marriage, family and life …unplugged.

Jones also writesthe Weekend Warrior column for the  Philadelphia Daily News.

Jones has beenpublished in Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia magazine, the Philadelphia Weekly, and the PhiladelphiaTribune. An adjunct professor at Temple University’s College of LiberalArts, Jones lives in Philadelphia with his family.

New YorkTimes bestseller Jonathan Maberry is a multiple Bram StokerAward-winning author and Marvel Comics writer. He has published over a dozennonfiction books and his many novels include Patient Zero and The Dragon Factory (in development forTV), The Wolfman, and Rot & Ruin.  He also has the dubiousdistinction of being a co-founder of the Liars Club.

JonMcGoran writes gritty and humorous thrillers under the penname of D.H. Dublin, including FreezerBurn, Body Trace andBlood Poison, from Penguin Books.He also writes short fiction and satire as Jonathan McGoran. He is a member ofthe Mystery Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers, and acharter member of the Philadelphia Liars Club. When not writing under his ownname or as D. H. Dublin, McGoran is communications director at Weavers Way Co-opin Philadelphiaand editor of the monthly newspaper, TheShuttle.

MerryJones is the author of the Zoe Hayes mystery series (The Nanny Murders, The River Killings, The DeadlyNeighbors, and The Borrowed andBlue Murders) as well as several humor and non-fictionbooks.

KeithStrunk is the author of Prallsville Mills and Stockton of theArcadia Publishing Images of America Series.  He is co-founder of River UnionStage, a professional Equity theater based in Frenchtown, NJ.

KellySimmons is the author of Standing Still (Simon & Schuster) andThe Bird House, coming inFebruary, 2011. One of the most award-winning advertising writers on the EastCoast, Simmons served as Chief Creative Officer of Tierney Communications andExecutive Creative Director of Earle Palmer Brown before forming her owncompany, bubble advertising.

This event is free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Weavers Way Ogontz, thecommunity-owned food market at 212972^nd Ave. Books will be available forpurchase and the authors will be signing. Library copies will also be on hand tobe checked out.

The Liars Club also includesNew YorkTimes bestselling author Sara Shepard (The Pretty LittleLiars young adult series, basis for the new ABC family TVseries); New YorkTimes bestselling paranormal thriller and romanceauthor L.A. Banks (Cursed to Death, St. Martins); award-winning fantasy author Gregory Frost (Shadowbridge andLordTophet duology, Del Rey/Random House); literary novelistKelly Simmons (Standing Still, Simon & Schuster); popular young adult author Marie Lamba (What I Meant…,Random House); acclaimed crime novelist Dennis Tafoya (Dope Thief andThe Wolves ofFairmount Park, St. Martin’s), writer, a blogger and a socialmarketing guru Don Lafferty (find him on Twitter @donlafferty) and blogger(bibliothercay., book critic and “Philly Poe Guy” EdPettit.

The Liars Club providestalks, workshops, readings, and otherevents to support libraries, bookstores, and other creative venues, and work topromote literacy and reading, and the craft of writing and story-telling. Look for upcoming Liars Club events at librariesacross the area. For more information about the West Oak Lane branchof the Free Library of Philadelphia, visit www.freelibrary.org, and click on “Find aLocation.” More information about the Liars Club, including a calendar ofupcoming events, is available atliarsclubphilly.com

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