Name: Author Joel Burcat to speak at NVWN Meeting
Start: 2025-11-11T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Schlow Centre Region Library

Author Joel Burcat to speak at NVWN Meeting

Meet the Author: Joel Burcat at Schlow Library! ✍️
The Nittany Valley Writers Network is proud to welcome award-winning novelist Joel Burcat for an inspiring evening at Schlow Centre Region Library on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
Burcat’s talk, “Your Chapter Two: Reinventing Yourself as a Writer (and Learning to Love the Uncertainty),” explores how he transformed a successful legal career into a full-time writing life—embracing risk, creativity, and reinvention along the way.
He’ll also discuss his latest book, Whiz Kid – A Novel, a historical coming-of-age story co-written with his late father, David S. Burcat, and recently named a Kirkus Reviews Critic’s Pick.
After the program, enjoy a book sale and signing with the author.
--Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College, PA
--Free and open to the public!
Joel Burcat, a retired environmental lawyer and former Assistant Attorney General, is the author of several award-winning thrillers, including Reap the Wind, Drink to Every Beast, Amid Rage, and Strange Fire (a Kirkus Best Book of the Week).
Don’t miss this chance to meet one of Pennsylvania’s most dynamic voices in fiction and hear how he learned to “love the uncertainty.”