

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Public Book Sale @ WCoNA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: FREE &amp; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® (WCoNA) hosts its first-ever public book sale Saturday, March 7 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the JFK Student Center at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA. 

The book sale features authors and publishers from across northern Appalachia, including Sunbury Press, Pennsylvania’s largest book publisher. 

Of the book sale, WCoNA President PJ Piccirillo says, “Come join us at the only venue in northern Appalachia where you can engage with more than 20 of the region’s leading authors in one place.”

Readers of all genres, including poetry, fiction, science fiction, and memoir, will find something new for their to-be-read stacks. Authors include Andrew Akers, Jason Bussman, Eric Chiles, Todd Davis, John Frederick, Jane Ellen Freeman, Scott Hanna, Marjorie Maddox, Abby Minor, Joshua Penrod, Amanda Pica, PJ Piccirillo, Paul Ricci, Sam Robb, Janette Schafer, Maria Simbra, Judith Sornberger, Matthew Ussia, Gabriel Welsh, and Jerry Wemple. 

Community members are encouraged to attend so they can meet authors, buy their books, and get them signed on site. 

The award ceremonies for the 2026 WCoNA Book of the Year and Outstanding Contributor Award will follow the book sale. Book sale attendees are welcome.

No registration is needed for the public book sale. Readers who are interested in attending the entire two-day conference can register at www.wcona.com.  

WCoNA annually gathers authors and others interested in the region’s literature to honor the writing of northern Appalachia and to enhance the craft of its authors. WCoNA is a catalyst to inspire more novels, poetry, essays, history, memoir, and drama that represent, in some way, northern Appalachia, and so create and promote a canon of writers and literature of the region.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/loretto/public-book-sale-wcona/200029751058457
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, performances, theatre, entertainment, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 64

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029751058457?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=loretto-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Loretto
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Jfk Conference Center At Saint Francis University
- **lat**: 40.50667
- **long**: -78.63899
- **full address**: Jfk Conference Center At Saint Francis University, 117  Evergreen Dr,Loretto,PA,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (https://allevents.in/org/writers-conference-of-northern-appalachia/23377570)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Jfk Conference Center At Saint Francis University, 117  Evergreen Dr,Loretto,PA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, business, performances, theatre, entertainment, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Public Book Sale @ WCoNA ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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