# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Joel Burcat to speak at NVWN Meeting
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 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.”
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: State College
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Schlow Centre Region Library
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- **long**: -77.8598866
- **full address**: Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S Allen St, State College, PA 16801-4806, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Nittany Valley Writers Network (https://allevents.in/org/the-nittany-valley-writers-network/26647258)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S Allen St, State College, PA 16801-4806, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Nittany Valley Writers Network
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Joel Burcat to speak at NVWN Meeting ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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