The website of Summit Hill author Stanley "Porky" Szczecina has been selected as "Author Website of the Week" by Publish America, the Frederick, Md., publishing firm that released his trilogy adventure series based on his hometown.

Szczecina authored the Laura Leinhart series that began with the fictional story about a former coal mining town and a young reporter's investigation of mysterious angelic apparitions. His works are entitled "Laura Leinhart: The Sommers Hill Adventure, Book 1," "Laura Leinhart: The Sommers Hill Adventure, Book 2" and "Laura Leinhart's Search For The Holy Grail." Details about the series can be obtained at

www.szczecina.com.A traditional publishing company, PublishAmerica pays advances and royalties while offering a distinct alternative to authors who would most likely be overlooked by larger, more commercial publishers, simply due to their lack of experience in the industry, according to PublishAmerica executive director Miranda Prather, who called Szczecina "a promising talent in this field."A lifelong resident of Summit Hill and a 1960 graduate of the former Summit Hill High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduation, and served with the 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C., for four years. He later worked for 25 years with Air Products & Chemicals before retiring.The publishing company's website is

www.publishamerica.com.Szczecina will participate in a book-signing event this coming weekend at the Eckley Miners' Village in Luzerne County. Copies of his book will be personally signed by him during the village's "Patch Town Days Anthracite Heritage Festival."The event, to be held Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will celebrate the customs and traditions of the anthracite coal region through music, dancing, food, living history demonstrations, crafts, artisans, and more.