Meet the Agents 2012 Information and Sign Up
WNBA-SF Meet-the-Agents/Pubishers March 24, 9:00 a.m. Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2 Embarcadero, San Francisco
Authors and Writers “Speed-Dating” by the Bay at our 9th Annual Signature Event 2012 Back by popular demand: Keynote Luncheon (see below) MEET-THE-AGENTS & ACQUISITION EDITORS Click here to view line up. Lynn Henriksen, Event Chair, lynn@telltalesouls.com Saturday, March 24th, 2012 • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2, San Francisco $55 WNBA member, $65 non-member, or $75 at the door (Bonus: Coffee and “How to Pitch Training” included from 8:00 to 9:00 am) Space is limited (we sold out last year) – REGISTER NOW Keynote … [Read More...]
List of Agents and Editors for MTA 2012
Agents, Editors & Publishers for WNBA-SF “Meet the Agents” 2012
Peter Beren , Formerly Publisher of Sierra Club Books, V.P. for Publishing at Palace Press International and Publisher of VIA Books, a division of the California State Automobile Association, Peter is a member of AAR, a Literary Agent specializing in nonfiction with an emphasis on illustrated (art and photography) books. He is the author or co-author of six books including The Writers Legal Companion and California the Beautiful. His best-known clients include photographer Art Wolfe (Dogs Make Us Human, forthcoming from Bloomsbury). Brian and Wendy Froud (Trolls, … [Read More...]
Welcome the WNBA-SF Website!
February 2, 2012, 6:15-7:30pm “What is a Platform and How to Build Yours”
February 2, 2012 6:15-7:30pm WNBA-SF Chapter members and prospective members welcomed to San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Room A (food allowed) Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan will present interactive session “What is a Platform and How to Build Yours” promptly at 6:15pm. Must RSVP 24 hours before meeting by emailing : writingcoachteresa at gmail.com Join Women’s National [...]
Authors Exchange Solutions at WNBA-SF Chapter Meetings at SFPL
Authors Exchange Solutions at WNBA-SF Chapter Meetings at SFPL Thursday, December 1, 2011 6:00-7:30pm San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A (food is allowed). 22-Day Platform-Building Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan (SF Chapter Secretary) here to say: “What an exciting get-together! 11 hard-working writers cheered and swapped marketing & editing tips at the December [...]
Create Your Success Story
Create Your Success Story from the Inside Out sponsored by The Women’s National Book Assn-San Francisco Chapter facilitated by Mary E. Knippel, founder of Your Writing Mentor Sunday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Half Moon Bay, CA Are you… looking for a new way of thinking? ready to learn inspired problem-solving? in need [...]
Membership
Benefits of Membership
WNBA-SF Branch is part of the great network of Women’s National Book Association Chapters, a national network of women, and men, who are passionate about books, writing, and literacy. Here in … [Read More...]
WNBA SF Chapter Board Members
WNBA-SF Chapter Board MembersPresident: Linda Lee, Linda Joy Myers Vice President: Laura Novak, Verna Dreisbach Treasurer: Chris Payne Secretary: Teresa LeYung Ryan Membership Chair: Kate Britton Newsletter Editor: Kaye Cloutman San Francisco Main Library Liaison: Leon Veal Blog Liaison: Mary E. Knippel, immediate past president Media List Chair: Barbara Whittaker Facebook Coordinator: Leigh Anne Lindsey 2012 “Meet the Agents” Chair: Lynn Henricksen Webmaster: Linda Lee askmepc-webdesign WNBA-SF Chapter 4061 E. Castro Valley Blvd Castro Valley, Ca 94552 The Women's National Book Association brings people together from all walks of life who are interested in writing or supporting the writing and reading … [Read More...]
Featured Authors
Scribd is the place that changed my life
By Laura Novak Scribd calls itself the place where the world comes to read. I call it the place that changed my life. In November 2009, I went to a roundtable panel, as part of LitQuake, on how to get your first novel published. A young woman from Scribd, which I had only vaguely heard [...]
Interview with Author Thad Nodine, NRGM Featured Author
It was a pleasure to talk with Thad Nodine the other day. His prize-winning book Touch and Go takes us on a road trip like no other—a blind man and foster family who discover the true meaning of family and endure the ravages of Katrina, as well as the storms of their own past histories. [...]
Interview with Featured Author, Rachael Herron
I really enjoyed talking with Rachael Herron, our guest for the National Reading Group Month at Kepler’s in Menlo Park, CA October 16—1-3 PM. In the interview, Rachael discusses her writing life—how she draws from “real life” to write her memoir A Life in Stitches, and how she became inspired to write her novels about [...]
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