Friday, June 25, 2021 12pm When was the last time you felt productive? Do you feel like you never had time for your writing projects, personal projects, or self-care? Are you in a hybrid-work or work-from-home situation and feel like you have no balance? As we enter the next phase of the “no longer new” normal, it’s time to embrace a more productive lifestyle. Join authors Paula Rizzo, Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You , and Debra Eckerling, Your Goal Guide: A … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events
May 21 – South Asian Author Panel
Friday, May 21 2021 Noon - 1pm Online, via Zoom May is Asian History Month! Join WNBA-SF for a panel discussion with three South Asian women writers who share their writing and discuss how place, history and cultural identity play a part in their work. What’s it like growing up in India or Pakistan? What’s it like growing up South Asian in the United States? And what kind of writing and books results from those experiences? Come join a conversation with three South Asian women authors: … [Read More...]
Effie Lee Morris Writing Contest – Date Extended!
2021 Effie Lee Morris Literary Contest - Date Extended! We honor and celebrate women authors and diverse writers and hope to include YOU with our 2021 Effie Lee Morris WNBA-SF Literary Contest, launched October 1, 2020 and running through August 1, 2021. The Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter is pleased and proud to continue the Effie Lee Morris WNBA Literary Awards in honor of our founder. Ms. Morris was a pioneering Black librarian and the founder of this … [Read More...]
May 7 – Standing on Your Writer’s Platform with Betsy Fasbinder
7 Simple Mind-shifts that Transform Introverted Authors into Dynamic Speakers Building a platform for promoting a book is vital to its success, but the most important element of your writer’s platform is you. This session provides mind-shifts, and a few simple skills that even the most introverted writer can employ to be a more dynamic, engaging public speaker. Whether you’re just a little nervous or downright phobic about public speaking, it pays for writers to develop the ability to speak … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Carole Bumpus
Curiosity and love of people, travel, and food spurs retired family therapist to pen books about European food and culture. by Nita Sweeney, author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Lisa Braver Moss
Author with Strong “Malarkey Detector” Drawn to Difficult Subjects by Nita Sweeney, author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving Nita Sweeney … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Melissa Kirk
Editor “Grows” Food and Authors by Nita Sweeney, author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. Mental health is close to my heart... Nita Sweeney (NS): I must dive right in and ask what drew you to work with psychology and wellness professionals and … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
How Publishing in Literary Journals Helps Your Writing Career
By Anniqua Rana We’ve all been writing away the turmoil of 2020 — whether to escape the trauma of the past year, or to try and create a future to anticipate. Writing has been our companion. It has helped us create worlds populated with people we would like to meet in person. Shut-up and Write Read More…
Writing Memoir Is Not for the Faint of Heart by Marlena Fiol
Therapy is supposed to help, right? Meditation is supposed to help, right? Being on a spiritual path is supposed to help, right? Then why am I still so afraid of being judged? It’s scary to write a memoir that includes my many embarrassing failures as well as my hard-won successes. It’s even scarier to put Read More…
You Made the News! Now What? by Nita Sweeney
by Nita Sweeney, award-winning author of Depression Hates a Moving Target and coauthor of You Should Be Writing A media outlet interviewed you. Congratulations!! Contributing to articles is a fabulous way to become a well-respected expert in your field! But once the article goes live, your work isn’t over. First, share it all around. I’m Read More…