Upcoming Events
Pitch a Publisher! Insider Secrets to Getting a Book Deal
Pitch a Publisher! Insider Secrets to Getting a Book Deal Friday, April 5, 2019 12:00pm to 2:00pm Location: 57 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94104 4th Floor Meeting Room Admission: Mechanics Institute Members $35 Public $45 From the outside, book publishing can seem mysterious, but from the inside it is really quite simple. Publishing veteran Brenda Knight will teach you how to sell yourself and your book idea, who you are really selling, the importance of "comp … [Read More...]
Pitch-O-Rama 2019 presents a Master Class in Book Marketing
*** SOLD OUT! *** One of the most exciting features of this year’s Pitch-O-Rama is a post-pitch session with a panel of promotional and marketing experts who are there to give you highly effective bookselling tips and tools. Everyone who signs up will receive a proprietary marketing guide in advance filled with the most up-to-date secrets to social media, booking print and radio, including NPR, and the art (and science) of selling your book. At the post-pitch session, “Twitter Queen” Cathy … [Read More...]
Pitch-O-Rama 2019: Agents & Publishers
* * *SOLD OUT! * * * Meet the Agents and Acquisition Editors! Pitch-O-Rama 2019, Saturday, March 23, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. These impressive publishing professionals bring years of experience, and will provide advice, direction, and next steps for your literary project! Whatever your genre, you'll find an agent or editor to fit your project: from prestigious agencies that represent fiction of all genres, including YA and children's books, to non-fiction and New Age titles. There are … [Read More...]
Sell Your Book at Pitch-O-Rama 2019!
SOLD OUT! Check out this post if you still want to pitch! Here's what people are saying about the last Pitch-O-Rama: “You never know what might happen when you pitch your writing project to an agent or editor at the Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter’s Pitch-O-Rama! The event’s format is well organized. I was fortunate to be able to hone and refine my presentation by attending a pre-pitch coaching session with an expert. The chance to get feedback on your writing project … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Judy Bebelaar
Interview by Susan Allison WNBA Featured author, Judy Bebelaar, has been writing for seventy-two years. Yes, that’s right, seventy-two years! She remembers writing her first story in first grade and then a poetry collection in third grade. Judy loved her teachers so much that she decided to become one. She taught in San Francisco public high … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Kathleen Archambeau
Interview by Susan Allison WNBA featured author, award winning and successful writer, Kathleen Archambeau, has a storyteller’s ear, and has loved to listen and record the stories she’s heard since childhood: “I grew up in an extended Irish Catholic family in San Francisco, which gave me a head start on my love of words and stories. I distinctly … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Marylee MacDonald
Interview by Susan Allison Recently, I have been in conversation with WNBA member, Marylee MacDonald, award winning author, writing coach, and caregiver advocate. I’ve been most impressed by Marylee’s refreshing honesty. Whether she is talking about her personal life, her writing career, or the current state of the publishing industry, she tells … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
Tips for World Building Your Memoir
Tips for World Building Your Memoir by Nita Sweeney It might seem odd to see “world building” and “memoir” side-by-side. Many writers think of world building as a tool used only in science fiction and fantasy. The red scarves in The Night Circus or light sabers in Star Wars come to mind. But a compelling Read More…
Mother Nature is My Writing Mentor
Drawing Inspiration From the Natural World by Cheryl Leutjen My office mate, a muscular, gray cat named Handsome, slumps over my left hand, purring. I sit at my desk in the attic, which I like to call the “garret” because it connects me with my childhood hero, Jo of Little Women. Here I can pretend Read More…
Meet Us at the Hyatt: SFWC 2019!
The fabulous San Francisco Writers Conference, after years at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel, has moved to the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero on the waterfront, near the fabled Ferry Building. Nowhere could you find a more spacious and elegant accommodation for networking and learning the newest trends in the craft and business of writing. Often called Read More…
