Upcoming Events
Launch a Successful 2020 at SF Writers Conference!
February 13 – 16, 2020 Intercontinental Hyatt Regency Embarcadero 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 Join us and help us promote WNBA-SF at the San Francisco Writers Conference! This will be the 17th Celebration of Craft, Commerce, and Community for all writers. Attendees will join with 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the friendliest, top writer’s conferences … [Read More...]
Pitch-O-Rama PLUS 2020
Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:00 am – 12:30 pm It's now Pitch-O-Rama PLUS - now in Noe Valley! Bethany UM Church 1270 Sanchez Street (at Clipper) SF, CA 94114 Includes a continental breakfast and pre-pitch coaching. Early Bird Registration pricing through Jan 1, 2020: $65 WNBA members, $75 Non-members, Men Welcome! Limited to the first 60 ticketed attendees. Pitch-O-Rama delivers the 4 Ps that lead to publication. POLISH. You’ve polished your manuscript. Now polish your pitch with our … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Geri Spieler
Self-Proclaimed “Political Junkie” Reveals Her Writing Secrets 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. The members of the Women’s National Book Association of San Francisco come from a variety of backgrounds and careers. I’m … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Sheryl Bize-Boutte
A Rich Retirement: Sheryl Bize-Boutte Proves It’s Never Too Late for the Write Words 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. One of the many joys of participating in the Women’s National Book Association of San Francisco is the … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Nita Sweeney
Q&A with Brenda Knight, WNBA-SF Chapter President and Nita Sweeney, WNBA-SF member Brenda Knight (BK): When did you know you were a writer, Nita? Nita Sweeney (NS): Way to lead off with a stumper! Did I know I was a writer in 5th grade when I held the one and only copy of my “first” book, Sheshak the Wild Stallion, which I both typed … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
Five Reasons to Review a Book and a Brief How-To
By Nita Sweeney, author of Depression Hates a Moving Target I’m embarrassed to admit how little I appreciated the importance of book reviews until my own book, Depression Hates a Moving Target, was published. Before that, I posted the occasional review on Goodreads and didn’t even know that some publisher sites (including Mango) accept reviews. Read More…
From Novel to Netflix: Mentoring the book-to-film path with Trisha R. Thomas
By Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, author of The Gift of Crisis (October 2018) Mentoring comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s not always a meeting for coffee and reporting back. It can happen in a variety of different ways, like meeting an author at a book fair and requesting an email interview. Unlike my usual manner of attending events Read More…
Meet WNBA-SF at SFWC 2020!
The fabulous San Francisco Writers Conference, will be showcased at 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 the “friendliest” as well as the premier Read More…
