Upcoming Events
Path to Publishing Panel: Does Social Media Really Sell Books?
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 6:00pm New Format: Book Passage Social Media Panel is on Zoom! Zoom Sign up Here. Book Passage, SF Ferry Building, presents a powerful panel discussion of one of the most popular subjects generally introverted authors want to know about. WNBA-SF's own Elise Marie Collins joins members of the Author's Guild to clear up many of the myths and truths about social media for writers. Presented with the Authors Guild and the Women's … [Read More...]
Pitch-O-Rama PLUS 2020
A new date! Due to the Covid-19 situation, we've rescheduled Pitch-O-Rama PLUS! Saturday, March 21, 2020 Saturday, June 13, 2020 8:00 am – 12:30 pm It's 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. Registration: $65 WNBA members, $75 Non-members, Men Welcome! Limited to the first 90 ticketed attendees. Cancellation Policy: Must receive your cancellation notice by … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Annemarie O’Brien
Desire to Share Overseas Experiences Prompts Dog-Lover to Write 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. Each time I interview a WNBA-SF member, the opportunity reminds me how fortunate we are to be part of a group of such … [Read More...]
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...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
10 Goals for Writers for 2020
By Debra Eckerling, author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals (January 2020) [Editor’s note: In this time of world chaos, we wanted to present something positive for you to focus on, as you deal with the changing times.] It’s an opportunity to jump into new writing projects … Read More…
POSTPONED – Pitch-O-Rama PLUS 2020!
Dear San Francisco WNBA community – After much thought and discussion, we have decided to postpone Pitch-O-Rama to a new date of June 13th at the same venue of Bethany UM Church. We are acting in accordance with and on the advice of various public health officials, and the guidelines from Mayor London Breed’s guidelines Read More…
It’s Complicated: 3 Rules for Writing about Difficult Relationships
By Nita Sweeney, author of Depression Hates a Moving Target “Love truth, but pardon error.” – Voltaire If my mother hadn’t died, she would have been 89 on March 1st. And if she hadn’t died, I might not have written Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Read More…
