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Lynn Henriksen
President
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Kate
Britton
Vice
President
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Sara Videtto
Secretary
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Christopher
C. Payne
Treasurer
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 Nina
Amir
CopyWright Communications
http://www.copywrightcommunications.com
http://www.purespiritcreations.com
Nina Amir is a journalist, author, nonfiction
editor/consultant/writing coach with 30+ years of experience in the publishing field. The founder
of Write Nonfiction in November, she serves as the San Jose Jewish Examiner. She has edited or
written for 45+ local/national/international magazines, newspapers, e-zines, and newsletters on a
full-time or freelance basis. Her essays have been published in five anthologies, and she has
self-published five booklets (short versions of books she is writing). She has a proven track
record as a book editor. One of her client’s books (Enlightened Leadership) was self-published and
then purchased/re-released verbatim by Simon & Schuster (Fireside) and another (Radical
Forgiveness) won the 1998 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Award (Inspirational category), has
sold over 115,000 copies, and recently was purchased by Sounds True. Another client's book
(Finding Heaven Here) recently was purchased by O-Books.
Amir is the holiday and spirituality expert on Conversations with
Mrs. Claus, a podcast heard in 90+ countries and downloaded by 110,000 listeners per month.
Through her own writing and speaking, Amir offers human potential, personal growth and practical
spiritual tools from a Jewish perspective, although her work spans religious lines and is pertinent
to people of all faiths and spiritual traditions.
 Yolande Barial
Your Words Project
yolandebarial.wordpress.com
Yolande Barial is an engaging poet whose words are sensually
spiritual. Yolande is the proud mother of three children: Ernest, Emmanuel and Isabella. They are
her passion. Since the year 2000 she has been on a journey to empower herself and in so doing
others to step into their own lives, claim them and create their lives into ones they can be proud
of.
Yolande holds a B.S. from Xavier University in New Orleans,
Louisiana. In 2002 she was published in Parents Magazine; 2003 - 2005 assistant to Kim McMillon,
producer of the Literary Expo for the Art & Soul Festival in Oakland; 2004 co-facilitated
with Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart, SF Bay Area Survivors Conference, SF;
2004 -2005 produces Your Words Projects poetry readings at Kimball's Carnival, Oakland; 2005-2007
produced Your Words Projects poetry readings at Magic Johnsons Starbucks in Oakland; 2004
performing poet in Danjuma, Unity Concepts play Oakland Has Spoken; 2005 2 published poem in
If Women Ruled the World and Oakland’s Neighborhoods; Wrote, produced, directed and performed one
woman show Telling It like it 'Tis at Poetic Groove, 2006, Oakland.
Yolande spoke at St. Columba's Black History Month Celebration in
2007 and created and conducted the Women's Retreat for St. Columba's Woman's Group. 2008 featured
poet at Unity Concepts fundraiser in Berkeley for Katrina victims.
2008 to present 2010 - Yolande has been commissioned to write for
various organizations and individuals for National Aids Day, Drew Foundation's Breast Cancer
Awareness Luncheon, retirements, weddings and other special occasions.
 Ellen Bass
www.ellenbass.com
Ellen Bass's most recent book of poetry, The Human Line (Copper
Canyon
Press, 2007), was named a Notable Book of 2007 by the San
Francisco
Chronicle. She co-edited the groundbreaking No More Masks! An
Anthology
of Poems by Women (Doubleday, 1973) and has published several volumes
of
poetry, including Mules of Love (BOA, 2002) which won the Lambda
Literary
Award. Her work has been published in many journals including
The
Atlantic Monthly, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic,
The
Progressive, and The Kenyon Review. Among her awards are a Pushcart
Prize,
the Elliston Book Award, The Pablo Neruda Prize from Nimrod/Hardman,
the
Larry Levis Prize from Missouri Review, the New Letters Prize,
the
Greensboro Award, the Chautaqua Poetry Prize, a Fellowship from
the
California Arts Council and a Fellowship from the Virginia Center for
the
Creative Arts. Her nonfiction books include Free Your Mind: The Book
for
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies (HarperCollins,
1996), I
Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual
Abuse
(HarperCollins, 1983) and The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women
Survivors
of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins, 1988, 2008). She teaches in the
MFA
writing program at Pacific University and at conferences and
workshops
nationally and internationally.
Kate Britton, VP WNBA-SF chapter
Well, I think I should start this bio by saying that my most useful degree is
the one I earned at the School of Hard Knocks. In a
moment of grace I graduated the class of 1993, with my life.
Since that moment I’ve successfully made the transition from street life to
real life, working in a variety of occupations--all legal--from Waitress to Logistics Manager,
always knowing I would eventually be able to tell the story of these years, a story which I
believe is essentially one of hope. Through a
series of eight compelling stories, each connected by central character and chronology, and each
the circumstance of an epiphany or turning point on my fifteen year odyssey, that story is told
in my memoir, Over the Edge.
As I continue to shop for representation, I have found the WNBA-SF Chapter to
be a wonderful organization, full of writers, some, first time authors like myself, as well as
seasoned authors and publishing professionals, knowledgeable about the many changing aspects of
the industry and willing to share valuable information. I am happy to be able to serve the organization in the
position of Vice President and I look forward to meeting you at one of our many events.
Zoe FitzGerald Carter
http://zoefitzgeraldcarter.com
I am a former journalist, and graduate of Columbia Journalism
School,
living in the East Bay with my husband and daughters. I have a book
coming
out on March 2nd, 2010 from Simon & Schuster. It's a memoir about
my
mother's decision to end her life after struggling with Parkinson's
for
many years and the difficulty my two sisters and I had coming to
terms
with her decision. It's called IMPERFECT ENDINGS.
Maryanne
Comarotoe
Company: Shomi
LLC
http://maryannelive.com
Maryanne Comaroto is America’s leading
relationship expert, an award-winning author, seminar leader, radio personality and frequent guest
on TV and radio talk shows around the country. Her weekly radio show, Maryanne Live!, reaches three
million listeners monthly worldwide. Through her books, radio show, and media appearances,
Maryanne provides a powerful and positive blueprint for creating healthy, fulfilling, sustainable
relationships. Her unique approach starts with developing personal insight; “Great relationships
begin within!®”Maryanne is the relationship columnist for The Beverly Hills Times, and a go-to
expert for Hollywood Life, In Touch Online, and many other online publications. Her blogs on such
websites as The Savvy Woman and SheKnows are read by thousands of readers worldwide. Maryanne is
the author of the award-winning book, Skinny, Tan and Rich: Unveiling the Myth. Her newest book is
Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers! Maryanne founded SHOMI, LLC, a
personal development corporation, in 1998, and is CEO and founder of the National Action
Organization, a 501(c)3 non- profit committed to changing the way our culture values women.
Maryanne conducts transformational workshops, lectures and awards the Certificate of Responsible
Relationship (CORR®).
Patricia Volonakis Davis
Harlots' Sauce Radio e-magazine and
podcast
www.patriciaVdavis.com,
www.harlotssauce.com
Patricia V. Davis's first non-fiction book, Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir
of
Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece is an Award-Winning Finalist in
the
Multi-cultural Non-fiction category of the National Best Books
Awards,
sponsored by USA Book News, and has ranked in the top five in its
category
on amazon.com.
Patricia is the founder and editor-in-chief of the non-partisan
Harlots'
Sauce Radio e-magazine and podcast at www.harlotssauce.com, and her
essays, opinion articles and celebrity interviews have appeared in
various
newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. Patricia
has
authored a number of poems on women's issues, including, "If This
Woman is
Being Operated Recklessly," which appeared alongside
Laurence
Ferlinghetti's work in New Press magazine.(Her fondest achievement
to
date.) In the mid-90's, Patricia emigrated to Athens, Greece, where
she
founded an education service, Serafim Books, named for "a good book
is
like a guardian angel." Serafim Books gained international acclaim
for its
dedication to education and its philanthropic work with organizations
such
as Make-A-Wish Greece chapter and TESOL Greece, where Patricia served
as
vice-chair. During this time, Scholastic International, publishers
of
children's books and educational materials, appointed Patricia
their
exclusive representative of Greece, Cyprus and
Turkey.
 Verna Dreisbach
Capitol City Young Writers, Dreisbach Literary
Management
www.capitolcityyoungwriters.org
www.dreisbachliterary.com
Verna Dreisbach is a literary agent,
author and educator. Her Seal
Pressanthology, Why We Ride, is due for release May 2010. Verna
serves on
the education committee to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's For Art's
Sake
Initiative and teaches through UC Davis Extension. Her agency,
Dreisbach
Literary Management, represents both fiction and non-fiction authors
with
a particular interest in books with a political, economic or
social
context. With over 13 years of law enforcement experience, Verna has
a
genuine interest in the genres of mystery, thriller and true
crime. She
is the co-founder of The Writers Police Academy with author Lee
Lofland
providing writers the opportunity to learn hands-on police techniques
and
relatingits importance to creating realistic fiction.
Verna is the founder and president of Capitol City Young Writers
(CCYW),
anon-profit organization dedicated to the education and inspiration
of
young writers. CCYW's goal is to educate members on the art and craft
of
writing and offer career exploration, writing workshops,
scholarships,
internships and leadership opportunities. From fiction and
non-fiction, to
poetry, screenwriting, songwriting and broadcast radio, students
are
supported through workshops bringing professionals and mentors
together
through workshops, annual conferences, a youth run literary
journal,
mentoring and more.
Marsha Toy Engstrom
Book Club Cheerleader
www.bookclubcheerleader.com
Marsha Toy Engstrom, The Book Club CheerleaderT, has been shaking her
pompoms since 5th grade-which coincidentally is also when she began
her writing career as editor of the
Center School Gazette.
A recovering Corporate Trainer/Human
Resource-Type,
Marsha holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, and a
Master's of Arts in Management and Organizational Development.
The Book Club CheerleaderT uses her background in coaching, team-building
and group dynamics to help put the 'group' back in book groups.
Focusing
on three perspectives: The People, The Fun and The Books, she
facilitates
workshops and coaches book clubs to get the most out of their
experiences
together. Her motto is, "They come for The Book, they stay for The
Fun,
and they leave if you screw up The People part." She is the editor
of
www.bookclubcheerleader.com and is
working on her first book, Celebrating
Book Clubs: The Book Club Cheerleader's Guide to Building a Winning
Book
Club.
Marsha lives in Northern California with her husband and two black
cats,
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. When she is not coaching book
clubs,
celebrating authors, or practicing her splits, she is curled up with
a new
book (or alternatively catnapping) with Butch and
Sunny.
Elaine
Elinson
http://members.authrosguild.net/eelinson/
Elaine Elinson is an author, editor, communications consultant and
writing teacher. Her most recent book, “Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway Slaves,
Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California,” (coauthored
with Stan Yogi) was published in 2009 by Heyday Books; the book received a starred review in
Publishers Weekly and went into its second printing after six months.
A former reporter with Pacific News Service in Southeast Asia,
Elinson is the co-author of the book “Development Debacle: the World Bank in the
Philippines,” which was banned by the Marcos regime.
Her essays and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of
publications including The Nation and the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She is a graduate of
Cornell University and holds an MFA in writing from Goddard College. Elinson has been awarded
writing residencies at Hedgebrook, Mesa Refuge and the Anderson Center and a writers grant from the
California State Library. Her essay on facing her husband’s illness was selected by the American
Library Association for publication in Woman’s Day, and she was selected as a 2010 Library Laureate
by the San Francisco Public Library. She lives in San Francisco where she teaches writing
workshops.
 Glenda G.
Ewing
Author of Mirror of My
Soul
WNBA San Francisco Chapter Bookwoman
Liaison
www.ggbliss.com
Glenda G. Ewing is a native of
Nashville, TN. As a child, Glenda always
had a love for books. Her writing and oratory skills made her
a
sought-after speaker and storyteller on stages throughout the city
and
beyond.
A former professional model, she is an author / poet, singer, motivational
speaker, certified image consultant / makeup artist.
 Glenda is the author of MIRROR OF MY SOUL a book
of poetry involving love
and relationships. Mirror of My Soul is an exceptional
exploration and
revelation about life, love, sensuality, and self respect in the form
of
poetry and prose.
She has several awards and certificates of appreciation, and has
been
published nationally and internationally several times. She
hosts and
performs in San Francisco, Oakland, and various venues in the Bay
Area.
Glenda is currently working on a book of memoirs, a novel, and a
second
book of poetry.
Elly Malka Faden
www.kabbalah-dating.com
Marin Documentation
Group
The Kabbalah-Dating Workbook, for when you have met someone and are
thinking
of a long-term commitment!
 Kate Farrell
Author & Storyteller
www.girlinthemirror.info
www.wisdomhasavoice.com
Catharine (Kate) Farrell has always
loved stories. From her childhood in
San Antonio, Texas, where she read fairy tales and produced plays in
her
backyard, to her years teaching high school in the mid-1960s in
San
Francisco, stories spoke a special language. Gaining a Master's in
Library
Science in 1970 (UC, Berkeley), Kate returned to the City schools.
When
the Zellerbach Family Fund awarded her a grant in 1980 to
teach
storytelling to California teachers, Kate conducted a
successful
decades-long project. Today, a published author of educational books,
Kate
is a San Francisco high school librarian and resides in Sonoma
County.
Tanya Egan
Gibson
http://www.howtobuyaloveofreading.com
Tanya is the author of HOW TO BUY A LOVE
OF READING (May 2009 - Dutton), a novel about nouveau riche parents who try to cure their teenage
daughter's hatred of books by commissioning a custom-written novel for her and dubbing themselves
the Medicis of Long Island. Hailed as "a fresh and funny new voice in the world of fiction" by Mark
Childress (CRAZY IN ALABAMA and ONE MISSISSIPPI), Tanya is an alumna of Squaw Valley Community of
Writers and a founding member of the Marin Branch of California Writers Club, for which she is
currently Vice President.
Debbie Gisonni
Real Life Lessons
www.reallifelessons.com
Debbie Gisonni is an author, speaker,
personal growth expert and former
corporate executive.
Debbie spent fifteen years in corporate management, sales and
marketing
positions with bottom line responsibility. She was instrumental
in
leading and motivating teams of people through major changes, and was
one
of the youngest women to become a publisher of a
multi-million-dollar
magazine in the high tech industry.
In 1998, Debbie started Real Life Lessons; a company dedicated to
personal
growth and professional success. Through her books, articles,
talks, and
corporate consulting and coaching services, Debbie's mission is to
help
people to be successful and happy in life, work and home through
positive
change.
Debbie is the author of two personal growth books: the national
best
seller, The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for
Heavenly
Balance and Bliss and Vita's Will: Real Life Lessons about Life
Death
Moving On. She is an experienced speaker and media guest who
has
addressed audiences from corporate executives to women's groups to
teens.
Her articles have appeared in numerous publications nationwide, and
she
has been featured in newspapers such as The San Jose
Mercury
News and The Dallas Morning News. Debbie's "Health and
Happiness" column
appears in the Examiner.com.
Jane Glendinning, a committee member at WNBA-SF
Chapter
www.janeglendinning.com
Jane Glendinning began her life long love of
writing as an eight year old hand printing her own ideas and distributing them as a neighborhood
newsletter.
Though she would prefer to spend her days locked
in a room alone facing blank sheets of paper, she has somehow ended up in high pressure face to
face sales positions in industries as varied as the Automotive Aftermarket and the Home Remodeling
Industry. Jane prays that her last 13 years working as a Mortgage Broker has finally cleaned her
karmic slate, and not added to it.
Currently she is the Secretary and Speaker Chair
for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. She is thrilled to be involved with the
club’s novel critique group.
 Amy Gorman
PAL Publishing
http://www.agingartfully.com
Ever since I won the Fire Prevention Essay in the Sixth Grade I knew
that
writing would become part of my life. But it wasn't until I spent a
lifetime
promoting performing artists, introducing the live arts for children,
and
also worked as a social worker with the aged, filling out paper
after
paper, that I combined my interests. I interviewed many women artists
over
85 and wrote a book to honor their artistry and their
elderhood.
The result is AGING ARTFULLY:
12 PROFILES OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING WOMEN
ARTISTS 85-105. A 32 minute film, STILL KICKING, was made of six of
them,
all over 90, wonderful role models, and living with zest! I
like to
present this work and show the film to groups of people, most of
them
wanting inspiration to live life to the fullest, and know that
the
potential for living creatively well into our nineties and hundreds
is a
real possibility.
 Allegra Harris, Vice President of WNBA-SF Chapter
Allegra Harris is the Sales and Marketing
Manager at North Atlantic Books, a niche publishing house in Berkeley. She is the.
www.northatlanticbooks.com
Phone: 510-452-0042
Cell Phone:
5104520042
Lynn Henriksen,
President of WNBA-SF
Chapter
Lynn Henriksen
The Story
Woman™
http://www.telltalesouls.com
http://www.thestorywoman.com
www.wisdomhasavoice.com
President WNBA-SF and CEO of The Story Woman™, producing: TellTale Soul
books, Story Salons with a twist, Tap Memory & Write Memoir
classes and
events, book reviews, and interviews with an array of literary folks
and
artists.
Lynn Henriksen is an author, presenter, and writing coach who
encourages
and teaches writing bio-vignettes that honor loved ones. You can and
will
write, even if you've never written anything before, by answering
this
question, "If you could tell just one story that would capture
your
Mother's character and keep her spirit alive, what
would it be?" The Story Woman ™ method will help you find your unique
voice
and distinctive style on the written page as only you can do
it.
Read my "how-to" guide book, Give the Gift of Story: TellTale
Souls'
Essential Guide to Tap Memory & Write Memoir in Five Acts,
available for
purchase only on website or in person!
Current story collection: TellTale Souls: Daughters Keeping
Mothers'
Spirits Alive One Memoir at a Time. Co-editor and presenter with
Kate
Farrell: Wisdom Has a Voice: Daughters Remember Mothers anthology
and
workshops.
 Bridget
Kinsella
Breaking Books
www.bridgetkinsella.com
For seventeen years Bridget Kinsella has been an editor at
Publishers
Weekly, where she covered every aspect of the book publishing
and
bookselling fields-including landing the exclusive interview with
Oprah
Winfrey when she first started her book club.
In 2007, the Harmony division of Random House published
Bridget's
nonfiction book Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside. Named
as a
"hot summer read" by both U.S.A. Today and the San Francisco
Chronicle,
the bestselling book brought Bridget much media attention,
including
several interviews on National Public Radio, features in Marie
Claire,
Glamour and Elle, and an interview on the Today Show.
Bridget's freelance journalism has appeared in The Chicago Tribune
and
Writer's Digest and on Salon.com and NPR. Bridget has taught
journalism at
the State University of New York's Purchase College and has been
a
featured lecturer at the Simon Frasier University Publishing
Program.
Bridget's experience covering the book business as a journalist, as
a
sought-after publishing expert, and an author, give her an
informed
insight into the book business. Bridget is quite selective about the
book
projects she takes on, but is eager to work with writers who wish to
get
published.
Mary E. Knippel
Creativity Mentor
CopyWriter & Co.
www.openuptoyourcreativity.com
www.copywritermaryeknippel.com
Mary E. Knippel, writer, Creativity Mentor, speaker and workshop
leader,
conducts workshops on California's beautiful San Mateo coast in
which
participants connect with their creativity, focus on fun and pursue
play
as a proven method to de-stress and cope with life's
challenges.
Throughout her writing and presentations, Mary delivers one
consistent
message: don't wait until a health crisis to take care of
yourself.
Mary is working on a memoir and book of personal essays. Her writing
has
appeared in publications in California, Colorado and Minnesota. As
an
editor, Mary participated in the 2009 San Francisco Writer's
Conference
"Book Doctor" panel and helped numerous aspiring writers with their
book
projects and edited a book on wedding protocol, "It's Your Wedding -
Not
Theirs." Mary has worked with the Peninsula Branch of the
California
Writer's Club (CWC), the San Francisco Chapter of the Women's
National
Book Assn (WNBA-SF) as well as various religious and community groups
in
California and Minnesota as a Creativity Mentor, speaker and
workshop
facilitator. She served as president of WNBA-SF from 2006-09 and
has
served on the board of the CWC. A breast cancer survivor, Mary
donates a
portion of the proceeds from each workshop to breast cancer
research.
Diane LeBow
www.dianelebow.com,
http://www.examiner.com/x-10684-International-Travel-Examiner
Based in San Francisco, Diane LeBow, President
of the Bay Area Travel Writers, Inc., has published stories with Salon.com, Via Magazine, Travelers
Tales and Seal Press anthologies, France: A Love Story: Women Write about the French Experience,
Greece: A Love Story, Foreign Affairs: Erotic Travel Tales (Cleis Pres), B for Savvy Brides, Skirt
Magazine, and many national newspapers and magazines, including regular columns
with examiner.com. Her story about her experiences working with women in Afghanistan is
included in The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010 (Travelers’ Tales). Diane’s many awards for her
writing and photography include two time Solas Travelers’ Tales Gold Awards, BATW Planet Earth,
and Writers’ Digest. She travels the globe and has spent time with peoples in many cultures,
including Afghan women, Libyans, the Hopi, Amazon people, Tuvans, Mongolians, and Corsicans. She
has scuba dived with sharks in the Red Sea and trained champion Morgan horses.
Diane gives popular lectures/slide shows both in the USA and abroad
on her off the beaten track adventures, often focusing on women in various cultures. A pioneer of
Women’s Studies, Diane earned her Ph.D. at UC, was a college professor for many years and since her
retirement, teaches travel writing in various venues, upcoming at the Central Coast Writers’
Conference, September 2010.
Linda
Lee, Webmaster for
WNBA-SF Chapter
Linda Lee
AskMePc-WebDesign
SmartWomenStupidComputers
WordPressCentral.org
http://askmepc-webdesign.com
http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com
http://wordpresscentral.org
Linda is a writer, speaker, educator and website
designer.
Specializing in beautiful clean designs and user
friendly affordable websites
and blog design and hosting.
She is currently finishing her
book, "Smart Women Stupid Computers, The Savvy Guide for Navigating the
Internet"
A crowd pleasing speaker and
teacher, Linda says,"I am
writing this book to help all the people I talk to everyday. Many feel overwhelmed by
technology. I create websites and blogs for people and they need simple and
clear directions to use when working online and performing basic
daily computer tasks.
My goal is put a book in their hand where they can open it up and find help at their
fingertips.
Linda is has made numerous apperances on Disney's ABC/ KGO's popular
program "View from the
Bay", sharing her informative and easy tips on working online
and other topics. You can view her
video series here on how to get started with a website or
blog.
Linda serves
as the Volunteer Director and one of
the Presentors for the San Francisco
Writers Conference,
and Writing for
Change. She is the Volunteer Director for Midsummer Mozart
Festival.
She isthe former VP, and
current webmaster for the Women's National Book Association San Francisco
Chapter.
She is webmaster for the California Writers
Club, San
Francisco/Peninsula Writers Club, and the Redwood Writers
Club as well as many other
organzations.
 Leigh Anne Lindsey
www.Leigh-Anne-Lindsey
Leigh Anne Lindsey worked eighteen years in
Silicon Valley from 1985 to 2002. While attending college, Ms. Lindsey worked at an Aspen radio
station. While actively involved in the following efforts, Ms. Lindsey wrote and edited materials
for raising technology funds, merging, selling and co-founding technology companies. She wrote
investor and client presentations, business plans, newsletters and public relations materials. She
ran her own public relations firm – Jordan Communications. Prior to Silicon Valley, Ms. Lindsey was
a radio announcer (DJ), commercial radio copy-writer and producer at KSPN-FM & TV2.
Ms. Lindsey attended San Francisco State University (Bachelor of
Science Degree), College of San Mateo (Liberal Arts Associate Degree), and Colorado Mountain
College-Aspen (Liberal Arts and Photography.)
Family artists: brother Jim is an actor, writer and poet; sister
Janis (“Wild At Heart” a Natural History Field Guide : Aspen-Snowmass Village @ Amazon); Mother
Moja Yvonne - an accomplished painter – former President- Chairman of the Board & co-founder of
a Dallas financial institution with their father, Jim T. Lindsey, a former Speaker of the Texas
House of Representatives.
Leigh Anne Lindsey has a sci-fi novellete out to publishers and is
now working on a futuristic thriller “Age Me Not” (excerpts at www.Leigh-Anne-Lindsey.com.)
Judith Marshall
www.judithmarshall.net
Judith Marshall is a third generation native Californian, born in
St.
Helena and raised in Concord. Her lifelong dream of writing
fiction was
realized with the completion of HUSBANDS MAY COME AND GO BUT
FRIENDS ARE FOREVER, winner of the Jack London Prize awarded by the
California Writers Club.
She is an active member of the California Writers Club, a member
of
a bi-monthly critique group, and a regular participant in writing
classes
and workshops. She continues to hone her craft and is currently
working
on her second novel, STAYING AFLOAT, the story of a devoted
stay-at-home wife and mother who morphs into a sex-starved
adulteress.
Jeanne Miller
JC Miller Writer
jcmillerwriter.com
Novelist Jeanne (JC) Miller lives in Northern California. Redwood
Writers and Unlimited Publishing selected her work, ON THE BRINK OF NORA, for publication. The
novel explores the strength and resilience of women, the pitfalls and complexities of traditional
marriage and motherhood.
She is currently writing her third novel, VACATION, the saga of
William Koval, a stoic scientist confronted with the aftermath of his wife's violent death. On
vacation in rural England, he is drawn to a woman whose shocking past changes his life irrevocably.
He struggles to move forward--perhaps to love again.
Linda Joy Myers
The National Association of Memoir Writers
www.namw.org
www.memoriesandmemoirs.com
Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.,is the President and founder of the
National
Association of Memoir Writers. She is the author of the prize-winning
memoir Don't Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of Mother Daughter
Abandonment.
Her new book, The Power of Memoir-How to Write Your Healing
Story will be available in January 2010 through Jossey Bass
publishers.
Linda has been a therapist in Berkeley for the last thirty years,
and
received her MFA at Mills College. Through her workshops, online
coaching,
and speaking engagements, Linda integrates the principles of healing
and
creativity in presenting the powerful healing process of writing
true
stories. Her first book Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story
has
been used as a text by therapists, ministers, and writing coaches,
and was
a finalist in the ForeWord magazine's 2008 Book of the Year Award.
Linda's
prize-winning nonfiction and poetry has been published in various
literary
journals. Her novel excerpt, Secret Music, a novel about
the
Kindertransport, music, and redemption was a finalist in the San
Francisco
Writing Conference contest. The complete novel is seeking
publication.
Linda is past-president of The California Writers Club, Marin branch,
and
former Vice-President of the Women's National Book
Association.
 Louise Nayer
www.louisenayer.com
Louise Nayer has published over fifty poems in
magazines, written two books of poetry: Keeping Watch, with funding from the NEA and The Houses are
Covered in Sound. She co-authored, How to Bury A Goldfish and discussed the book on NPR. Her
latest book, Burned: A Memoir, Atlas and Co. 2010 was listed as one of Ten Upcoming Titles in
the April issue of O Magazine. She teaches full-time at City College of San Francisco--classes in
creative writing, English Composition, literature and Trauma and the Arts. Presently she is doing
radio interviews and reading from her new book on the East and West Coast.
Chris is Treasurer at WNBA-SF Chapter 2009-2011
Christopher C. Payne
JournalStone
www.journalstone.com
Having three daughters might seem like reward/trial enough but I have recently chosen to venture
into the literary field as well. Having a degree in Finance I have spent my entire career in
corporate accounting and finally decided, I just couldn't take it anymore.
I have written my first book, Duncan's Diary, Birth of a Serial Killer. While the book is not what
I originally intended, it does hold one's interest effectively throughout. It is more violent and
psychologically unnerving than I would have originally anticipated. Since it was written during a
tumultuous time in my life, I guess it is nothing more than a reflection of the sadness that was
erupting inside. Words are but a window to our inner souls. The interesting question is can we face
what we see once it is opened.
Not that I have or do condone any actions that Duncan might have performed. I feel for him as a
character and think he would do society service by being locked in a very damp dark jail cell.
Thanks and as always. Sleep with one eye open. hahahahahaahahah
Bob Quinlan
Company: Earn It: Empower Yourself for Love
www.earnitbook.com
Author of "Earn It: Empower Yourself for Love"
which applies basic business principles and terminology to romantic relationships so that women AND
MEN will have a common ground to better meet the needs of each other and themselves. Love is an
investment from which we are entitled to receive a fair and reasonable return on investment--no
more, no less. If we give less, we are allowed to receive less in return. Accepting that love is
not unconditional is very empowering to you, your partner and your partnership. You can have more
love in your life because you can deserve more love. Yes, men will understand this book about
romance. It is up to you and your partner to EARN IT.
 Sarbjit Rai, Secretary of WNBA-SF Chapter
www.elfins.vpweb.com
Sarbjit Rai is a biotech professional who has
over 15 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. Originally from England she
currently works as a manager for Genentech a leading Biotechy company in the Bay Area, and lives in
San Francisco.
Sarbjit started writing in 2006 and published her first childrens
book called 'Elfins in San Francisco' in August 2009. This book was originally written for her
nieces as a way to introduce them to this magical city, and includes many famous landmarks and
traditions.
Sarbjit enjoys painting, writing, the creative arts and supporting
the local community, and wrote this book as a tribute to SF, her adopted city, and for her family
all of whom who live in England and Singapore, hoping to link these two key aspects of her
life.
'Elfins in San Francisco' is selling at the Book Passage at the Ferry
Building in SF and is available on Amazon. More information can be found at www.elfins.vpweb.com.
Sarbjit plans to donate the royalties to Room to Read a global
childrens non-profit based in San Francisco that promotes literacy and gender equality in
developing countries.
Teresa LeYung Ryan
http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
Writing Career Coach Teresa is the author of Build Your Name,
Beat the Game: Be Happily Published (a 22-day workbook for writers to build their names and attract
attention before and after publication).
She conducts “Major League Tryouts with Coach Teresa to Build Your
Writer’s Name” at writers’ clubs and conferences.
Form a study-group, split the cost and hire Coach Teresa
to:
* coach you in name-building to attract the right agent
or publisher or more fans
* guide you in designing and growing your blog (to
showcase your expertise and experiences)
* show you computer-navigating shortcuts and how to
easily “find stuff” on the World Wide Web
As an author and a community member, Teresa uses her novel Love Made
of Heart to:
• shed light on stigmas suffered by immigrant women, men, and
children
• advocate understanding of mental illness/traumas to the
mind
• help survivors of violence find their own voices through
writing
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com
Teresa is:
§ Board member at WNBA-SF Chapter since
2004
§ Author with agent and NY publisher
§ Writing career coach and manuscript
consultant
§ Creator of “Major League Tryouts with Coach
Teresa to Build Your Writer’s Name”
§ Past president of California Writers Club-SF
Peninsula Branch
§ Library advocate; speaker; instructor
Adina Sara
adinasara.com
Bay Area garden columnist Adina Sara has recently published a
garden
memoir - The Imperfect Garden (Regent Press 2009) - a series of
essays,
poetry and garden photographs following her decades-long relationship
with
an unruly garden. Her first book, 100 Words Per Minute: Tales
from Behind
Law Offices Doors (Regent Press 2006), chronicles her unintentional
career
as an office worker. Sara sings with an a cappella
international folk
music group, Mozaik (myspace.com/mozaikvoices) and has produced
several
cd's of original music. Sara's books and cds are available
at
www.adinasara.com.
Shulamit Sofia
Soul Strength Seminars
www.soulstrengthseminars.com
Shulamit Sofia is an elder who has walked the spiritual path from
her
earliest days. Her formal education in Psychology, Political
Science and Psychiatric Social Work complement the lifelong spiritual
journey she has navigated between the demands of Ego and the needs of
Soul. Her formal education focused on teaching ways of Ego
adaptation in individual coaching as
well as classes, workshops
and seminars; her informal education encompassed learning ways of living an authentic
soulful life.
Shulamit Sofia has been a life long pilgrim who has walked the path
she is
now ready to guide others along. For the past twenty-five years
Shulamit
Sofia has studied intensively with renowned Jewish mystics and
teachers.
exclusive representative of Greece, Cyprus and
Turkey
Birgit Soyka
www.birgitsoyka.com,www.todrinkthewildair.com
Birgit Soyka spent her youth in
her native Germany, chasing the horizon from the age of 5. Her desire to fly like the birds and
live a "life less ordinary" led her to an early passion for big motorcycles and into an aspired
career as one of the first female motorcycle road racers in Germany and southern California. A
veteran world traveler, Birgit lived on two continents, in several countries and a dozen different
cities. What was originally intended as a year of "adventure travel" in the United States in her
early 20's turned into a much bigger "life adventure", passionately leading her through many
inspirational and thought provoking experiences into a professional career in international
Logistics.
Her memoir “To Drink the Wild Air” – A Woman’s Quest to Touch the Horizon” recounts the courageous
bold and often inspirational stories to live life to the fullest and persevere no matter what the
odds or obstacles, teaching us that what really matters is to be true to yourself and your dreams.
Now 25 years later, she makes her home in the city of San Francisco, California with the three
beautiful Amazon parrots she saved and adopted while living in Mexico.
 Ruth Silnes
www.RuthSilnes.com
http://www.ruthsilnesart.blogspot.com
http://naptimesecrets.blogspot.com
Ruth Silnes is an artist and author of KEEPING AHEAD OF WINTER
4100
Nautical Miles Inside America, nonfiction for adults, and NAPTIME
SECRETS
a color book for two to six year-olds. She is almost finished with
her
next book YOU AND THE ARTS?, a short overview about the
tremendous
importance of the arts.
At ninety four-years-old she keeps learning, and is active doing
what she
loves. She has been a real estate broker, yachtswoman and
entrepreneur.
She lives in San Mateo and enjoys her two
great-grandchildren.
 Geri Spieler
www.gerispieler.com
Geri Spieler's style of journalism takes the buzz on the streets
and
turns it into investigative stories that are not being covered
anywhere
else. She is an award-winning investigative journalist and esteemed
author
who has written for such publications as the Los Angeles Times,
San
Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes. Geri was the founder and editor
of
Electronic Commerce News, a technology journal published by
Phillips
Business Information, which led to a six-year assignment as
a
Research Director and Analyst for the Gartner Group, an
international
technology advising company. Geri established a professional
relationship
with would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore that lasted for
thirty
years.
This unique access to her enigmatic subject, combined with
her
diligent independent research, reveals information never before known
in
TAKING AIM AT THE PRESIDENT: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO
SHOT
GERALD FORD, a compelling award-winning new book published
by
Palgrave-Macmillan.
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