Friday, January 28th, 2022 How to Write About Grief and Loss Related to the Pandemic Noon / PT FREE Virtual Event! Covid 19 brought the world challenges we weren’t prepared for. One of the biggest challenges is dealing with issues of grief and loss. Most people are touched in some way by this loss, and authors have brought forth books, articles, and writing classes to provide comfort and support to our diverse society addressing the immeasurable pain and uncertainties created by the … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events
April 30th – Virtual Pitch-O-Rama 2022
Saturday, April 30, 2022 8:00 am – 1:00 pm PT Pitch-O-Rama is returning in 2022! After our amazing session last year, we are happy to announce that we will be hosting the next Pitch-O-Rama session on April 30th, where writers will have the chance to pitch their works to agents and editors for publication. Includes pre-pitch coaching. $65 WNBA members, $95 Non-members All genders are welcomed! Register to pitch your book idea to agents and publishers! Cancellation … [Read More...]
January 14 – Set Yourself Up for Success in 2022: Goal Setting Simplified for Writers
Friday, January 14th, 2022 Set Yourself Up for Success in 2022: Goal Setting Simplified for Writers 12 pm / PT Free Virtual Event! Are you ready to write the next chapter of your life? Whether you are a planner or a pantser, there’s lots to learn from award-winning author Debra Eckerling, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals. During this Lunch N Learn for the Women’s National Book Association - San Francisco Chapter, on January 14 at … [Read More...]
Holiday Greetings from SF Chapter President
Dear WNBA SF Chapter Members, As the year comes to a close, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on our chapter’s accomplishments in 2021. We take pride in our many heartfelt literary panels and readings on Zoom, including the Afrofuturism/Afrosurrealism Panel (organized by board member Ellen McBarnette) in October, our South Asian Author Panel in May, as well as our now annual Holiday Storytelling (organized by past president Kate Farrell, WNBA SF Chapter and Board Development Chair, Sheryl … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
In Memory of Beatrice Bowles (1943-2021)
Written by Gini Grossenbacher With great sadness, we announce the passing of our luminous WNBA-San Francisco Chapter member, Beatrice Bowles, who died October 19, 2021. Though born of two influential San Francisco families, the Crowleys and the Bowles, she veered away from her high society roots in the 1970s to fulfill her literary dream. She … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview—Concha Delgado Gaitan
Scholarly Writing to General Nonfiction: Author Drawn to Power of Community Interview of Concha Delgado Gaitan, Ph. D. by Nita Sweeney Nita Sweeney (NS): Before we dive into questions specific to writing, tell our members, with the world beginning to open but many still being cautious, how have you been taking care of yourself? Concha Delgado … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Gail Newman
Poet’s latest book captures stories of the Holocaust, is a tribute to the living and the dead. 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 … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
How to Write About Grief and Loss | Emily Thiroux Threatt
How to Write About Grief and Loss by Emily Thiroux Threatt Author of “Living and Loving Your Way Through Grief” https://lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com/ Books and articles are being written at a faster rate than ever before. I am sure this is in part because of the pandemic. This increase also comes from more people seeking help to Read More…
Interview – Ruth Weiss
WNBA-SF Past President Brenda Knight interviewed Ruth Weiss in 2017. Now that we near the first anniversary of her passing, we wanted to bring you this interview of hope and writing… Beat poet and jazz spoken word innovator Ruth Weiss started writing as a teen and, at the age of 88, has not stopped. A Read More…
7 Ways Authors Can Support Their Author Friends: Kindled Spirits
By Debra Eckerling, author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals As authors, we have an advantage in the online world, whether we realize it or not. Fiction. Nonfiction. Screenwriting. Poetry. Essays. Articles. It applies to all. In order to connect with our audience, authors must be active on Read More…