2021 Effie Lee Morris Literary Contest - Date Extended! We honor and celebrate women authors and diverse writers and hope to include YOU with our 2021 Effie Lee Morris WNBA-SF Literary Contest, launched October 1, 2020 and running through October 31, 2021. The Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter is pleased and proud to continue the Effie Lee Morris WNBA Literary Awards in honor of our founder. Ms. Morris was a pioneering Black librarian and the founder of this … [Read More...]
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Effie Lee Morris Writing Contest – Meet the Judges!
2021 Effie Lee Morris Literary Contest - get set! GO! We honor and celebrate women authors and diverse writers and hope to include YOU with our 2021 Effie Lee Morris WNBA-SF Literary Contest, launching October 1st and running through August 31, 2021. The Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter is pleased and proud to continue the Effie Lee Morris WNBA Literary Awards in honor of our founder. Ms. Morris was a pioneering Black librarian and the founder of this chapter of … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
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...]
Featured Member Interview – Carole Bumpus
Curiosity and love of people, travel, and food spurs retired family therapist to pen books about European food and culture. 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 & … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Lisa Braver Moss
Author with Strong “Malarkey Detector” Drawn to Difficult Subjects 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 Moving Nita Sweeney … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
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…
WNBA SF Chapter Emphasizes Diversity in Bylaws
The Women’s National Book Association would like to formally announce the passage of a preamble to our By Laws. With the help of board members Renee Jadushlever and Sheryl Bize-Boutte, the preamble was penned in late 2020 and officially added to our by-laws in May 2021. The Preamble will be added to our national website Read More…