Recently, we posted a piece about the Pulitzer Prizes, and the surprising decision not to award a prize for Fiction. Much speculation has occurred as to why the Pulitzer board failed to choose a winner from the nominees. However, one Women’s National Book Association member can offer an insider’s point…
Wednesday, May 23, 7:00PM-9:00PM RSVP: programs@wnba-nyc.org One of our most popular events for member-authors. This year we’re having it at the KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, NYC. Even if you’re not reading, please come along and support those who are. Map. Work must be member’s own original material. Each reader will have 5 minutes.…
This week in NYC, the PEN American Center is hosting the annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. According to the PEN website, “Writers from around the world convene in New York City to celebrate the power of the written word in action.” The festival runs from April 30th…
This spring is as busy as ever for our WNBA-NYC members! Read below for all the exciting things they’ve done – and the interesting things they have coming up. Deborah Batterman published a new Kindle e-book, just in time for Mother’s Day. Because My Name is Mother reminds us in brief linked essays…
For those of you who attended last night’s Historical Fiction Panel, you got to see Wix Lounge – a free co-working and event space. Wix has been gracious enough to host a number of WNBA-NYC events, so this week we wanted to spread the word about this great free work…
WNBA-NYC member Lorraine Abramson has been successfully promoting her memoir, My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing Up Under Apartheid in South Africa (DBM Press, 2010), for over a year. Here are some of her thoughts on successful self-promotion. After being told how difficult it will be for a first time,…
WNBA-NYC members and their guests are invited to our first ever Indie Bookstore Crawl, which will take place on: Thursday, May 10, from 5:15 PM to 8:45 PM. This is a special, members-only event, which will be free to members and their guests. Led by WNBA member Marilyn Berkman, participants…
192 Books is a general interest bookstore located in Chelsea that houses a range of recent titles, past best-sellers, and selected rare and out of print books. They seek to “trace connections between art and literature by promoting a dialogue between readers and art lovers” and do so through various…
Carole DeSanti, a WNBA-NYC member and a panelist on the upcoming Historical Fiction Panel, is Vice President, Editor at Large at Viking Penguin. She is known for championing original voices in women’s fiction, including Dorothy Allison, Melissa Bank, Terry McMillan, Ruth Ozeki, Marisha Pessl and Deborah Harkness. Her debut novel,…
By Hannah Bennett Each year, the Pulitzer Prize is awarded to notable works in the fields of journalism, photography, literature, and musical composition. But this year, the most notable aspect of the Pulitzer Prize Board’s final decision was the announcement that two categories would have no winner – Editorial Writing…
