by Tqwana Brown What does crowd-sourcing mean for the publishing industry? For users of the website Kickstarter, it means getting your book into readers’ hands on your terms, bypassing the traditional publishing route. What Kickstarter does is allow users to crowd-fund creative projects of their choosing, including books. Since its…
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Found Poetry Review, a literary journal dedicated exclusively to publishing found poetry, presents Pulitzer Remix, a project of eighty-five poets from around the world creating found poetry from the 85 fiction winners of the Pulitzer Prize. “We recognize that there are many prestigious…
It’s Tuesday, WNBA-ers, and that means more author, book, and publishing events in and around New York City! Enjoy! Sunday, April 14, 2013, 10:00am – 5:00pm A Downtown Literary Festival Bookstores McNally Jackson and Housing Works Bookstore Cafe are hosting their first annual festival to celebrate the literary culture of…
by Tqwana Brown Karen Nourizadeh is a writer, yoga instructor, wellness expert, inspirational speaker and media contributor based in New York City, where she has been living for the past 22 years. After leaving Corporate America and a job as an attorney, Karen embarked on a journey to help people…
Why is now the best time to join the NYC Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA-NYC)? Because new memberships received over the next few months will extend through August 2014! If that’s not enough of a reason, our Membership Chairperson, Rachel Weiss-Feldman, explains all the great benefits below:…
Happy Tuesday, WNBA-ers! Check out these events happening this week around the New York City area. Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Media Bistro is hosting a Book Club Party and reading, from 6:30-8:30pm at The Stand (228 Third Avenue, New York, NY). The event is free and will feature book giveaways…
Hello WNBA-NYC Members! This is your new blog editor, Tqwana, reaching out to you asking for your participation in our blog. How can you contribute? You can: Add a link to your personal blog or website to our blog roll. Many members have already added their links – check them…
Now through April 27th, the Grolier Club is hosting the “American Little Magazines of the 1890s: A Revolution in Print” exhibit. The exhibition “will bring viewers into the world of these magazines, and explore the role they played in the aesthetic and cultural revolts of the fin de siècle. Curated…
Heather Allen is in her second semester of the M.S. in Publishing Program at Pace University. She is the Social Media Coordinator for the WNBA-NYC, Social Media/ Marketing Intern for Touchstone Books at Simon & Schuster, and holds a part-time editorial assistant position at Thieme Medical Publishers. You’ve been involved…
by Tqwana Brown Heather Allen is in her second semester of the M.S. in Publishing Program at Pace University. She is the Social Media Coordinator for the WNBA-NYC, Social Media/ Marketing Intern for Touchstone Books at Simon & Schuster, and holds a part-time editorial assistant position at Thieme Medical Publishers.…
