Member Monday: Kathi Kamen Goldmark

We are sad to report the passing of a very influential author and Women’s National Book Association member, Kathi Kamen Goldmark. Goldmark was a member of the San Francisco chapter, who described her as, “a wonderful spirit, a fabulous organizer, a fun loving and generous colleague and a beautiful woman.”…
Feature Friday: Night at the Open Mic
By Fatima Shaik About 50 WNBA-NYC members and friends navigated through narrow East 4th Street, went up two flights of slanted stairs and crowded into the famous KGB Bar to participate in the second annual Open Mic on May 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. The journey was an adventure to…
Around Town: BookExpo America
BookExpo America is the premier North American publishing event of the year! Hosted at the Javits Center in New York City from June 4 – 7, BEA offers four days of exhibits, conferences, author signings, and special events. On the main floor, hundreds of exhibitors set up booths to promote…
Member Monday: Member Updates
Our industrious WNBA-NYC members have been busy, as ever! Take a look at what some of our members have been up to. Ziva Bakman-Flamhaft has launched her new website, www.ziva-bakman-flamhaft.com. You can also go to www.war-widow.com, which features her book, War Widow, and other works. Susannah Greenberg, WNBA-NYC Publicity Chair,…
Forgotten Words Contest Winner Announced!
Back in March we announced the WNBA-NYC Forgotten Words Contest. We gave you the following group of forgotten words and asked you to use them in one sentence: pollard, rimy, contumacious, gormandize, caparison The results are now in, and congratulations go to Elaine Whitehouse for submitting the winning entry! As…
Around Town: Open Mike is Tomorrow!
Join us tomorrow, May 23rd for WNBA-NYC Open Mike Night at KGB Bar! We’ll be reading from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at KGB Bar, located at 85 East 4th Street, NYC. The list of readers has been finalized, the authors are prepared, and now they just need an audience! Look who’s…
Member Monday: Meet Jane Kinney-Denning!
This week we have the pleasure of introducing you to our incoming WNBA New York Chapter President, Professor Jane Kinney-Denning! Erica and Hannah: Congratulations on your appointment as the new President of the WNBA-NYC chapter! Can you tell us a bit about your involvement with the organization so far and…
An Evening with the Book Industry Guild!
By Hannah Bennett Last Tuesday, some fellow classmates and I were invited to attend a Book Industry Guild of New York event entitled “What Inspires You? Mediation on Jacket Design.” The Book Industry Guild of New York is “a member-operated professional organization composed of professionals from every aspect of the…
uPublishU at Book Expo America
Excited about Book Expo America this year? We certainly are! And, we’re even more excited about the all new uPublishU event – especially since WNBA-NYC’s very own Susannah Greenberg will be a speaker! She will “speak about the elements of the new book publicity and how to get great publicity…