by Rachel Slaiman and Linda Rosen On October 5th, WNBA members gathered in the Willa Cather Room of the Jefferson Market Library for conversation with actor and director Estelle Parsons and authors Lynne Sharon Schwartz and Hilma Wolitzer. Our own Rosalind Reisner moderated the lively, informative and very humorous panel…
Ma, Room and its contents are the only people 5-year-old Jack has ever known. He and Ma spend their days in a garden shed with a skylight interacting with Sink, Wardrobe, Bed, Bathtub, and TV. Because he has never known anything else he believes that everything in the 10×10 shed…
What’s the best way to play softball? On a beautiful Saturday afternoon on the Great Lawn of Central Park, raising money for a great cause.
It wasn’t a problem for Kim Gottlieb-Walker to take pictures of Bob Marley when his band mates and friends surrounded him at home. She showed me a few casual shots of Bob laughing with the band, hanging around the house, and talking with her own young son.
Like bees to honey, writers swarmed the Lilian Vernon Creative Writers House to attend a panel on Exploring the Intersection of Literary and Commercial Fiction held on March 27, 2015. Cosponsored by the WNBA-NYC and the NYU, Creative Writing Program, both Harriet Shenkman (WNBA-NYC) and Joanna Yas, Reading and Special…
by Marilyn Berkman The WNBA New York City Chapter’s 6th Annual Query Roulette was held at the Union Square offices of the American Association of Publishers on March 3, 2015. Fiction and nonfiction writers who braved the icy winter weather were rewarded with the opportunity to meet with a number…
Please join us for our next event, a panel discussion cosponsored by NYU CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM and the NYC Chapter of the WOMEN’S NATIONAL BOOK ASSOCIATION Friday, March 27th, 5 to 7PM Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House 58 W 10th Street, New York City Is it the balance between character…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Announces the 2015 Winner of the WNBA Award The WNBA has selected Amy King, poet, professor of Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College and Executive Board Member of VIDAWomen in Literary Arts. “VIDA’s mission as a research-driven organization is to increase…
Earlier this month the WNBA-NYC hosted a Twitter workshop for members of the New York City chapter, hosted by chapter member, Melissa Rosati. Below is the recap and we hope that chapter members who were unable to attend find it to be a useful tool in their writing experience. ______________________________________________________…
Letter from the WNBA-NYC President and Vice President and President Elect, WNBA-National Jane Kinney-Denning November 12th, 2014 Dear Members of the WNBA-NYC Chapter, It is hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us! I hope everyone is happy and healthy and looking forward to all of the joy…
