By Celine Keating, WNBA-NYC Member and Author of Layla and Play for Me “The Intersection of Literary and Commercial Fiction,” the inspired title of the upcoming March 27th event hosted by the Women’s National Book Association – NYC Chapter and New York University (NYU), is the brainchild of board member…
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…
Don’t miss WNBA’s 3rd Annual Writing Contest! Fiction * Nonfiction * Poetry Deadline Thursday, January 15 Submit Entry Here * Online submissions only * Unpublished work only (Previously published work is acceptable if the journal/website had under 5,000 circulation.) * Fiction: 3,000 word max. (Includes flash fiction, short fiction and…
On Wednesday, November 5th, The Women’s Nation Book Association, NYC Chapter will be hosting a panel on “Balancing Commitment & Craft in Political Fiction.” Politically Infused Fiction has the potential to open eyes and change minds, to illuminate injustice and lead readers to consider issues in fresh ways. Panelists include…
Writers Room event: THE WRITERS ROOM UNLOCKED Medicine, Mystery and Martinis. An evening with award-winning and critically-acclaimed authors.
Pannell Awards 2014!
Q&A: A Happy Relationship with Wix.com by Rosalind Reisner, VP, Programs We’re always looking for the right place to hold our events and one location has worked out very well: the Wix Lounge on 23rd St, run by website platform Wix.com. We’ve had several programs at Wix in the past…
Snowstorm Outside, Good Food & Conversation Inside: Neighborhood Lunch Recap – by Julia Rubin, Guest Blogger Julia Rubin was the winner of the WNBA-NYC’s first short short fiction contest. Her stories have been published in The Coe Review, The Bitter Oleander,and , among others. Her collection, Longing, Loss and Eggplants, was a finalist for the Serena McDonald…
Women Writing Women’s Lives: How I Got that Story – by Jenna Vaccaro, Guest Blogger Jenna Vaccaro is the Co-Editor of the chapter newsletter, New York Bookwoman, and has also represented the WNBA-NYC as a Youth Representative to the United Nations. She is also a graduate student in the MS in…
From opening lines to literary inspiration and writing routines, Wednesday night’s National Reading Group Month author panel, hosted in the Rare Books Room at the Strand, aimed to get the audience “swept into the writers’ visions.” Led by moderator Elizabeth Nunez, the evening began with authors Bernice McFadden, Caroline Leavitt,…
