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 2013! If that’s not enough of a reason, our Membership Chairperson, Rachel Weiss-Feldman, explains all the great benefits below:
If you are a writer,WNBA-NYC offers opportunities to read and get read! You can have your query letter reviewed by literary agents at our annual Query Roulette, entertain members and non-members alike with original prose at Open Mic Night (next one scheduled for May 23), or contribute to our monthly chapter newsletter or daily blog.
If you are a reader,the WNBA initiative,National Reading Group Month/Great Group Readscan introduce you to some of the best books and authors of the year! National and local chapter events for NRGM are planned every Fall, featuring top authors such as Julie Otsuka, Scott Spencer, and Nayana Currimbhoy. Or get involved with Great Group Reads, an annual booklist selected by a members-only committee.
If you’re an industry professional (or trying to be),WNBA-NYC holds members-only networking functions and houses member profiles in a members-only database to help you connect to others. Our panel events—free for members—offer industry insight into the world of digital/e-publishing, marketing, production, bestselling fiction, and independent book sales, and more. Our social communities onTwitter,Facebook andLinkedInoffer networking opportunities, as well as promotions for your company, book, or project.
The WNBA-NYC Chapter’s annual year runs from September to August. Members may join all year round, but are up for renewal every August 31.Right now, however, a unique window for membership is open.Those that join between April and August have their membership extended to the following year—a result of up to four additional months!
Join now and take advantage of our upcoming events like The Historical Fiction Panel; Open Mic Night at KGB Bar; the downtown Indie Bookstore Crawl; and a neighborhood lunch at a local NYC restaurant. A full list of programs and events can be found on our website’sWNBA-NYC Program and Event Calendar.
If you’re a lover of books, writing, and publishing, you’ll love us as well! Go to theWNBA-NYC membership pagefor complete details and how to apply!
If you have questions or need further information, feel free to email Rachel Weiss-Feldman atmembership@wnba-nyc.org
Hi all! This week, I am guest editing at the website //www.shewrites.com — and I posted something on their site. If you are not familiar with this site — I’d urge you to check it out — it could be a great group to cross promote with the WNBA. Truly, the author of LIE.
Thank you so much Caroline! Great post on the shewrites.com website, and thanks for promoting the blog and the organization with other communities of women!
I’d like to join WNBA, but I live in Maine…dare I ask whether there is a chapter here? If not, may I start one? I am a writer, and co-founder of LIT: Readings and Libations with another woman writer friend. We decided to “just do it,” reading from our fiction in a bar in Portland. It’s so much fun. We are emerging writers, most of us published in some form. Thanks! Kate Cone, Waterville, Maine (home of Colby College!)
Hi Kate,
There is a WNBA in Boston (//www.wnbaboston.org). And a Network membership allows those that live 50+ miles away from an existing chapters join the chapter of their choice (be it Boston, DC or anywhere). That info as well as who to contact to start a chapter, is on the national website (wnba-books.org)
Good luck! Thanks!