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Please scroll down to see the year at a glance
for just some of the wonderful opportunites and events
for WNBA members.
You are invited to a
WNBA-SF Mixer
Network & Nosh
Thurs., Sept. 4,
7 p.m.
hosted by
Kepler’s Books &
Magazines
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 650-324-4321
WNBA 2008 Pannell Award Winner
Come Mix & Mingle
wine and hors d’oeuvres reception for WNBA-SF members and guests
Rsvp president@wnba-sfchapter.org by Sept. 1
Please join us for our kick-off event of WNBA-SF 2008/09 year for a WNBA-SF Mixer on Sept. 4,
7 p.m. at Kepler’s Book Store in Menlo Park. This is a membership networking
opportunity as well as a celebration of Kepler’s Books receiving the Pannell Award from WNBA. The Lucile Micheels Pannell Award
is given annually since 1983 to bookstores that excel in contributing to their communities in ways that bring books and young
people together. The 50-year-old bookstore closed for a month in 2005, but a combination of community support and revitalized
in-store strategies brought the business back to life. Refreshments will be served on the red carpet in the newly renovated Kids
Korner and members of the Kepler’s staff will be on hand to discuss the world of words with WNBA-SF members and guests. A wine
and hors d’oeuvres reception for WNBA-SF members and guests is being provided by Kepler’s Books. RSVP to president@wnba-sfchapter.org by Sept. 1 to allow us to adequately prepare for all of
our guests attending this event.
WNBA-SF Board Meeting: All WNBA-SF members are welcome to join us for our WNBA-SF Board
meeting which will be held at Kepler’s at 6 p.m. before the Mixer. Contact Mary at president@wnba-sfchapter.org for a copy of the agenda, or if you have something to add
to the agenda.
Sept. 20 WNBA-SF at Sonoma County Book Festival
Contact Elisa Southard at elisa@marketskills.com if you would like to join the WNBA-SF
contingent at this popular summer event. Eight members of WNBA-SF will exhibit at the festival. ($25 to participate)
Oct 16--
WNBA National Book Reading Month event!
Featuring Phillipa Gregory, author of at Book Passage in Marin.
Join us at 7:00 for time with Phillipa Gregory and a reception.
More details coming soon.
Oct. 25 WNBA-SF Panel event at San Mateo Library
Mary “Shyne” Lunning is once again coordinating a professional panel to present
their advice to WNBA-SF members and guests. This is wonderful free event put on by the WNBA-SF chapter.
Open to everyone and Shyne truly puts forth a great day for all!
Contact Mary (Shyne) at lunni8 at aol.com for more information about this event.
Nov. TBA WNBA Award Ceremony honoring Kathi Kamen Goldmark
This year’s WNBA Award winner is San Francisco resident Kathi Kamen Goldmark.
Goldmark, a singer and musician who was working part time as a media escort in Los Angeles, driving authors around on their book
tours, came up with the idea of putting together a literary band to give a benefit concert at a Los Angeles book fair in 1992.
The band, known as The Rock Bottom Remainders, includes some of today’s most popular authors such as Amy Tan, Dave Barry, and
Stephen King. The WNBA Award is presented by the members of the Women's National Book Association to "a living American woman who
derives part or all of her income from books and allied arts, and who has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the
duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation." The award was formerly known as the Constance Lindsay Skinner Award.
Its namesake was a playwright, critic, editor, and author active from early in the 20th century until her death in 1939. Eleanor
Roosevelt, Pearl Buck, Barbara Bush, Patricia Schroeder, Nancy Pearl, Perri Klass and our own Effie Lee Morris have all received
this distinguished award. WNBA-SF will have the honor of planning the reception for this year’s winner here in San
Francisco.
Nov. 14-16 WNBA-SF at California Library Assn Conference in San
Jose
WNBA-SF will have a booth at the California Library Assn Conference in San Jose
to share information about our organization with the library association and to continue the literary legacy of our founding
president, Ms. Effie Lee Morris. In March 2008 Ms. Morris received ALA's highest honor of honorary membership in the American
Library Association in recognition for her vision, advocacy and legacy to children’s services in public
libraries. This distinction is conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions of
lasting importance to libraries and librarianship.
Dec. 2 WNBA-SF program featuring Christine Comaford Lynch
Come join the Renegade Writer herself as she discusses her writing career and
gives us tips on how to tackle our writing dilemmas.
Dec. TBA WNBA-SF Holiday party
Don’t miss your chance to raise a glass of holiday cheer and exchange a
generous amount of good will with all your WNBA-SF friends.
Jan. TBA WNBA-SF (East Bay) Mixer
Another opportunity to gather writers and readers together to discuss triumphs
and challenges of their writing life. Watch the web site for more information about this event.
Feb. TBA Creativity Workshop
This workshop is an invitation to PLAY! We’ll explore new ways to think outside
the box and connect to your physical self and literary soul.
Mar. 28 Meet-the-Agents
Get your pitch ready folks. This is your chance to have that long sought after
face time with a real agent. You have a manuscript, but are nervous about what to say? You are in luck! This year as an added
bonus WNBA-SF members who need coaching around what to say will have help. More information about this will be on the web site
soon.
April 16 Author Showcase
Our popular book preview will be chaired by Elisa Southard. She is a Marketing
Queen and will undoubtedly have a wonderful “hook” to help us with promotion. Whether your book is a tangible reality, or a
phantom dancing in your imagination, Elisa will offer marketing advice to help you on your writing journey. Watch the web site
for more information about this event.
May TBA WNBA-SF (Marin) Mixer
Another opportunity to gather writers and readers together to discuss triumphs
and challenges of their writing life. Watch the web site for more information about this event.
June TBA Effie Lee Morris Children’s Lecture
Established in 1977 as a tribute to our founding president, this event is held
at the San Francisco Public Library and features authors in the Children’s Historical and Research Collection.
Seeking meeting space…
Do you know a terrific restaurant in San Francisco? Or, maybe an art gallery? A
community room? We’re looking for a venue to hold a dinner meeting, or Saturday morning event – do you have any suggestions. We
need a room that would hold 75-100 people, on public transportation, and preferably with parking near by. Please contact Mary
at president@wnba-sfchapter.org with your suggestions.
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