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Meet Our 2021–2022 WNBA Authentic Voices Fellows

If you want to be part of a community of booklovers, support women and marginalized voices,

want to learn and grow for personal or professional development,

or want to make a difference in the literary world,

then we invite you to become a member of the

Women’s National Book Association.

I Want to Join!

Should I join the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA)?


Who can join?

Our members span the country and come from all walks of life. Members include publishing professionals, writers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and general booklovers.

We welcome people of all genders to join. All you have to be is a booklover.

Where is WNBA located?

The WNBA is located in the United States. We have 1 chapter open to all who are not near one of our local chapters. There are 11 location-based cities (Boston, Charlotte, Greater Philadelphia, Metro Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, South Florida, and Washington, DC.)

Why should I join?

When you are a member of the WNBA, you become part of a community formed around books.

You can:

  • attend members’ only events
  • meet booklovers across the country
  • volunteer on boards or committees
  • participate in interviews and on panels and in programs
  • share your professional news
  • promote your books
  • get industry news and resources
  • use members’ only discount codes to book-related resources and events
  • and more!

Plus, joining the WNBA makes you part of a literary organization dedicated to making positive changes in the literary world.

When can I join WNBA?

You can join WNBA at anytime throughout the year. Our membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.

I Want to Join!

What is the Women’s National Book Association?


The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) is a professional literary organization dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world; fighting against censorship; creating community around books; educating about books and the book industry, promoting literacy, and providing professional development.

A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, WNBA exists to connect, educate, advocate and lead in the literary community.

Want to know how we got started?

In New York City on October 29, 1917, two days after the large women’s suffrage march on Fifth Avenue, a group of female booksellers met for the first time.

Excluded from joining the all-male booksellers’ organizations and spurred by the fight for women’s right to vote, they banded together to fight for equality for women.

The Women’s National Book Association was formed. Since then, WNBA has been dedicated to supporting women and marginalized voices in the literary world.

How can I support WNBA’s upcoming programs?

As we have been around for over 100 years, we have a variety of programming that runs through the national organization or through our chapters.

WNBA Authentic Voices Fellowship

The WNBA Authentic Voices Fellowship is focused on writers, especially writers from communities that have not been represented or been underrepresented in the publishing world and those who have not had access to programs that teach about writing and publishing.

The writers embark on a four-month journey with instructors with industry expertise that delves into writing, editing, marketing, querying, and publishing their work. At the end of the program, fellows receive a stipend and are published in an anthology.

Applications for the 2022–2023 WNBA Authentic Voices Fellowship open on September 15, 2022.

If you would like to help amplify the voices of those who may not otherwise be heard in today’s publishing world, we encourage you to make a donation that will go specifically to the WNBA Authentic Voices program.

General Fund

WNBA uses general donations to underwrite other programs (such as the WNBA Award and Great Group Reads), events, educational projects, and advocacy, such as fighting book banning. To support us in these and similar efforts, you can make a donation to our general fund.

We thank you for your support of WNBA and our mission!




Attend a WNBA Event

Nov. 2 — Open Mic Night with Hank Phillipi Ryan

Nov. 3 — Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and the Publications of A Light to Do Shellwork: A Virtual Poetry Reading

Nov. 3 — Nashville November Meeting

Nov. 4 — WNBA Focuses

Nov. 15 — Getting Your Foot in the Door: Publishing in Literary Magazines

Nov. 19 — Nashville Book Club: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

Nov. 29 —BBC Discussion: A Girlhood: Letter to My Transgender Daughter by Carolyn Hays

 

Check out Our Members’ Books!

Indigo Field
Indigo Field
by Marjorie Hudson
Murder at the Zoo
Murder at the Zoo
by Marcia Rosen
Little Bits of Love
Little Bits of Love
by Elizabeth Katie
Creativity: Where Poems Begin
Creativity: Where Poems Begin
by Mary Mackey
Promenade of Desire
Promenade of Desire
by Isidra Mencos
Triangulations
Triangulations
by Lorine Kritzer Pergament
To Kingdom Come
To Kingdom Come
by Claudia Riess
The Silence in the Sound
The Silence in the Sound
by Dianne C. Braley
Song of Redemption
Song of Redemption
by Malika J. Stevely
The Italian Prisoner
The Italian Prisoner
By Elisa M. Speranza
Journeys with Fortune
Journeys with Fortune
by Elizabeth Bodien
Despite the Buzz
Despite the Buzz
by Tamara Miller Davis
Genomics: A Revolution in Health and Disease Discovery
Genomics: A Revolution in Health and Disease Discovery
by Whitney Stewart and Hans C. Andersson, M.D.
Two Murders Too Many
Two Murders Too Many
by Bluette Matthey
Betrayal on the Bayou
Betrayal on the Bayou
by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte
Dads for Daughters
Dads for Daughters
by Michelle Travis
Just Show Up
Just Show Up
by Dottie Joslyn
Karmafornia
Karmafornia
by NC Weil
Women in the Literary Landscape
Women in the Literary Landscape
Doris Weatherford, Rosalind Reisner, Nancy Rubin Stuart, Valerie Tomaselli

 

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