
We are excited about upcoming WNBA events! We have events for members only and some that are open to non-members as well.
The WNBA provides regular programming at the national level and through our chapters. During the coronavirus pandemic, all events are virtual.
Details for WNBA National events, such as Zoom links and passwords, are sent out through our Bookwoman Event emails and are posted in our Facebook groups (Bookwoman Book Club and WNBA Talks Books) or on our WNBA Facebook page.
Login information for Chapter events will be sent out by the chapters.
We hope you’ll join us!
Join Us for WNBA Events
January 14, 2021
Virtual Open Mic

Hosted by WNBA-New Orleans
January 14
7:30 pm CT
Free
Although non-members may attend, you must be a WNBA–NOLA member to perform.
Space is limited.
Register on the WNBA-NOLA website.
January 15, 2021
5 Tips to Win as a Writer in 2021

Hosted by WNBA–San Francisco
Lunch N Learn with Debra Eckerling
January 15 at 12 pm PT
Free
During this workshop, Deb will discuss how to:
- Hone in on Your #GoalTopia
- Create Your Mission & Motto
- Map Out Long- and Short-Term Goals
- Create Rules and Rewards
- Set Yourself up for Success
- And more
February 25, 2021
WNBA Author Talk: Donna Hemans

Hosted by WNBA-National
7:30 pm EST
Free
We’re excited to welcome Donna Hemans, author of the 2020 Great Group Reads selection Tea by the Sea, to this virtual conversation with Julie Frey, WNBA Communications & Events Chair.
Jamaican-born Donna Hemans is the author of the novel River Woman, winner of the 2003-2004 Towson University Prize for Literature. Tea by the Sea, for which she won the Lignum Vitae Una Marson Award for Adult Literature, is her second novel.
Her short fiction has appeared in Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Caribbean Writer, Crab Orchard Review, Witness, and the anthology Stories from Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers at Home and Abroad, among others. She received her undergraduate degree from Fordham University and an MFA from American University.
April 10, 2021
WNBA-SF Pitch-O-Rama Plus!

Hosted by WNBA-San Francisco
8 am – 12 pm PT
Registration Fees: $65 WNBA members, $75 Non-members
Pitch-O-Rama delivers the 4 Ps that lead to publication.
POLISH. You’ve polished your manuscript. Now polish your pitch with our pre-pitch coaches
PITCH. We’ve assembled top agents and publishers for all genres
PROMOTE. Power up with social media
PARTICIPATE in a Q&A Panel. Secrets to Successful Book Marketing
= PUBLICATION
April 29, 2021
WNBA Author Talk: Angie Kim

Hosted by WNBA-National
7:39 pm EST
Free
We’ll be talking to Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek, and we couldn’t be more excited!
Angie Kim is the debut author of the international bestseller and Edgar winner Miracle Creek, named a “Best Book of the Year” by Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus, and The Today Show, among others.
A Korean immigrant, former editor of the Harvard Law Review, and one of Variety Magazine’s inaugural “10 Storytellers to Watch,” Kim has written for Vogue, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Glamour, and numerous literary journals. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three sons.
Attend
If you’d like to attend a WNBA event, please follow the direction found in each event.
If you aren’t a WNBA member, but you would like to attend some of our members-only events, you can join at any time!
We have chapters across the country, and our Network membership is perfect for anyone who does not live near one of our chapter cities.
Participate
If you’d like to be part of a panel or author talk or give a webinar or workshop, please simply email Julie at communications [at] wnba-books.org.
Check Back Soon for More WNBA Events
New events for the fall are coming, so check back soon. All event details are sent via our Bookwoman event emails, so make sure you are signed up.