Women's National Book Association-Greater Philly Chapter

Join us for a WNBA Spring Social! We’ll meet at 7 pm on May 20th at The Towne Book Center and Wine Bar. We will be collecting for a Food Pantry connected to St. Ann's Church in Phoenixville. Please check email for details. #wnbaphillychapter #womensnationalbookassociation #socialgathering #socialevent #foodpantry #donate

Another loss this week. She was so wonderful.

Eric Carle will be greatly missed.

It’s #IndieBookstoreDay! Shop locally or shop indie online at indiebound.org or bookshop.org to help independent bookstores. It’s been a hard year, so let’s show indie bookstores lots of love!

Reminder! Our annual meeting is this Thursday the 22nd at 7 pm on Zoom. Check email for details. Image: Outline of hand with red ribbon tied on index finger.

30 Ways to Celebrate the 25th Annual National Poetry Month at Home or Online https://poets.org//30-ways-celebrate-25th-annual-national- [image: a person walking mid-air above an electric line with a red ball. It says at top National Poetry Month April 2021. Quote on picture, There is nowhere else I want to be but here. I lean into the rhythm of your heart to see where it will take us.

2020 WNBA Writing Contest is now open to submissions! Overview: For complete details and guidelines, check https://wnba-books.org/contest/... Open to WNBA members AND nonmembers of all genders Timeline: Submissions Open: September 1, 2020 at 12:00 am PT Submissions Close: December 1, 2020 at 11:59 pm PT Winner Announced: March 15, 2020 Fees: WNBA Member: $15 Nonmember: $20 Categories: Fiction Creative Nonfiction (memoir, personal essay, commentary) Flash Prose (ficton or creative nonfiction) Poetry Title must include WNBA: WNBA Writing Contest OR 2020 WNBA Writing Contest #contest #writingcontest #writingcompetition #writerslife #writing #amwriting #writers #womenwriters #pocwriters #poetry #fiction #flashwriting #nonfiction #writersofinstagram #writersofig #womenwhowrite #writerscommunity #poetrycommunity #womenwritersofinstagram #writingcommunity #bipoc #poetsofig #instagood #womenempowerment #author #authors #wordporn #poems #writingprompts #award

The 2020 Great Group Reads are part of National Reading Group Month. These are presented by the Women’s National Book Association. Let’s celebrate reading and book clubs with these wonderful selections! #greatgroupreads #nationalreadinggroupmonth #bookclub #books #bookstagram #readingcommunity #readinglist #books #womensnationalbookassociation #wnbaphillychapter

Have you been writing your stories? 2020 WNBA Writing Contest is open to submissions! For complete details and guidelines, check wnba-books.org/contest/... #contest #writingcontest #writingcompetition #writerslife #writing #amwriting #writers #womenwriters #pocwriters

October is National Reading Group Month! The Women’s National Book Association presents the Great Group Reads 2020 Selections. For more information, go to NationalReadingGroupMonth.org #womensnationalbookassociation #wnbaphillychapter #greatgroupreads #nationalreadinggroupmonth #2020books #october

Thanks to our members for coming out and celebrating Marianne Modica’s new time travel book Green World Gray! #wnbaphillychapter #womensnationalbookassociation #authorevent #greenworldgray #ya #scifi #timetravel

We’ve rescheduled to this Saturday! One of our members has published a new book, which means that it's time to celebrate! Come out and learn about Marianne Modica’s GREEN WORLD GRAY, a YA sci-fi novel about time travel. Marianne will be on hand to talk a little bit about her book and answer questions about the writing and publishing process. This socially distanced event will be held on Saturday, October 10th at 12:00 at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. We hope to see you! ... #wnbaphillychapter #womensnationalbookassociation #authorevent #greenworldgray #ya #scifi #timetravel See more

The event today celebrating Marianne Modica’s book has been postponed due to rain. We will update with the new date as soon as possible.

One of our members has published a new book, which means that it's time to celebrate! Come out and learn about Marianne Modica’s GREEN WORLD GRAY, a YA sci-fi novel about time travel. Marianne will be on hand to talk a little bit about her book and answer questions about the writing and publishing process. This socially distanced event will be held on Saturday, September 26 at 1:00 at Lower Perkiomen Valley Park. We hope to see you! #wnbaphillychapter #womensnationalbookassociation #authorevent #greenworldgray #ya #scifi #timetravel

Happening this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. (ET): "Conquering FOMO: 3 Fiction Writers Reimagine Community During Pandemic" This is sure to be an interesting event, and you can register on the website by clicking "Save My Spot!"

Congratulations to our friend Ellen Meeropol. Her new book, Her Sister's Tattoo, begins at an anti-war demonstration in the 60s, and it's included in this list. I first heard her speak at a WNBA panel on political novels.

How do you write, publish, and promote your work during a pandemic? Authors Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Jan Cherubin, and Ginger Eagers will discuss that topic d...uring "Conquering FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): 3 Fiction Writers Reimagine Community During Global Pandemic." Join us July 30 at 6:30 p.m. ET for this event! Register by clicking "Save my spot."

Exciting event tomorrow! Join our friends at PBS KIDS and NBA legend Dwyane Wade as he reads Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union. Watch the premiere on the PBS KIDS Facebook page and YouTube channel on June 29 at 12 p.m. ET!