Learn about the Robin Seaman Award at our virtual info session on Tuesday, December 12th from 5:30–6:30 pm PST via Zoom. BAWiP is excited for our second year of the Robin Seaman Award. Launched earlier this year, the Robin Seaman Award supports women and non-binary people in the Bay Area in advancing their publishing […]
Join us for a Holiday Publishers Roundtable! We'll chat about the upcoming conference and more. Open to all PubWest members and guests, our Roundtables are not recorded.
Join us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular […]
In The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962), Marshall McLuhan argued that significant changes in technology would generate massive cultural transformations that will permanently alter the form and function of the book. Fundamentals of bookmaking have not changed much since the contributions of Gutenberg, but the cultural environments in which they have been grounded, expanded, and received certainly […]
It’s that time of year! The holidays are upon us and what better time to get together, relax, and have some fun. Grab a mug of your favorite coffee or tea and join us for an early afternoon of holiday cheer. Share your 2023 wins and Tell what you are working on for 2024! You can’t reach […]
Join us for a KRAZY KRAFTS DAY at the Printing Museum, a creative day of printing and crafts for the whole family. All are welcome, whether you are a kid or a kid at heart that just loves to make stuff! Activities throughout the day include letterpress printing cards, bookmarks and keepsakes. Participants will be […]
with Tammie Knight Make Your Own Miniature: Letterform Holiday Café! Design your own miniature holiday-themed café in this delightful in-person workshop. Over the course of six hours, miniaturist Tammie Knight will take you on a 1:12 design journey. As you create your own cafe, she will join you, sharing her process, tips, and tricks along […]
“When I started bookbinding, I always felt limited by the tools I had. 30 years later I have all the best tools imaginable. Yet the bench where I make DAS Bookbinding videos is tiny and 90% of what I do is done with the tools hanging on a small wall area. I could easily have […]
This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat: * […]
Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. This event is free to attend and open to all editors. Please register for free via the button below, or, if you are a logged-in member, you can find the Zoom information […]
TBD who leads the meeting. We're meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
Fontself is a plugin for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop that allows users to transform their own lettering into fully functional fonts. Dave will guide participants through the process of designing and developing typefaces, emphasizing the use of personal creativity and style. These custom fonts can then be used by InDesign and other Adobe apps, including […]