Bay Area Women in Publishing is proud to launch the Robin Seaman Award, which offers cash grants to women and non-binary people in the Bay Area to support their professional growth, as well as efforts to make the publishing industry more diverse and inclusive. Join us for a lively info session to learn more about […]
Celebrate with us as we honor ten more WNBA-SF members who have published a book since the pandemic began in 2020. This is our second virtual book release party to recognize our ambitious writers. If you’re an aspiring writer hoping to publish a book, this is a great opportunity to not only hear about the […]
This event celebrates the conclusion of SFCB's month-long Design Binding Intensive workshop, which took place in July 2022. Workshop instructor Dominic Riley will give a brief talk; this year's student cohort will share their completed fine bindings and stories related to creating their individual works of art. 2020 was the one-hundredth anniversary of the Society of […]
Join us live and in-person—no Zoom link included. The Traveling Lounge is a monthly meetup for designers offering opportunities to get together and network at various locations throughout the entire Bay Area. Whether you are looking to expand your connections, find inspiration among your peers, or bounce ideas off like-minded people, join us to reconnect […]
Mira Z Amiras’s book Malkah’s Notebook: A Journey into the Mystical Aleph-Bet is a riveting, meditative volume enriched with beautiful artwork on every page by artist and scribe Josh Baum. At this immersive event, attendees will accompany Malkah on her profound journey, as Amiras introduces Malkah’s story through a conversation about her book as well […]
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The Mystery Writers of America NorCal chapter presents on Facebook Live: Laurie R. King on “The Art of the Rewrite: Bashing Your Manuscript into Place.”
With Kimberly Lee For a creative twist, some prose writers impose unique conditions on their work as they craft a piece. Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham on a bet: that he couldn’t write an entire book using only 50 words. Here’s another dare: Write about a trek through the desert without using the words […]
The BABA Sunday Session is a hands-on workshop led by a BABA member, usually on the first Sunday of the month from noon to 4 pm. A minimal fee (usually between $10-$25) covers instructor’s prep and materials and a contribution to BABA. A gathering of BABA members to show their work for the year, bring […]
Enjoy a gallery tour of the HBC50 exhibition with master bookbinders: Dominic Riley, Michael Burke and Coleen Curry. Skylight Gallery - 6th Floor San Francisco Main Library
Are you an Editor of Color? Would you like to meet up with your fellow Editors of Color in a welcoming, intimate, online setting? Jesi Vega, recent president of the Northwest Editors Guild and a Puerto Rican Jew from the Bronx, hosts a monthly Zoom coffee hour for editors who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of […]
Book trade historian Charles Nelson Johnson provides a fresh look at lesser-known Southern California antiquarian bookseller Alice Parsons Millard (1873-1938)—a role she inherited as much as chose—and her activities as she courageously maneuvered her way through the decidedly male dominated trade in 1920s-1930s Europe and the United States; her personal challenges, creative business innovations and […]