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About Washington WNBA

The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) is a nonprofit professional association of women and men who work with and value books. The organization was founded in 1917. The Washington, DC, chapter was established in 1978. WNBA, whose purposes are both educational and charitable, promotes reading and literacy, and supports the role of women in the community of the book. A volunteer board of directors manages chapter business and coordinates chapter activities.

Mission

The Women’s National Book Association is a national organization of women and men who work with and value books. A non-profit 501(c)3 organization, WNBA exists to promote reading and to support the role of women in the community of the book.

Purpose

The purposes of WNBA are educational and charitable. WNBA came into being to inform book women about matters relevant to themselves and the book world so that these women could inform and help one another. That’s what we still do, through actions such as these:

  • Bring together women and men who are active in the world of books
  • Educate and inform the public about the need to create, produce, distribute, and use books
  • Respond to requests for information about books and the allied arts and generate and support projects that help to disseminate such information
  • Serve as a catalyst for all in the book community who wish to work together, and
  • Promote recognition of women’s achievements in the book industry.

Our Members

Our members include publishers, writers, editors, librarians, booksellers, agents, designers, illustrators, marketing and promotions professionals, book and magazine producers, production specialists, teachers, and others.

Click here to download a membership application and join WNBA today!

Programs and Networking Opportunities

The Washington, DC, chapter hosts monthly events for members and other professionals in publishing and allied fields. Admission to programs is free for members, $10 for non-members/guests.

A list of upcoming programs is available on our Events page.

If you’re interested in working on one of our programs, we could use the help!

Did You Know?

WNBA promotes our members’ achievements — let us know about yours! Whether you’ve had a memoir accepted for publication, or you’ve won a short story contest, or you’ve gotten a new job, we’d like to share your success with our membership.

We’re spicing up Signature with very short poems we can sprinkle wherever they fit. If you have one, please send it to SignatureWNBA [at] gmail.com for consideration

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Adam & Evelyn by Pat Ballard

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After The Gazebo by Jen Knox

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Concubine by Amy Kwei

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Fling by Lily Iona MacKenzie

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I Call Myself Earthgirl by Jan Krause Greene

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KARMAFORNIA by NC Weil

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The Last Taboo, Saying No to Motherhood by Rosemary Agonito

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The Man on the Washing Machine by Susan Cox

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My Five Sisters by Pam Franklin

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Putting it All Together by Judith D. Dickson

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The Rangity Tango Kids by Lorraine Rominger

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Scythian Fields by A.L Duncan

The Sound of Her Own Voice by Leslie Nyman

The Sound of Her Own Voice by Leslie Nyman

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Stamped by Emma Alford

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The Long Blue Room by Joan Gelfand

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There Was a Fire Here by Risa Nye

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The Village of Bones, Sabalah’s Tale by Mary Mackey

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We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra Warren

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What Doesn\'t Kill Her by Carla Norton

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Wolf by Kelly Oliver

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THE YEAR MRS. COOPER GOT OUT MORE: A Great Wharf Novel by Meredith Marple

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Promote Your Book!

Adam & Evelyn by Pat Ballard

Adam & Evelyn by Pat Ballard

After The Gazebo by Jen Knox

After The Gazebo by Jen Knox

Black Forest Reckoning by  Bluette Matthey

Black Forest Reckoning by Bluette Matthey

Concubine by Amy Kwei

Concubine by Amy Kwei

Fling by Lily Iona MacKenzie

Fling by Lily Iona MacKenzie

I Call Myself Earthgirl by Jan Krause Greene

I Call Myself Earthgirl by Jan Krause Greene

Insiders Guide to a Career in Book Publishing by  Carin Siegfried

Insiders Guide to a Career in Book Publishing by Carin Siegfried

I Only Cry at Night by P.Allen Jones

I Only Cry at Night by P.Allen Jones

KARMAFORNIA by NC Weil

KARMAFORNIA by NC Weil

The Last Taboo, Saying No to Motherhood by Rosemary Agonito

The Last Taboo, Saying No to Motherhood by Rosemary Agonito

The Man on the Washing Machine by Susan Cox

The Man on the Washing Machine by Susan Cox

My Five Sisters by Pam Franklin

My Five Sisters by Pam Franklin

Priscilla, Engaging in the Game of Politics by M. J. Simms-Maddox

Priscilla, Engaging in the Game of Politics by M. J. Simms-Maddox

Putting it All Together by Judith D. Dickson

Putting it All Together by Judith D. Dickson

The Rangity Tango Kids by Lorraine Rominger

The Rangity Tango Kids by Lorraine Rominger

Rigging a Chevy into a Time Machine and Other Ways to Escape a Plague by Carolyn Hembree

Rigging a Chevy into a Time Machine and Other Ways to Escape a Plague by Carolyn Hembree

Scythian Fields by A.L Duncan

Scythian Fields by A.L Duncan

The Sound of Her Own Voice by Leslie Nyman

The Sound of Her Own Voice by Leslie Nyman

Stamped by Emma Alford

Stamped by Emma Alford

The Long Blue Room by Joan Gelfand

The Long Blue Room by Joan Gelfand

There Was a Fire Here by Risa Nye

There Was a Fire Here by Risa Nye

The Village of Bones, Sabalah’s Tale by Mary Mackey

The Village of Bones, Sabalah’s Tale by Mary Mackey

We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra Warren

We Bought a WWII Bomber by Sandra Warren

What Doesn\'t Kill Her by Carla Norton

What Doesn\'t Kill Her by Carla Norton

Wolf by Kelly Oliver

Wolf by Kelly Oliver

THE YEAR MRS. COOPER GOT OUT MORE: A Great Wharf Novel by Meredith Marple

THE YEAR MRS. COOPER GOT OUT MORE: A Great Wharf Novel by Meredith Marple

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