Below is a list of events hosted by WNBA/Washington dating back to 1998. For more information about upcoming WNBA programs or to get involved in planning WNBA programs, contact WNBAeventsDC [at] gmail.com.
Recent Past Events
September 2019
WNBA Fall Brunch & NMWA Visit
October 2019
National Reading Group Month Event at East City Bookshop, featuring authors Sarah Blake and Karin Tanabe.
November 2019
Open Mic Night at East City Bookshop
2015-2016 Events
September 2015
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
October 2015
National Reading Group Month Event at Kramerbooks
December 2015
Meet and greet with author B.A. Shapiro at Busboys & Poets
January 2016
Post-Holiday Party at The Colonnade
February 2016
Author event at Kramerbooks with Amber Sparks, author of “An UnFinished Life,” including an exclusive meet-and-greet for WNBA members.
May 2016
Poetry Event with Amy King and Maureen Thorson at Upshur Street Books
June 2016
Annual Spring Brunch
2014-2015 Events
July 2014
Summer Planning Meeting
October 2014
Annual Fall Brunch
National Reading Group Month Event at the MLK Jr. Library
January 2015
Post-Holiday Party at The Colonnade
April 2015
National Poetry Month Event: Haiku at the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
May 2015
Annual Spring Brunch
2013-2014 Events
July 2013
Summer Planning Meeting
September 2013
Annual Fall Brunch
October 2013
National Reading Group Month Event at The Press Club
National Museum of Women in the Art Tour and lunch
January 2014
Post-Holiday Party at The Colonnade
May 2014
Biography: From Ask to Task
June 2014
Annual Spring Networking Brunch
2012-2013 Events
September 2012
Fall Networking Brunch
October 2012
National Reading Group Month Panel co-sponsored with the Arts Club of Washington
January 2013
After-the-Holidays Party
April 2013
Poetry Panel: Poets vs. the Culture of Rape and the War on Women
May 2013
Spring Networking Brunch
2011-2012 Events
September 2011
Fall Networking Brunch, with special guest WNBA National Vice-President/President-Elect Valerie Tomaselli.
October 2011
Meet and Greet with Students from GWU’s Master’s in Publishing program.
Celebrate National Reading Group Month with WNBA/Washington: An Author Panel with authors Jane Bradley and Sarah Pekkanan, moderated by WNBA/Washington member Jada Bradley.
December 2011
Annual WNBA Holiday Parkty
February 2012
Co-sponsored panel discussion with Washington Book Publishers: What Makes Effective Design?
March 2012
Of Wine and Words
April
Celebrate National Poetry Month: Panel Discussion and Open Mic Night
May
Annual Spring Networking Brunch
2010-2011 Events
September 2010
Fall Networking Brunch, with special guest WNBA National President Mary Grey James.
October 2010
Celebrate National Reading Group Month with WNBA/Washington: A Panel Discussion with authors Joyce Hinnefield and Dolen Perkins-Valdez, moderated by author Shireen Dobson.
November 2010
Author Terry McMillan will discuss and sign Getting to Happy.
In Between the Panels: DC’s Emergence on the Graphic Novel Scene
December 2010
Annual Holiday Party
February 2011
What’s Eating You, D.C.? A panel discussion on eating for good health.
March 2011
Of Wine and Words
April 2011
National Poetry Month at Busboys & Poets: Panel discussion on the poetic art form Haiku, followed by Open Mic
May 2011
Annual Spring Networking Brunch
2009-2010 Events
September 2009
Fall for the Book 2009 Preview Event
Fall Networking Brunch
Fall for the Book 2009
The Art of Reading
2009 National Book Festival
December 2009
WNBA Holiday Party
February 2010
Panel Discussion: Book Reviews in a Changing World
March 2010
Of Wine and Words
Farewell dinner for outgoing WNBA/Washington President
WNBA/Washington Celebrates Women’s History Month
April 2010
Celebrate Poetry Month
May 2010
Spring Brunch
2008-2009 Events
September 2008
WNBA/Washington Fall Networking Brunch
D.C. Public Library’s 5th Annual Adult Literacy Volunteer Fair
Three Book Festivals to Choose From
October 2008
A Book Event for All Ages: Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury Visit DC
Book Group Panel Discussion
November 2008
Books & Brew
December 2008
WNBA Holiday Party
January 2009
Query Letter Workshop
February 2009
Blogging Basics
March 2009
Of Wine and Words
May 2009
Spring Brunch
2007-2008 Events
May 2008
WNBA/Washington Spring Brunch
April 2008
The Ins and Outs of Copyright, by member Joy Butler (www.joybutler.com)
March 2008
Electric Grace-Still More Fiction by Washington Area Women: Reception and Reading
February 2008
What Washington is Reading
January 2008
Publicity and Promotion Today with Lauren Cerand (www.laurencerand.com) and Imal Wagner (www.imalwagner.com).
December 2007
WNBA/Washington Holiday Party
October 2007
The Ins and Outs of Self-Publishing
September 2007
WNBA/Washington Fall Networking Brunch
2006-2007 Events
March 2007
Tax and Financial Tips for Writers, Filmmakers, Actors and Other Creative People, at Henninger Media Services in Arlington, Virginia. Cosponsored with Women in Film and Video.
2005-2006 Events
October 2006
After the Zoom Zone, What Next? How Longevity Is Changing Our Lives
A talk by Abigail Trafford, Washington Post columnist and author of My Time
September 2006
6th Annual National Book Festival
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
June 2006
Annual Spring Networking Brunch
WNBA – DC member volunteers staff chapter booth at Virginia Book Festival in Charlottesville, VA, on March 25th. Pictured: Gayle Floyd, Carla Danziger, Liliane Willens, Claire Emory, and Gail Griffith. (Not pictured Sue Westrate and Kristie Miller.)
March 2006
Women Who Dared to Follow Their Dreams
Click here to read a description of the event excerpted from Signature
Taking the Plunge
See list of panelists
Virginia BookFest
February 2006
2006 Book Hits Panel
Click here to read a description of the event excerpted from Signature
2004-2005 Events
December 2005
WNBA Celebrates the Holidays
November 2005
From the Stacks to the Web: The Future of our Libraries
October 2005
Fall Networking Brunch
Past Event Audio Archive
Tuesday, October 25, 2005: An Evening With Azar Nafisi On The Importance Of Reading
WNBA is pleased to present an on-stage interview with Azar Nafisi, the of the best-selling READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN: A MEMOIR IN BOOKS, by NPR personality Jacki Lyden on Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30pm, at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC. Reservations required! RSVP to Program Chair Patricia Leslie at patricialeslie at comcast.net no later than October 17. Members free, guests $10.
This event has passed, however, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins (http://www.sais-jhu.edu/) has provided the following audio files.
Click here to listen to the event.
Click here to listen to the Q&A.
Check the SAIS website (http://www.sais-jhu.edu/) soon for video footage of the event.
May 2005
Spring Networking Brunch
April 2005
Panel Discussion on Women, Writing, and Fostering Creativity
February 2005
From Writer to Reader: Current Trends in Publishing and Bookselling
January 2005
WNBA Award Reception for Nancy Pearl
December 2004
WNBA Holiday Gathering and Author Showcase
November 2004
An Evening With Cartoonist Ann Telnaes
October 2004
Grace And Gravity: Fiction By Washington Area Women
September 2004
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
2003-2004 Events
May 2004
Annual Spring Networking Brunch, with Officer Elections
April 2004
Members-Only Tour of “Book as Art XV” Exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
March 2004
Writing Empowers: A Literary Experience for Young Writers, hosted by the Sewall-Belmont House
February 2004
Biography: Looking In, Looking Out
January 2004
From Idea to Ending: Writers, Editors, and Agents Discuss the Publishing Process, co-sponsored by the Writer’s Center
December 2003
Holiday Gathering & Author Showcase
November 2003
Cornucopia of Food Authors
October 2003
Dirda Reading at the Library of Congress
October 2003
Library of Congress National Book Festival
September 2003
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
2002-2003 Events
May 2003
Annual Spring Networking Brunch and 25th Anniversary Celebration
April 2003
Haiku Program and Workshop
March 2003
Writing Empowers: A Literary Experience for Young Writers, hosted by the Sewall-Belmont House
February 2003
Evolution of a Book Cover, co-sponsored by Washington Book Publishers
December 2002
Holiday Happy Hour
November 2002
Expanding the Boundaries: The Travel Memoir
October 2002
Library of Congress National Book Festival
September 2002
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
2001-2002 Events
May 2002
Annual Spring Networking Brunch (actually held June 2)
April 2002
100 One-Night Reads at the Library of Congress
March 2002
Women Writing About the Arts, hosted by the National Museum of Women in the Arts
January 2002
How I Got Started
December 2001
Holiday Happy Hour
October 2001
Journals and Diaries: A Workshop for Writers and Others
September 2001
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
2000-2001 Events
July 2001
The Story of a Book (rescheduled from February due to a snow storm)
May 2001
Annual Spring Networking Brunch
April 2001
WNBA Award Ceremony Honoring Patricia Schroeder
March 2001
What Washington Is Writing
January 2001
Showcase Your Work Networking Event
December 2000
Holiday Happy Hour
November 2000
Mapping Washington’s Literary Heritage: The Unveiling of WNBA’s Literary Map at the Library of Congress
September 2000
Annual Fall Networking Brunch
1999-2000 Events
(More information about this section to come)
May 2000
Annual Networking Brunch
March 2000
Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children’s Books
September 1999
Annual Networking Brunch
1998-1999 Events
May 1999
Annual Networking Brunch
April 1999
How Books Become Must-Reads
March 1999
Children’s Books – The Write Stuff
February 1999
Beyond a Traditional Résumé: Creating a Professional Identification Profile
January 1999
Taming the Wild Web: A Web Site’s a Place, Not a Thing!
December 1998
Holiday Party in the Salon Tradition
November 1998
20 Years of Making Connections in WNBA/Washington: A 20-Second Strategy for Improving Your Connections
October 1998
Space Travel, Bodice Rippers, and the Body in the Library: Writing Sci Fi, Romance, and Mystery for Today’s Market
September 1998
Annual Networking Brunch
