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San Francisco Writers Conference Postponed Until 2022

November 15, 2020 by Linda Jay

A surprise email announcement from the 18-year-old San Francisco Writers Conference arrived earlier this fall: After being held in mid-February at the Mark Hopkins Hotel for years, “…given the current global insanity, we’ve reluctantly decided for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, writer retreat

‘What If Your Ailing Father Asked You to Kill Him?’ — Online Book Launch & Conversation June 6, 10, and 14

June 3, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

I'll be hosting three online book talks this month, as part of "Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love," a worldwide virtual festival exploring death and celebrating life. Hope you can join me. The event is called "What If Your Ailing Father Asked You to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, Book Signings, Public Speaking

Book Passage Hosts Zoom Conversations With your Favorite Writers 

April 8, 2020 by Linda Jay

Here's a new idea that Book Passage just started to keep readers alert and involved during this coronavirus crisis. 8,000 people have signed up for it already! Each Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. on Zoom, you can watch hourlong conversations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Events, Public Speaking, speaking engagement, webinar, writing

BAIPA Seeks Sponsors for Writers World 2020

March 11, 2020 by Webmaster

Writers World 2020 is aimed at published authors and writers who plan to publish, so it offers an excellent opportunity for event sponsors to get their services or products in front of a receptive audience. BAIPA is hosting Writers World on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Events, marketing, Networking, Writers World

‘Keep Mum, She’s Not So Dumb’ — A Fireside Chat at Sausalito Woman’s Club (WW II American Women Secret Agents)

February 9, 2020 by Webmaster

BAIPA member and New York Times/USAToday, bestselling author, Ciji Ware, whose latest novel is Landing by Moonlight, will take us back to the 1940s when American women secret agents had no idea whether they’d be dropped behind enemy lines off a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Promotion, speaking engagement

Book Launch for ‘When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller’ at Book Passage November 17

November 12, 2019 by Webmaster

BAIPA member/author John Byrne Barry will be reading from his new novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller — and leading a conversation about end-of-life concerns of November 17 at 1 pm. The book launch is the "Opening … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, Book Promotion, Book Signings, Public Speaking

Why I Wrote an Assisted Suicide Family Thriller + Upcoming Book Launch Events

October 19, 2019 by John Byrne Barry

Reimagine End of Life event

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my third novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller — and I invite you to my upcoming book launches in Berkeley (October 26, 3 pm at Mo’Joe Cafe), Mill Valley (November 2, 3 pm at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Signings, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: end-of-life

Kudos to  Longtime BAIPA Members Nita Winter and Rob Badger for Wildflower Photo Exhibit in Sausalito

April 2, 2019 by Linda Jay

Longtime, award-winning nature and conservation photographers and partners Nita Winter and Rob Badger have focused unwaveringly, for more than 20 years, on photographing wildflowers — both across the Western United States, and in particular, on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Book Events, Exhibition Tagged With: California Wildflowers and Climate Change

‘Setting That Works’ on November 11 at Book Passage

November 5, 2018 by John Byrne Barry

How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot, Reveal Character, and Echo Theme On November 11 at 2 pm, I’ll be leading a workshop on setting at the California Writers Club Marin monthly meeting at Book Passage. The best and most memorable setting is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, speaking engagement, writing Tagged With: setting, workshop

Send Your Books In for PNBA Display

September 3, 2018 by Webmaster

Here's a note from Rosemary Jones of Book Publishers Northwest, an independent publishers association like BAIPA, based in Seattle. To be eligible, she says, your book should have a Northwest author or publisher or a good Northwest hook (Seattle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, Book Promotion

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Welcome to BAIPA

  With COVID-19 teaching us all how to function remotely, BAIPA will meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings. (Once in-person events are able to resume, we will continue the Zoom option.) We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and password out to members and to … More

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BAIPA is now meeting on the second Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. Starting in October 2020, we will be meeting on the first Saturday. In general, from October going forward, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

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