Going, Going … grab it while you can! This is a quick reminder to BAIPA members that the special early rate for the 2016 San Francisco Writers Conference of $550 is about to end this weekend on May 31. The rate will be $650 starting June 1 through … [Read more...]
BAIPA Subject Matter Experts Featured at Written Word Mixer in Petaluma on May 6
Five BAIPA members will be featured as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) at the lively semi-annual Written Word Mixer in Petaluma. BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist will lead a breakout session on voiceover services for audiobooks, BAIPA Blog Editor … [Read more...]
Joel Blackwell One of 40 Authors to be Featured in Sacramento
BAIPA member Joel Blackwell has been accepted as one of 40 authors to discuss his book and display it at the Sacramento Public Library Book Festival Sunday April 12. Go here for Local Author Festival Info. His book, published in February 2015, is … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member/Author Woody Weingarten to be Featured on KCBS Radio
BAIPA member Woody Weingarten will be the subject of a spotlight feature by Jeff Bell on KCBS Radio, Sunday, March 8. The segment will focus on people who moved “from adversity to advocacy." The 90-second segment, boiled down from a … [Read more...]
BAIPA Discount for Northern California Writers' StoryTellers Expo at Santa Rosa Junior College on March 20-22
ATTENTION: BAIPA members who would like to attend the StoryTellers Expo (STE) at Santa Rosa Junior College coming up on March 20-22. Sign up by March 1st for the Early Bird Discount (see below). Use code EXPO50 to get a $50 … [Read more...]
Tim Jollymore to do "Meet & Greet" for his New Book at Copperfield's Books, Petaluma, this Saturday, March 7
Brand-new BAIPA member Tim Jollymore will be doing a "Meet and Greet" and discussing his new book, Listener in the Snow, at Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, this Saturday, March 7, from 1:30-3:30pm. You can contact Tim at: … [Read more...]
Downtown Berkeley Transformed for Book Festival in June
The first Bay Area Book Festival (BABF) is coming to downtown Berkeley on Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 2015. The Festival would like to invite BAIPA authors to participate as exhibitors in this exciting inaugural entirely free to the public … [Read more...]
Day of the Book ConferenceSaturday, March 7JFK University in Pleasant Hill
JFK University's Liberal Studies Department is pleased to present the Day of the Book 2015 on Saturday, March 7, 2015 -- a day filled with lectures and workshops to celebrate books. The event will take place at the main University Campus of JFK … [Read more...]
Shift in Emphasis at 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference
As a presenter in recent years at the annual San Francisco Writers Conference (February 12-15, www.sfwriters.org), I see a subtle shift in the emphasis and energy of the conference, now in its 12th year. Held at the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill … [Read more...]
BAIPA to Be an Exhibitor at February San Francisco Writers Conference
It’s less than a month away! Circle February 12-16 on your 2015 calendar with a humongous red Magic Marker! Not only are those the dates for the 12th Annual San Francisco Writers Conference at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, but … [Read more...]