BOOK SAVVY 2012 "WOWS" THE CROWD! Book Savvy 2012 was well-attended, informative, and educational. Attendees were able to get early morning "lessons" about how to pitch a book or idea to an agent, and then to put that information to immediate use during the lunch break as they lined up to pitch to their chosen agent. In addition to pitching, there were four different panels providing information on such topics as social marketing, boosting sales, getting published, E-books and E-marketing, building an online platform, book trailers...the list is long!!
In addition, we had a lovely buffet lunch by the pool, while doing some serious networking and business card sharing! This is an annual event, and if you missed it this year be sure to keep your eyes open for the announcement of next year's Book Savvy 2013.
WNBA/LA CHAPTER DUES
Our annual membership dues have stayed at a low rate of $40.00 for several years. And our governing board has worked to improve member benefits every year. Put that together, and there is a need to increase our dues in order to support the ongoing and always improving status of our chapter's literary and charitable activities.
Beginning next summer, our annual chapter dues will increase to $45.00.
NATIONAL BOARD MEETING HERE IN LA!
In June our chapter has the honor and responsibility of hosting the annual WNBA Executive Board Meeting. It is scheduled for June 8, 9, 10, and will be held at the Radisson Hotel LAX. And the best part is that all chapter members are invited to Radisson Hotel LAX. And the best part is that all chapter members are invited to attend! This is your chance to get to know national board members and presidents of WNBA chapters around the country. Remember that we have chapters in Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C. This will be a big weekend for our chapter since the Judy Lopez Award dinner and ceremony will be held on June 9, and the national board members will attend the dinner. Please mark your calendars for the Judy Lopez dinner, and for attending at least part of the national board meeting.
We need VOLUNTEERS to help with both of these events, so please contact Ruth Light at ruthlight3@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved in either of these two events.
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1. Sarah Lynn: Sara is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. She was born in Hollywood, California. As a child, Sarah loved to express herself through dance, and wore out six pairs of tap shoes before she was ten. She will be talking about her picture book literary debut TIP-TAP-POP. For more info, visit: 
2. Candace Ryan: Candace lives and works in a Los Angeles-based toy museum curated by her 5 year-old son. She tinkers with words when she can find her pen in a pile of robots and Japanese monsters. Candace will be talking about her first published picture book ANIMAL HOUSE. For more info, visit: 
3. Hope Edelman: Hope is the internationally acclaimed author of five nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, as well as the recent memoir The Possibility of Everything. Her work has received a New York Times notable book of the year designation and a Pushcart Prize for creative nonfiction. She can be found in Iowa City every July teaching at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. The rest of the year, she lives in Topanga Canyon, California, with her husband and their two daughters. Hope will be talking about The Possibility of Everything. For more info, visit: