Member Benefits and Options

Membership Benefits | Membership Options

Membership in WNBA-NYC offers one of the best set of benefits of any NYC-based publishing organization. Open to both women and men, enjoy these benefits by joining now at the rates below. 

Executive: $85.00/yr.

Regular: $50.00/yr.

Network: $50.00/yr.

Student: $20.00/yr., with valid student ID

Membership Benefits

As a member of WNBA-NYC, you join a networking, educational, and support community that will support you in the community of the book. Join now to take full advantage of these benefits:

Networking: Joining WNBA makes you part of a dynamic local and national network of publishing professionals, providing valuable contacts and connections that can be beneficial at all stages of your career.

Free Admission to Panels and Social Events: Members can attend—free of charge—any of the panels, workshops, and networking events that we sponsor each year and can listen to or download streaming audio of past panels on the Members Only page of this Web site. Members may also bring guests without charge to the annual networking party in September and have access to our Event List.

Subscription to The Bookwoman: This National WNBA newsletter is published three times a year and reports on book people, institutions, and events in the publishing world.

Subscription to The New York Bookwoman: This chapter newsletter includes industry news, profiles of members, opinion pieces, book reviews, and program reviews and summaries.

Advance Notice of Programs: Members receive timely announcements with program dates, speakers, and background information.

Chapter Membership Directory: This networking tool—available only to members—lists names, addresses, and professional affiliations of all active members.

Membership in National WNBA: Connect with WNBA members in eight other cities across the country. Attend WNBA-related programs and events at the national meetings of the BEA, ALA, and MLA.

Membership Options

Membership in WNBA-NYC is open to women and men involved in the world of books. Individual members include publishers, writers, editors, literary agents, booksellers, publicists, designers, illustrators, marketing and production professionals, educators, critics, librarians, and others allied to the book industry. Join in one of these categories to activate your membership today.

Executive Member: receives, in addition to regular Membership Benefits, special acknowledgment in the WNBA-NYC directory and newsletter, and is entitled to bring one complimentary guest to chapter events. Annual dues are $85.00

Regular Member: receives all regular Membership Benefits of the NYC chapter and the National WNBA, is eligible to vote in all local and national WNBA elections, may join a committee of the WNBA-NYC board of directors, and nominate candidates for offices and awards. Annual dues are $50.00

Student Member: joins WNBA-NYC at a discounted rate if enrolled as a half- or full-time student in a degree program at an accredited institution of higher learning, or if a recent graduate with less than six months’ employment in the publishing industry. Student members receive all regular Membership Benefits. Annual dues are $20.00, with valid student ID.

Network Member: is eligible for active membership, but is unable to participate in chapter activities because living more than fifty miles from any chapter city. Network members are eligible to vote in all local and national elections, to serve on committees, to attend WNBA functions, and to receive National WNBA publications. 

Annual dues are $50.00

More About Membership
New members may join WNBA-NYC at any time. The membership year runs from September 1 through August 31. Individuals who join as new members after March 31 of any given year will be considered members for the following year.

Any active Executive, Regular, or Student member who has not renewed by December 1 will be dropped from membership.

For further information, contact:

WNBA-NYC

Membership Chairperson
P.O. Box 237, FDR Station
New York, NY 10150
membership@wnba-nyc.org

 

 

Select your membership category below and complete the application form:

New Member
Renewing Member