Women's National Book Association

WNBA National

News and Information

For information on national awards and activities, please visit the official website: http://www.wnba-books.org/

2006 WNBA Ann Heidbreder Eastman Grant

The Eastman Grant committee is pleased to announce that Linda Moskovics is the recipient of the 2006 WNBA Ann Heidbreder Eastman Grant. Ms. Moskovics manages the Allied Gardens/Benjamin Branch of the San Diego Public Library System.

She has enrolled in The Institute of Children's Literature course entitled Writing for Children and Teenagers. This course examines many aspects of the publishing industry including writing, editing, design, manufacturing, and marketing.

2006 WNBA Award Winner

The Women's National Book Association is delighted to announce the 2006 WNBA Award winner is Perri Klass, M.D. Dr. Klass' many books and articles, her impact as a leader of Reach Out and Read, where she currently serves as its medical director and president, have had an enormous impact on the world of literacy and books.

The ceremony in her honor, co-hosted by the Boston and New York City chapters, was held at a brunch reception on Sunday, December 3, 2006 at The New York Society Library.

History

The Women's National Book Association was established in 1917, before women in America even had the right to vote. WNBA is a broad-based non-profit organization with some 800 members across the country, three distinguished national awards, and a history of lively events in chapter cities and elsewhere.

Mission

The Women's National Book Association is a national organization of women and men who work with and value books. WNBA exists to promote reading and to support the role of women in the community of the book.

Purpose

The purposes of WNBA are educational and charitable. WNBA came into being to inform book women about matters relevant to themselves and the book world so that these women could inform and help one another.

That's what we still do, through actions such as these: