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The Writers Room and the NMBA office are at the Southwest Literary Center at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe. Follow this map, enter at the blue door and proceed upstairs!
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NMBA membership is open to everyone involved in any way with books in New Mexico. Renewal dues are $62 annually.
PRESIDENT
Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214 westernedge@santa-fe.net
BOARD MEMBERS
Paula Lozar, vice-president
(505) 988-7214 lozarpaula@cs.com
Cindy Bellinger, secretary
(505) 757-2221 cindy46@cybermesa.com
Barbara Beasley Murphy, treasurer
(505) 983-9607, bbm77@cybermesa.com
Richard Harris, rkh2004@comcast.net
Ron Duncan-Hart, (505) 820–0550 gaonbooks@gmail.com
Lisa Dale Norton, (505) 986–0050
lisadalenorton@gmail.com
Richard Polese, (505) 983–1412
richard@oceantree.com
Karen Villanueva , (505) 764-8323
authorcare@aol.com
MEMBER AT LARGE
Lynn Thompson Baca, (505) 954-7206
baca@sarsf.org
Barbara Harrelson, (505) 989-4561
barbarah@newmexico.com
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SENIOR ADVISOR
Richard Polese, (505) 231-1755
richard@oceantree.com
PUBLICITY
Karen Villanueva , (505) 764-8323
authorcare@aol.com
LIBRO PRODUCTION
SunFlower Designs of Santa Fe
(505) 473-3658 sunnielliott@msn.com
LIAISONS
Denise Chavez, Southern NM
(505) 524-1499 bbf@zianet.com
Ruth E. Francis, Albuquerque
(505) 294-4367 ruthe@msn.com
NMBA OFFICE
826 Camino del Monte Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 231–1755
FAX:(505) 983–0899
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New Mexico Book Association is the statewide non-profit organization serving all book professionals — publishers, authors, editors, illustrators, booksellers, librarians, designers, writers, typesetters, printers, service bureaus, literacy advocates, agents, and reviewers. Founded in 1994, NMBA provides services including professional development workshops, our Libro Newsletter, monthly networking luncheons, New Mexico's Book World (the resource guide to the state's book community), a monthly online events calendar, opportunities to show and sell books at major book festivals and trade shows, and more!
You will find details about our mission, history and membership by viewing New Mexico's Book World (the PDF may take half a minute to load).
HOW TO BECOME A NEW MEXICO BOOK ASSOCIATION MEMBER:
Initiation and first year membership is just $50. All who are involved in books, personally or professionally, are invited to join NMBA. Voting members must live in New Mexico, but we also welcome out-of-state members with an interest in the book arts in New Mexico. Include your phone, fax and e-mail, and a short description of your activity or profession.You may reach the executive director by telephone, (505) 231-1755 or mail@nmbook.org.
Yearly RENEWAL dues are $62. You will be asked to renew by the first of September of each year. (Send $62 to NMBA, PO Box 1285, Santa Fe 87504.)
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On the Horizon
• Aug. 14: NMBA Monthly Networking Luncheon, The Writers Room, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30am, free! Paula, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
• Aug. 15: SouthWest Writers Conference: The Novel. Albuquerque. www.southwestwriters.com/conferencespeaker2.php
• Aug. 31 – Sept. 5: River Writing and Sculpting Adventure for Women with Roxanne Swetzell. Canyonlands National Park in Utah, $1550. Page Lambert, (303) 842-7360, page@pagelambert.com
• September: "Writing in Our Uncertain Age: Will the Printed Page Survive?" Major for writers, publishers, Santa Fe. Contact Recursos/Southwest Literary Center, (505) 982-9301, or NMBA for updates!
• Sept. 23-26: Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Denver International Airport. Lisa Knudsen or Kyle Larson, (800) 752-0249, www.mountainsplains.org
• Sept. 26: New Mexico Woman Authors Book Festival, Milner Plaza (Museum Hill), Santa Fe. John Stafford, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, john@museumfoundation.org.
• Sept. 27-Oct. 3: "Banned Books Week" nationwide.
• Oct. 15-17: "The Printed Page and Beyond." Southwest Literary Center conference, The Writers Room, Santa Fe. Contact Lisette at southwestliterary@recursos.org
• October: Border Book Festival Book Show, Mesilla Plaza. www.borderbookfestival.org
• Nov. 11-14: PubWest National Publishing Conference, Tucson. www.pubwest.org
• February 15, 2010: DEADLINE! Southwest Book Design & Production Awards for Excellence. Final entry deadline for books published in 2008-2009. For more information download brochure.
On the Radio
• For Interview/Reading Schedule for "Write on 4 Corners", KSJE-FM 90.9, Farmington Program Director /Interviewer, Connie Gotsch, 505-566 3377, gotschc@sanjuancollege.edu, www.ksje.com, http://www.conniegotsch.blogspot.com/.
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NEW Please submit your Calendar and FLASHnews Events listings using our new convenient form. Just click on the graphic above and the Submission Form will open for you to fill out and submit. Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE: DEADLINE FOR FLASHnews submissions is the 15th of each month. Our bi-monthly Libro Newsletter PRINT edition comes out every other month. Next edition is July/August. Submit your entries through the above Submission Form. FLASHNews entries ARE INCLUDED in the print edition.
• Southwest Book Design & Production Awards
This is new! Learn the criteria for entering your book in this exciting new NMBA awards competition by downloading the brochure PDF (CLICK HERE). Books published in 2008 & 2009 are eligible. Several categories for your books and publications. For more information call Jim Mafchir at 988-7214 or email to info@nmbook.org.
BOOKSIGNINGS AND READINGS UPDATE
• June 27: Jillian Brasch,The Last Gifts: Creative Ways to be with the Dying, 2-3 pm, Garcia Street Books. Jillian Brasch, jillian@jillianbrasch.com
• June 29: Janine Pommy Vega, reading from multiple books including: Tracking the Serpent, Journal of a Hermit, Mad Dogs of Trieste, Historic Peñasco Theatre, #15046 State RD 75, Peñasco, NM, 7:30pm. 603-566-4589, eero.ruuttila@effem.com.
• July 10: SOMOS, Robert Mirabal, Jason Yurcic, Taos Art Plaza, 223 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, 7:30pm, 575-758-0081, somos@somostaosorg, www.somostaos.org.
• July 11: Alisa Valdes Rodriguez, The Husband Habit, Santa Fe Baking Company, 504 W. Cordova Rd., Santa Fe, 11am - 2pm, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
NEW MEXICO BOOK EVENTS UPDATE
• June 30: Sin Fronteras / Writers without Borders literary contest deadline! See www.zianet.com/lunarosity/sinfronteras.html
• June 30: DEADLINE! SouthWest Writers Quarterly Writing Competition. Cash prizes! See www.southwestwriters.com/swwcontest.php
• July 1: New Mexico Book Awards DEADLINE. www.nmbookcoop.com
• July 3rd - Sept. 7: Garcia Street: Great Books on Opera and Music: Exhibition/sale, features a rare collection of first edition piano vocal scores of eighty-five operas, including the operas being performed by the Santa Fe Opera this season. For more information visit : www.garciastreetbooks.com
• July 4: IWWG-and-friends meeting/luncheon. Mission Cafe, 239 E, De Vargas, Santa Fe, 11:30am, 505-473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
• July 4 and 5: Sizzling Summer Side Walk Book Sale, Mesilla, Cultural Center de Mesilla/Border Book Festival, 10-5pm, 575-523-3988, bbf@zianet.com, www.borderbookfestival.org.
• July 10: NMBA Networking Luncheon. The Writers Room, upstairs at 826 Camino del Monte Rey, Santa Fe, 11:30-1:15pm, free. We’ll have juice and cookies, but bring your own lunch. Our Board Meeting follows at 1:30pm. info@nmbook.org
• July 10 - July 12: Rick Reichman Weekend Screenwriting Workshop, Santa Fe Community College. Friday 7pm-9:pm. Saturday & Sunday 9am-4:30pm. Cost $105. Contact Santa Fe Community College (505) 428-1270 or email rmreichman@earthlink.net.
• July 10-12: "Lavender in the Village" (bookselling event), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. www.nmbookcoop.com
• July 11: John Q. Olson, SOMOS Self-Publishing Workshop, $50 advance registration required,Taos Visitors Center, Paseo del Pueblo Sur, 10am - 2pm, 575-758-0081, somos@somostaos.org, www.somostaos.org.
• July 11-14: American Library Association Annual Conference. McCormick Place, Chicago. Contact Kevin, Rich or Dawn: (630) 434-7779, ala@heiexpo.com
• July 16: NMBA Round Table Happy Hour, Santa Fe Bar & Grill, DeVargas Mall, 5:30pm.
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