About

The Northern California chapter is one of the largest of the eleven regional chapters of the MWA, covering a territory that includes California and Nevada above the 36th parallel and representing a tremendous wealth of talented writers, from best-selling to newly emerging. Our associate members include librarians, agents and publishing professionals. Our meetings are held in the San Francisco area 8-9 times per year.

On a national level, MWA works to educate writers and those who aspire to write regarding their rights and interests, and to raise awareness of matters that may affect crime writing. Our membership includes writers in all forms of fiction and nonfiction; publishers, editors, agents, librarians, booksellers, and others in allied fields; aspiring writers and those devoted to crime writing.

Membership is open to the public, and you need not reside in the U.S. to join. MWA is a nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information on membership, see the Join page.

Our Officers and Board

Chapter President: Kelli Stanley — kelli (at) kellistanley.com
Vice President: Diana Orgain
Treasurer: J.J. Lamb
At-Large: Julianne Balmain  –  julianne (at) juliannebalmain.com
At-Large: Michelle Gagnon
At-Large: Pat Morin
At-Large: Sheldon Siegel
Blog/Newsletter Coordinator: Daisy (Marjorie) James — norcalmwa (at) gmail.com

Simon Wood, Emeritus
Louise Ure, Emeritus
Rhys Bowen, Emeritus
Robin Burcell, Emeritus
Cara Black, Emeritus