If you’re interested in becoming a WWS member in Los Angeles, we host new member orientation sessions online with our public workshops in February, May, August, and November. You must register beforehand to gain admittance, and orientations are limited to 20 new members. Registration opens a month before the event. Membership and all events are FREE!
Watch for announcements of upcoming events on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
View past workshops on our Workshop Archive page.
If you do not live in Los Angeles, we ask that you reach out to a chapter in your city or region to join their next event. A list of existing chapters with chapter leads’ contact information is provided below. If you don’t see your city or region listed and are interested in starting a WWS chapter in your area, please contact Chapters Director, Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley and Chapters Liaison, Thea Pueschel at chapters@womenwhosubmitlit.org for more information on how to begin.
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area
— Chapter Lead: Carrie Finch
East Bay
— Chapter Lead: Yaccaira Salvatierra
Long Beach
— Chapter Leads: Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley and Rachael Rifkin
Los Angeles (founding chapter)
— Chapter Leads: Leadership Team
San Gabriel Valley
— Chapter Lead: Shelly Holder
Westside Los Angeles
— Chapter Lead: Angela Franklin
Oakland
— Chapter Lead: MK Chavez
San Diego
— Chapter Leads: Jane Muschenetz, Karla Cordero, Marjorie Pezzoli, and Nicole Lewis
Santa Cruz
— Chapter Leads: Nikia Chaney and Kathleen Founds
COLORADO
— Chapter Lead: Erica Reid
CONNECTICUT
— Chapter Lead: Meg Harris
EUROPE
— Chapter Lead: Joy Notoma
DC AREA
— Chapter Lead: Shanon Lee
FLORIDA
West Palm Beach
–Chapter Lead: Elizabeth “Lizz” Straight
ILLINOIS
Chicago
–Chapter Lead: Tricia Park
INDIANA
Bloomington
— Chapter Lead: Lituo Huang
KANSAS
Wichita
— Chapter Lead: Kayla Haas
MAINE
Portland
— Chapter Lead: Liz Iverson
MARYLAND
Silver Spring
— Chapter Lead: Gail Upchurch
MASSACHUSETTS
— Chapter Lead: Chelsea Sunday Kline
MEXICO
— Chapter Lead: Bex vanKoot
MICHIGAN
Midland
— Chapter Lead: Mika Yamamoto
MINNESOTA
Twin Cities
— Chapter Lead: Sonia Greenfield
MISSOURI
Kansas City
— Chapter Lead: Lisa Allen
NEVADA
Las Vegas
— Chapter Lead: Heather Lang
NEW JERSEY
— Chapter Lead: Melissa Bryan
NEW YORK
New York
— Chapter Leads: Molly Cameron and Minerva Martinez
NORTH CAROLINA
Triangle
— Chapter Lead: Elizabeth Zertuche
Wilmington
— Chapter Lead: Kathleen Tyler
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks
— Chapter Lead: Nancy Devine
OREGON
Portland
— Chapter Lead: Emma Pattee
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh
— Chapter Lead: Jenny Ruth
TEXAS
San Antonio
— Chapter Lead: Viktoria Valenzuela
Austin
— Chapter Lead: Ramona Reeves
VIRGINIA
Norfolk
— Chapter Lead: Kelly Sokol