APRIL MEETING & A TOUR OF FILOLI GARDENS AT SPRINGTIME Sat., April 16, 2011 10:00 AM If you have not yet registered, contact Erin Caslavka (see below) to be put on the wait list. Sunken Garden at Filoli BATW members will meet at Filoli Gardens in Woodside on Sat., April 16, 2011. After taking...

April is a month of changes and additions. As of April 8, BATW website editor April Orcutt turns over her baton to Carolyn Koenig, recently retired as executive editor of Smart Meetings. Carolyn brings more than 5 years of online experience to the position, and we’re excited to have her on-board. We...

BATW would like to welcome five new members: Active: M’Liss Hinshaw Russell Johnson Associate: Patricia Meier-Johnson Provisional: Anne Sigmon Richard Bailey We look forward to meeting you at up-coming BATW events.

BATW May Meeting E-Book Publishing at the Computer History Museum Sat., May 21, 2011 10:00 a.m. Join us at The Computer History Museum in Mountain View for a fascinating glimpse at the museum’s new installation and permanent exhibits. Attendees will be treated to a short presentation...

Thanks go to Karen Misuraca for forwarding the link to the latest Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition: http://www.satwf.com/2011_Lowell_Thomas_Travel_Journalism_Competition Entries must be postmarked by April 1st.

John Jerney will give a presentation about “Self-Publishing Your Own eBook“ at the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) meeting on April 12, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at Blue Sky Rental Studios, 2325 Third St., San Francisco (415) 626-7232.  $10 for BATW members.

Thanks go to Karen Misuraca for forwarding information about the 6th annual Gold Rush Writers Conference: Hi Writing Compadres “Naked, Drunk and Writing” How’s that for a bankable title? The best selling author, memoirist Adair Lara will be our headline speaker and workshop leader...

Three BATW members have won awards in the 2011 Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing: Diane LeBow: Silver Award for “My Dinner with Terrorists” in the category “Women’s Travel: The best account by a woman of an encounter or experience on the road” Peter Delevett: Bronze Award...

This man’s been busy — Robert Stone has just released not one but two hiking guides: Day Hikes Around Ventura County and Day Hikes Around Bozeman, Montana.  Here are the details:   Robert Stone's "Day Hikes Around Ventura County" Day Hikes Around Ventura County $17.95 by...

April Orcutt Dear BATW Members: For the past two-and-a-half years I’ve been your BATW Website Editor.  I have seen the website through lots of changes, and I’ve emphasized making the website look professional and inviting.  I’ve worked very hard (mostly quietly and behind-the-scenes)...