Writers and Publishers Network, IWOSC, and PALA Merge
Effective March 27, two Los Angeles-based literary nonprofits—Independent Writers of Southern California and its special-interest group for independent publishers, the Publishers Association of Los Angeles—have merged with a larger national nonprofit, the Ojai, Calif.-based Writers and Publishers Network. The merger of the three professional groups “will almost double WPN’s membership and expand its educational offerings through monthly online meetings, satellite meetings, seminars, and webinars,” WPN wrote in a statement.
Going forward, all business will be conducted through WPN. Kathleen Kaiser, WPN's president, already is an IWOSC/PALA board member. According to the organization, “Gary Young, IWOSC president, and Steven Sanchez, IWOSC vice president, will join WPN’s Advisory Board along with Flo Selfman, IWOSC’s past president. Sharon Goldinger, PALA president, will join the WPN board, assuming responsibilities for small publishers, replacing publisher Jay Hartman, who has moved to WPN vice president.”
