Northern California Publishers and Authors (NCPA)

Finally!! I've had a personal website for years, but now my publishing company, Samati Press, has a website featuring all the books I've published, a blog dedicated to writing, and more. Please check it out and let me know what you think. I have two pages to add, our Services, and News and Events. One of my plans is to have any author I've published, and all the authors with stories in an anthology, able to send me information on their upcoming events for inclusionon the News and Events page. I'll be sending out specs for that in a day or so, so keep an eye out. https://www.samatipress.com

Hey, everyone, I just wanted to share a flier for an 18-week course I'll be offering, starting June 9th called From Plot to Print. We'll be writing, workshopping, designing a cover, and publishing your book over these 18-weeks. If you have an idea for a book, or just want to take it to learn about independent publishing, this might be the course for you. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. All writing levels are welcome.

Sharing my TV appearance on Balitang America (TFC-USA) aired last night at 7 pm. Balitang America is a 30-minute daily newscast with a nationwide scope. Thank you to NCPA for all the support! You have played a major role in my writing and publishing journey! <3 <3 <3

Recording of February's meeting with Guest Speaker T.E. Watson

Good Evening. I created an Instagram account for NCPA. If you have Instagram, please click the link below and start following and share on your social media. Let's build the followers. I'd like to post authors' books, events, interviews, etc. on the site to get more visibility for our members. https://www.instagram.com/norcal_ncpa/... I also added a hashtag - #norcalNCPA Thanks in advance.

The Ornaments by Scott Charles

TOMBOY TALES: THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE by Barbara A. Barrett

Star Spangled Carnival by Barbara Young

Twas by RoseMary Covington Morgan

Holiday Interrupted by Laura Roberts

Two Christmas Poems by Jackie Alcalde Marr.

The Poor Man and the Actress by Linda Villatore.

The Hatchery by Amy Rogers.

Anything Halloween by Norma Jean Thornton.

Here are the winners of the NCPA Book Awards 2020. Click this link for the full list. https://northerncaliforniapublishersandauthors.wildapricot.

Here is the link to Sunday's awards ceremony. Topic: NCPA Awards Ceremony 2020 Start Time : Sep 27, 2020 02:49 PM... Meeting Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us//lHe8DeCF56fVqFbMgeGZCypOVVQew6jJJ Access Passcode: #3*ELTP2

Here's the promo for The European Tourama 1987 by Barbara Young.

Here's the promo for My Worst and Best Travel Experience by Tom Kando.

Here's the promo for My New Spanish Loves by Kimberly A. Edwards.

Here's the promo for Baja Pepsi by Judith Vaughan.

Here's the promo for THE TRAIN TO TSINGTAO by Carolyn Radmanovich.

Congratulations! Well-traveled worldwide, Tom Kando, launches his newest book about travel! Tried and True: The Best Travel Experiences in Europe. ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085KCYZFJ/ Tom Kando has visited over thirty European countries and spent many years living in half a dozen of them. He has crossed the Atlantic a hundred times. In this travel guide and travel memoir, he shares eventful and often hilarious experiences in Europe, from Iceland to Russia and from Scotland’s Hebrides Islands to the Riviera and Sicily: amusing, true stories about staving off pickpockets, braving chaotic Parisian and Roman traffic, dealing with train, airplane and hotel snafus. Secondly, Kando offers a wealth of practical information about errors to avoid, what to do and not to do, and what to see. The book deals with tipping customs, negotiating roundabouts, what to do about GPS, where to shop, when various stores are open and closed, whether to use ATM cash or to charge, restaurants, museums and hotels. The book covers twenty-one countries, including Scandinavia, the Benelux, Eastern Europe, Russia, the British and Irish Isles, the Alpine countries, France, Italy, Spain and more. Whether he is visiting Icelandic glaciers or the prehistoric caves at Lascaux or dining on cheese in Switzerland, Kando will inspire you to follow in his footsteps to discover world cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, London, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Venice, Vienna, picturesque villages, natural wonders and magnificent out-of-the-way destinations such as Pompeii, the ramparts of Saint Malo and the Greek temples of Paestum. When Tom and his wife Anita go to Europe, they almost always include Amsterdam, Paris and Rome. Amsterdam, because they have friends and relatives there. Time and again they return to Paris and Rome because they love these two cities, which they consider to be the world’s most beautiful. But they also leave the cities to visit the provinces, for example Tuscany, the Italian Lake District, the Amalfi Coast, the French Riviera, the Dordogne, Normandy and other regions. Sometimes they’ll tour some new parts of Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Scandinavia, Scotland and elsewhere.

Congratulations BARB!! The August issue of Style Magazine. Folsom just published and her book, Vol III of Along Came Ryan the Little Gosling King, was listed in their 12 local authors to read section. https://www.stylemg.com/.../book-club-12-local-authors-to... ... Along Came Ryan - Vol I, II, and III The true saga of a beautiful and noble pair of Canada Geese and their goslings. https://www.alongcameryan.com/

***Now Available on Amazon*** Destination: The World: Volume One https://www.amazon.com/Destination-World-One-M-L-Hamilto//

Here's the promo for The Road from Santiago by Dorothy Rice.

Here's the promo for Karma: The Reincarnation of Tarantula? by Ronald Javor.

Here's the promo for Travel Means Flying by Sharon S Darrow.