Creating Community: Bookbuilders Northcoast

Bookbuilders Northcoast (BBNC) is an educational and networking resource for publishing professionals in coastal communities north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Authors, copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, graphic designers, book producers, publishers, and printers come together to talk about what they do, find out about their new colleagues' specialties, learn from each other, and trade job leads and industry news. Members meet monthly (see below for details) and hold quarterly networking salons. BBNC also conducts an annual panel at a local high school to familiarize young people with careers in publishing. BBNC was formed in 2004 in Mendocino, California and is affiliated with Bookbuilders West. For more information, please contact Medea Minnich at northcoast@bookbuilders.org.

Mission Statement
Bookbuilders Northcoast serves as a bridge in Mendocino County to connect a wide-range of book-industry professionals with each other and the world of publishing at large. Through gatherings and by fostering new relationships between freelancers, authors, publishers, printers, distributors, service providers and others, BBNC promotes networking, sharing of information and job leads, and a way to disburse information about the publishing industry. The primary mission of BBNC is to serve as a vehicle for networking.

Events

BBNC Goes Back to School

Three local publishing professionals presented career options in publishing at the Mendocino High School on Wednesday, April 4th. Here illustrator James Maxwell and publisher Cynthia Frank invite students to look at their work and ask questions. Also on the panel was indexer Medea Minnich. Each panel member spoke about their profession and related publishing careers and trends.

Third Thursdays
BBNC gathers every Third Thursday from 4-6 p.m. in the Mendocino Hotel Garden Room, Main Street, Mendocino. The Garden Room bar is open for drinks and light food orders. BBNC Third Thursdays are casual, unstructured, monthly get-togethers and newcomers are always welcome!

Mendocino Real Estate Magazine article
For more information on BBNC’s history and events, please go to:
http://www.realestatemendocino.com/editorial_503print.htm.