Meet the Founder
Danielle Leach is the author of American Dreamer, Coach Me to Publish, and Pockets Full of Wisdom. She is the founder & CEO of UBAWA, which stands for Urban Books Authors & Writers of America and represents one of the fastest growing book clubs for urban authors across the globe. UBAWA sprang from Coach Me to Publish, a coaching service created by Danielle Leach as a means to assist other up and coming authors with getting their books published and disseminated. UBAWA is made up of an online book club with free membership and a local bookstore that is scheduled to open in the city of Los Angeles in late December/early January.
While completing the manuscript for her debut book (American Dreamer), Danielle founded Dream Pathways - a non-profit organization whose mission is to enable teens and young adults to pursue their dreams by creating paths for future success. Dream Pathways houses a behavioral health institute and research center designed to address the mental and behavioral health needs of underserved groups.
She currently lives in Hollywood, California and enjoys writing, traveling, mountain climbing, meeting new people, trying new things, and above all, giving back. She has recently expressed interest in researching the BDSM community and invites you to join her on her new journey to understanding this often misunderstood, yet unique and alternative lifestyle through her fictional writings by visiting her blog. Click here to join her.
While completing the manuscript for her debut book (American Dreamer), Danielle founded Dream Pathways - a non-profit organization whose mission is to enable teens and young adults to pursue their dreams by creating paths for future success. Dream Pathways houses a behavioral health institute and research center designed to address the mental and behavioral health needs of underserved groups.
She currently lives in Hollywood, California and enjoys writing, traveling, mountain climbing, meeting new people, trying new things, and above all, giving back. She has recently expressed interest in researching the BDSM community and invites you to join her on her new journey to understanding this often misunderstood, yet unique and alternative lifestyle through her fictional writings by visiting her blog. Click here to join her.
History of UBAWA
In October 2010, the founder of UBAWA (Danielle Leach) completed the manuscript for her first book, American Dreamer. In that same month, Danielle created Coach Me to Publish in response to a high demand from authors who had asked Danielle for assistance with how they could publish their books.
As Danielle continued to promote her book, she became bombarded with emails from family, friends, and even strangers asking if she could assist them with getting their books into print. Danielle complied with this demand and Coach Me to Publish was created.
Alongside Coach Me to Publish, Danielle realized that her clients would need a platform to be heard and seen. She envisioned a place where authors could be appreciated for their craft – a place where their books could be read and shared amongst readers, book clubs, and bookstores all across the world.
A few weeks after Coach Me to Publish came into existence, Danielle gave birth to The Author’s Corner.
Before the website was fully launched, The Author’s Corner had already generated a staggering total of over 1,000 fans and counting.
Authors, writers, as well as readers, bloggers, and poets started to gravitate toward The Author’s Corner – a group that has changed dramatically since Danielle created it back in October 2010.
It wasn’t long after the group was created that it went international, attracting visitors from countries as far as France, Libya, Russia, and Korea.
Over the years (since the group and the website were created), Danielle has become very diligent and adamant about making the website and online book club user-friendly, supportive, and welcoming.
"Keeping an open arm to authors from all corners of the world is what’s most important to me as the founder and president. If I ever plan to impact the world and make a difference, how dare I limit my potential reach to only the people who look like me?” Danielle humbly states.
In the spring of 2011, Danielle saw fit to change the name of The Authors’ Corner to UBAWA (which rightly stands for Urban Books Authors & Writers of America).
The vision of UBAWA is to never stop growing. As long as there are authors and people, there will be UBAWA.
To learn more about UBAWA, read UBAWA’s FAQ by clicking here.
As Danielle continued to promote her book, she became bombarded with emails from family, friends, and even strangers asking if she could assist them with getting their books into print. Danielle complied with this demand and Coach Me to Publish was created.
Alongside Coach Me to Publish, Danielle realized that her clients would need a platform to be heard and seen. She envisioned a place where authors could be appreciated for their craft – a place where their books could be read and shared amongst readers, book clubs, and bookstores all across the world.
A few weeks after Coach Me to Publish came into existence, Danielle gave birth to The Author’s Corner.
Before the website was fully launched, The Author’s Corner had already generated a staggering total of over 1,000 fans and counting.
Authors, writers, as well as readers, bloggers, and poets started to gravitate toward The Author’s Corner – a group that has changed dramatically since Danielle created it back in October 2010.
It wasn’t long after the group was created that it went international, attracting visitors from countries as far as France, Libya, Russia, and Korea.
Over the years (since the group and the website were created), Danielle has become very diligent and adamant about making the website and online book club user-friendly, supportive, and welcoming.
"Keeping an open arm to authors from all corners of the world is what’s most important to me as the founder and president. If I ever plan to impact the world and make a difference, how dare I limit my potential reach to only the people who look like me?” Danielle humbly states.
In the spring of 2011, Danielle saw fit to change the name of The Authors’ Corner to UBAWA (which rightly stands for Urban Books Authors & Writers of America).
The vision of UBAWA is to never stop growing. As long as there are authors and people, there will be UBAWA.
To learn more about UBAWA, read UBAWA’s FAQ by clicking here.
