It's shocking but true: Only TWO percent of the art in our national museums is by women. To help right this wrong, we've created a new platform for local female artists to display their work right here at Women Writing for (a) Change. New Platform for Art plus Writing for Women We've begun by featuring two storyteller artists as part of our Writing The Memoir: From Truth to Art fall … [Read more...]
Writing the Memoir: New Fall Classes
“I gather together the dreams, fantasies, experiences that preoccupied me as a girl, that stay with me and appear and reappear in different shapes and forms in all my work. Without telling everything that happened, they document all that remains most vivid.” —bell hooks, author of Bone Black Registration Now Open! It seems we’ve struck a nerve: So many women wanted to write in the Memoir class … [Read more...]
New Transitions Class at the Beach!
Writing Through Transitions We are pleased to offer a new writing circle for women experiencing life changes, whether from a career shift, newly empty nest, divorce, death of a spouse or parent, moving, or any other significant life transition. Writing can be a powerful tool for understanding life’s changes, and in this circle, you will find a supportive group of women with whom to share your … [Read more...]
Two New Summer Classes Offered!
Our fall classes are filling up fast, but take heart—we've got two new classes we're offering this summer! One focuses on new folks, and one is for alums who need to “maintain their writer’s shape” over the long summer. More details below. Summer Sampler on June 13 New to Women Writing for (a) Change, Jax? Please attend our upcoming Summer Sampler 2017: Telling Your Story. We'll be introducing … [Read more...]
New Sampler Class: Writing the Memoir
Please join us for our Fall Series Sampler as we explore Writing the Memoir, from Truth to Fiction, here at Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville. In this Sampler class, we'll use Judith Barrington’s well-respected book to dive deep into memoir writing, whether to document our own personal stories for ourselves, for loved ones, or for publishing. If you enjoy this Sampler, try our Fall … [Read more...]
New “Sh(e) Sh(e)d!” Debuts during Public ReadAround this Saturday!
Looking forward to the Public ReadAround this Saturday, April 22, where we will celebrate the latest group of pioneering women writers of Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville in our new “She Shed!” We’ve got more wonderful, talented women writers who have been crafting poems since early January during our Spring Series: Finding Your Poetic Voice; they will have some special poetry and … [Read more...]