“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”—William Shakespeare This Saturday Our Future is in the Stars Help us chart our course at a Town Hall this Saturday Greetings! Join our Town Hall this Saturday. We’d love your to help to shape the future of Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville! We plan to write, dream, and scheme…together! We will gather for our … [Read more...]
Transform Your Future: Spring Class Registration Starts Now
Promiseby Jackie Kay Remember, the time of yearwhen the future appearslike a blank sheet of papera clean calendar, a new chance.On thick white snowYou vow fresh footprintsthen watch them gowith the wind’s hearty gust.Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promisesmade to be broken, made to last. —From A Poem For Every Day Of The Year TOWN HALL JAN. 20 Town Hall, New Classes Kick Off … [Read more...]
New Classes for The New Year
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my … [Read more...]
Who Works Harder Than She Does?
”I don't think there's anyone I know in this town who works harder for justice than Hope McMath. This cover is really about a call to action. What must we do for justice? What one small act of justice can you do every day? For us that means writing, sharing, telling stories. And these are nuanced stories. There isn’t one answer to how to achieve justice for all except to say this: that it is … [Read more...]
Empower Her Voice: Transform Lives this Giving Tuesday
”Do one small thing every day to prove the existence of justice.”—Ai Weiwei Do One Small Thing Why Our Words Matter We're Elevating Voices, Igniting Change Will you do one small thing today to help us support the work of justice?🔥 This year’s anthology of women writers is more than just pages; it's a powerful narrative of resilience and advocacy for greater justice in the … [Read more...]
It’s Taken Us 6 Months + A Lifetime to Get Here
”We read other people’s stories to read about ourselves. It’s a tremendous gift that you can only give if you’re willing to be honest. We’re all crouched around our secrets, but, if one person in the room says, “Here it is!” everybody else is free. Don’t be afraid to tell the truth. Write it all.”—Martha Todd Dudman Our Latest Anthology We Crouched Around Our SecretsAnd Then We Told the … [Read more...]