This fall, we’ll explore ideas inspired by our annual art exhibition, Bodies and Faces, featuring artist Suzanne Pickett. Drawing from multiple memoirs—especially those that explore how we see ourselves and how we tell the stories of our lives—we’ll reflect on embodiment, memory, identity, and voice.

Our featured book will be Dear Writer by Maggie Smith, a generous and accessible guide with practical tips for both new and experienced writers. We’ll also reference Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos—edgy, but with significant references to how personal writing can transform us.

This class is a 12-week series held on Tuesday mornings. Our exploration of storytelling continues in the spring and culminates in an international retreat to Italy for those who wish to take their writing—and sense of adventure—to new heights.

Register soon—seats are limited! This course is open to anyone who identifies as a woman. Class size is intentionally kept small to ensure personalized attention.

Facilitator: Jennifer Wolfe, Executive Director of Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville.

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New to writing? You don’t have to be a professional to join us. This class is a great way to discover Women Writing for (a) Change’s powerful process—used by thousands of women since 1991 to express their authentic selves through writing and community. We’ll use prompts, poetry, and prose to explore a variety of writing techniques.

Experienced writer? If you choose to continue with the follow-on series, you’ll have the opportunity to deepen your craft in our small-group circles. Bring any project you’re working on and receive meaningful, trustworthy feedback. But if you only stay for the sampler, that’s welcome too—whatever nourishes your writing life.

Background

The Women Writing for (a) Change® school was founded in 1991 by Mary Pierce Brosmer, a poet and former English teacher, to support women in finding their voices and telling their truths in a world where they were too often silenced. [womenwriting.org]

The Jacksonville affiliate was founded in 2014 by Jennifer Wolfe, became a nonprofit in 2018, and welcomed eight certified facilitators in 2019 and 2023. Our lastest cohort (Spring 2025) will be offering classes in the fall of 2025. Our intention is to continually expand our reach and accessibility to a broader and more diverse community.

Scholarships available – request an application