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"I love the process of Women Writing for (a) Change. Everything about the circle works for me and I am grateful for the space. Nothing like it exists in the world and I'm eternally thankful to be part of this work."
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REGISTRATION AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES:
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Through the magic of WWfaC I have found a voice for the army of women who live inside my head: the lover, the injured child, the frustrated mother, the sage, the overworked business woman, the philosopher, the sinner, and the saint.
- Kathie Martin Ossege
Registration for Semester Classes:
Spaces for our Semester Classes fill up quickly, so don't wait until the last minute!
WWfaC welcomes registrations NOW for Winter-Spring 2008, which begins the week of Jan. 28th. Scholarship applications are due three weeks prior to the beginning of a semester.
Writers currently enrolled have first priority for spaces in upcoming classes, provided they register by the last day of the Fall 2007 Semester, Dec. 13th. Visit our website to register, or call Kathy at 513-272-1171 x1.
NOTE: For Young Women's classes, please go to YOUNG WOMEN on this website.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Need tuition assistance? Our scholarship funds are limited, but we'll be glad to review your application. Applications for Adult Scholarship / tuition assistance are due THREE WEEKS prior to the beginning of a new semester. Applications for full (one-time) and partial scholarships can be downloaded at our website. Or call 272-1171 and request a copy. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Core Semester Classes and Programs
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Writing is the way I process my life and the world. Being part of this group insures that I will continue to write. And sharing with the group helps me to know I’m not alone. - Judy Cirillo
The core of Women Writing for (a) Change is the semester course for adult women. Offered twice a year (August to December and January to May) this semester course invites writers to make a commitment to themselves and their writing. Participants invest their time (two and a half hours once a week for 15 weeks) and their money to create a community which will hold and evoke their words. In addition, we also offer a seven-week summer semester. In 2005, one course was established to welcome women and men together, and in 2006, a beginner and concentrated craft class opened to men and women.
A class is typically comprised of 20 writers, more than half of whom have been in the class in previous semesters. Many remain for consecutive semesters or years, finding that long-term participation supports them as they grow, not only in skill, but in the courage it takes to break through to subject matter long suppressed. Marcella Allison, who was a member of the very first semester class in September 1991, likes to say, "I only took two semesters off: one to have a baby, one to start a business."
NOTE: For Young Women's classes, please go to YOUNG WOMEN on our website.
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PROGRAMS & CLASSES
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Participants seeking a safe writing community can choose from a wide variety of classes offering diversity, confidentiality, creativity, and fun!
TYPES OF CLASSES...
Money couldn’t buy the experiences I am having because of these classes.
- Kaya Kotzen
- Semester courses, weekly daytime & evening in fall, spring & summer
- Summer camps and semester programs for girls ages 8 to 21 (please go to YOUNG WOMEN on the website for a complete listing)
- Saturday programs exploring themes of writing and wellness
- Sampler classes open to men, women and young writers
In the months [I have been at WWf(a)C] there is a catharsis that has taken place. Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, I have broken forth from the tight bands of once was....I never really put away the experiences of [Women Writing for (a) Change]. - Tina Neyer
WRITING EXPERIENCES INCLUDE...
- Craft-oriented Classes
- Writing for Beginners or Blocked Writers
- Individual Tutorials, for women and men
- Weekend Retreats
- Week-long Summer Retreats
- Feminist Leadership Academy of Cincinnati
- Consulting with business and nonprofit organizations
- Outreach and community partnerships with prison, social service, wellness, and mental health organizations
"Throughout the past few months, during this class, I have felt reminded - like a low buzz -that everyone carries stories, memories and poems inside them… and in this class I was able to watch and listen to these words unfold. It made me more conscious of what we say, when, and what we commit to paper. I always left the group feeling warmed and fed - my hunger for emotional honesty satisfied. And boy, what a great thing, the way we would LAUGH."
-Bloomington, IN participant
Location
6906 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236-3734
School: 513-272-1171
Foundation: 513-791-4057
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LEADERSHIP for SCHOOL & FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
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As Mary Pierce Brosmer confers the Leadership shawl on Anni Gibson, FLA graduates Karen Waters, Sally Schneider, Diane Debevec and Gail Barker look on. |
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[When ] I stepped through the front door of the Ironworker Union Hall…to begin a semester writing class I didn’t understand the name of the school. Women Writing for (a) Change…what kind of change? Three and a half years later, I leave…a new person. I stand taller. I walk with a surer stride. I extend a firmer handshake, beam a broader smile, evince a brighter glow. - Sally Schneider Leadership - Women Writing for (a) Change
Mary Pierce Brosmer, Founding Director
Kathleen Wade, Executive Director
Faculty - Women Writing for (a) Change
Mary Pierce Brosmer
Ellen Doyle
Barbra Druffel
Mary Ann Jansen
Andrea Nichols
Bev Palmer
Kathleen Wade
Phebe Beiser
Sally Schneider
Anni Gibson
Women Writing for (a) Change Foundation
Andrea Nichols, Executive Director Ellen Doyle, President
Tina Neyer, Vice President
Kathleen Wade, Treasurer
Jenn Reid, Secretary
Trustees:
Susan Branscome
Mary Pierce Brosmer
Bridget Buschle
Beth Fritsch
Anni Gibson
James O'Reilly
Christy Schmidt
Carol Walkner Young Women Writing for (a) Change Jenn Reid, Director
Andrea Nichols, Outreach / Community Partnerships
Faculty - Young Women Writing for (a) Change Jenn Reid
Andrea Nichols
Andrea Rotter
Sarah Hayward McCalla
Marissa Williams
Julia Mace
Location
6906 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236-3734
School: 513-272-1171
Foundation: 513-791-4057
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