loading… In honor of National Poetry Month, our Executive Director, Christine Wilson, is excited to help you get started on your journey of reading poetry! When you get together with a friend, you don’t lay out an agenda and follow a formula. You experience each other. You dialogue. What’s happening with you will impact how […]
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loading… Our very own Executive Director, Christine Wilson, was interviewed this month by Hamilton County Public Library’s Writer-in-Residence, Mary Cay Carson on her podcast Inside the Writer’s Head. Listen as Christine talks about why what WWfaC does matters and how creating a non-competitive, safe place to write makes all the difference! Listen to the episode here!
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loading… Our Fall Fundraiser, Bounty of Words was a huge success! The evening was beautiful reminder of the power in words and story. Thank you again to all our sponsors. Your generosity made the event possible! Noel Julnes-Dehner, Holly Julnes Dehner, Joe Julnes Dehner, Ellen Austin-Li, Annette Januzzi Wick, Roebling Books, The Madison Event
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loading… Dear Community, I had a fear that had followed close on my heels when I arrived at Women Writing for (a) Change. The fear? That I would run out of things to write about. (or that you would judge me for ending my sentence with a preposition). My last job had run me dry
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loading… Do you already know that your existence–who and how you are–is in and of itself a contribution to the people and place around you? Not after or because you do some particular thing, but simply the miracle of your life. And that the people around you, and the place(s), have contributions as well? Do
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loading… Love has never been a popular movement. And no one’s ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and passion of a very few people. – James Baldwin Dear Community, I have seen recently how the work done at Women Writing for (a)
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loading… Have you been writing to the Daily Prompts? They’ve been posting all through April on: Instagram: WomenWritingCincy & Facebook: Women Writing for (a) Change If not, take the time, now, to write to one, or drum up any writing you have that fits the Roots to Sky theme. The theme? you ask. It’s know
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loading… We cordially welcome the entire Women Writing for (a) Change community to join us for Meet the Staff Spring Happy Hour on Friday, March 22 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. We will gather at WWf(a)C first floor to say hello and enjoy light snacks and drinks. We are excited to introduce our newest staff members Executive Director,
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loading… We are thrilled to welcome Jinai Amos as our new Development Manager! Bringing to this role more than 22 years of fundraising experience in the Cleveland area, Jinai has worked and volunteered in the arts and culture, health and human services, mental health, and social justice sectors. She is passionate about Women Writing for (a) Change’s
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loading… Women Writing for (a) Change was pleased to welcome poet Yalie Saweda Kamara to our building on Saturday February 3rd! Yalie is the 2022-23 Cincinnati and Mercantile Library Poet Laureate, and read from her newly published book of poetry, Besaydoo. Following a book signing, Yalie led a very engaging workshop to a sold out crowd. Many
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