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Sunday Afternoon Core Class

with Janie Baer

Current session: September 13th to November 15th, 2026

$229 More Info

Core Class is where you find your writing community! Facilitators create a welcoming space with inspiration, writing prompts, small groups for feedback, and opportunities to read and listen in community.

Class runs: Virtually, for 6 sessions - Sep 13 & 20, Oct 4 & 18, Nov 1 & 15. Note, the first two classes are one week apart and the remaining 4 classes are biweekly.
Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

From the Facilitator: Janie Baer walked into her first Women Writing for (a) Change class around 20 years ago unable to share a word of my writing. I had almost but not quite lost access to my voice. But at Wwfac I found that voice — strong, clear, quirky, and mine. I want this for everyone in our circles.

PRICING POLICY: We use a three tier pricing structure based on your financial circumstance. During registration, please select the tier that feels most true to your current financial ability. Learn more here.

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Tuesday Morning Core Class

with Sally Schneider

Current session: September 15th to November 17th, 2026

$379 More Info

Class runs: Virtually, for 10 weeks
Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

About the Facilitator: Sally Schneider fell in love with WWfaC at first sight during a free sampler in 2000! Continuing the courtship in core class, Sally found her voice, gained confidence, and grew both as a writer and as a human. The relationship deepened in Women Writing’s leadership training and fully blossomed when Sally joined the faculty in 2007. Almost 20 years later, the relationship continues to flourish as Sally witnesses other lives transforming through WWfaC magic!

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Tuesday Afternoon Core Class

with Diane Debevec

Current session: September 15th to November 17th, 2026

$379 More Info

Class runs: In person, for 10 weeks
Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

About the Facilitator: Diane Debevec has been involved in the WWfaC community for over 25 years, as participant, facilitator, board member, volunteer and executive director. While her creative life includes visual art, music, yoga and gardening, she considers writing to be her foundational life practice. Diane lives with her husband Jeff (and assorted four-leggeds) in a small downtown community they call Artful Habitats.

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Wednesday Evening Core Class (All Gender)

with Laurie Lambert

Current session: September 16th to November 4th, 2026

$299 More Info

Class runs: Virtually, for 8 weeks
Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

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Wednesday Evening Core Class (Women & Nonbinary)

with Diane Debevec

Current session: September 16th to December 16th, 2026

$489 More Info

Class runs: Virtually for 13 weeks, skipping Nov. 25
Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

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Thursday Morning Core Class

with Vicki Phillips

Current session: September 17th to November 5th, 2026

$299 More Info

Class runs: In person, for 8 weeks
Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

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Thursday Evening Core Class

with Laurie Lambert

Current session: September 24th to November 12th, 2026

$299 More Info

Class runs: In person, for 8 weeks
Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

About the Facilitator: Laurie started writing in Women Writing for (a) Change circles in 2011, completed the WWfaC leadership training program in 2013, and has been facilitating writing circles for all genders since 2015. She has also held outreach circles for survivors of abuse and incarcerated individuals. Laurie is a poet, scientist, mother of triplets, labyrinth walker, birder and amateur photographer. Her books, What I Can Carry and What We Are Made Of, are available from Finishing Line Press.

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CFLA Discernment Circle #1

with Diane Debevec

Next session: October 10th, 2026

Free More Info

What if leadership looked like honoring intuition, deep listening and collective care?

At Women Writing for (a) Change, we grow leaders through our biannual Conscious Feminine Leadership Academy (CFLA). During CFLA, using writing as our primary tool of self-discovery, we study what Conscious Feminine leadership means and how to apply it personally, professionally, and as leaders in our community.

Applications for CFLA 2027 will open in January, and in preparation, we are holding three gatherings we call Discernment Circles, where we will provide information and answer questions about CFLA. We invite you to join us for one or more of these circles. The gatherings are free but registration is required.

Circle #1 will meet in person on Saturday, Oct 10 from 10AM-12PM
Note, circle is meeting on second floor, accessible via stairs only
Open to all genders, ages 18+

Additional information about CFLA 2027 will be available soon on our website Leadership page.

Under the New Moon – Fall 2026

with Mary Ruth Kamp

Next session: October 10th, 2026

$38 More Info

Lean into lunar cycles. Create and practice supportive patterns. Explore the energy of the New Moon—the energy of letting go and beginning again. Invite the darkness of the New Moon to aid and protect you as you go within to listen for what your system wants/needs. The circle is created and held under the new moon, with the support of astrology and tarot as soft structures (... think spider webs, mycelium, fascia.) You can expect time for grounding, listening, creating, writing, and exploring within ourselves, and sharing with one another.

Class runs: Virtually each month on the evening of the New Moon
Open to: All Genders, 18+

About the Facilitator: Mary Ruth Kamp is a multifaceted organism. They are an artist, a poet, a marathon runner and one who delivers literary magic around the county in their role as the bookmobile (book dragon) driver for the public library. They facilitate writing circles, open mics, retreats, and wilderness exploration. They are committed to creative expression, playful living and deep connections with all beings, human and more-than-human.

PRICING POLICY: We use a three-tier pricing structure based on your financial circumstance. During registration, please select the tier that feels most true to your current financial ability. Learn more here.

Elements of Story: Scene

with Vicki Phillips

Next session: October 11th, 2026

$30 More Info

A person, in a place, taking an action: this is the core structure of a scene.

The purpose of scenes is to bring your reader into the story, close up, as it happens, with the reader feeling what the characters in the scene are feeling.

Scenes are a building block in your narrative. This workshop will discuss why scenes are essential to one’s story and then review the elements of constructing scenes: how to set a scene, create drama, and close the scene.

Class runs: Sunday, October 11, 3-5 PM
Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

Elements of Story is a series of three new classes focusing on key elements of story telling: Scene, Characterization, and Energy. Take one, two, or all three! Each class can stand alone and all are suitable for writers of fiction, memoir, or creative non-fiction.