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We’re Not Broken: We’re Grieving

with Pam Temple

Next session: September 24th to November 5th, 2026

$150 More Info

Facilitated by Lisa Prantl and Pam Temple

We live in chaotic times, and it can be ungrounding. It may feel like the world is yelling about politics, climate, technology, war, science, religion, body autonomy, and more. If life feels overwhelming, the resulting despair, hopelessness, and discomfort might be grief. You are not broken. You are learning how to live with what you are missing. In the midst of loss there is grief. You are not alone. Endless turmoil and chaos feel like loss, loss invites grief, grief yearns for expression. Writing through loss in community is a way to honor your feelings, feel connected to others struggling in similar ways, and even find humor and hope.

In this class, we’ll use writing prompts, poems, and readings to inspire and invite exploration of what feels lost and what you’re grieving. In supportive community, you’re invited to explore your grief—where it comes from and how you might hold and make meaning of its contradictions.

Class runs: Biweekly on Thursday Sep 24, Oct 8 & 22, and Nov 5
Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

About the Facilitators:

Lisa Prantl is a longtime Women Writing writer, gardener, and death midwife. Her poetry has appeared in a number of anthologies, including grief becomes you — a compilation of narratives and photographs surrounding loss, edited by Maya Stein. Lisa believes writing, especially in community, is a way to make sense of an astonishing and hurting world.

Pam Temple is a highly accomplished Cincinnati-based singer, songwriter, and on-air host for public radio. Trained in Arts in Healing, she uses music, creative writing, and collage-making to foster healing, wellness, and personal transformation with diverse populations, including Veterans with PTSD, domestic abuse survivors, and at-risk high-school girls.

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.

Thursday Morning Sampler

with Vicki Phillips

Next session: September 10th, 2026

Free More Info

This is a 90 minute sampler for our in-person Thursday morning core class. Samplers are a great way to check out Women Writing for (a) Change classes for free. A sampler can help you decide if a class is a good fit for you, from our practices, to the facilitator, and more.

Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+ up

Gathering the Harvest: A Writing Workshop

with Leighann Rechtin

Next session: October 17th, 2026

$45 More Info

Autumn invites us to pause and take stock. What has grown? What has ripened? What are we ready to gather and carry forward?

In this Saturday afternoon reflective writing workshop, we'll use seasonal imagery, guided prompts, and shared reflection to explore the harvests of our lives. Together we'll consider what has nourished us, what lessons have emerged, and what we may be ready to release as the seasons shift.

This workshop is less about productivity and more about acknowledgment. It is an opportunity to honor where you've been and notice what is ready to come with you into the next season.

Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

About the Facilitator: Leighann believes writing is one of the most powerful ways we come home to ourselves. As an educator, facilitator, and lifelong learner, she creates welcoming spaces where curiosity, reflection, and connection can flourish. Whether writing poetry, personal stories, or simply noticing the world with fresh eyes, she hopes participants leave feeling more grounded, inspired, and connected to their own voice.

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.

Sunday Afternoon Core Class

with Janie Baer

Next 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+

Wednesday Evening Sampler (Women & Nonbinary)

with Diane Debevec

Next session: September 9th, 2026

Free More Info

This is a 90 minute sampler for a virtual Wednesday evening core class. Samplers are a great way to check out Women Writing for (a) Change classes for free. A sampler can help you decide if a class is a good fit for you, from our practices, to the facilitator, and more.

Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

Bringing Children’s Books to Life

with Ashley Ferguson

Next session: November 1st to 29th, 2026

$90 More Info

Over three sessions, we’ll dive into the key parts of storytelling for children. We’ll discuss your vision, understanding your audience, and mapping out your story arc.

Each session kicks off with grounding exercises, examples from beloved children’s books, followed by relaxed discussions and writing prompts. You’ll get to share your ideas, work on your drafts, and explore things like perspective and character consistency.

By the end of our time together, you’ll have a clearer sense of your story and some tools to make it come to life. Whether you’re writing for fun or aiming for publication, come ready to write, connect, and enjoy the process!

Class runs: Virtually, biweekly. Sunday Nov 1, 15 and 29.
Open to: Women & Nonbinary, Ages 18+

Thursday Evening Sampler

with Laurie Lambert

Next session: September 3rd, 2026

Free More Info

This is a 90 minute sampler for our in-person Thursday evening core class. Samplers are a great way to check out a Women Writing for (a) Change class for free. A sampler can help you decide if classes are a good fit for you from our practices, to the facilitator, and more.

Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

Under the New Moon – Fall 2026

with Mary Ruth Kamp

Next session: September 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.

Youth: Pursuing Our Magic

with Lachlan Malachi

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

$229 More Info

As Audre Lorde says, we need to “recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.” In this six-week circle, we’ll explore the creative parts of ourselves that are familiar and that are new, and get excited about what we might build together through creative community. Using writing and other crafts, we’ll dig deep to discover our own unique kinds of magic and self-expression.

Class runs: In person for 6 Sunday afternoons; the first two classes (September 13 & 20) will be one week apart, and subsequent classes are every other week (Oct 4 & 18, Nov 1 & 15).
Open to: All Genders, Grades 7-12
Co-facilitated by: Hannah Simon Goldman and Lachlan Malachi.

Tuesday Afternoon Core Class

with Diane Debevec

Next 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.