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Wednesday Evening Core Class (Women & Nonbinary)

with Diane Debevec

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

$489 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 13 weeks, skipping Nov. 25
  • 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.     

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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Interest Session on Writing a Novel – Virtual

with Vicki Phillips

Next session: November 10th, 2026

Free More Info

Writing a novel has challenges, contours and craft issues specific to that form. Women Writing for (a) Change would like to support novel writers by offering a class designed with your needs in mind.

With that as our goal, we are holding two one-hour "interest sessions" - one in person and one virtual - to assess interest and to learn from novel writers what issues, topics, and types of support a course in novel writing can offer you.

Wherever you are on your novel-writing journey, please join us for one of these interest sessions.

  • This session runs: Virtually
  • Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

About the Facilitator: Vicki Phillips holds an MFA in Fiction from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She has been a regular participant in National Novel Writing Month. Vicki has drafted three novels and is currently nearing the final draft of a murder mystery. 

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Ordinary Wonders: A Writing Workshop

with Leighann Rechtin

Next session: November 14th, 2026

$45 More Info

Inspired by Wendy Cope's beloved poem The Orange, this Saturday afternoon workshop explores the extraordinary hidden within the everyday.

What small moments bring delight? What familiar objects deserve a second look? What ordinary experiences have quietly shaped your life?

Through poetry, reflection, and generative writing, we'll practice paying attention to the simple gifts that often go unnoticed. Together we'll discover how wonder is not something we find but something we cultivate.

Come prepared to slow down, notice deeply, and celebrate the beauty of ordinary things.

  • 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. 

 

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Wednesday Evening Core Class (All Gender)

with Laurie Lambert

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

$299 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 8 weeks
  • Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+

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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CFLA Discernment Circle #3

with Diane Debevec

Next session: December 14th, 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 #3 will meet virtually on Monday, Dec 14 from 6:30-8:30 PM
  • Open to all genders, ages 18+

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

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Tuesday Morning Core Class

with Sally Schneider

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

$379 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 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!


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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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. 

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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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Under the New Moon – Fall 2026

with Mary Ruth Kamp

Next session: November 9th, 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.

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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+

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.