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Thursday Morning Core Class

with Vicki Phillips

Next session: September 17th to November 5th, 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: In person, for 8 weeks
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.

Wednesday Evening Core Class (Women & Nonbinary)

with Diane Debevec

Next 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+

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.

Wednesday Evening Core Class (All Gender)

with Laurie Lambert

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

$299 More Info

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

Sunday Afternoon Sampler

with Janie Baer

Next session: August 30th, 2026

Free More Info

This is a 90 minute sampler for our Sunday afternoon 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 a class is a good fit for you, from our practices, to the facilitator, and more.

Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+
Meets virtually, via Zoom

Wednesday Evening Sampler (All Gender)

with Laurie Lambert

Next session: September 2nd, 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: All Genders, Ages 18+

Small Poems, Big Meaning: A Generative Writing Workshop

with Leighann Rechtin

Next session: September 12th, 2026

$45 More Info

Poetry doesn't have to be long, complicated, or intimidating. Sometimes a few carefully chosen words can hold an entire story, a moment of wonder, or a truth waiting to be discovered.

In this Saturday afternoon generative workshop, we'll explore the power of writing small. Through guided prompts, accessible poetic forms, and opportunities for sharing, participants will experiment with brief writing that captures moments, images, and insights with clarity and care.Whether you're new to poetry or a seasoned writer, you'll leave with several small pieces and a renewed appreciation for how much meaning can live in just a few lines. No prior poetry experience required.

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.

SoulCollage®: Fanciful, Fun, Fantastic

with Jane Pugliano

Next session: November 21st, 2026

$64 More Info

Explore the theme of Fanciful, Fun, Fantastic through images you’ve chosen yourself or through a thoughtfully curated packet of images that will surely challenge you to think in a new way.

We’ll use the Women Writing for (a) Change practices of gathering in circle, writing, and thoughtful but optional sharing throughout our time together. And we'll be guided by the creative intuitive SoulCollage® process in which personal collaged cards are created with simple materials to aid in a journey of self-discovery. Uncover a new way to connect to the part of you who is learning to be more grateful for what you’ve been given.

Open to: All Genders, Ages 18+
Meets in-person at WWfaC Building

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.

Bounty of Words

Next session: September 18th, 2026

$85 More Info

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Bounty of Words is Women Writing for (a) Change's annual fall fundraiser celebrating stories, community, and the power of voice. Join us for an evening of connection and inspiration while supporting outreach writing programs, free classes, author readings, and scholarships—helping ensure that more voices are heard, valued, and shared.

This year’s keynote speaker is Jackie Congedo, Chief Executive Officer of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. Jackie will share reflections on storytelling, her background as a journalist, and why bearing witness through story matters in her work today.

Please bring yourself, a partner, and a friend or five. What happens at Women Writing for a Change is worth celebrating!

Doors open at 5:45pm and attire is business casual.

Click the link below to see ticket price options and to register online. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

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Thursday Evening Core Class

with Laurie Lambert

Next 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.

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.