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Women Writing for (a) Change®
Jacksonville

“I still believe
we are capable of attention,
that anyone who notices the world
must want to save it.”
—Rebecca Baggert

SAVE THE DATE!

Our gorgeous new anthology is coming soon! Join us to celebrate this December.

Get your copy, meet your friends at our upcoming Anthology Release Parties

Dear Friends:

FINALLY! Our gorgeous 2021 Anthology, (a) river rising: ROOTS and BRANCHES edition, will be ready for pick-up on the weekend of Dec. 4-5, 2021. Hooray! Congratulations to all the writers and artists—and editors—whose work is featured in this beautiful book. We are thrilled beyond measure to honor your work in this way.

Kickoff Party Saturday at Yellow House

We are so pleased to partner with Hope McMath at Yellow House (577 King St, Jacksonville, FL 32204) to kick off our celebration starting Saturday, Dec. 4. Join us from 1-4 p.m. to pick up your books, meet other writers and artists, and see the latest Yellow House exhibition.

Don’t Miss The Community ReadAround

Join us for a Community ReadAround at Yellow House on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. Writers and artists will have the opportunity to read their work aloud in small group circles to give everyone the chance to engage with the work and each other. Fans, friends, and family encouraged to attend.

Meet + Greet on Sunday 1-3 p.m.

Can’t make it Saturday? Pick up your book at the Meet + Greet on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Women Writing for (a) Change (1610 Osceola Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204) from 1-3 p.m., where you can talk to the editors, meet the artists and writers one-on-one, and see the RIVERS Exhibition one more time. (And finish the day with a champagne toast!)

Building Community, Together

At either Release Party event, you’ll engage with other artists and writers in the book, talk to your fans, and make new friends. You’ll also be able to pick up extra copies of the anthology, purchase a matching journal or two, and enjoy a fabulous collection of work from local artists.

For safety reasons, please wear your mask indoors at both locations.

Cheers,
Jennifer Wolfe, Executive Director,
Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville
p.s. register here, or use the green button below!

JOIN THE PARTY!

PUBLIC READAROUND THIS SUNDAY

Support our Fall Writers this Sunday

We’ll be gathering in the garden for our an in-person Public ReadAround this Sunday, when we invite the general public, friends, and family to come hear writing generated over the past semester in our circles. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of writing, art, and ideas. We’d love to see you.

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO LATELY

Wine, Women, and Words In the Garden

What a joy it was to be back together in person, celebrating rivers, women’s leadership, and women’s creative expression at this event—not to mention the return of the fabulous lavender cake made by AvesBaking! Grateful to Nancy Powell of Riverfront Parks Now and artist/environmental educator Abby Howard Murphy for showing us how ordinary human beings (like them, like you) can make a big difference. Learn the facts. Reduce your footprint. Listen to women.—JW

WINE WOMEN AND WORDS

RIVER VIEWS

OUT AND ABOUT AT CHAMBLIN’S

The Last Word

“What a lovely illusion!
An old car tire, a mossy mattress,
a shopping cart strewn on the river’s bank.
The drone of a leaf blower interrupts.
And the river says, ‘Hush!’
We have a time limit.
We are on notice.
And the river says, ‘Quick, quick before it’s too late!’”
—Nancy Kysela, Fall Series writer (excerpt, found poem)

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W E B S I T E

RIVER RISING

C O N T A C T

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Women Writing for (a) Change®, Jacksonville, is a writing community for Jacksonville writers. We are here for one purpose:

“To nurture and celebrate the individual voice by facilitating supportive writing circles and by encouraging people to craft more conscious lives through the art of writing and the practices of community.”

We offer workshops, retreats, on-site writing circles and other classes for individual, community, and corporate clients. Contact us here.

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