We recently received some nice press in CityBeat  featuring
an interview with our
Executive Director!

  

  

  

  

  

If you haven't visited a Friday Night Salon, come join us on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month for discussion, friendship and food!  Salons are warm, relaxed gatherings sponsored by:

Women's Way of KY/OH.

  

This week, we'll take a few minutes to do some fast writes about ourselves, our experiences, our lives.  Then we'll take some time to listen to those willing to share.  Discovering who we are is always surprising!

 Suggested donation $5

  

  

  

 

Dear Women Writing for (a) Change Community,

 

Photo by Jesse Fox, CityBeat

Sitting with my morning coffee and laptop, windows thrown wide to this 60 degree morning air, it hardly feels like early September.  This summer seems to be apologizing for the 2012 heat wave.  I accept the apology and bask in these perfect days. At 6906 Plainfield Road, we've enjoyed the summer months as a time to re-group, get organized, and do some deep cleaning.   

 

Have you seen our new sign? If you haven't noticed, we have a beautiful new sign prominently displayed on the Montgomery Road side of the building. It was partially funded by a federal grant through the City of Silverton. We're also hard at work on a new website, gifted to us by NetCrafters.

 

We had a bustling summer! Our summer camps for girls, teens and young women surged to overflowing for the first time in several years, thanks to the hard work and vision of Andrea Nichols, our Young Women's Program Director. We are offering fabulous fall classes for girls and teens, and they are already starting to fill...Continue Reading

 

 

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Join us on the first Sunday of each month at WWf(a)C for a book discussion.  Our selections will explore the theme "Fiction and Memoir for Writers" 

 

Title for October:  

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed

 

Sunday, October 6

6 - 8 pm

 

This is a FREE offering, but please

Register On-line. 

 

  

Our young women's programs are designed to help strengthen girls' authentic voices, develop their ability to speak out through writing and direct interaction, and deepen their belief in their own creative intelligence.

  

GIRLS (GRADES 4 - 7)

The theme for this 6-Week Girls' Class will be "Courage to Be Kind.  Everyday we are faced with decisions. We can decide to be kind or to act mean or to whimper in the face of someone else who is mean to us. 

 

In this class, we will consider these options and write in private journals to help us create the lives we want to lead.

 

Sundays, September 29 - November 3

2:00pm - 5:00pm

$179

 

TEENS (GRADES 8 - 10)  

Teens can discover (and voice!) their authentic selves during this 6-week session.  There will be opportunities to engage in writing, art-making, meditation, and yoga. Through this exploration, young women will become more confident in their writing voices, bodies, and move closer to their own personal truths. 

 

Sundays, September 29-November 3

2:00pm - 5:00pm

$179

 

 

YOUNG WOMEN'S FALL WORKSHOPS  (GRADES 10 - 12)

"Honoring Our Emotions"  

This workshop series will focus on "Honoring Our Emotions." We will use Eve Ensler's text We Are Emotional Creatures to inspire writing about our own intuitions and passions.   We will use personal journals, poetry and story telling to explore how our intuition is interconnected with our emotions and how they lead us to our true passions in life.

 

Saturdays, November 9, January 25, and April 12

9:00am-4:00pm

Facilitators:  Andrea Nichols & Mindy Flask

$179 

 

FIRST DRAFT TO FIRST SALE: 

Self-Publishing Your Book - 4 Steps to Success 

   Presented by Kristine Woodworth and Jennifer Sauers  

of Beyond the Trees, LLC

 

Saturday, November 9, 10 am-12pm

 

Topics include: Polishing Your Manuscript, Designing Your Book Cover, Publishing Your Book, and Marketing Your Book 

 

It is said that everyone has at least one book inside them.  If you have written, or thought about writing a novel, memoir, poetry collection or cookbook, join local independent publishing advisors Kristine Woodworth and Jennifer Sauers to learn how easy it can be to turn your work into a published book. Whether it's just for the family or to sell to the world, you'll get step-by-step instructions on taking your work from first draft to a published book, and even your own listing on Amazon.com.  

 

For more information about Beyond the Trees, LLC, please visit their website.       

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REIKI SHARE 

 

Sunday October 20, 1-4pm

Cost: $25

 

Reiki Share is a time for anyone attuned to Level I, II, or III to come together to give and receive Reiki.  Please join us for an afternoon of relaxation, rejuvenation and healing.  

 

Special Live Music: Nancy Bick Clark, Celtic harpist

Facilitators: Linda Neumaier, Tess Olson, Elizabeth Tait

 

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