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Jaye Johnson, one of our teen writers and graduate of      YWWf(a)C's Young Women's Feminist Leadership Academy was invited to open the ceremonies at the Silverton Mayor's breakfast, held September 28, 2013.  Jaye read her beautiful poem to a very appreciative audience.  

Her poem begins:

     i didn't know who i was until i was so deeply plunged into writing from my soul. i'd kept diaries and written wonderful school papers, but until women writing for a change became a part of my soul, my perspective on writing was naïve and technical. i thought writing was meant to tell. now i know, writing is feeling. 

     when a pen is in my hand and graces the page softly, when the pain and the anger and the happiness flow from the core of my heart, mind, and body, all at once: writing is feeling. my writing is written on hundreds of surfaces-in journals, loose sheets, passed notes... written on my skin and in my hair and it is pumping through my blood, filling my body with the words that explain my existence.

     oh, how it feels when writing is coursing through your entirety. 

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Thank you, Jaye, for representing Women Writing  

with your beautiful words! 

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 November:  

The Signature of All Things  

by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray. Love

Sunday, November 3 

**SPECIAL TIME: 3-5 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. 

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 

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 

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

More Information and Registration  

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                                EVENT OF INTEREST

The Power of Stories:  Personal History and Self-Publishing Expo

presented by Beyond the Trees, LLC

  Saturday, October 19

9:30 am - 4 pm 

Crowne Plaza Cincinnati

Blue Ash  

Stop by the WWf(a)C table at this very special event!

Beyond the Trees, LLC publishes our Project Connect and Young Women's anthologies.  They will be presenting a self-publishing workshop at WWf(a)C in November (see information above).