{"id":252,"date":"2008-07-03T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-04T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2022-10-22T19:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T02:42:23","slug":"women-authoring-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/07\/03\/women-authoring-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Authoring Change – Whidbey Island Writers Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Whidbey<\/a>Whidbey Island Writers Association hosts an open house the first Tuesday of every month at the Rockhopper<\/a> in Clinton. This Tuesday I hopped on a ferry to Whidbey Island to attend the meeting. I’m so glad I did.<\/p>\n

The focus of the July meeting was Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers that is located on Whidbey Island. A thousand women from around the world have been hosted for residencies of two weeks to two months. The retreat can host six women at a time, each in one of six cabins. A seventh cabin hosts an established writer in residence. Gloria Steinem is the most recent writer in the seventh cabin.<\/p>\n

The tagline at Hedgebrook is Women Authoring Chang<\/span>e.<\/p>\n

Gitana Garafalo, Director of Alumnae Relations at Hedgebrook, was the speaker Tuesday night. An engaging speaker, Garafalo was passionate about Hedgebrook and as an alumna herself, she is particularly knowledgeable.<\/p>\n

I had the best of intentions to take wonderful notes on all the Hedgebrook details, but upon reviewing my notes I discovered I had, through the course of the meeting, written 4 pages of story ideas and outlined a couple projects. Just sitting in that room full of writers inspired me in my own writing.<\/p>\n

To the aspiring writers in the crowd: Have you ever gone out of your way to put yourself in a (real world, not online) room full of writers? If not, I highly recommend you give it a try.<\/p>\n

Both Hedgebrook and Whidbey Island Writers Association offer numerous literary events throughout the year. Stop by their websites to see if they offer something that might ring your bell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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