Our mission is to support the voices of women with the belief that to tell one’s story is a human right.
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Athenian aims to cultivate a creative, inclusive space for marginalized voices, to provide tools and resources for women, femmes, people of color, trans, and gender nonconforming writers, and to transform the world of publishing by disrupting oppressive constructs of femininity, sexuality, and race.
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Broad Universe is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, encouraging, honoring, and celebrating women writers and editors in science fiction, fantasy, horror and other speculative genres.
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The Catharine Maria Sedgwick Society promotes the study and awareness of Sedgwick’s life and works. We aim to increase availability and access to her writings and offer a forum for established and emerging scholars, as well as others interested in Sedgwick, to exchange ideas, research, and pedagogical strategies.
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We are the Christian Women Writer’s Club, a professional organization of women Christian writers working toward a common goal, shining a light into a dark place.
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The Contemporary Women’s Writing Association (CWWA) has been established to act as a forum which will promote and enhance research and the exchange of ideas and information for all who are interested in this dynamic and diverse area of cultural activity.
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The International Edith Wharton Society, founded by Professor Annette Zilversmit, met for the first time on December 17, 1983, at the MLA Convention in New York City. Since that time, members of the Society have seen Edith Wharton take her place in the canon of important American literary figures. We are proud of the role that the Society has played in fostering Wharton scholarship.
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The Society's mission is to illuminate the life and writings of Edna St. Vincent Millay and to preserve and interpret the character of Steepletop, her home and gardens, places where nature inspires the creative spirit.
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The Emily Dickinson International Society was incorporated in 1988 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to promote, perpetuate, and enhance the study and appreciation of Emily Dickinson throughout the world.
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Exceptional Women in Publishing was founded in 1998 by a group of women working mainly in magazine publishing. EWIP is a non-profit organization formed around two goals in mind: To educate, empower and support women in publishing and to educate, empower and support women and girls through the power of publishing.
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Welcome to a monthly feminist book club with a difference. Join us on the third Wednesday of every month at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road to celebrate feminist authors of fiction and non-fiction, from escapist beach reads to Big Ideas. Be inspired by the themes of the books we discuss, and get involved with questions and debates. This event is about coming together, sharing ideas, having fun, meeting new people and championing the fight for equality through everything we’re thinking, reading and writing.
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The Uganda Women Writers Association - FEMRITE is an indigenous, non-governmental, non-profit making women’s organization publishing, training and promoting writers.
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Free Women Writers (also known as دختران رابعه) is a registered non-profit, non-partisan, and all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization composed of writers, students, and activists based in Afghanistan and the diaspora and working for a more equal and just Afghanistan.
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With the primary goal of furthering scholarly inquiry into Stein’s works, the Society seeks to form a community of people across the disciplines who share an interest in Stein as an artist, a public intellectual, and a complex subject uniquely situated in modern history.
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Girls Write Now mentors underserved young women to find their voices through the power of writing and community.
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The GBC provides a relaxed and casual atmosphere to meet friends in new cities as well as connecting women with others who share their literary interests.
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The GCLS is the leading lesbian-themed literary organization for editors, publishers, readers, writers, and friends/supporters. The GCLS is inclusive, welcoming, professional, and financially viable. As a versatile organization, we strive to recognize changes in our community, our literary industry, our membership needs, and social trends. We align our initiatives to these changes when and as appropriate.
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The Harriet Beecher Stowe Society offers academics, independent scholars, and students an opportunity to share in the study and appreciation of the works and life of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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As a women’s writing guild, the International Women's Writing Guild is culturally diverse. From the beginning, we’ve represented women from many backgrounds. We wanted to make a place where all women writers feel welcome, inspired, and empowered by skills, resources, and mentoring.
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We provide a network and forum for the study of American author Kate Chopin.
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Pen + Brush is a 125-year-old publicly supported not-for-profit fighting for gender equity in the arts. P+B provides a platform to showcase the work of female artists and writers to a broader audience with the ultimate goal of effecting real change within the marketplace.
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The mission of the National League of American Pen Women is to support and promote creative excellence and professional standards among women in the arts.
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Sisters in Crime is 3500+ members in 51 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. We are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries.
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The Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) was established in 2000 to promote and advance the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication. It is the goal of the Society to strengthen relations among persons and institutions both in the United States and internationally who are undertaking such studies, and to broaden knowledge widely among the general public about American women writers.
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The purpose of The Society for the Study of Rebecca Harding Davis and Her World is to encourage interest in Rebecca Harding Davis, the people and places she wrote about, the people she knew, and the issues she explored.
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In September 1925, four distinguished women journalists called a meeting to establish a society to bring together women writers in New South Wales. The Society’s aims were to promote the knowledge of literature and encourage Australian women writers; to foster social contact between writers, and to strengthen the ties of interest between Australian and visiting writers. Membership was open to ‘women actively engaged as journalists, authors and playwrights, and recognised contributors of articles paid for by newspapers and magazines; or, such women not now so engaged, who have a literary record of worth and distinction’.
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The SWWJ is the UK's longest-established Society for professional women writers.
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The Toni Morrison Society was founded May 28, 1993, at the annual meeting of the American Literature Association in Baltimore, Maryland.
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VIDA is a non-profit feminist organization committed to creating transparency around the lack of gender parity in the literary landscape and to amplifying historically-marginalized voices, including people of color; writers with disabilities; and queer, trans and gender nonconforming individuals.
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The Willa Cather Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center, Red Cloud Opera House, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, and the nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author.
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By promoting and supporting the work of women historians, we offer a concrete way to address explicit and implicit gender bias in public and professional perceptions of historical expertise.
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Women Who Submit seeks to empower women writers by creating physical and virtual spaces for sharing information, supporting and encouraging submissions to literary journals, and clarifying the submission and publication process.
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Women Who Write is a non-profit organization for women writers in the Louisville area. We welcome, educate and support all women who aspire to write. Our vision is to be the “go-to” place for women writers. All women interested in writing, in any genre, at any level, are invited to our meetings.
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We at Women Writing for (a) Change® offer supportive writing circles to nurture and celebrate the individual voice. Classes encourage self-expression through the art of writing and other creative processes. In our writing circles and specialty classes, participants explore and work in a variety of genres, including journal-writing, poetry, prose, essay, song-writing, fiction, and more.
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Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, is a growing community for Jacksonville and North Florida writers.
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Women's Fiction Writers Association was founded in 2013 as a professional, enriching, supportive, and diverse international community for writers of women’s fiction. We believe that women’s fiction heightens human connection, engenders empathy, and illuminates new perspectives. By consciously supporting all voices and providing tools and resources to rigorously develop craft, the Women’s Fiction Writers Association fosters successful careers, meaningful relationships, and the creation of resonant, diverse stories.
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The Women’s National Book Association was established in 1917, before women in America had the right to vote. The WNBA’s founding idea—that books have power and that those involved in their creation gain strength from joining forces—reaches across the decades to now serve members in 11 chapters across the country and network members in between.
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