PEN TO POWER: A Co-Writing Fundraiser

COMMUNITY & CREATIVITY FOR INAUGURATION WEEKEND

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025

9:30-11:30am PT / 12:30-2:30pm ET — REMOTE ON ZOOM

Stay creative. Stay connected. Stay focused on what matters.

Join the Midwives for a two-hour collective writing session. Instead of crying alone, spend some time in (online) community with a group of fellow writers and turn your rage into words on the page! 100% of proceeds will be donated to the National Network of Abortion Funds

Think of it as a walkathon for bookish types who hate fascism.

Ann and Jade will start with a brief, heartening chat and a reminder that, as Ursula Le Guin said, “Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.” Before we begin writing, we’ll lay out a couple of prompts you can use to think through a personal manifesto or to focus your current project. Then, we’ll all write together, along with a few surprise guests.

Creativity and community are the way forward. We’re excited to write with you. 

All The Details

Date: Sunday, January 19th

Start time: 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET

Duration: Two hours

Suggested donation: $20, though you are welcome to give more. If you are eager to join but $20 is too steep, just give what you can. No writer will be turned away.

Zoom link: At checkout, a link to join the event will be automatically emailed to you in the receipt.

We will donate 100% of the proceeds to fund abortions throughout the country. After the event, we’ll send you our donation receipt and let you know how much money we raised together.

Join Pen to Power

We are making a group donation on our collective behalf. Your individual donation is not tax deductible.

Check out our 2025 workshops:

IDEAS INTENSIVE: A Transformative Workshop

Apr 19. Fall in love with writing again at this 3-hour workshop, where you’ll learn our clear-cut strategy for evolving your ideas so that they are more urgent, more actionable, more exciting. Past participants have called it “a game changer.”

UNFURL 2025: 12 Weeks to Your First Full Draft

Jan 26 - Apr 13. A 3-month workshop for ambitious beginners who want to establish a lasting writing practice. Start with your notes app, leave with a short story or personal essay. Includes a one-on-one feedback session with Ann or Jade!

UNSTUCK 2025: 6 Weeks to Revive a Project

Apr 26-May 31. Do you have an unfinished piece of writing that’s just … stuck? Are you avoiding a draft but don’t want to abandon it? We’re here for you! Reconnect with your project, reinvigorate your practice, and leave screaming “It’s aliiiiive!”