Deadline: 20th November 2021 | A unique writing cohort for organisers, thought leaders and activists.
The Changemaker Authors Cohort is a new, yearlong intensive coaching program supporting full-time movement activists and social justice practitioners to complete books that create deep, durable narrative change, restructuring the way people feel, think, and respond to the world. The goal is for changemaker-authors to have a submittable package for publishers by the end of the program year.
The Process
The Unicorn Authors Club is a powerful community of BIPOC authors (and allies who really mean it!) devoted to finishing their books in a supportive online environment. The core of the Unicorn approach is the Story/Skills/Sanctuary framework. They support authors, both individually and as a group, to clarify the content of their books (Story), level up their capacity as writers (Skills), and write consistently (Sanctuary).
The one-year program will follow a three-term structure, in which the Story/Skills/Sanctuary concepts are adjusted for the different stages of the writing process. Each term will have a clear focus, and each writer will develop outcome goals in terms of both process and craft. At the heart of the process are our mandatory monthly craft meetings designed both to strengthen your writing and improve your engagement with it. (Topics might include structure, voice, immediacy, audience, timelines, decolonization, writing the hard parts, and revision.)
They also aim for your book to get published, and offer support toward that end, including:
- Assessment, goal-setting
- Peer circles for accountability and support
- Mid-year intensive writing retreat (5 days)
- Information on publishing process, preparing submission packet (depending on genre)
- Pitch panels with editors/agents
The program is fully remote. Synchronous full-group events follow a monthly cadence, while a community platform offers a depth of resources for individual learning as well as asynchronous discussion. Each month’s theme is developed to meet the needs of members, bringing us deeper into our books.
Find out more and apply at the official link below:
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Apply before 20th November, 2021