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HER KIND invites you to the conversation

As the blog of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, HER KIND serves as a forum to create lively conversation about issues that are often dismissed or overlooked by the mainstream media. We wish to honor the experiences of women writers and for HER KIND to act as an agent for positive social change, encouraging women to define their own terms regarding the importance and value of women’s voices. Funny, thorny, contemplative, savvy—we want a myriad of voices and aesthetic approaches for the blog.

Options for participation on the HER KIND blog:

  • Lady in the House: One-day guest blogger feature, where each Friday we introduce a writer who sets the tone for the weekend. We expect posts to be provocative—inspire us toward feeling and thinking, writing and conversing.

  • On My Mind: A 700-1500 word one-time post, which can be an essay, article, opinion piece written on the theme for that month. The posts should be framed in such a way that addresses and relates to our audience of literary writers.

  • Conversation: Think of this as sitting with a close friend, chatting over cocktails or coffee, but instead this conversation is via email and inspired by the month’s theme. The HER KIND editors will start you off with a question, and from there, you’ll lead the way with your own curiosities, concerns, and insights. We can set you up with a writer to engage with, or if you have a person (or persons) in mind, please share their names and contact information with us. Conversations will be edited before going live.

The themes for the following months are as follow and are open to interpretation:

  • September: Authenticity
  • October: Body
  • November: Gratitude: Writers in the Community
  • December: Unpacking and Letting Go
  • January: Transformations
  • February: WTF?
  • March: Spirituality/Faith/Religion
  • April: Exquisite Foolishness
  • May: Other Mothers
  • June: Nature Writing (or The Natural World)
  • July: To the Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in participating, please contact rbenoni@vidaweb.org orawhite@vidaweb.org and let us know which month(s) you are interested in and how you would like to participate.

We very much hope you’ll join the conversation.

 

Thank you,
Rosebud Ben-Oni and Arisa White
HER KIND Editors

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