WWA Reflection: Continuing to #WriteWithAphra: A Year of Collegiality and Compassion

Authors

Ashley Bender, Texas Woman's UniversityFollow
Daniella Berman, Institute of Fine Arts, New York UniversityFollow
Jenny Factor, Brandeis University, California Institute of TechnologyFollow
Elizabeth Giardina, University of California, DavisFollow
Catherine Keohane, Baruch College, CUNYFollow
Bénédicte Miyamoto, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle ParisFollow
Kelly J. Plante, Wayne State UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Porter, Hostos Community College, CUNYFollow
Bethany E. Qualls, University of California, DavisFollow
Susannah B. Sanford, Texas Christian UniversityFollow
Karenza Sutton-Bennett, University of OttawaFollow

Author Biography

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Abstract

Last summer, a group of participants in ABO’s #WriteWithAphra program joined a co-writing group that continues to meet each weekday. When presented with ABO’s call for reflections in early 2020, we wanted to reflect as we have worked this past year: together. We share here our conversation from June 4, 2021 (edited for clarity) that addresses why we joined the writing group, as well as what we have gained, the challenges we have encountered, and why we are still here. We frame the conversation with a brief introduction that explores the feminist nature of co-writing.

Keywords

co-writing, writing groups, COVID-19, feminist praxis

Recommended Citation

Bender, Ashley; Berman, Daniella; Factor, Jenny; Giardina, Elizabeth; Keohane, Catherine; Miyamoto, Bénédicte; Plante, Kelly J.; Porter, Elizabeth; Qualls, Bethany E.; Sanford, Susannah B.; and Sutton-Bennett, Karenza (2021) "WWA Reflection: Continuing to #WriteWithAphra: A Year of Collegiality and Compassion," ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830: Vol.11: Iss.2, Article 17.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2157-7129.11.2.1285
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol11/iss2/17