Program Details
The Changemaker Authors Cohort supports full-time movement activists and social justice practitioners to complete books that create deep, durable narrative change that restructures the way people feel, think, and respond to the world. This program supports cohort members to make significant progress with their project at the end of each term, which includes manuscript completion or having a submittable manuscript or proposal ready.
Cohort members will enroll for an initial four-month term beginning March 1, 2025. Cohort members who attend all sessions may apply for two 4-month extensions to participate in the program for a full year ending February 28, 2026. Waitlisted applicants may be invited to join the cohort on July 1, 2025, or November 1, 2025, if space opens up.
We are seeking applications from people working towards racial and social justice (for example: activists, organizers, popular educators) who:
- Are not full-time writers.
- Have a book in progress or a well-developed book idea.
- Will consistently set aside time for their writing and attend online coaching appointments, cohort meetings, and a mid-year 5-day writing retreat.
- Have a history of making community change and working on social justice issues.
The Partners
The Changemaker Authors Cohort is a partnership between Narrative Initiative (www.narrativeinitiative.org) and the Unicorn Authors Club (www.unicornauthors.club), and is partially resourced by the Ford Foundation.
For questions about this application or the program, please email: changemakerauthor@narrativeinitiative.org
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about the Cohort can be found here.