Changemaker Authors Cohort 2025

The Changemaker Authors Cohort is a writing program for movement activists and social justice practitioners to advance a book project. It provides coaching, group sessions, curriculum resources, and networking opportunities over a structured term, with potential extensions. The program is co-created by Narrative Initiative and Unicorn Authors Club, and is partially resourced by the Ford Foundation.

1:1 coaching for your book and writing process; Solve Your Story group coaching; craft talks; book proposal template and strategy; curriculum vault access; Café Unicorn co-writing sessions; guest speakers; intensive 5-day virtual writing retreat; revision strategies; publishing resources; 24/7 discussion forum; Graduation Showcase with agents and editors.

Applicants are people working toward racial and social justice who are not full-time writers and have a book in progress or a well-developed idea, and who can commit to online coaching, cohort meetings, and a mid-year writing retreat.

Visit the provided application form link to apply; for more information see the Changemaker Authors Cohort page.