The WATER Essay Contest is an invitation to writers at all stages to submit 650 well-chosen words on a topic related to feminist work for social change that springs from spiritual commitments. Previous winning essays can be found below.

Rosemary Ganley is a Peterborough, Ontario feminist activist and writer whose weekly columns in The Peterborough Examiner reach a wide audience and make waves. She was recently inducted into the Order of Canada, a high honor. WATER commits to following her lead by encouraging writing for a broad audience with a light but well-informed touch.

Politics and the arts, sports, and religion/spirituality, local and global happenings are all fair game. So, too, are ecological themes and humor. Your imagination and activist priorities are the only limits. Write boldly and clearly à la Rosemary. For wonderful examples, see Rosemary’s blog: https://yellowdragonflypress.weebly.com/columns