A Woman's Sceptre Challenge | April 15 - May 10

[dawn_felagund]

“Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.”
~ Mary Wollstonecraft

This month, we consider the sceptres that women hold: sceptres of beauty in the forms of the pens and brushes that they use to represent their experiences as art, and literal sceptres of power, often wrested from the unwilling, that they use to establish justice for themselves and their sisters.

Each participant will receive a quote from a woman who has advanced the cause of women's rights or participation of women in the arts. Although we are offering this challenge alongside Legendarium Ladies April, your response does not have to be about a female character. (Also--please feel free to use your challenge quote in combination with this month's wonderful Legendarium Ladies April prompts, or write or include a poem as part of Poetry Month!) You may use all or part of your quote in any way that you choose in responding to the challenge. Challenge responses must be posted to the SWG archive by May 10 to be eligible for a stamp.

If you wish to participate in this month's challenge, leave a comment on here or on our Dreamwidth, drop us an ask on our tumblr, or email us at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org.>

Comments

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

I'm very dubious about me and this but please give me a prompt and i'll try? (I love the idea of these challenges, and I need to stop waiting around till I see one that plays to my strengths).

[dawn_felagund]

Taking a prompt in no way obligates you to post something, though I hope the muse strikes. :)

Let's try this one ... if it's a complete blank, I'm happy to try again!

“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”
~ Golda Meir

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Ha! We have a few politicians over here who could benefit from that piece of wisdom.

[dawn_felagund]

So do we!