Vela Magazine: Nonfiction Written By Women

A project in Twinsburg, OH by Vela
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Showcasing outstanding nonfiction written by women, including features, essays, and reviews. Tackling the byline gender gap since 2011.
Backers: 479
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59

Funded: $28,252 of $25,000
Dates: Sep 22nd -> Oct 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Vela
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October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovely backers. It's a rainy fall morning here in Ohio and I write you a mere seven days – seven days – from the end of the campaign. Maybe it's because I have a sleeping baby on my chest, maybe because I'm sleep-deprived and... (Read More)

The Best of Vela

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
16 days into our campaign, we've raised nearly 50% of our funds and are nursing a coffee addiction whose intensity we couldn't have imagined, even during our most epic writing and editing sessions. All thanks to you, our generous supporters. (We... (Read More)

Longreads Interview with Vela's Sarah Menkedick on Women Writers and Sustainable Publishing

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Sarah Menkedick talks women writers and sustainable publishing Hello, lovely backers! We wanted to share with you all an interview with our founder that was published today on Longreads. In it, Sarah talks women writers of nonfiction, the way in... (Read More)

Bonus gift for this week only: cocktails for two in Brooklyn!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been working around the clock over here -- So many emails! So much coffee! -- and our efforts are paying off. Just a day and a half into our second week, we've crossed the $8,000 threshold! All thanks to you, our open-hearted, dashing,... (Read More)

Women We Read This Week

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Women We Read This Week Dear lovely Vela supporters and readers, We bring you the latest installment of Women We Read This Week, featuring a startling look at workplace inequity from a transgender person; a journey through Manhattan's swimming... (Read More)

Day 3: A Spanglish Love Letter

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Love in los tiempos del Spanglish From rural Ohio, the wilds of Western Massachusetts, the neon seascapes of L.A., the swimming pools of Oxford; from Georgia, D.C., and the Yukon, we send our sincere thanks to everyone who has donated so far.... (Read More)

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