Chicago Woman to Create 100 New Female Authors in 2017

CHICAGO - Dec. 30, 2016 - PRLog -- Erika Gilchrist, award-winning speaker and author, is launching a vigorous campaign to publish 100 new female authors in 2017. The campaign begins January 1, 2017 and will continue throughout the year. New authors are taken through an intensive 4 month mastermind program, ending with them being a published in a collaborative book called, "W.T.F. – Women Thriving Fearlessly!" Authors attend the mastermind program from all over the country via live webcam and in-person group sessions. The program is designed to promote the sharing of real life stories in an effort to increase the connectedness of people.

"Now more than ever we need to share our stories to connect with people to show that we're more similar than different," says Gilchrist. "If you know that I have experienced the same type of life tragedies that you have, you'll likely dismiss the visual attributes that can lead to prejudgment," she continued. The program ends with a celebratory book launch held in the honor of its new authors where their friends and family can come out to support their achievement. Ms. Gilchrist has already published over 75 new authors in collaborative books as well as solo projects.

Erika Gilchrist is an Award-Winning Speaker, 10X published author, and social entrepreneur specializing in women's issues. Assaulted as a little girl, enduring domestic abuse as an adult, and living in a women's shelter, Ms. Gilchrist has earn the title of "The Unstoppable Woman." She is regarded as one of the most energizing, engaging, and captivating speakers in the industry. She gives a powerful voice to those who struggle to be heard and offers real solutions to bring an end to the social inequities that plague women. She's a former on-air radio personality for 89.3FM WKKC, and has been featured as one of the "15 Most Powerful Women on the South Side of Chicago," CLTV, and Rolling Out Magazine.

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