Challenge into Change 2016 Writing ContestChallenge into Change is a forum for real life stories about women overcoming personal struggles. In the fall of 2016, The Womens Initiative invited Central Virginians to submit a poem or essay of 500 words or less about a woman (themselves or someone they knew) who had surmounted a difficult situation in her life. Eighty six writers responded to our call. This is their book. Challenge into Change began in 2008 as a celebration of The Womens