Congratulations to winners of WATER's Ganley Essay Contest 2026
Mary Hunt
Ganley Essay Contest 2026 Winners Announced
May 15, 2026
“Feminists Change the World 650 Words at a Time”
In the Style of Rosemary Ganley
WATER is delighted to announce the winners of the Rosemary B. Ganley Essay Contest for 2026. They will each receive $650.
They are (in alphabetical order and without ranking):
Allison Connelly-Vetter, “Mothering Another World”
https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/mothering-another-world/
Jane Grovijahn, “Imagine My Surprise”
https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/imagine-my-surprise/
Leokadia Georgia Rossmanith, “Microfeminism on Social Media”
https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/microfeminism-on-social-media/
The winning essays can be found on WATER’s website https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/programs/water-essay-contest/
Please read and ponder them, and feel free to share them with your colleagues and friends. They are wonderful examples of the kind of influential writing that Rosemary B. Ganley models in her work—informative, creative, timely, and rooted in social justice. We thank the winners and wish them well.
We thank the many other writers who contributed to this project. While we could not offer prizes to all, we were deeply grateful for the excellent submissions. We wish those writers well as they make their contributions to this genre.
Our deep gratitude goes to Rosemary B. Ganley for inspiring all of us to write accessible and provocative pieces that will change the world. We are also grateful to the anonymous donor who made this project possible both because of their respect for Rosemary and their own deep commitment to social change.
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