Femme Fatale Gals is a creative empowerment platform and annual magazine based in Nottingham, ran by Khaya Job. What started as a small feminist creative project for Khaya and Nottingham surface print maker Alice Peake (alicesayspalace) in 2018, has now grown into a platform that widely discusses mental health, self awareness, personal development and so much more.
We deliver a variety of self development workshops and motivational talks within the community and often with Universities. We share honest and confronting content on social media and have most recently been promoting the third issue of our magazine. Issue 3: Purpose features over 20 submissions of art, poetry and photography from creatives all around the Midlands, and is a brave and beautiful exploration into some of life's biggest questions surrounding Purpose, identity and the uncertainty of living through 2020.
We have recently announced the theme for our fourth magazine, which is Becoming. Submissions open May 3rd 2021. Check out our blog posts and social media for more information.
Here at Femme we are very much into self reflection, self compassion and looking at ourselves and others in the most proactive and compassionate way. We are a platform for anyone and everyone - we are for all of the people that hate the small talk and want to get real, close and personal!
About Khaya
Khaya is the creator of Femme Fatale Gals and the brains behind the operation. She started Femme as a way to work through her own long battles with anxiety and depression, and has watched her inner and outer confidence grow since receiving so much love and support from her work.
Last year at age 22 Khaya was appointed as a trustee for Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, and she also oversees the City of Literature Youth Board. She is extremely passionate about the benefits of reading, writing and art to help with mental health and wellbeing, and this is heavily reflected throughout the Femme Fatale Gals magazines.
Khaya has worked extensively with members of her community, particularly with younger people, to help them regain confidence and belief in their abilities. She has experience working with high risk NEET vulnerable young people between the ages of 16-25, as well as people who are just looking to self reflect and go within. She has delivered a number of workshops with her students on limiting self beliefs, confidence, health and well being and social media bullying.
In 2019, through Femme she curated a health and well-being creative programme for the Arts department at Loughborough University. This programme was designed for two University halls, with the intention to introduce students to mindfulness through fun and creative ways. This programme was a great success and featured workshops such as sound healing, meditation, group discussions, yoga, zumba, African drumming and more.
Khaya is a huge advocate for open dialogue, self care, creativity and growth - especially within her age group. She is also a big advocate for racial issues and feminism within the Nottingham community.
If you would like to work directly with Khaya or have a 1-1 mentoring session, please contact us or sign up below.