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Saturday, February 24, 2018

From Warrior Writers-The Gals And Guys Who Have Seen And Heard It All On War And Can Write About It Too-

Warrior Writers

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Friends –

We’ve been gathering submissions for months and we're excited to start putting together our first Warrior Writers Boston chapbook! We've started meeting up again at the Suffolk University Poetry Center this month and invite you to join us at our upcoming bookmaking/writing workshops. This series is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the publishing process and to get involved with our editorial collective.

Our workshop in February will focus on laying out the production process and timeline. We’ll talk about the look and feel of the chapbook as a whole, what submissions we've received, and themes we're seeing. Participants are invited to commit to tasks as we go – take some time to consider if you'd like to help out and how you might best support the process based on your interests/skills/availability.

So far, members have committed to helping out with the editorial collective, proofreading, outreach, fundraising, making art and cover concepts, laying out the book, naming it, and finding a venue for our book release party and art exhibition in June. We'll keep these conversations ongoing throughout the course of the workshop series, along with writing prompts and discussion.

If you've participated in Warrior Writers workshops/programming in the Boston area before and still haven't submitted to the book yet, please email your submissions or bring them to the next workshop on Wednesday, February 28th. You'll have an opportunity to return to any of your work being considered for publication to make revisions or edits later.

Upcoming Warrior Writers Workshops

We'll start off our workshop series at the Suffolk University Poetry Center (located upstairs in the Mildred F. Sawyer Library, 73 Tremont Street in Boston):

Wednesday, February 28, 6-8pm – RSVP (FINAL DEADLINE for new submissions!)
Wednesday, March 21, 6-8pm – RSVP
Wednesday, March 28, 7-9pm – RSVP

Warrior Writers at the Longfellow House, 2017

Our work will continue through National Poetry Month with biweekly workshops in the Carriage House at the Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (105 Brattle Street in Cambridge):

Wednesday, April 4, 5:30-7pm – Tour of the Longfellow House
Wednesday, April 18, 5:30-7pm – RSVP
Wednesday, May 2, 5:30-7pm – RSVP
Wednesday, May 16, 5:30-7pm – RSVP
Wednesday, May 30, 5:30-7pm – RSVP
Wednesday, June 13, 5:30-7pm – RSVP

Bridging the Divide: Connecting Veterans and Civilians to the Humanities

Warrior Writers have also been invited to participate in a free, 5-week community building workshop at the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester. The workshop will meet every Monday night in April from 7–9pm. Led by experienced teachers and taught in a seminar format, the workshop will focus on the experience of war in art and literature. Participants will have the opportunity to read, view, and discuss great works of literature and art inspired by military conflicts throughout history. Register here if interested.

The series will culminate with a reading at the Longfellow House on Wednesday, June 27th at 6:30pm and an art exhibition / book release party on Friday, June 29th at 6:30pm during our annual weeklong retreat in conjunction with the William Joiner Institute's 31st Annual Writers' Workshop.

Keep an eye on the Warrior Writers Boston Facebook Page for the most current information on the workshops and other happenings! Some of our friends in Salem will be taking part in a reading in the Ellison Campus Center on Thursday, March 1 at 7:30pm. And for those of you in Western Massachusetts, the next Warrior Writers Writing Workshop with Eric Wasileski is coming up on Monday, March 12 at 6pm at the Greenfield Public Library.

If you want to read some new stuff or brush up on your skills as a facilitator, head over to the Warrior Writers bookstore for the latest releases – Sound Off: Warrior Writers NJ and Warrior Writers Guide: How to Facilitate Writing Workshops for Veterans. See you soon!