Veterans Writing Workshop Fall 2016

The fall 2016 Veterans Writing Workshop will take place on Thursdays starting on October 13 and ending on November 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. New and experienced writers are invited to share their work in a friendly and supportive learning environment. Veterans from all conflicts including disaster relief and peacetime veterans as well as family members and supporters are welcome.

This fall is the beginning of the fourth year of these writing workshops. Classes are held in the Gloucester Veterans Center , 12 Emerson Ave. We will focus on the process of writing, the value of establishing a regular writing practice, and close, receptive listening to the writings of others. Different forms such as memoir, personal histories, essays, journal writing, and poetry will be explored.

This workshop is limited to ten participants. To register please call Lucia Amero at 978-281-9740. For more information send email to Dorothy.nelson@umb.edu. (subject: veterans writing workshop).

Dorothy Shubow Nelson, M.A., teacher, editor, writer and poet, formerly Senior Lecturer in English at UMass Boston, is the facilitator and teacher of this workshop. She has taught writing and literature for 25 years. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Gloucester Writers Center and is a member of the Gloucester Cultural Council. Her book, The Dream of the Sea, was published in 2008.

This writing workshop is supported by the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services and the Gloucester Writers Center . There is no charge for this workshop.