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Veteran Artist Spotlight: Valerie Acosta
We are so proud to shine a light on Mission Belonging's very own Valerie Acosta in our continuing Veteran Artist Spotlight series.Valerie Acosta served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2022. She is a self-taught visual artist and...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Laura Joyce-Hubbard
Ahead of her workshop with us on October 19th, we shine the Veteran Artist Spotlight on writer & artist, Laura Joyce-Hubbard!Laura Joyce-Hubbard’s writing appears or is forthcoming in Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Sewanee Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. Recent...
Horror Writing- A Workshop with Nino Cipri to Benefit Mission Belonging Programs
A special writing workshop with horror author and enthusiast Nino Cipri to benefit Mission Belonging.Horror Writing with Nino Cipri -Via Zoom- Thursday, October 5th at 7 PM EDT (Click here to register.) Have you ever wanted to write a scary story? Join horror author...
Creating Joyful Community: A Writing Workshop with Sunu P. Chandy to Benefit Mission Belonging Programs
A special writing workshop with Sunu P. Chandy benefiting Mission Belonging programs for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Healthcare Workers.Creating Joyful Community with poet Sunu P. Chandy UPDATED WITH NEW WORKSHOP DATE: Now on September 7th, 2023...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Michael Matthews
Our September Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on visual artist & Architectural student, Michael Matthews!During his 20 years in the Army, Michael Matthews deployed to Iraq twice, Afghanistan once, and once to Bosnia with the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, NY....
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Kim DeFiori
Our July Veteran Artist Spotlight falls on Veteran & Author Kim DeFiori!Kim DeFiori (she/her/hers) is a retired Army Officer. Last year she published her first book "Lessons from Thor: Healing with a Service Dog's Touch" and had her first ever poem published in...
Holding Brave Spaces in Tough Times: A Workshop for Facilitators with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Join us on Thursday, July 27th at 7 PM EDT to learn the art of workshop facilitation with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, the Kansas Poet Laureate and author. As facilitators, we hold brave spaces in our workshops so that participants can discover, name, and claim what...
Freedom with Form: The Contemporary Sonnet with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
A special writing workshop with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura benefiting Mission Belonging programs for Veterans, Service Members, Military Families, and Healthcare Workers.Freedom with Form: The Contemporary Sonnet with writer Aaron Caycedo-Kimura - July 13th, 2023 at 7 PM...
Independence, Interdependence, & Growth
“Modern nations are principally defined by the stories we tell about our collective selves: our victories and defeats, our heroes and foes; our distinctive values and ways of being, all of which are encoded in the tales we tell and enjoy.”Happy 4th of July. My...
Veteran Artist Spotlight: Kayla M. Williams
A short Q&A with Veteran & Author Kayla M. Williams, ahead of her July Memoir writing workshop!Kayla M. Williams was enlisted for five years as an Arabic linguist, serving in a Military Intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). She...
Glowing In The Bright: A Mission Belonging Summer Solstice Reading & Gathering
06/22/2023 UPDATE: Recording now available on our YouTube Channel. Click below to watch the reading.A summer reading to celebrate our community of authors! Wednesday, June 21st at 7 pm EDT! Join Mission Belonging for Glowing in the Bright, a summer reading to...
Mission Belonging & FAWC Announce 2023 Veteran Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the first recipients of the Mission Belonging / Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) Veterans Scholarship!We are thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the first three recipients of the Mission Belonging / FAWC Veterans Scholarship! This...
