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VaC Writing Arts Program

The Veterans Writing Workshop

The Veterans Arts Council is pleased to present the new Veterans Writing Workshop starting June 5, 2024! 


The program will be a 12-month plan covering all aspects of writing. The Veterans Writing Workshop aims to assist new or emerging veteran writers in discovering their personal writing goals as well as completing a publishable piece all within a supportive community. Instructional workshops will include genres, idea generation, the art and craft of writing, alongside practical advice in the Business of Writing, the Writer's Life, and Writing and Healing. Further, most months will feature a live feedback group on Zoom where writers can gain constructive feedback on their work while learning how to appropriately give critique in a compassionate way. 


The instructional workshop will be held every first Wednesday at 7 PM at VFW POST 1 located at 841 Santa Fe, Denver. Writers who can't make the in-person session will be able to access the class live on Zoom or on YouTube soon thereafter. It is not required to attend all classes but those who participate as a cohort with regular attendance will have the opportunity to receive a certificate of completion. The feedback group will be available only to those who sign up before each session. 


The Veterans Writing Workshop is lead by Maggie Cubbler, a former Navy linguist during Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom with an MA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the University of Denver and Enrique Gautier, an OEF-era Navy chief working on his MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University. 

Our Impact

The VAC has a number of authors who have published books, magazine articles, and poetry. The authors share their experiences during the writers workshop. Maggie and Enrique are dedicated to helping eligible veterans, active duty members and their families find their writing voices under the pillars of Healing, Community, and Mentorship. 

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Veterans Writing Workshop Sample Curriculum

Month One

Month three

Month One

 The Writer’s Life

Who are you writing for?

  • Understand components of a writing practice
  • Build a writing practice

Month Two

Month three

Month One

 The Writing Workshop

How to properly workshop 

  • Establish that writers are artists
  • How to read for the craft
  • Learn to give compassionate feedback

Month three

Month three

Month three

 Writing and Healing

How does writing as therapy work? 

  • How does art therapy lead to healing?
  • Self-expression, the creative process, and healing

Month Four

Month Four

Month three

 Introduction to Genres Part I

What form of writing is most appealing to the new writer?

  • Present different types of Creative Nonfiction
  • Establish the difference between CNF and Nonfiction

month five

Month Four

month five

 Introduction to Genres Part II

What form of writing is most appealing to the new writer?

  • Present different types of fiction writing
  • Present different types of poetry

month six

Month Four

month five

 Idea Generation

How to defeat writers block or break the mold?

  • How to draw on the senses to generate ideas
  • How to incorporate other artistic disciplines into a writing practice 

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