by Rob Haney | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
We are so proud to shine a light on CBAW’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 published...
by Rob Haney | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
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....
by Rob Haney | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
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,...
by Seema Reza | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
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...
by Rob Haney | Jun 24, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
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...
by Rob Haney | May 13, 2023 | Blog, Veteran Artist Spotlight
Ahead of his May 18th writing workshop, CBAW is proud to spotlight writer Kevin Basl. Kevin Basl (he/him) is a writer and musician living near Ithaca, New York. He was a mobile radar operator in the U.S. Army. Over the past decade, he has taught many writing and...
