Seema Reza on CBAW’s all-new essay series, curated by herself & edited by Ben Weakley. I begin writing workshops with new groups of people by saying “Writing has saved my life. It continues to save my life on a regular basis.” I say it because it’s true. I...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
