Active duty troops, veterans, and their families are invited to participate in a unique literary program that encourages American military personnel to record their stories and reflections.
During July, free, weekly creative writing workshops led by Atlanta author and journalist Jedwin Smith will provide the opportunity for participants to improve their writing skills.
Since 2004, more than 6,000 troops, veterans, and military families have shared their stories through Operation Homecoming writing workshops and activities.
www.OperationHomecoming.gov
Instructor: Jedwin Smith
Meets Mondays, July 13 - August 3, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033.
Writing workshops are free for armed service members currently serving in the military, military veterans, and dependents of military service men and women (veterans or active duty). Workshop space is limited. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Each workshop participant will receive:
- "The Muse of Fire" DVD, a documentary on Operation Homecoming
- The Operation Homecoming audio CD
- A copy of Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families, edited by Andrew Carroll
- Operation Homecoming: A Guide for Writers
About the instructor
 Jedwin Smith, a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran, is the author of three nonfiction books, including Our Brother’s Keeper, a Vietnam War memoir that deals with the death of Smith’s younger brother Jeff, a Marine Corps rifleman who was killed in action during the 1968 Tet offensive. Smith was the recipient of 57 major writing awards during his 36-year journalism career. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his coverage of the U.S. Marine Corps peace-keeping force in Beirut, Lebanon and in 1986 for his extensive coverage of Africa’s longest and deadliest struggle, the Eritrea-Ethiopia civil war, for which he was a Pulitzer finalist. Smith recently retired from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has previously worked as a reporter for USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and the Kansas City Times, among others.
For questions or to register, contact us via email or phone, 404.814.2063, or via email or phone, 404.728.7651.
Operation Homecoming is presented by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the Southern Arts Federation. Operation Homecoming is made possible by the Boeing Company.
  
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