Writers House, Rutgers-Camden
Location: Camden
Website: https://writershouse.camden.rutgers.edu/
Grant Round: 2024 Round 2
Award: Action / $7,272
Purpose: To support the continuation of the “Outside the Wire” multi-format program that highlights the history and narratives of American veterans.
“Outside the Wire: Writing Grief” is a multi-format humanities project that highlights the narratives and experiences of American veterans throughout the country’s history of conflict.
This project includes generative writing workshops for the veteran community in South Jersey and Philadelphia led by national nonprofit Warrior Writers; an annual public program featuring conversations between recent veterans and writers/scholars/curators whose work intersects with issues of concern to veterans and service members, and a digital exhibit co-curated by veterans themselves.
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