2025 Veterans Creative Writing Workshop Registration Form 

The 13th Annual Outer Banks Veterans Writing Workshop will be held at the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, November 15. 

Thirteen years ago Dare Arts invited North Carolina’s seventh Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti to the Outer Banks to lead a writing workshop for veterans, and since then the workshop has been held every year. As Dare Arts continues its 50th anniversary celebration this year, the veterans program is coming full circle with Bathanti returning to lead the workshop again.

This year’s creative writing workshop, titled Where Your Life Still Matters: How Stories Save Us, is designed for participants to discover, in a safe, communal setting among peers, the core of their stories, and the voice in which to create and deliver those stories. Participants will be provided writing prompts developed by Bathanti as well as poems, stories, and nonfiction pieces written by military veterans, though the work created does not need to be military-centric.

Beginner and experienced writers are invited to participate in this workshop that is free for veterans, active-duty military and their family members.

Pre-registration is required. To register, please fill out the questions in the form below. Attendees will receive a confirmation email with more details after registration. 

The workshop will accommodate up to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The Outer Banks Veterans Writing Workshop is part of Outer Banks Veterans Week, which will take place in November. 

For more information, please call (252) 473-5558 or visit DareArts.org/veterans.
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About Joseph Bathanti

Bathanti is an author, poet, educator, and he was North Carolina’s Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. During his time as Poet Laureate, Bathanti worked with military veterans and their families throughout the state, and beyond, particularly with Vietnam combat veterans struggling with PTSD and other invisible wounds of war. He is a Professor of English & McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University, a recipient of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the 2016 North Carolina Award in Literature recipient, the author of over 20 books, and the recipient of numerous other accolades. 

To read his full bio, visit https://nclhof.org/inductees/2024-2/joseph-bathanti/
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Email Address *
Mailing Address *
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Are you a veteran, active-duty military, or military family member? *
Have you participated in the Outer Banks Veterans Writing Workshop before?  *
Please briefly explain why you are interested in this program. *
Do you need lodging the weekend of the workshop? *
Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself or your expectations for the workshop? 
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