In the autumn of 2014, Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Writing Project and the Veterans Administration partnered together to launched a new writing program aimed at veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families or support partners. Participants need only be interested in writing in any form – they do not need to have any previous writing experience to benefit from the workshops.
Most workshops can be joined in person or via zoom.
For the Zoom link for Omaha NWW please email Jen Stastny.
For the Zoom link for Lincoln NWW please email Tom Seib
Fall 2025 Workshops
Facilitated by professional writing instructors, the workshops consist of six to eight biweekly sessions focused on developing strategies and skills. Model texts are read and discussed by the group to help participants identify how good writing is built and to allow writing practice with immediate feedback. The range of works include fiction, poetry, and memoir. Writers develop a strong bond as they encourage each other. The workshop culminates in a voluntary public reading.
Participants develop skills that include:
- Generating ideas
- Revising
- Editing
- Seeking a publisher
Lincoln Workshops & Speakers
Saturdays, 9:00am - 11:00am
August 30 - Jody Keisner
September 13 - Twyla Hansen
September 27 - Catherine King
October 11 - Deron Larson
October 25 - Charles Peck
November 8 - Kay Siebler
November 22 - Matt Mason
December 6 - Karla Hernandez
Pius X High School conference room
6000 A Street West Entrance 11
Lincoln, NE (or via Zoom)
Facilitators
Tom Seib
(402) 440-9296
Stephen Swinehart
Omaha Workshops & Speakers
Saturdays, 10:00am-12:00pm.
August 9 - Abby E. Murray
August 23 - Kevin Clouther
September 6 - Jody Keisner
September 20 - Matt Mason
October 4 - Gina Tranisi
October 18 - Rachel Bash
November 1 - Sarah McKinstry-Brown Mason
November 15 - John Price
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab
Baldwin Wildlife Center
9777 M Street
Omaha, NE 68127 (or via Zoom)
Facilitators
Jen Stastny
(402) 960-3955
jenstastny2029@gmail.com
Cindy Cronn
(402) 319-3195
cronn.cynthia4@gmail.com
For the Zoom link for Omaha NWW please email Jen Stastny.