{"id":29640,"date":"2015-09-21T19:50:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T23:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2015\/09\/21\/veterans-sought-for-writing-group-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:18:48","slug":"veterans-sought-for-writing-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/09\/21\/veterans-sought-for-writing-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Sought for Writing Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12104\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2015\/09\/5429073276_8b30f5e98d_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12104\" class=\"wp-image-12104 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2015\/09\/5429073276_8b30f5e98d_z-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"5429073276_8b30f5e98d_z\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Professor Paul Saint-Amand<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you are a military veteran and have a story or two to tell, NECC English Professor Paul Saint-Amand, a Vietnam-Era Veteran, is looking for you. With the beginning of the Fall 2015 semester he is launching an NECC Veterans\u2019 Writing Group. Sponsored by the NECC English department, it will be open to all veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a veteran myself, I invite other veterans an opportunity to tell their stories in their own way, in their own time. Though our individual perspectives differ, our training, protocols, and military experience have shaped our bond as veterans,\u201d says Saint-Amand. \u201cWhen we share stories and listen to the emerging voices of other writers, we often find meaning in the stories we have yet to tell. In my mind, that is the true purpose of this veterans\u2019 writing group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This informal writing group is geared toward supporting and encouraging those military veterans (active and inactive) who attend NECC to tell their stories (both in and out of the military) through a variety of genres \u2013 nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to support and encourage each other as writers by sharing stories and offering responses to others in the group. The group meets monthly with an organizational meeting on Tuesday, Sept 22, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in SC203 Second Floor of the One-Stop on the Haverhill campus.<\/p>\n<p>A regular meeting time will be discussed at this first meeting. Any questions can be addressed to Professor Saint-Amand at psaintamand@necc.mass.edu or 978-556- 3307.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a military veteran and have a story or two to tell, NECC English Professor Paul Saint-Amand, a Vietnam-Era Veteran, is looking for you. 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