A Round-up of Our May 2026 Coverage!

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ICYMI: OUR LATEST MONTHLY SALVO!

• Virtual Summit on Soccer & WWI is Jun. 9, 2026

• 'Conflict Literature Workshop' Offers Critiques of Participants' Prose

• New Poetry Anthology Probes Environmental Impacts of War

• 'Witness to History' Non-fiction Workshop is Jun. 6-27, 2026

• 2026 Submission Dates for Col. Darron L. Wright Contest Announced

• Anthology to Celebrate 50 Years of Women's Achievements at U.S. Air Force Academy

• Vets Writing Contest Closes May 31, 2026

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IMAGE: A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Saber, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, transports an M119 Howitzer assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY), via sling-load during the Joint Pacific Readiness Center Exportable Exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, May 16, 2026. JPMRC-X, as part of Exercise Salaknib, integrates U.S., Philippine, and partner forces in realistic scenarios to enhance interoperability, refine multi-domain tactics, and strengthen regional readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Photo by U.S Army Sgt. Olivia Cowart