A Round-up of Our July 2026 Coverage!

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ICYMI: OUR LATEST MONTHLY SALVO!

• 2026 Aiming Circle Exclusive! Markets for "Veterans Lit"

• Paying Market: Special-Edition Zine Seeks Black Writer-Veterans, -Artists

• Essay Provides History of GWOT On-line Discourse and Beyond

• Editors Seek Ideas on Foreign Policy Coverage

• Center Seeks Oral Histories of U.S. National Guard Units

• New 'War Horse' Editor Calls for Feature Pitches

• Vet-Studies Journal Updates CFP Wish-List

• Lit Mag to Feature Special on U.S. Political Violence

• After 10+ Years, Veterans-Lit Journal Goes on Hiatus

• Global Strategy Journal Combines Three Legacy Publications

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IMAGE: TWENTYNINE PALMS, California—U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Angel Solorioserrano, a California native and a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ("HIMARS") operator with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, guides an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Rocket Artillery Battery Integrated Training as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at Quackenbush Training Area, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 18, 2026. Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lainey Brummett