AUSA Writing Workshop: Powerful Prose

AUSA is pleased to host our second annual "AUSA Writing & Editing Workshop: Powerful Prose," in which participants will: have ample opportunity to network; be updated on the current state of affairs of writing in the Army; hear from doctrine and storytelling experts; take a look at the incorporation of AI into the creative process; learn from highly successful podcasters; and do an extensive dive into the writing and editing process with a team of masters in the field. Attendees from across DoW and beyond will walk away enabled to think, write, edit and communicate more clearly and effectively.

To register for the Writing Workshop, select the tab labeled "Register Now" in the top right corner of this page.

Please note that this workshop is a two-day, in-person event at AUSA National Headquarters in Arlington, VA. It will begin with the CSA's Coffee Series at AUSA, for which participants must register separately here: https://www.ausa.org/coffee-series/csa-george.

AGENDA:
Day 1

1000 – 1005: Administrative Remarks – Nzinga Curry

1005 – 1010: Welcome Remarks – GEN(R) Robert Brown

1010 – 1040: Keynote – LTG James Isenhower

1040 – 1100: Networking Break

1100 – 1200: Harding Project – Current State of Affairs – MAJ Kyle Atwell, SFC Marcel Blood

1200 – 1300: Networking Lunch

1300 – 1400: New Doctrine and Components of a Story -
Panelists: LTC Zach Griffiths, MAJ McKinsey Harb, PW Singer; Moderator: COL(R) Dr. Thomas Spahr

1400 – 1430: Networking Break

1430 – 1550: AI Integration in Writing and Image Generation - Lead In: Ellen Toner - Panelists: LTC Jon Bate, Dr. Trent Lythgoe, Brandon De Aguero; Moderator: COL Andrew Steadman

1550 – 1600: Closing Remarks – LTG(R) Les Smith

1630: Courthaus Social

Day 2

0800 – 0850: Coffee & Pastries

0855 – 0900: Welcome – Nzinga Curry

0900 – 1000: Structuring a Commentary - Panelists: Hope Seck, Sam Winter Levy; Moderator: LTC Zach Griffiths

1000 – 1030: Networking Break

1030 – 1130: Working with Authors as an Editor - Panelists: Hope Seck, Sam Winter Levy; Moderator: LTC Zach Griffiths

1130 – 1230: Networking Lunch

1230 – 1330: Harding Papers Spotlight - Panelists: COL Chevy Cook, MAJ Matt Tetreau, MAJ Ryan Crayne, MAJ Robert Rose; Moderator: LTG Dubik

1330 – 1350: Networking Break

1350 – 1450: Podcasting and Army Communication - Panelists: Joe Byerly, Ryan Evans, MAJ Kyle Atwell; Moderator: CPT Garret Pyle

1450 – 1500: Closing Remarks – LTG(R) Les Smith