Lynn University’s Digital Press presents Veterans Independent Publishing (VIP)
Our focus is to provide veterans and Gold Star family members a cost-free program to assist with memoir development, Multitouch book compilation, and self-publishing.
Goals
Enhance the mission of Lynn University Digital Press by serving the local veterans’ community;
Structure a publishing curriculum sensitive to technological skills of the program’s participants;
Promote collaboration, communication, and cooperation between participants, university staff, students, veterans service organizations, and the Veterans Administration (VA);
Provide resources which permit instruction and implementation of the successful publication of a Multi-touch book; and
Provide a functional coping mechanism to help process emotional effects of trauma.
Selection Criteria
10 participants will be selected from the pool of submissions;
Proof of service (DD 214) or Gold Star Family Designation;
Preference is given to Purple Heart recipients, Gold Star Family members and combat veterans, i.e. “infantry, pilots, corpsman, nurses, Coast Guard.”