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October 2019
Newport: Maren Bradley Anderson
Alternative Writing Tools When we think about writing, we usually think about pens and keyboards, but both present challenges for people with different abilities, including those suffering from repetitive strain injuries or arthritis, who have visual differences, or who cannot sit for long periods of time. At the Oct. 20 meeting of Willamette Writers’ coast…
Find out more »Vancouver: How to Make Self-publishing Work for You with Carolyn L. Dean
How to Make Self-publishing Work for You There are many paths up the mountain to becoming a successful author, just as there are many definitions of success. Carolyn will be addressing several facets of self-publishing, including feasibility and profitability, individual goals and how to achieve them, how to avoid common pitfalls and scams, and more.…
Find out more »Eugene: Using Video to Connect with Your Audience with Joanna Bartlett
Using Video to Connect with Your Audience This is our Fall Workshop. Video is a great way to connect with your audience and create relationships with your readers. When readers see you on video, something magical happens: you become a real person they connect with. That emotional engagement turns them into super fans. But video…
Find out more »Corvallis: Brenna Crotty
Publishing for Social Justice CALYX Press is a non-profit publication dedicated to providing a platform to women and non-binary writers. Our goal is to highlight diversity in a variety of demographics by selecting materials from a wide range of authors, which changes the way we approach the slush pile. Our editorial collective is not only…
Find out more »November 2019
YWW Portland: Emily Suvada
Twists and bombshells and cliffhangers, oh my! New, permanent time and place for Young Willamette Writers! Saturday, November 2, at 1:00 at the Bridgeport Village Barnes & Noble bookstore. Join me for a workshop on story structure that dives beyond beats and focuses on pacing and tension to find ways to make your story compelling…
Find out more »Corvallis: Poetry of Place, and Handling Submissions with John Sibley Williams
Poetry of Place, and Handling Submissions In the first part of the program, Williams will address poetry of place with a discussion of how natural and constructed landscapes affect our identities and shape our writing. This workshop will include the study of diverse poems that successfully employ place as a metaphor for the human condition.…
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