Welcome to your writing community!
Willamette Writers is an in-person and online writing community of over 6,000 writers. Near or far, wherever you are, if you’re looking for professional workshops, critique partners, networking opportunities or new writing friends, we’re here to help you, as we have been since 1965. Our Query Cohort is open for registration — join us to work on your query this October! Our Annual Conference is also open for you (August 5-8, 2027 in Portland, Oregon). So many ways to join you community. Keep scrolling to find out more.
Find Your Community
Whether you are online or in-person, you will connect to your community at Willamette Writers. Check out our events calendar for more information on craft workshops, networking events, and critique meetups.
Develop Your Craft
Need help refining that draft? Reviewing that poem? Editing that script? Willamette Writers invites you to our free and open to the public writing workshops and drop-in critiques to develop your craft.
Expand Your Career
From first words to book twelve, we are a community of writers and industry professionals supporting each other’s writing lives. Get the help you need to advance your career this year with WW.
Our News
Ready to query? Join the Query Cohort.
The Willamette Writers Query Cohort is a month-long, supportive group for writers who are preparing to query a novel, memoir, or other work.
This fundraising cohort supports our free year round programming for writers.
Choose the level of support that works best for you:
Query Cohort – $100 sliding scale. If $100 isn’t the right fit for you, the $90 or $70 options are there to make the program more accessible.
Our Query Cohort offers weekly meetings and workshops offering you the structure, community, and feedback you need to get ready to query with a supportive cohort of writers who are at the same stage!
Query Cohort Intensive – $500
Want more individual support as you get ready to query? The Intensive includes everything in the regular Query Cohort, plus additional one-on-one time and personalized feedback to help you feel confident about your work and your next steps. Only 10 Intensive spots are available.
Whether you’re preparing your first query or revising your materials after a round of submissions, you don’t have to figure it out alone. We’re here to help you take your next step in your writing career!
We are proud to announce the 2026 contributors to our annual literary journal, the Timberline Review. This all-volunteer journal is an educational program, aimed at helping writers see behind the scenes of a literary journal. We are proud to welcome the following contributors:
- Astrid Adam
- ANverena
- Daniel Aôndona
- Amy Jean Bailey
- Tomás Baiza
- Jennifer Campbell
- Clarissa Cervantes
- Michael O. Colvin
- Cathy Cochrane
- Emily A. Davis
- Linda Drach
- Charlotte Friedman
- Patricia R. Henschen
- Yvonne Jayne
- Teresa H. Janssen
- Tess Kelly
- Emily Light
- Giulio R.M. Maffii
- Amy Miller
- Jared Mills
- Michael Fowles
- Kitt Patten
- David J.S. Pickering
- Corey Pressman
- Michael Shoemaker
- Sally Reiser Simon
- Marianne Xenos
- Amanda Yskamp
- Melissent Zumwalt
The Latest News from Our Members
- MEMBER NEWS: 4th Annual Pacific Northwest Authors Book Fair
- MEMBER NEWS: New Review of My Heart Has No Home by John R. Worsley
- MEMBER NEWS: Interview with Sara Bednark
- MEMBER NEWS: Free Generative Writing Workshop with Sara Bednark
- MEMBER NEWS: New Release- The Most Excellent Adventures of Bang and Clang by Hector Rodriguez
- MEMBER NEWS: New Release – The Labyrinth of Melusine by Jodi Lorimer
Tom Witherspoon“Willamette Writers is a great bunch of supportive and engaging people.”
Milwaukie, OR
Phoenix Bourgeois“I love this community!”
Portland, OR
