Join us for Peter Brown Hoffmeister on Wednesday, 20 August!

Peter Brown Hoffmeister presents “The Art Of Failure”

How do we – as artists –  prepare, practice, and execute? Why should we anticipate and champion failure? Why do we fear failure, and how is failure essential to the creation of quality art?

Peter Brown Hoffmeister  is the author of the memoir The End Of Boys, the nonfiction text Let Them Be Eaten By Bears – A Fearless Guide To Taking Our Kids Into The Great Outdoors, and the novel Graphic The Valley. His books were selected for multiple “Best Of 2013″ lists, earned starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal, and featured reviews by The Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. He is a former recipient of the Oregon Literary Arts fellowship in fiction, has written for The Huffington Post and Writer’s Digest, and currently writes Op-Ed columns for VICE Magazine. He has appeared on NPR, CBS, ABC, and Fox Radio programs. To learn more about Peter, go here.

WWW: Wordcrafters & Wine on Wednesdays

3rd Wednesday of every month
7-9 at Territorial Vineyards Tasting Room, 907 W 3rd Ave, Eugene

Join us the 3rd Wednesday of the month for stimulating conversation and wine! Each month will feature a different professional writer, agent, or editor to talk about the business and craft of writing. Get yourself a glass of vino and pull up a seat!

WWWs are free to the public (21 and over), donations to Wordcrafters Young Writers Program appreciated.