K Marthaler

K Marthaler is the Board's former Communications Director. She worked with the many arms of the Willamette Writers organization - our website, Dispatch email list, social media, meetings, workshops, annual conference, writing contests, member outreach and more to make sure we meet the needs of members and nurture ties with other Pacific Northwest organizations serving writers.

Introducing a New Writers Guild – 9 Bridges

The Willamette Writers’ 50th Anniversary celebration at our Writing House this weekend brought out members old and new to discover each others’ latest work. Longtime members Salli Slaughter and George Mason, who have visited over 20 states for their Authors Road project, recently added Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket to their impressive list of author interviews. We were also visited by the…

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Finding a Critique Group

Since so many of our members seek critique groups, I was delighted to stumble upon what appeared to be a “secret society” of such groups right here in Portland. In fact, it’s not a secret society but a highly organized, grassroots, community-based organization of serious writers who joined together to form People’s Ink to hone their writing…

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