Audrey J. Cole is a registered nurse and a writer of thrillers set in Seattle. Although born and raised in the Seattle area, Audrey now lives with her husband and daughter in Port Stephens, Australia. She maintains a blog for aspiring authors and is currently writing a psychological thriller. Her debut crime thriller, The Recipient,…
The Member Promoter program is back for the 2017 Willamette Writers Conference! We invite our members (YOU!) join our conference promotion team and be honored on the Willamette Writers website. Members who wish to join the promotion team and become a member promoter should start by filling out the form below. Member promoters will then spread the word about…
Books for children, middle grade, and young adults have been some of the fastest growing publishing markets of the past several years — so much so that high-power authors for adults like James Patterson, Tom Clancy, and Robert B. Parker have added their own work to the genres. It’s an exciting time in this corner…
Karen McClintock’s memoir, “My Father’s Closet” was just released by Ohio State University’s Trillium press. Thirty years after her father’s death, Karen McClintock sets out to find the gay father she never really knew. As we follow the unraveling fawmily secret, we find ourselves drawn into her story as they stumble into infidelity, grieve heartbreaking losses, and remain loyal in…
Benjamin Gorman’s new novel, The Digital Storm, takes William Shakespeare’s The Tempest into our near future and places it on a virtual island populated by artificial intelligence programs and a nasty computer virus. The story was first released as a podcast series in the summer of 2016, downloaded thousands of times on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher,…
This year, in addition to the opportunity to pitch your writing project to industry professionals, we’re trying something new. Introducing: On The Spot Critiques at the Willamette Writers Conference For $25 (the same price as a pitch session), you can sign up for 10 minutes of undivided attention from one of our presenting faculty. They’ll see…
A Mother and Son Fight to Preserve Their Dynasty… Sak K’uk, the strong-willed daughter of Yohl Ik’nal—first Mayan woman ruler—faces rebellious nobles and spiritual crisis in her city following a devastating enemy attack. The sacred portal to the Gods is desecrated, temples and crops destroyed, the ruler killed and the royal family humiliated. With her…
Micayla Lally, Salem local and member of Willamette Writers, is thrilled that her debut novel, A Work Of Art, is being released May 2, available at local bookstores as well as online retailers. The novel is being published by She Writes Press. An unexpected pregnancy throws Julene off her guard, but not more so than…
Heather S. Ransom, member of Willamette Writers and a middle school science teacher, is already receiving glowing praise for her debut YA novel, Going Green. Though the novel tackles issues like the debate about GMOs, citizens filming acts of police brutality, and political extremism, it’s also a fun, fast-paced, coming-of-age adventure. Ransom won the Pitch…
Today, we’re bringing you a post from Ellen Urbani who was our closing keynote at the 2016 Willamette Writers Conference. In 2015, Ellen Urbani toured the South with her novel Landfall (Forest Avenue Press, 2015). The tour brought in overflow crowds and pushed Landfall up on the bestseller lists. Upon her return to Portland, Ellen had another successful book event for Landfall,…
