If you’re writing a memoir or personal essays and you’re looking for accountability, community and constructive feedback…this workshop is for you. June 19th to August 14th 2024. The focus of this course is the creation, development and discussion of personal narratives (memoir / essay). In addition to discussing short, weekly readings, you’ll learn how to…
WW Member and author of the YA Novel THE APOLOGY BOX, Naomi Ulsted teaches “Writing in the Child’s Voice” through Oregon Literary Arts. August 26th, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Literary Arts 925 SW Washington, Portland, OR. Register here: https://literary-arts.org/event/writing-in-the-childs-voice/ This course will take a close look how to effectively use the child narrator when writing personal…
Potluck and mini-workshop by the beautiful Rogue River. Saturday, August 26th, Grants Pass, Oregon. 10-4. Free event. Donations optional. Meet agented authors and poets eager to share their experiences and help build community. We’ll have a panel with Q&A, optional private critiques, author talks, and more! Space limited. RSVP required. Find out more at Writers…
For those of you who may not know me, I am Angela C. Atkinson, the Member News Team Coordinator. I would love to help you share your journey with the other members of Willamette Writers. Here at Willamette Writers, we LOVE good news and are happy to help you spread the word. Willamette Writers members…
Announcing a free author event for NW authors. NW Book Fun in the Sun invites all published books (self-published & traditional) authors to join and share their books on Sunday, July 23rd from 11 am to 3 pm. This is a simple event with each author having a table to share and sell their books.…
Our friends at Clackamas Community College are excited to announce the 2023 Compose Creative Writing Conference. Admission: $25 Location: Attendees can choose to participate in person on the CCC Oregon City campus or join the conference virtually via Zoom. The Keynote address and select workshops will be available online. Keynote: Eli Saslow, Pulitzer Prize winning…
Submissions are open now for Discover Beaverton, an anthology of poetry, flash fiction and creative nonfiction, and art highlighting the uniqueness of Beaverton, Oregon. The Lucky Jefferson literary magazine, along with local guest editor Katherine Quevedo, are looking for submissions from writers and artists with a connection to Beaverton, whether you live in the area…
Our friends at the Clackamas County Arts Alliance Literary Arts Committee invite you to submit your work to their 2023 Writing Contest. Here are the full details: $250 will be awarded to first place winners in 4 genres: short stories, essays, poetry, and plays. Runner up winners will receive a cash prize of $100. First…
Cold Mirage, Book 2 in Kristina Bak’s YA Stevie series, is now available in paperback and ebook formats. It will have its public launch February 16 at Roundabout Books in Bend, Oregon. Stevie has come a long way since we met her in Book 1, Nowever, as a sixteen-year-old with a secret gift, searching for…
The Romanian Incident is a locked door murder mystery set in a romantic hotel high in the mountains of Romania during the Cold War. When young KGB agent Polina Tolkunova arrives at the Hotel Teleki, she had no idea she would soon be facing not one, but two mysterious murders. She must now identify who…
