Southern Oregon
Online: Speaking with our #OwnVoices – Nisi Shawl
Online Portland, OR, United StatesSpeaking with our #OwnVoices - Nisi Shawl Author Nisi Shawl will present how to write your truth when your experience isn't the same as the dominant narrative. We know our truths, and we want our stories to tell them. How can we depict plots, settings, and characters falling outside of current ideas of what's normal?…
Online: Crafting the Wildlife Essay with Rick Lamplugh
Willamette Writers on the River in Corvallis and our Southern Oregon Chapter Presents Rick Lamplugh - Crafting the Wildlife Essay Rick Lamplugh writes, speaks, and photographs to protect wildlife and preserve wild lands. In this Zoom presentation on Monday, May 23 at 6:30 PM, he will use words, photos, and music to describe his path…
Writer’s Fair at the Willamette Writers Conference!
Crowne Plaza Hotel 1441 Ne 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR, United StatesAre you a writer? Come find your community at the Writer's Fair at the Willamette Writers Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this August 4th from 6-8PM. Free and open to the public. Meet writing organizations, ask questions, get tips, and try out new writing tools. You'll network with writers from every genre, with diverse…
2022 Willamette Writers Conference
Transform Your Writing Life August 3-7, 2022 at the 56th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Join us to find your writing community, develop your craft and expand your career -- both in-person and online this year. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon and at your own computer screen, you'll find workshops, keynotes, critiques and…
Southern: Chapter Planning Meeting
Hello, Southern Oregon Chapter! After a great summer, we are looking forward to a wonderful fall with you. We want to take some time to connect with our chapter and plan our upcoming year of programming with you. Please join us on Zoom to meet your colleagues and connect with friends. Details below. See you…
Online: Learn to Make Graphics with Canva
Join your Southern Oregon Chapter Online Have you ever wanted to make graphics for your newsletter or social media? Wondered about an easy way to create posters or flyers? Join Willamette Writers Southern Chapter online to learn about making graphics using Canva.com. Log-in to Canva beforehand to make a FREE account, and you can follow…
Online Southern Oregon: The State of Publishing with Mark Teppo
Join us online for a look at the state of the publishing industry in 2022. Mark Teppo, publisher of Underland Press, will chat about the differences between traditional, hybrid, and fully-independent publishing. How have the models changed? How is the industry changing? Once you've finished your book, how do you decide which is the best…
Online Southern: Publishing Primer with Laura Stanfill
Willamette Writers Southern Oregon A Publishing Primer for Anxious Authors by Laura Stanfill Laura Stanfill is back! If you missed our Portland Chapter meeting this month, hop online and find out more about Publishing with Laura Stanfill. Laura Stanfill has always worried about her authors’ worries, as the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. But in…
Hybrid Eugene and Southern Oregon: Diverse Characters with Diana Nadeau
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORCreating Diverse Characters with Integrity with Diana Nadeau Character development is key to great writing. And honoring diversity is key to life. So, how do we put the two together and enter into creating characters that represent diverse communities with integrity and without causing harm to those very same community members? We do it with…
Online Corvallis & Southern: Creating While Aging with Priscilla Long
Willamette Writers on the River in Corvallis Presents Creating While Aging with Priscilla Long This meeting is online only. Join us on Monday, March 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (Zoom Room Opens at 6:20PM) for author Priscilla Long's online presentation "Creating While Aging: How Knowledge of New Science and Role Models Can Spur us to…