Corvallis
Online: Open Mic Night
Willamette Writers 2108 Buck St, Portland, United StatesWillamette Writers on the River in Corvallis & Coast Chapters OPEN MIC NIGHT! Join Willamette Writers on the River in Corvallis and the Coast Chapters online at 6:30 PM on Monday, January 24 for our first Open Mic of 2022. Does the audience sigh? Do they gasp? Do they laugh outright? Does the page read…
Online: Kickstarter with Russell Nohelty
Online Portland, OR, United StatesCorvallis and Coast Chapters present Russell Nohelty - Fund Your Book with Kickstarter Kickstarter is a cruel mistress. On one hand, it's given creatives the ability to launch products directly to their audience. On the other, the competition is fierce, and launching a successful project gets harder each and every day. Even worse, every minute you…
Online: World-changing Stories with Rivera Sun
Online Portland, OR, United StatesAuthor Rivera Sun - Explores How Writers Call People to Action: Stories for a Changing World Tumultuous times draw out the heroic in the most unlikely candidates, but where do human beings find the roadmaps as they contemplate their own hero’s journey? Author/activist Rivera Sun believes that writers are uniquely suited to provide them. Join the…
Spring Open Mic !
Online Portland, OR, United StatesJoin Willamette Writers on the River/Corvallis and the Coast Chapters for our Spring Open Mic! Does the audience sigh? Do they gasp? Do they laugh outright? Does the page read smoothly for you? In other words, does your writing bring the audience into your experience successfully? Read for applause and explore the effectiveness of your creation.…
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…
Corvallis: Polishing Drafts with C. Lill Ahrens
Thompson Shelter, Avery Park, Corvallis, ORC. Lill Ahrens Presents - The Tighty Writey Game: Polishing as Wordplay – Seriously! This is an In-person Event. Early drafts can be wordy, but final drafts need to be polished, aka tight. But many writers avoid tightening, assuming it’s laborious, fearing it will dull the freshness, flatten the emotional impact, and destroy their voice. Not…
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…
Corvallis: Fall Open Mic
Corvallis Community Center 2601 NW Tyler AveCorvallis: Fall Open Mic Does the audience sigh? Do they gasp? Do they laugh outright? Does the page read smoothly for you? In other words, does your writing bring the audience into your experience successfully? Read for applause and explore the effectiveness of your creation. Or join us to listen and enjoy. The meeting…
Corvallis: NaNoWriMo Prep with Maren Anderson
Corvallis Community Center 2601 NW Tyler AveWillamette Writers on the River Presents: Outlines and Structure for NaNoWriMo with Maren Anderson NaNoWriMo is a month of organized wildness when writers try to write 50K in 30 days. Maren Anderson has “won” NaNo many times, and has designed and come by a variety of tools to help you succeed. She presents one of…