Eugene
Hybrid Eugene: First Page Critiques
Willamette Writers Eugene Presents First Page Critiques The first page of your story is vital. It must capture your reader’s attention–whether that’s a prospective agent, editor, or book buyer. Those first few lines, sentences and paragraphs do some heavy lifting. Not only do they have to be engaging, but they also need to set the…
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…
Hybrid Eugene: Writing and Rewriting with Dante Zúñiga-West
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORWillamette Writers Eugene Presents Writing and Rewriting with Dante Zúñiga-West Good writing is rewriting. While it’s romantic to think the first draft of a writer’s work can be a perfect rendition, purely sourced from a fresh imaginative state, this simply isn’t the case. Good writing is rewriting because effective storytelling requires acute attention to detail.…
Hybrid Eugene: Finding Your Voice with Gina Ochsner
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORWillamette Writers Eugene Presents Finding Your Vision, Finding Your Voice with Gina Ochsner A generative, hands-on session for essayists, fiction writers, and prose poets of all experience levels. Explore a variety of out-of-the-box methods to generate and develop ideas and material that reflect your unique experiences, imagination, and voice. We’ll talk about how to cultivate…
Eugene Hybrid: Flash Fiction with Miriam Gershow
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OREugene Willamette Writers Presents The Joy of Flash: How Short Writing Can Jump Start Your Creative Practice with Miriam Gershow Do you feel stuck? Are you missing that spark? Join Miriam Gershow at the Eugene Public Library on May 23rd, both online and in-person, to bring back the joy. Doors open at 6PM and meeting…
Hybrid Eugene: Blackout Poetry with Jennifer Rood
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OREugene Chapter of Willamette Writers Presents Blackout Poetry with Jennifer Rood This meeting is online and in-person at the Eugene Public Library. Come ready to have fun and learn about how to create blackout poetry in this hands-on workshop with poet Jennifer Rood online and at the Eugene Public Library, on June 27th at 6:15…
Hybrid Eugene: Poetry with Carter McKenzie
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORWillamette Writers Eugene Presents Carter McKenzie Poetry as Witness against Unjust Erasure This meeting is online and in person. Please join your Eugene Willamette Writers Chapter this September 26, 2023, 6:15-7:30 PM. Doors open at 6 PM. To join by Zoom, please read Zoom details below and then register for the meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcumppz4oH9cz5NktX2P2FTkRSB9jTA4D…
Hybrid Eugene: Getting Started Writing Your Novel Panel
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OREugene Chapter of Willamette Writers Presents Getting Started Writing Your Novel Panel This meeting is online and in-person at the Eugene Public Library. Thinking about National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO)? Have you been wanting to write a novel but have no idea where to start (or how to get it done in a month?!)? Join…
Hybrid Eugene: Write-In
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OREugene Chapter of Willamette Writers Presents Write-In This meeting is online and in-person at the Eugene Public Library. Working on National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO)? Drafting a new story? Need some co-working time? Join us online or in person at the Eugene Public Library on November 28 at 6:15 PM (doors open at 6 PM)…
Online Eugene: Achieve Your Writing Goals
Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORAchieve Your Writing Goals this Year with Eugene Willamette Writers UPDATE: Due to weather, this meeting will be online only It's a new year! What better time to sit down and make a plan. Join us on January 16th at 6PM online, to set your writing goals this year! We will work on SMART goals: Specific,…