Monthly Meetings
Young Willamette Writers – Katie Bennett
Online Portland, OR, United StatesYoung Willamette Writers with Katie Bennett Join Us! Please join us online for our Young Willamette Writers meeting this January 8, 2022, at 10 AM with playwright and performing artist Katie Bennett. Our Young Willamette Writers meetings are always free. We meet the first Saturday of the month, September to June (unless otherwise indicated). Any…
Online: Writing Sex Scenes with Karelia Stetz-Waters
Willamette Writers 2108 Buck St, Portland, United States
Online: Finding The Mystery In The Heart Of Your Novel with Kelly Garrett
onlineFinding The Mystery In The Heart Of Your Novel Every book is a mystery, but not every novel is a whodunit. What can you learn from analyzing a traditional mystery to add depth to your story, regardless of genre? We'll look at the building blocks of a classic mystery, from clues to red herrings,…
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: Brian W. Parker on Diversity in Sci-Fi & Fantasy World Building
Online Portland, OR, United StatesDiversity in Fantasy & Sci-Fi World Building How to include culture and equity in your world build The worlds of fantasy and sci-fi have suffered from a lack of diversity for many decades, despite the wonderful contributions of authors like Gene Roddenberry, Octavia Butler, N.K. Jemisin and Ursula K. LeGuin. This problem has seen some…
Young Willamette Writers With Ryane Nicole Granados
Online Portland, OR, United StatesYoung Willamette Writers Join Ryane Nicole Granados Our next Young Willamette Writers virtual meeting is on February 5, 2022. We're so excited to have Ryane Nicole Granados join us! About Ryane Nicole Granados Ryane Nicole Granados is a Los Angeles native whose writing finds its roots in her love of community and her…
Online: Nastashia Minto on Through the Voice of The Emotions
Online Portland, OR, United StatesNastashia Minto - Through The Voice of The Emotions Author Nastashia Minto will discuss how emotions move through your being and how you use them to simultaneously create texture, depth, and movement on the page. By doing so, not only can you enrich your writing, but also release them from your body. Join your…
Online: Publishing Options with Linda Stirling
Online Portland, OR, United StatesA Box of Chocolates – How to Wisely Pick Your Flavor of Publishing - Linda Stirling Your Valentine’s Day chocolates all looked yummy, but unless they were labeled (or you used the trick Linda's kid sister employed of sticking a fingernail in the bottom of each one to find her favorites) you won’t know which…
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…
Young Willamette Writers Join Eric Shanower
Online Portland, OR, United StatesYoung Willamette Writers Presents Eric Shanower About Eric Shanower Eric Shanower is the award-winning cartoonist of the graphic novel series Age of Bronze (Image Comics), retelling the story of the Trojan War. With cartoonist Skottie Young, he adapted six of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books to a series of New York Times best-selling graphic novels (Marvel Comics).…