Monthly Meetings
In-Person Vancouver: Open Mic & Community Building
Three Creeks Library, 800 NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver, WA 98685What Have You Been Writing This Summer? We Want to Hear You Share! The Vancouver Chapter is excited to invite you for a fun night of open mic sharing, goal setting, snacks, and getting to know other local writers. We’ve got some fabulous events planned for the year and can’t wait to share them with…
Hybrid Hillsboro: “From Whose Point of View?” with Susan Matthews
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWe're Happy to be Back! We're glad to be back and can't wait to see you! This month we're discussing points of view in stories. The meeting will be held at the Brookwood Library in Hillsboro in the upstairs boardroom on Tuesday, September 10th from 6:30 - 7:45, with doors opening at 6:00 so we…
Online: Screenwriter’s Happy Hour Open Mic
We’re kicking off the new season with an Open Mic! Every year at the Willamette Writers Conference, dozens of authors present their new works at the Friday evening Open Mic. We’d like to give our screenwriters that same opportunity. Have you got a new screenplay that you’d like to share with our screenwriting community? We’d…
In-Person Salem: Picnic at Woodmansee Park
Woodmansee Park 4629 Sunnyside Rd SE, Salem, ORWe're so glad to be back! Please join the Willamette Writers' Salem Chapter as we kick off the 2024 – 2025 program year with our annual picnic at Woodmansee Park! Willamette Writers is a group of writers helping other writers. This meet-and-greet get-together is for members and is open to anyone interested in learning more…
Hybrid Young Willamette Writers with Mark Teppo
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005We're so excited to be back! This month publisher, writer, and game designer Mark Teppo joins Young Willamette Writers for our September meeting. YWW will meet on September 14th from 11am-12pm PT at Beaverton City Library and over Zoom. If you're joining us in person, we'll be at 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005.…
In-Person Newport: Science Fiction and Fantasy with Rhiannon Held
Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye Street, Newport, ORSpecial Event: Science Fiction and Fantasy with Rhiannon Held! Fantastic Worlds! Alternate Times! How do authors create their worlds and characters in Sci-Fi/Fantasy? How do authors suspend disbelief and lead readers along on their fantastical journeys? Sci-Fi/Fantasy author, Rhiannon Held, will share her process in creating worlds and characters at the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter…
In-Person Eugene: One Page Essay Writing and Social
Downtown Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORIt's A Back to School Classic! One Page Essay Writing and Social How was your summer? Come join us for an old school throwback-retro snacks and a generative writing session for a one page handwritten piece about what you did this summer-just like when you were in elementary school. Wide ruled paper, pencils and construction…
Hybrid Southern Oregon: Chat with Executive Editor Jenny Quinlan
We're so happy to be back! The Southern Oregon Willamette Writers will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21st in the Ben Bones room of the Josephine Community Library in Grants Pass. This meeting will offer information and a Q and A about historical fiction, the editorial process, different publishing paths, and more with…
In-person Corvallis: Open Mic!
Corvallis Willamette Writers Presents Open Mic This Meeting is In-person Only When: Sunday, September 22, 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Doors open at 2:45 pm) Where: Corvallis Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330 Calling all writers! Join us on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at the Corvallis Library in the…
Hybrid Portland: The Language of Horror with Wendy N. Wagner
Willamette Writers Writing Center 3121 S. Moody Ave, Portland, ORDon't Be Afraid of Writing Horror Stories! Horror movies have all kinds of tools to help scare viewers, but when it comes to horror fiction, all we have is language. Let's talk about some of the ways we can play with language to help our readers get in a dark, dreadful, or downright terrified mood.…