Monthly Meetings
In-Person Hillsboro: Critiques with J. Komp
Hurt So Good: Turning painful critiques into constructive insights This meeting is in-person only. Place: Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Brookwood Library at 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124 We can say that not all critiques are created equal. But that’s easily forgotten when “trolls” storm the bridge of our creativity. Join us at the Hillsboro…
Online: Screenwriter’s Happy Hour with Randall Jahnson
Do you have a manuscript or short story that you’d like to turn into a script? October’s Screenwriters Happy Hour is delighted to host screenwriter, Randall Jahnson, who will share his experience adapting existing material for the screen. Randall is a graduate of the UCLA Film School and has worked with filmmaking luminaries such as…
Hybrid Young Willamette Writers with Adam Bolivar
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Join us this October 12 from 11-12PM online or at the Beaverton City Library (12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005) for spooky stories with Adam Bolivar. About Adam Bolivar Adam Bolivar is a poet of dark fantasy, a weird fiction writer, and a playwright for marionettes with a particular interest in balladry, alliterative verse,…
Hybrid Vancouver: How Do Bookstores Support Writers Panel
Three Creeks Library, 800 NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver, WA 98685Vancouver Bookstores Panel The Vancouver Chapter of Willamette Writers invites you to join them on Monday, October 14th from 6:30 - 7:45 PM PST online and in-person at the Three Creeks Community Library to connect with Local Book Stores! We'll be joined by representatives of Fliting with Fiction, Romance Bookshop, and White Oak Books for…
In-Person: Book Publicity with Miriam Gershow and Anne Gudger
Downtown Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, ORReady to Grow your Community and Readers? Willamette Writers in Eugene is excited to invite you to join us at the downtown branch of the Eugene Public Library on Tuesday, October 15th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. We'll be joined by Miriam Gershow and Anne Gudger as they discuss approaching book publicity as a path…
In-Person Newport: Spotlight: Publishing Paths with Sue Fagalde Lick
Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye Street, Newport, ORSue Fagalde Lick takes the Spotlight Join Willamette Writers Coast Chapter on Saturday, October 19, from 2-4 pm at the Newport Public Library as author Sue Fagalde Lick shares the 2024 publishing journey of her four books: Between the Bridges, a novel; her poetry books Blue Chip Stamp Guitar and Dining Al Fresco with My…
In-Person Salem: Fluency with Micro-arcs with Eric Witchey
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesArcs within Arcs Create Meaning Join the Salem Chapter of Willamette Writers on October 26th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM PST at the Salem Public Library for a seminar by award-winning writer Eric Witchey. Eric will be focusing on how character arc is demonstrated as contrasts that must be represented at all levels of story—from…
Hybrid Southern Oregon: Interactive storytelling with game writer, novelist, and playwright Haris Orkin
Interactive storytelling with game writer, novelist, and playwright Haris Orkin Hybrid: In-person or online Place: Josephine Community Library, Ben R. Bones room, 200 NW C St, Grants Pass, OR 97526, or Register for the meeting here. A Zoom link will be sent to your email on the day of the meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrde-qpjopEtOzWyFx8tSvIQkgtO48XCuE Join us in person…
In-person Corvallis: Creation & Creativity – AI & Our Creative Spirit
Creation & Creativity - AI & Our Creative Spirit with J-STOLL This Meeting is In-person Only When: Sunday, October 27, 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Doors open at 2:45 pm) Where: Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330 Please join us on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 pm at the Corvallis-Benton…
Online: Screenwriter’s Happy Hour with Howard L. GATO Mitchell
Are you a writer, filmmaker, visual artist...all of the above? On November 13 at 5-6PM online, FilmLab is pleased to host a presentation by Howard L. Mitchell, an award-winning American writer and independent film director of Afro-Latin descent. Howard L. Mitchell Born in Panama and working under the pseudonym Howard L. GATO Mitchell, his work challenges…