Monthly Meetings
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…
Hybrid: Young Willamette Writers
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers and Katherine Quevedo Katherine Quevedo on the art of speculative poetry. About Katherine Quevedo Katherine Quevedo was born and raised near Portland, Oregon, where she works as an analyst and lives with her husband and two sons. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Rhysling Award, received an honorable…
Portland: Write Your Way to Meaning with Armin Tolentino
Willamette Writers HQ 1336 NW Flanders, Portland, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Portland Presents Writing Your Way to Meaning with Armin Tolentino Come and join us at our first in-person meeting at our new headquarters downtown: 1336 NW Flanders, Portland (Masks required). On Tuesday, October 4th at 7:00 PM, Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino will be speaking to us on Writing Your Way to…
Salem: First Lines Critique Group
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Salem - First Line Critique Group On October 8, from 11-1, the Salem chapter will meet in the Plaza room of the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR. This will be a 'first lines' critique group. Please bring the first few lines of a project you are working on to…
Online: Learn to Make Graphics with Canva
Join your Southern Oregon Chapter Online Have you ever wanted to make graphics for your newsletter or social media? Wondered about an easy way to create posters or flyers? Join Willamette Writers Southern Chapter online to learn about making graphics using Canva.com. Log-in to Canva beforehand to make a FREE account, and you can follow…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Writing Chapter One
Willamette Writers Hillsboro: Writing Chapter One with D. Wallace Peach There are a number of perfectly legitimate types of first chapters. Diana will discuss four common ones: The Prolog - An episode that pertains to your story but is in some way outside your main narrative. The Hero-Action Beginning - The hero is onstage, doing…
Hybrid Eugene: Critique Groups with J.C. Geiger
Wordcrafters 438 Charnelton, Suite 101 Eugene 438 Charnelton, Suite 101, EugeneWillamette Writers Eugene Presents Critique Groups, Reimagined with J.C. Geiger Online and In-person A critique group can be the emotional and professional cornerstone of a writer's life. But how do you get it right? Does academia have it figured out – or is there a secret key to unlock the magic tonic that makes the…
Hybrid Vancouver: Storytelling with Leslie Slape
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesVWW presents Playwright Leslie Slape on Storytelling We hope you’ll join the Vancouver Chapter of Willamette Writers Monday, October 17, 2022 (doors open at 6:00PM, meeting starts at 6:15PM) as we welcome award-winning journalist, storyteller, and emerging playwright, Leslie Slape. This will be a hybrid meeting so you can join us in person, or on…
YWW Hybrid: Comics with James Art Ville
Grants Pass LibraryYWW presents James Art Ville How to Tell a Story with Sequential Art: Comics Before the written language, humans crafted a system of record-keeping and storytelling using nothing but illustrations. While the written word has since become the dominant method of non-verbal communication, the integration of both methodologies has the profound and unique ability to…
Newport: First Drafts with Sue Fagalde Lick
Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye St, Newport, OR, United StatesFrom Messy First Draft to Masterpiece with South Beach author Sue Fagalde Lick You’ve turned out a bunch of pages in a burst of inspiration or the marathon of Nanowrimo. Congratulations. You’re off to a good start. But is it ready to publish? Not even close. What you have is a raw lump of clay…