Monthly Meetings
Hybrid Portland: Cats on the Keyboard with Mollie Hunt
Willamette Writers Portland Presents Cats on the Keyboard: Cats and Cat Writing with Mollie Hunt Join us Tuesday evening, April 4th at 7:00 pm at 1336 NW Flanders St Portland to hear Mollie Hunt talk about writing and publishing cozy cat mysteries. Cat writing—it’s a thing. But writing an animal hero can be more than…
Hybrid YWW Southern Oregon: Sharing Our Writing
Grants Pass LibraryYoung Willamette Writers Portland Presents Sharing Your Writing This month we are encouraging each YWW participant to bring a piece of their own writing to share with the group. We will also talk more about the YWW anthology and how to make sure your piece will be included in this upcoming publication. This meeting will…
Hybrid Hillsboro: Incorporating Your Cultural Roots into Your Writing
Hillsboro Brookwood Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Hillsboro Presents Incorporating Your Cultural Roots into Your Writing with Katherine Quevedo We each have cultural influences we bring to our writing, whether consciously or not. By tapping into these facets with intentionality, you can make your writing more personal and creative. We will talk about generating fresh ideas, subverting expectations, and avoiding…
Hybrid Vancouver: Diversity and Difficulty with Sonja Thomas
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWriting for All Kids: Including Diversity and Difficult Subjects in Our Books Do you want to write for kids, but don’t know where to begin? Spoiler alert: It doesn’t matter where you are on your writing journey, and an MFA is not required! Details: April 17, online and in-person, doors open at 6PM, meeting starts…
In-Person Coast: Editing Bootcamp with Maren Bradley Anderson
Newport Public Library 35 NW Nye St, Newport, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Coast Presents Editing Bootcamp with Maren Bradley Anderson In-Person Only Join the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter as Maren Bradley Anderson, Emerita Editor of the Timberline Review, presents “Editing Bootcamp” Saturday, April 22 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm at the Newport Public Library. We love it. We hate it. Without it, a story is doomed.…
Hybrid Corvallis: English Language Has a Nature Problem with Julia Corbett
Corvallis Community Center 2601 NW Tyler AveWillamette Writers on the River in Corvallis Presents The English Language Has a Nature Problem with Julia Corbett The Corvallis Chapter of Willamette Writers invites people to an in-person and virtual presentation of “The English Language Has a Nature Problem” with author and emerita professor Julia Corbett. The English language reinforces a human-dominated culture that disconnects…
Hybrid Eugene: Finding Your Voice with Gina Ochsner
Downtown 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…
Hybrid Portland: An Evening with Stephen Holgate
1336 NW Flanders Portland, ORPortland Willamette Writers Presents An Evening with Stephen Holgate Mark your calendar and join your Portland Chapter on May 2nd at 7 PM for an evening with author and diplomat, Stephen Holgate. This meeting is in-person at 1336 NW Flanders in Portland and online via Zoom. Please read Zoom Details below and then register for…
Salem: Behind the Curtain with 45th Parallel Playwrights
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Salem Chapter Behind the Curtain: Playwriting with the 45th Parallel Playwrights Have you ever wanted to see behind the curtain? Wondered how to get your play produced or process feedback from critiques? Join the Salem Willamette Writers chapter as we meet with the 45th Parallel Playwrights. 45th Parallel Playwrights will explore how they…
YWW North: Curtis Chen
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Attention Middle and High School Writers! Join us May 6th, from 11-12PM, in-person at the Beaverton City Library or online with Science Fiction and Fantasy author, Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇)! We'll also talk about the YWW Anthology, so if you have a piece you haven't submitted yet, please bring that along. Joining online? Sign up…