Vancouver
2022 Willamette Writers Conference
Transform Your Writing Life August 3-7, 2022 at the 56th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Join us to find your writing community, develop your craft and expand your career -- both in-person and online this year. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon and at your own computer screen, you'll find workshops, keynotes, critiques and…
Vancouver Hybrid: Plotting Techniques with Alan E. Rose
"Plotting Techniques: Finding the story you want to tell, and then deciding how best to tell it." NOTE: New location - Cascade Community Park Library, 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684 This is a hybrid meeting: both online and in-person. Zoom details below. Doors open at 6PM, presentation begins at 6:15PM Most stories have…
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…
Hybrid Vancouver: Find your Muse
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWillamette Writers Vancouver - Finding Your Muse WRITERS! Has your Muse ghosted you? Is a blank page your current nemesis? Do you have a WIP novel or story that’s petered out? Are you participating in NaNoWriMo this year and finding yourself desperate for that elusive 1,667? Are you already prolific but looking for an excuse…
Online Vancouver: Open Mic
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWriters near and far, join us Monday, January 16 at 6:30 for our first Vancouver Willamette Writers ONLINE Open Mic! Please note -- this meeting is ONLINE only, as the library will be closed for MLK Day. Bring your partially-finished work, your favorite poem, or a short story to share in a five-minute timeframe. Bring…
Hybrid Vancouver: Mystery Plot Development with PJ Peterson
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWillamette Writers Vancouver Mystery Plot Development with PJ Peterson Do you ever wonder how mystery authors skillfully toss in red herrings, false leads, and intertwining plotlines, leading readers on a twisty ride as they try to solve the whodunit? Join mystery author PJ Peterson and Vancouver Willamette Writers Tuesday, February 21, at 6 PM at…
Hybrid Vancouver: Memoir – A Different Approach with Alan Rose
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWillamette Writers Vancouver presents Memoir: A Different Approach with Alan Rose People often find writing a memoir to be daunting—Where to begin? How to tell my story? What is my story? This one-hour interactive workshop offers an alternative to the memoir as a chronological narrative, presenting an approach that identifies and distills significant moments that helped define…
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…
Vancouver Chapter Presents Poetry with Armin Tolentino
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesThe Vancouver Meeting has been MOVED ONLINE due to excessive heat. Willamette Writers Vancouver Presents Poetry with Armin Tolentino Poetry is fraught with all the baggage one might expect after a solid 3000-year run. During times of great crisis, people have depended on and expected solace from poetry. Yet, just as often you hear poetry…
Online Vancouver: Pitch Practice
Cascade Park Library 600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesWillamette Writers Vancouver Presents Pitch Practice A successful screenplay discussion. This meeting is online-only. We’re wrapping up another sizzling season at the Vancouver Chapter with a “Pitch Practice” themed meeting! Whether your novel’s ready to pitch (like at the upcoming WW annual conference ), whether you're deep in multi-draft edits, or whether your project's still the…