Willamette 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…

Writers 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…

Willamette 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…

Willamette 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…

Writing 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…

The 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…

Willamette 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…

Willamette Writers Vancouver Presents Planning Your First Draft This is a hybrid meeting. October 16, 2023. Doors 6:15 PM, Presentation at 6:30 PM at Three Creeks Library - 800 NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver, WA 98685. Read Zoom Details below and then register here for the Zoom presentation: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvd-6urD4tHNCLFTSpC1tPOqY7Ejw5H10k A CRASH COURSE IN WRITING YOUR NEWEST NOVEL! One of the biggest…