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Hybrid YWW North: Worldbuilding with Brian W. Parker
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Worldbuilding and Characters with Brian W. Parker Join us on December 3, 2022, at 11:00 AM on Zoom and in person at Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005. Brian grew up in Alaska, then Mississippi, and has always been in love with storytelling in every medium. Literature, movies,…
Hybrid YWW: Plotting with Jared Agard
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers presents Plotting and Planning with Jared Agard Jared Agard is an author/illustrator from Beaverton, OR. His first novel, Dread Watch, was released on September 1st, 2021. Dread Watch is a middle-grade novel about a boy who gets stuck in an old pocket watch with a ghost who feeds on his fear. Jared…
Hybrid YWW Portland: Writing Games with Jennifer Perrine
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Presents - Serious Play: Writing Games Jennifer (JP) Perrine is the author of four books of poetry: Again, The Body Is No Machine, In the Human Zoo, and No Confession, No Mass. Perrine’s recent poems, stories, and essays appear in The Missouri Review, Cutbank, Plant-Human Quarterly, Buckman Journal, Harpur Palate, and Cascadia: A…
Hybrid YWW North: Speed Story
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Presents Speed Story with Eric Witchey Mastering the craft of fiction requires study and practice in the same way that mastering the game of Chess requires study and practice. Practicing cognitive study and intuitive development enhances skill. To develop cognitive understanding, Chess masters play thousands of games, study repeating patterns on the…
Hybrid YWW North: Revision with Jessie Kwak
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Portland Presents Revision with Jessie Kwak About Jessie Kwak Jessie Kwak has always lived in imaginary lands, from Arrakis and Ankh-Morpork to Earthsea, Tatooine, and now Portland, Oregon. When she's not writing, she can be found sewing, mountain biking, or out exploring new worlds both at home and abroad. She is the…
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…
YWW Presents Dmae Lo Roberts
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Portland Presents Dmae Lo Roberts About Dmae Loe Roberts Dmae Roberts is a two-time Peabody award-winning writer and independent media and theatre artist who has written and produced more than 400 audio art pieces and documentaries for NPR and PRI programs. Her Peabody award-winning documentary “Mei Mei, a Daughter’s Song” is a…
Hybrid YWW North & South: Story Plotting with Erin Riha
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Presents Story Plotting with Erin Riha Join us at our next YWW meeting on September 9, 11 am-12 pm PT. We can't wait to have Erin Riha join us at the Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th Street, or online. Our Southern Oregon Young Willamette Writers will also be joining so we…
Hybrid Young Willamette Writers: Horror with John Shirley
Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005Young Willamette Writers Presents Horror with John Shirley Our next YWW meeting will be on October 7, 11am-12pm PT. We can't wait to have John Shirley join us, online and in-person. About John Shirley John Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts, screenplays, lyrics, poetry, songs, and various forms of nonfiction. More than forty…
Young Willamette Writers Meeting
Young Willamette Writers Presents Game Writing with Monte Lin Our next YWW meeting will be on December 2, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. PST. Monte Lin joins us to talk about game writing. About Monte Lin While being rained on near Portland, Oregon, Monte Lin writes, edits, and plays tabletop roleplaying games. Staff Editor for Angry Hamster…