Online: Young Willamette Writers with Armin Tolentino
Online Portland, OR, United StatesArmin Tolentino With Young Willamette Writers and Beaverton City Library Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino joins YWW and Beaverton City Library for our April 2nd virtual meeting from 10-11 am. Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press). As a kid, his favorite…
Online: Brent Smith, D.C. – Stretch Before You Snap!
Online Portland, OR, United StatesStretch Before You Snap! Join Brent Smith, D.C. with Pain-Free Tips While Writing Fatigue and pain often plague those who sit or stand for a good portion of their day. Join Brent Smith, DC as he shares some simple tips on workstation set-up, stretching, and exercises. Each individual is different, and these tips are not…
YWW Epic Worlds for Epic Stories with Frank Morin
Grants Pass LibraryYoung Willamette Writers Present - Epic Worlds for Epic Stories with Frank Morin So you've got a great premise, a memorable character, a dastardly villain, or a heart-pounding conflict. Now you need to custom-build the world to make your vision shine. Whether your story takes place in Victorian England, dystopian New York, or another planet,…
Online: Speaking with our #OwnVoices – Nisi Shawl
Online Portland, OR, United StatesSpeaking with our #OwnVoices - Nisi Shawl Author Nisi Shawl will present how to write your truth when your experience isn't the same as the dominant narrative. We know our truths, and we want our stories to tell them. How can we depict plots, settings, and characters falling outside of current ideas of what's normal?…
Online: Screenwriters Happy Hour
Online Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for Screenwriters Happy Hour! All are welcome! Join us to network with your colleagues and touch base with old friends. Sign up below to receive log-in details to join the conversation. See you there! #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in…
Melissa Hart – Write & Publish Your Memoir
Online Portland, OR, United StatesWhat a Long Strange Trip It's Been: How to Write & Publish Your Memoir Are you ready to honor your life stories by putting them on the page? In this lively and supportive workshop, you'll learn how to choose a theme and/or era around which to shape a personal essay or book-length memoir. You'll explore…
Spring Open Mic !
Online Portland, OR, United StatesJoin Willamette Writers on the River/Corvallis and the Coast Chapters for our Spring 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.…
Be Your Own Graphic Artist! with Chris Northrup
WACOM Experience CenterBe Your Own Graphic Artist! Join us at WACOM Experience Center! Chris Northrup will show us how to do our own graphics. Ever wonder how writers get their awesome covers? Or how to create and publish your own graphic novels or magazines? Join us at WACOM Experience Center, 1455 NW Irving St. #110, Portland, OR 97209,…
Five Ways to Grow Your Newsletter with Sarina Dorie
Online Portland, OR, United StatesFive Ways to Grow Your Newsletter from Zero to Thousands in a Year with Sarina Dorie For five years, Sarina Dorie’s newsletter was stuck at two hundred. Despite teaching at conferences, giving away free books at reader events, participating in author readings, blog tours, and begging friends to join, few people signed up. And fewer…
Young Willlamette Writers presents Angela Yuriko Smith
Online Portland, OR, United StatesYoung Willamette Writers presents Angela Yuriko Smith Angela Yuriko Smith joins YWW and Beaverton City Library for our May 7th virtual meeting. 10:00-11:00am PT About Angela Yuriko Smith: Angela Yuriko Smith is a third-generation Uchinanchu-American and an award-winning poet, author, and publisher with over 20 years of experience in newspaper journalism. Publisher of Space &…