Online Coast: Brian W. Parker on Diverse Characters
Willamette Writers Coast Chapter Presents: Brian W. Parker on Diverse Characters The worlds of fantasy and sci-fi have suffered from a lack of diversity for many decades, despite the wonderful contributions of authors like Gene Roddenberry, Octavia Butler, N.K. Jemisin and Ursula K. LeGuin. This problem has seen some major strides in recent years, and…
Online Corvallis: Open Mic
Online Portland, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers on the River in Corvallis: Winter 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. Or join us to…
Online: Coffee at Your Kitchen Table
Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 8AM on Tuesday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…
Hybrid Eugene: First Page Critiques
Willamette Writers Eugene Presents First Page Critiques The first page of your story is vital. It must capture your reader’s attention–whether that’s a prospective agent, editor, or book buyer. Those first few lines, sentences and paragraphs do some heavy lifting. Not only do they have to be engaging, but they also need to set the…
Online: Coffee at Your Kitchen Table
Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 10AM on Saturday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…
Online Southern: Publishing Primer with Laura Stanfill
Willamette Writers Southern Oregon A Publishing Primer for Anxious Authors by Laura Stanfill Laura Stanfill is back! If you missed our Portland Chapter meeting this month, hop online and find out more about Publishing with Laura Stanfill. Laura Stanfill has always worried about her authors’ worries, as the publisher of Forest Avenue Press. But in…
Online: Coffee at Your Kitchen Table
Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 8AM on Tuesday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…
Online: Coffee at Your Kitchen Table
Good day, writer! Join us online for coffee and conversation at 10AM on Saturday mornings. All writers, 18 and up, are welcome to join us to talk about writing, including successes, rejections, and a million other topics. This group is warm, welcoming, and here for you! Click the link to register and join us online:…
Salem: Open Mic
Salem Public Library 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, United StatesWillamette Writers Salem presents Open Mic In-Person! Open Mics are a chance to share your work with fellow writers. We will be meeting in-person (not online) on Saturday, February 4th, at the Salem Public Library in the Plaza Room, from 10 am to 12 pm. This is the first time we've done this in the…
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…