Need some support? Stop by Office Hours for drop-in critique time. Bring five copies of up to 500 words (no more, please). This is an informal, volunteer-led critique time. We focus on constructive, supportive feedback in a safe, encouraging space. Details In-person only Free and open to the public 12-2PM 1336 NW Flanders St. Portland,…

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:…

Willamette Writers Portland Presents Pitching and Querying with Coco Freeman This meeting is in-person and online. You finished your book. Congratulations!! Now what?! Join us on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, as Coco Freeman gives us the ins and outs of pitching and querying! Coco Freeman is an agent with the Linda Chester Literary Agency. She…

Brown Bag Lunch at the Willamette Writers Writing Center Bring your lunch and meet your community in-person at the Willamette Writers Writing Center (1336 NW Flanders in Portland) from 12-2PM every Wednesday. Writers and readers of all genres are welcome to come talk writing with old colleagues and new friends. This brown bag lunch will…

Want to get some writing done? Need a cup of coffee? Hoping for some co-working time? You’ve come to the right place! Join us at our Portland Writing Center, every Monday and Thursday this fall from 10-12 at 1336 NW Flanders in Portland. Make new friends or meet up with new colleagues. We are here…

Looking for writers in all the wrong places? Maybe you need The Write Place. Join us at The Write Place each week, online. Discuss goal setting and productivity while encouraging, supporting, and connecting with other writers. We will share our rejections, sales, and other market news so that we can inspire and learn from each other. How to join…

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:…

The Salem Chapter of Willamette Writers Presents Marketing with Keri-Rae Barnum This meeting is online only. Are you struggling with marketing your book? Trying to figure out how to approach marketing yourself as an author? Join Keri-Rae Barnum, the owner and CEO of New Shelves Books, online on October 7 at 11 AM Pacific Time…

Young 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…