Save the Date for the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference! We are proud to announce the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon on July 31 – August 4, 2024! Save the date for a weekend of connecting with your community, developing craft, and expanding your career with Willamette…
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Conference News: Agent Katie Reed at #wilwrite23
Katie Reed began her career in publishing with Andrea Hurst Literary Management while pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English and has worked in the publishing field for over a decade. As a literary agent, Katie loves discovering new talent, building lasting connections with her authors, and working diligently to represent books readers will love.…
In Her Cultish YA Novels, Kelly McWilliams Blends the Personal and the Historical
To author Kelly McWilliams, writing is about asserting valuable truths. With her 2020 novel, AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD, she “felt [she] needed to send a message into this world: a message about feminism and patriarchy and how we can survive oppression.” That sense of survival and hope is key to both of…
Writing Advice from Willamette Writers
We are proud to announce the speakers at the 52nd Annual Willamette Writers Conference on July 29 – August 1, 2021!
Writing Advice from Zoraida Córdova
by Mari Hotchkiss An unusual career path. As a young child in Ecuador, Zoraida Córdova grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories that were filled with magic and wonder. At six years old, she immigrated to the United States with her mom and grandma, causing her to abandon her love of stories. “I stopped reading.…
We are proud to announce the speakers at the 51st Annual Willamette Writers Conference on July 31 – August 2, 2020!
Julie Whipple Book Signing at Powells
Julie Whipple will be reading and signing copies of her new book, Crash Course Join Julie Whipple at Powell’s downtown flagship store on West Burnside on Monday, August 20 at 7:30 (http://www.powells.com/book/-9780692070406#product_details) and award-winning audiobook narrator Heather Henderson for a special performance of excerpts from the book. Long-time Portland residents vividly recall the crash of…