Willamette Writers Eugene

May Literary Events at Eugene Public Library

About May’s Eugene Literary Events at the Library All the Library literary events below are free and open to the public. Information: 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. Children’s Book Week Poster Raffle Month of May, all locations of Eugene Public Library Kids are invited to celebrate Children’s Book Week all month at Eugene Public Library! Visit the…

Poetry Series May Readings at Eugene DIVA

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., Robert Hill Long and Jen Coleman read as part of the ongoing Poetry Series from Eugene’s Downtown Initiative For The Visual Arts (DIVA). Robert Hill Long Robert Hill Long is the author of 5 books of poems and flash fiction/prose poems. He taught creative writing for 20…

SASS Annual Poetry of Survival Reading

Take back your story and power by voicing your creative writing to a supportive audience. Share your poetry, lyrics, personal essays, dramatic monologues, or short stories. Come to share or come to listen. Location: Tsunami Books Date: April 21, 2013 Time: 4 p.m. For more information contact Jessica Mason, Support Group Coordinator at Sexual Assault…

Mary E. Lowd Receives 5 Best Short Fiction Nominations

The final ballot for the Ursa Major Awards has been posted, and 5 of Eugene author Mary E. Lowd’s stories were nominated in the Best Short Fiction category: “St. Kalwain and the Lady Uta” “One Night in Nocturnia” “Magtwilla and the Mouse” “Shreddy and the Christmas Ghost” “Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn” Voting is open…

Summer Break

It’s been an amazing year of writer news, announcements and lively discussions. And thank you for a wonderful Writer Services Fair. Now it’s time for summer break. The chapter doesn’t meet in July or August, and we will resume our regular monthly meetings on Sept. 6. In the meantime, get ready for this year’s Willamette…

Poet Roy K. Johnston at Eugene Public Library, June 9

Poetry: A Wandering Journey “Poetry is meant to be heard out loud,” says Roy K. Johnston. A philosopher, educator, musician, and poet, Johnston has read his work from China to Jamaica, Cambridge to Malibu. On Saturday, June 9, at 3 p.m., the Downtown Eugene Public Library hosts a reading and talk by Johnston titled “Poetry:…

Novelist John Colman Wood at Eugene Public Library, June 7

Novelist and anthropologist John Colman Wood, author of The Names of Things, gives a talk at the Downtown Eugene Public Library on Thursday, June 7, 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. The Names of Things is a journey into the meaning of love and rituals of grief. The novel weaves together the threads of an anthropologist’s…

Lola Broomberg Handout and June Meeting

Handout for the May 3 Lola Broomberg presentation Click here to download the handout from Lola Broomberg’s presentation (PDF) Thanks to everyone who attended our May 3 meeting! Lola Broomberg’s discussion on how writers can productively deal with stress was well-received. I think we all learned a lot of techniques to help us weather the…