Book Launch for Wild Within by Melissa Hart: August 16th at 5 PM, Tsunami Books About Wild Within: How Rescuing Owls Inspired a Family It’s impossible to be depressed about a lethargic adoption process when a baby owl sporting a bad mullet sits on a perch in your nursery. Although my husband and I struggled…
Willamette Writers Eugene
“Smell the Blue Sky” Named a BRAG Medallion Honoree
Member and Mid-Valley Co-Chairperson Valerie Willman’s book Smell the Blue Sky has just been named a BRAG Medallion Honoree for Best Self-Published Books. You can buy the book at Tsunami Books, or anywhere online. Learn more about Valerie here and here. Find out more about BRAG Medallion at www.bragmedallion.com.
24 July: Authors Lunch with poet Colette Tennant at Book Nest
Have you been to an Author Lunch at Book Nest yet? Join these fun, informal chats where you get to ask the author all kinds of questions.You can also browse the shelves at Book Nest, and enjoy something yummy from the lunch counter at Indulge. Open to the public Thursday, 24 July, at Noon Presenting…
26 July: Arrow Cloud Press at the Northwest Book Festival
Join Eugene publishing company Arrowcloud Press at the 6th Annual Northwest Book Festival in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, July 26th, at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Arrowcloud Press managing editor and poet, C. Steven Blue, will be selling books, as well as doing a music and drumming performance of his…
Author J.A. Jance reads at Eugene Public Library Monday 28 July
Monday, July 28, 6:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive Hear New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, visiting Eugene on tour with her just-released book, “Remains of Innocence.” Over fifteen novels, Jance’s “Joanna Brady” series has earned an enormous and devoted following of suspense fans who eagerly anticipate each new installment. The…
August Events at Eugene Public Library
August 2014 – book-lover and writerly events at Eugene Public Library All events FREE. Summer Reading for All Ages at Eugene Public Library Through August Sign up and join in the fun at Eugene Public Library with this year’s Summer Reading theme, “Fizz! Boom! Read!” All summer, visit any Library location — Downtown, Sheldon, or…
2014 North Coast Redwoods Writers’ Conference
North Coast Redwoods Writers’ Conference, Sept.19-20,2014 The wait is finally over! The North Coast Redwood Writers’ Conference registration is open! Details about each workshop can be found at www.ncrwc.org. For up to date information and more information about each presenter, please “Like” our site on facebook. The Conference will be on September 19 and 20,…
Wordcrafters & Wine on Wednesdays
WWW Kicks Off with Kathleen Kerr Introducing WWW: Wordcrafters & Wine on Wednesdays! Want to chat with the editor of a publishing company? Find out the inner workings and secrets of getting published? Wordcrafters & Wine on Wednesdays presents Kathleen Kerr, senior editor of Harvest House publishers. July 16, 7-9pm at Territorial Vineyards and Wine…
2014-2015 Meeting Schedule & Speaker Series
All Eugene meetings are on the first Thursday of the month (except January 2015, which meets the 2nd Thursday) 2014 4 September 2014 activity: What We Learned at the WWC14 talk: Nina Kiriki Hoffman 2 October 2014 activity: Plotting Questions to Ask Yourself while Planning Your Current Book talk: Jimmy Edgeworth 6 November 2014 activity: Learn…
Wordcrafters Summer Creative Writing Camps
Wordcrafters Summer Creative Writing Camps combine a love of words and a love of the outdoors. Write around Alton Baker Park. Work with a new visiting author each day. Explore different aspects of genre and writing craft. Challenge yourself technically and artistically through daily guided writing workshops. Present your work to family and friends; Friday,…