Brought to you by The Northwest Women Writers Symposium at the Center for the Study of Women in Society Ready for a day of all things memoir? From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012, come to MemoirFest. This all-day event takes place at the Gerlinger Hall Alumni Lounge, 1468 University St.,…
Mid-Valley Chapter News and Events
3 Mary E. Lowd Short Stories Nominated for the 2011 Ursa Major Award for Best Short Fiction
Vote for Mary’s stories by May 4 Three short stories by Mary E. Lowd have been nominated for the 2011 Ursa Major Award for Best Short Fiction. The Ursa Major Awards are the furry equivalent of the Hugo Awards, and are designed to recognize excellence in the fields of art and fiction featuring anthropomorphic animals.…
Free Poetry Reading at Tsunami Books Apr. 14
Featuring Portland Poets Casey Bush & Dan Raphael, and Eugene’s C. Steven Blue Part of The Saturday Readers Series at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette Street, Eugene FREE! April 14, 2012, 4 pm Attend a free poetry reading from our own C. Steven Blue! Casey Bush is a Sr. Editor of The Bear Deluxe Magazine, the…
Available Now… LEONTARI: A POLEMIC ROMANCE, by A.M. Brosius
Imagine yourself in a world where the Fourth Crusade and sack of Constantinople led to a revolution in what we now call mainland Greece. The society that arose out of that revolt is unlike any other in Europe: pagan, libertine, consciously inter-dependent yet insisting on individual rights, the people of the Hellenic Commonwealth and Polity…
Word! New Eugene Writing Group
Shut up and write! You know the feeling. You need to write, but you have trouble making the time. A lot of other writers know exactly how you feel. That’s why they’ve started a new Eugene writing group, and are hosting events where writers can sit down, shut up, and get some writing done. Word!…
Free Writers Workshop for Sexual Assault Survivors
Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) presents a free Writers Workshop for Survivors on March 24 and March 31. The workshops culminate in the Annual Poetry of Survival Reading, held at Tsunami Books on April 22. These free Creative Writers Workshops are open to sexual assault survivors of all genders and abilities. Come and try new…
Call for Eugene Poets to Participate in Local Poetry Events
From C. Steven Blue, a local Eugene Poet: Hello Eugene Poets, My name is C. Steven Blue and I am a local Eugene Poet. I am working with the Eugene Public Library to coordinate 2 poetry events this year: One for the summer reading series at the Eugene Public Library One for the Eugene 150th…
Michele Graf’s book, LIFELINES, Nominated in Preditors & Editors Readers Poll
Vote by Jan. 10, 2012 LIFELINES, Michele M. Graf’s Poetic Muselings anthology, has been nominated in several categories for the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Additionally, Apollo’s Lyre, which has published many Eugene writers and whose poetry column Graf edits, is nominated in 3 categories, including Best Poetry ezine. See the nominees and place your…
Eugene Writers: Young Writers Association 2012 Creative Writing Contest
Writing contest taking entries from Lane County writers 5 and up The Young Writers Association (YWA) is taking submissions for its 2012 creative writing contest MANY VOICINGS: IN TRANSLATION. Many cultures and many voices make up our community, and our multi/trans-cultural traditions and languages are a rich creative source for writers. Writing contest entry details…
Writing Spiritual Memoirs with Nan Phifer
Jan. 20-21 Portland Writing Workshop Nan Phifer, author of Memoirs of the Soul: A Writing Guide, will lead you in identifying the experiences that compose your spiritual memoirs. She’ll demonstrate a process that evokes spontaneous rough drafts and supportive responses. From Nan’s presentation you’ll gain a personal table of contents, learn a writing process that…