Young Willamette Writers Present – Epic Worlds for Epic Stories with Frank Morin So you’ve got a great premise, a memorable character, a dastardly villain, or a heart-pounding conflict. Now you need to custom-build the world to make your vision shine. Whether your story takes place in Victorian England, dystopian New York, or another planet,…
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Eugene: Open Mic Night
Willamette Writers Open Mic Night in Eugene Join your fellow scribes and share your words in this community-building Willamette Writers Eugene chapter Open Mic Night at Tsunami Books, on Wednesday, June 8. Sign up at 6:30 pm to share 5-7 minutes of your words. Meeting begins at 7PM. There’s no judging, a thousand points for everyone…
Giving Voice to Character with Rosiee Thor
Giving Voice to Character with Rosiee Thor At our first in-person meeting in more than two years, we’ll hear from author Rosiee Thor. In this workshop, you’ll learn all the tools you need to craft a character-rich voice specific to your novel and make your writing stand out with your unique writing style. About Rosiee…
Spring Open Mic !
Join Willamette Writers on the River/Corvallis and the Coast Chapters for our Spring Open Mic! Does the audience sigh? Do they gasp? Do they laugh outright? Does the page read smoothly for you? In other words, does your writing bring the audience into your experience successfully? Read for applause and explore the effectiveness of your creation.…
Melissa Hart – Write & Publish Your Memoir
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been: How to Write & Publish Your Memoir Are you ready to honor your life stories by putting them on the page? In this lively and supportive workshop, you’ll learn how to choose a theme and/or era around which to shape a personal essay or book-length memoir. You’ll explore…
Online: Young Willamette Writers with Armin Tolentino
Armin Tolentino With Young Willamette Writers and Beaverton City Library Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino joins YWW and Beaverton City Library for our April 2nd virtual meeting from 10-11 am. Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press). As a kid, his favorite…
Online: Speaking with our #OwnVoices – Nisi Shawl
Speaking with our #OwnVoices – Nisi Shawl Author Nisi Shawl will present how to write your truth when your experience isn’t the same as the dominant narrative. We know our truths, and we want our stories to tell them. How can we depict plots, settings, and characters falling outside of current ideas of what’s normal?…
Online: Brent Smith, D.C. – Stretch Before You Snap!
Stretch Before You Snap! Join Brent Smith, D.C. with Pain-Free Tips While Writing Fatigue and pain often plague those who sit or stand for a good portion of their day. Join Brent Smith, DC as he shares some simple tips on workstation set-up, stretching, and exercises. Each individual is different, and these tips are not…
Online: World-changing Stories with Rivera Sun
Author Rivera Sun – Explores How Writers Call People to Action: Stories for a Changing World Tumultuous times draw out the heroic in the most unlikely candidates, but where do human beings find the roadmaps as they contemplate their own hero’s journey? Author/activist Rivera Sun believes that writers are uniquely suited to provide them. Join the…
Newport: First Drafts with Sue Fagalde Lick
From Messy First Draft to Masterpiece with South Beach author Sue Fagalde Lick You’ve turned out a bunch of pages in a burst of inspiration or the marathon of Nanowrimo. Congratulations. You’re off to a good start. But is it ready to publish? Not even close. What you have is a raw lump of clay…