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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,…

July Events at Eugene Public Library

July 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…

A Reading Set to Music by Janet Fisher Sat 21 June

Book Reading (set to music!) and Signing at Tsunami Books, Saturday, 21 June, 5:00-7:00 pm Janet Fisher’s A Place of Her Own: The Legacy of Oregon Pioneer Martha Poindexter Maupin. ‘ Areading set to music provided by Don Fisher on trumpet and Patty Wilgus on piano. In my book the Civil War played heavily in Martha’s life…

Lunch with an Author at The Book Nest

The Book Nest presents Lunch with an Author most weeks on Thursday or Friday Mark your calendar for these lunches and go here for more information about upcoming author lunches. RSVP (not required but helpful) at AmandaBird@airpost.net. Thurs., June 26, noon: Pamela Wible, MD, local physician and author of Pet Goats and Pap Smears, a…

Sat, 21 June: Summer Solstice Reading & Book Signing

Local Authors Donating to St.Vincent de Paul’s Join our chapter co-chair Valerie Willman along with six local Oregon authors for a reading and book signing!! Book Signing Presented by St. Vincent de Paul Saturday, June 21st 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul at River Road/Division Street Location Meet and support local Oregon…

First Annual Author Celebration & Reading a Great Success!

We had so much fun hearing from our members’ books at the first annual Mid-Valley Author Celebration and Reading last Thursday, 5 June! We heard so many great stories by our readers and encourage you to check them out! Many thanks to our readers for sharing their stories with us and for their generosity in…

1 June: Book Launch for A PLACE OF HER OWN by Janet Fisher

Eugene author Janet Fisher announces the launch of her first book,  A Place of Her Own: The Legacy of Oregon Pioneer Martha Poindexter Maupin. Event details: Elkton, Oregon, at the ECEC library Sunday, 1 June,  at 1:00 pm Future events include a reading at Tsunami Books, Saturday, 21 June, 5:00-7:00 pm For more information, go…