By Allison Wallace The 2024 Willamette Writers Conference begins this weekend, and the big question is–what to do? What to attend? The conference is soon upon us–it’s not too late to get your ticket for three days of creativity and connection! A lot is happening on the final day of the conference, especially at 10:30AM,…
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Your 2024 Willamette Writers Conference Guide: Part Two
By Allison Wallace The 2024 Willamette Writers Conference begins soon, and the big question is–what to do? What to attend? In the last Conference Guide, we went through the early days of #wilwrite24, July 27th through August 1st. Saturday, August 3rd is the biggest day of the conference! There are workshops, readings, talks, socials and…
Willamette Writers Conference – Save the Date
Save the Date for the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference! We are proud to announce the 2024 Willamette Writers Conference will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon on July 31 – August 4, 2024! Save the date for a weekend of connecting with your community, developing craft, and expanding your career with Willamette…
Willamette Writers Conference 2024
Registration is now open for the 55th Annual Willamette Writers Conference, online and in-person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this July 31 – August 4, 2024. Log-in now at Willamettewritersconference.org to meet the faculty who will be joining us this summer. You’ll find New York Times bestselling authors, award-winning screenwriters, and incredible slam poets that…
Creative Nonfiction and Memoir at the Willamette Writers Conference
Are you working on memoir or creative nonfiction? Come have a sit down discussion with industry professionals at the Willamette Writers conference. You can pitch your work with these industry professionals or have a critique session. Here are some of the individuals you will want to meet this year if you’re interested in having conversations…
2022 Willamette Writers Conference
Transform Your Writing Life August 3-7, 2022 at the 56th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Join us to find your writing community, develop your craft and expand your career — both in-person and online this year. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Portland, Oregon and at your own computer screen, you’ll find workshops, keynotes, critiques and…
HOW TO WIN THE SUBMISSION WAITING GAME
We’re excited that Erick Mertz is a member of the faculty at the upcoming Willamette Writers Conference. Erick is a Portland-based ghostwriter and fiction/memoir manuscript consultant. Over the last five years as a full-time freelancer he has written manuscripts for a variety of clients. In a blog he posted this past December, he shares advice…
Open Mic Night at the Willamette Writers Conference
Open Mic night started at the Willamette Writers Conference in 2013, when I mentioned to the conference chair that I attended a really fun Open Mic Night at another writing conference. This launched us into a talk about how we could make one for Willamette Writers and how we could make it even better than…
FiLMLaB 2016 At The WWC!
It’s nearly that time of year; half-way through summer when the seeds you sowed last spring are starting to bear fruit. Tomatoes are blushing, cucumbers are ready for pickling and green beans are weighing down the trellis. Or maybe you were sowing a different kind of seed? The kind that needs a fertile mind in…