Willamette Writers calls on many fantastic authors and writers to make each year’s issue of the Timberline Review a success, and we would be swamped by the sea of submissions if it weren’t for our editors. It is fortunate, then, that we have someone as passionate about poetry as Suzy Harris. Suzy’s passion was made…
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New Release: Things Too Big to Name
Intense Story-telling Studded with Surprises Fuze announces its latest release, a literary thriller by Molly Best Tinsley! Things Too Big to Name plunges into the mind of Professor Margaret Torrens when her planned rural retirement unravels and she’s forced to confront the life choices she’s made since the death of her musician husband years before.…
Willamette Writers Author Reading & Signing: Judith Elliot McDonald
Judith Elliot McDonald will be reading from and signing copies of her debut novel Feargus on Saturday, December 7 in the Community Room of the Oregon City Library, 606 John Adams Street, Oregon City, from 2 to 4 pm. McDonald is a published playwright. Feargus is a deeply moving multi-themed literary tale of a beloved,…
H. W. “Buzz” Bernard will be making two appearances on the Oregon coast in support of his newest novel, CASCADIA.
His first appearance will be in Manzanita, the setting for much of the book. He’ll be there in conjunction with the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay. His second event will be in Seaside, the location of CASCADIA’s prologue. He’ll be part of a conversation with Bonnie Henderson, author of THE NEXT TSUNAMI. The details:…
Neal Lemery’s Homegrown Tomatoes: Essays and Musings From My Garden Available
Growing young men is much like tending a garden. Retired judge Neal Lemery does both, working as a volunteer mentor in a youth prison. The author of Mentoring Boys to Men: Climbing Their Own Mountains, he continues his musings and observations about building community and enriching the lives of young men, by being present in…
Lori Tobias’ Wander Available August 29th from Red Hen Press
Wander, a novel by Lori Tobias, launches August 29 from Red Hen Press imprint Boreal Books. Wander is a tale about love, loss and betrayal set in the frigid wild of Alaska, where a young news reporter faces the winter alone, discovering too late that the biggest threat lies not in the harsh landscape around…
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…
Warren Bull’s No Happy Endings Released by Avignon Press
Award-winning author Warren Bull’s new short story collection No Happy Endings has been released by Avignon Press. One definition of noir is “no happy endings.” Don’t expect any last minute reprieves. They aren’t going to happen. Dark desires spiral inexorably down toward disaster. Bad choices lead to dangerous consequences. A sucker never gets an even…
FiLMLaB Grand Prize Winner Announced!
Last week our four finalists consulted with screenwriting mentor and 2016 FiLMLaB Director, Randall Jahnson, before diving into an optional script rewrite; a chance to improve their original seven page script with notes from our Celebrity Judges. By Thursday night, all of the revised scripts were in and ready to review by our Producers Circle,…
Jill Kelly Book Signing for Broken Boys
Jill Kelly will be selling books and reading from Broken Boys, talking about villains and detectives, and answering questions about the writing life. Tuesday May 10, 7 pm Where: First Cup Coffee, 41st and Woodstock, Portland About Broken Boys: Maggie Morehouse has a husband who ignores her and a grown son who doesn’t need her.…