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Submission Deadline: Oregon Literary Fellowship

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Offering a variety of awards for work in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, drama, and publishing. Eleven fellowships carry the award of $3,500, while two will be for $10,000. Must be a current, full-time resident of Oregon. Poetry: 15 typed pages of poetry, one poem per page. Prose: No more than 25 pages double-spaced. Drama: No more than 25 pages. Synopsis pages are allowed but count towards page count. See their website for additional details. Literary Arts also hosts free info-sessions with in-person assistance for applications, see our calendar or theirs for dates. Upcoming sessions: July 2nd (10 am – 12 pm) and July 25th (12 pm – 5 pm).

Free

Submission Deadline: Bitch Magazine #85: Sanctuary

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland

Bitch Magazine is looking for dispatches (1,200 words), investigative essays (2,500 words), cultural features (2,200 words), and other feature pieces for an upcoming issue on “sanctuary.” More on the theme: “This issue calls for out-of-the-box explorations of what it means to seek peace and find it: How do traditional and chosen families shape our understanding of love? What role can social media play in helping us shape our mental health? How do we locate places in which we can escape, disconnect, and simply be ourselves? How does pop culture help us grapple with inevitable grief? What happens when our sanctuaries no longer feel like they belong to us—or are actively taken away?” See the website for more details on submission guidelines.

Willamette Writers Conference

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

For a half a century, the Willamette Writers Conference has been a beacon of opportunity for the writing community. Find your tribe in our exciting array of faculty, instructors and inspirational speakers while discovering new peers and friends. Develop your craft in our workshops, Master Classes, and Sunday Intensives. This August, take your career to the next level. Join us at the 50th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Find your community, develop your craft, and expand your career with three full days of writing, as well as Master Classes and intensive workshops this August. Writing a book? Find your agent or work on your craft in our workshops and critique sessions. Working on a screenplay? Pitch your film to top industry managers and producers. Poetry? Songwriting?…

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$274 – $594

PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Talks: Reema Zaman: More than a Memoir; a Movement

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland

Reema Zaman More than a Memoir; a Movement, 4:30pm In Room 601 The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school of…

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Free

The Unseen

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland

The Unseen is a curated exhibition showcasing marginalized artists in their personal work to freedom and self expression. We are looking for female, non-binary, and LGBTQ artists willing to share their personal journey’s as the Unseen, those who have been shut out or quieted by the greater artistic establishment. Here we may give voice to ourselves. We are looking for visual artists, acoustic performers, spoken word artists, or performance based works. The event will be open to the public and will include a private showing of the first scene of the Quiet Crowd. Have tacos, desert, and listen to La Vie En Rose with us in the dining room.

Free

Kay Snow Awards

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

We invite you to join us at the Kay Snow Awards Ceremony, honoring our 2019 Kay Snow Award Winners. Members of the public and conference attendees are invited to come celebrate with us, as we announce our winners and recognize their achievements. This year, we welcome Pulitzer-prize nominee Janet Burroway as our keynote to kick off this celebration! The full list of winners is available at Willamettewriters.org/kay-snow. See you at the celebration!

Free

Other People’s Poems!

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland

Come recite someone else's poem from memory, or just listen. First Fridays 7pm sharp

Free

Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun: The Story of Our Lives

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland

Nigerian poet Romeo Oriogun is the winner of the 2017 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, with the judges calling him “an urgent new voice in African poetry.”  Author of the chapbooks Burnt Men (Praxis) and The Origin of Butterflies (APBF and Akashic Books), he was shortlisted for the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets in 2017 for his manuscript My Body Is No Miracle.  His poems have appeared in the literary magazine Prairie Schooner as well as on-line at the Dissident Blog, Connotation Press, and Brittle Paper, among others.  He is the Spring 2019 Scholars-at-Risk Fellow at Harvard University, an Artist Protection Fund Fellow at the Institute of International Education (IIE), a W.E.B. DuBois Research Institute Fellow, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, Harvard University, and Summer 2019 Visiting Artist…

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Free

“No Self-Respecting Woman” by Katherine Morgan – Book Launch

Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland

Join us for a slightly belated launch party for Katherine Morgan's "No Self-Respecting Woman." She'll be joined by readers Jewels, Marita DeLeon, and Jenna Marie Fletcher. Light refreshments as well. See ya.

Free

PNCA Low-Res MFA in CW Readings: Reema Zaman

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Reema Zaman, 8pm at Literary Arts The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with its first residential intensive. In the low-residency model, students will attend two 14-day campus residencies then, beyond residencies, work one-on-one with mentors. Most of the programming during this residency is free and open to the public. From July 28 through August 3, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers as part of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Every event is free and open to the public. This innovative creative writing program is distinguished by its being situated within a school of art and design as well as…

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Free

C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert

Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave., Portland

Using C.S. Lewis’ own words, award-winning actor Max McLean brings the brilliant Oxford Don to life, taking us on his extraordinary journey from hard-boiled atheist to “the most reluctant convert in all England.“ Run Time: 80 minutes with no intermission. The performance is followed by a post-show discussion with Max McLean. Age Recommendation: Recommended for ages 13 and older. Children under age 4 not admitted. About Max McLean Max McLean is an award-winning actor and founder and artistic director of New York City-based Fellowship for Performing Arts. Max adapted for the stage The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert, The Great Divorce, Genesis and Mark’s Gospel. His recent writing and producing credits include Martin Luther on Trial. As an actor, he created…

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$45 – $99

Timberline Review #8 Reading and Release Party!

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

Come celebrate the launch of Issue #8 of the Timberline Review, "Home," at 8 PM in the Garden room of the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. This will happen during the #wilwrite19 conference, but you do not need to attend the conference to come to the reading. Bring your friends, family, and fan clubs. Ten or more of the authors who contributed to the issue will be reading their works from the Timberline Review, and sometimes other works, too! Join us for a fun evening of the best home-themed literature.

Free
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