LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.

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Virtual IPRC: Italic Scribe-in

Online N/A, Portland

Join Italic Calligraphy Club facilitator Jade Novarino for a virtual scribe-in. Zoom meetup link here.

Free

The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Zoom Edition

Online N/A, Portland

NOTE: Due to the restrictions to keep us safe from the Coronavirus, The Work will continue as a remote workshop via Zoom. Please email Christopher Luna at christopherjluna@gmail.com by 4 pm on Monday, April 6 if you would like to participate. Also, please share this event with others who might be interested. The cost for the workshop is a suggested donation to Christopher Luna's PayPal account. Suggested means that we would like for you to join us regardless of whether or not you can afford it right now. If any more than six writers register for the workshop, we may add another session on another date. Image: The Work, collage by Christopher Luna Join us on Monday, April 6 & 20 for The Work, a…

Free – $20

Online: Critiques with J. Komp and Willamette Writers

Online N/A, Portland

Hurts So Good – Turning painful critiques into productive reader insight Are you an editor, member of a read & critique group, part time beta reader, reviewer of books? This class will turn you into an invaluable resource for yourself and other writers. Become a respected authority with better questions, story specific feedback, and learning the art of counterpoint arguments. J. Komp will show you how to quantify and qualify everyone from beta readers to industry professionals and use the data to elevate your writing. Bring your harshest reviews and leave the class with a soul-cleansing perspective. About J. Komp J. Komp, of Just Key Edits, has been taking apart stories, to explain why we love or hate them, for over 30 years. A Behavioral…

Free

Last Stand

Online N/A, Portland

Third Monday reading/conversation vis a vis poetry https://getvokl.com/live-broadcast/Third-Monday-Last-Stand

Free