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3 events,

PNCA Low-Residency MFA Program Summer 2020 Residency Classes & Readings Open to the Public

PNCA Low-Residency MFA Program Summer 2020 Residency Classes & Readings Open to the Public

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Virtual IPRC: Youth Poetry Workshop

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Paul Tremblay in Conversation With Jeremy Robert Johnson

4 events,

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Miriam Feldman in Conversation With Lidia Yuknavitch

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Young Adult Book Club (Remote)

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Two Rivers Virtual Book Club July

5 events,

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Virtual Front Porch Sessions (A Donation Event)

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John Perkins in Conversation With David Korten

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Fiction Addiction Book Club (Remote)

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HOCUS Generative Writing Workshop

4 events,

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Kate Greene in Conversation With Sian Proctor

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Listen to Learn & Lead: Stories from our Black Community

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WRITING & THE BODY: SUMMER II, 2020, July 30 – August 2

6 events,

Willamette Writers Online Conference

Willamette Writers Online Conference

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Submission Deadline: The Gravity of the Thing: New Writers Issue and Fall 2020 Issue

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Drag Queen Storytime with Poison Waters

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Justin Taylor in Conversation With Tracy O’Neill

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Gary Cole presents Black Box: Page to Stage

4 events,

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SUMMER/FALL Online: The Life of a Story Workshop w Joanna Rose | Aug 1 – Oct 3

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Virtual IPRC: Youth Poetry Workshop

4 events,

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Writing This Moment: From Thoughts of Despair to Words of Witness w/ Nana-Ama Danquah

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Stephanie Scott in Conversation With Margaret Malone

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The August Open Mic feat. Ashley Finley

6 events,

Outlet’s 5×5 DWP Print Show!

Outlet’s 5×5 DWP Print Show!

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Outlet: Agencies of Change Poster Show

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Steve Olson in Conversation With Tom Carpenter

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Livestream: Jeff Wallach: Mr. Wizard

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An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

4 events,

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Daniel Kraus in Conversation With Mary Roach

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Goodreads (and Website) Workshop

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Delve Readers Seminar Online: Mario Vargas Llosa’s The Storyteller and Death in the Andes

5 events,

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Virtual IPRC: Intro to PIXLR

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Writers Group (Remote)

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Molly Wizenberg in Conversation With Emma Straub

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Delve Readers Seminar Online: Ritual, Redemption, and Epiphany

6 events,

IPRC x Design Week Portland|Dispatches Pop-Up Virtual Library: Zines From Around the World

IPRC x Design Week Portland|Dispatches Pop-Up Virtual Library: Zines From Around the World

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Romance Book Club (Remote)

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Bonnie Tsui in Conversation With Crissy Van Meter

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Summer 2020 Online: Turning Life Into Fiction

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Delve Summer 2020: The Case for Oregon Reparations

5 events,

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Historical Fiction Book Club (Remote)

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Corbin Reiff in Conversation With Mark Yarm

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Gary Cole presents Black Box: Page to Stage

7 events,

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Tender Tales: A Writing Workshop with Emilly Prado

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Attic Institute: SUMMER Online: What My Stomach Says: Food Writing Workshop w Zahir Janmohamed

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VIRTUAL Risograph Basics with Outlet!

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SUMMER Online: What My Stomach Says: Food Writing Workshop w Zahir Janmohamed | Aug 8

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Memoir: The Process — with Kimberly Dark

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Corporeal Writing: Memoir: The Process — with Kimberly Dark

4 events,

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Hilary Moore & James Tracy in Conversation With Mark Bray

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Corporeal Writing: Space Stations: A Module for BIPOC Writers by Pamela K. Santos

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Poetry Workshop with Doc Luben

2 events,

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David Sheff in Conversation With Jarvis Jay Masters

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An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

5 events,

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Shapeshifting: Creating Authentic Characters with Randall Jahnson

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Corporeal Writing: Young Mammals Zine Collaborative with Katie Guinn

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Casper ter Kuile in Conversation With Nadia Bolz-Weber

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Sci-Fi Book Club (Remote)

4 events,

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Book Talk Book Club (Remote)

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Shruti Swamy in Conversation With Kiese Laymon

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For Colored Folx Virtual Book

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Night Sky Reading – Poems by Joanna Klink

1 event,

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Maw Shein Win

3 events,

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Kate Elliott & Kit Rocha

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Nonfiction Book Club (Remote)

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Gary Cole presents Black Box: Page to Stage

3 events,

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Corporeal Writing: The Edge of Reason: poetic line w/ Brigid Yuknavitch

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Kids’ Storytime With Blair Thornburgh & Kate Berube

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Social Justice Book Club (Remote)

4 events,

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Summer 2020 Online: August Writer of Color Workshop

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Corporeal Writing: Revivify: Breathing Life into Dead Matter — A Webgasm w/ Lidia Yuknavitch

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Kendra Atleework in Conversation With Caitlin Myer

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Livestream: How to Get Young People Involved in Activism

2 events,

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Suzanne Nossel in Conversation With Jacob Weisberg

4 events,

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DC Comics Tuesday

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Virtual IPRC: Origami

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Page to Screen Book Club (Remote)

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The Moth: Virtual StorySLAM: Enthusiasm

4 events,

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Native Story Hour

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Livestream: Kim Johnson: This Is My America

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Jim Tankersley in Conversation With Amy Wang

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True Crime Book Club (Remote)

8 events,

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Coffee Break with Reading is Resistance

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Virtual IPRC: Still Life Drawing Time

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Page Turner Book Club (Remote)

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Delve Readers Seminar Online: Contemporary Korean Fiction

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Telltale: It Was All A Dream

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Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Robyn Kaur Sidhu

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1 event,

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Adrienne Raphel in Conversation With Bianca Bosker

1 event,

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Spec Script: Dragon Ball Z and Entourage

1 event,

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Megan Margulies in Conversation With Jacque Nodell

1 event,

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Ezekiel J. Emanuel in Conversation With Jonathan Cohn

1 event,

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Two Rivers Virtual Book Club August

1 event,

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Fiction Addiction Book Club (Remote)

2 events,

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Horror Book Club (Remote)

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Author Reading: The Index of Self-Destructive Acts by Christopher Beha and Power Ball by Rob Neyer

3 events,

TFAW End of Summer Sale

TFAW End of Summer Sale

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Katherine Sharp Landdeck With Nell Bright, Moderated by Tracy V. Wilson

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Livestream: Moira Dolan: Boneheads and Brainiacs

5 events,

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VIRTUAL Risograph Basics with Outlet!

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Annie Bloom’s Books: Independent Bookstore Day 2020

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Books Around the Corner: Independent Bookstore Day

4 events,

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Corporeal Writing: Heartbeats: Body/Story Release — A Webgasm with Lidia Yuknavitch and Jennifer Pastiloff

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Ariel Kusby in Conversation With Pam Grossman

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Grief Rites: August Virtual Reading :: Grief Beyond Portland

3 events,

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Attic Institute: APPS DUE Aug 31: Creative Nonfiction (CNF) Studio | Sep 17 – Dec 10

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April Henry, June Hur, L.E. Flynn in Conversation With Miranda Doyle

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Livestream: Maggie Kast with Rachel Swearingen

1 event,

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Aiden Thomas in Conversation With Adam Silvera

2 events,

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Ron Rash in Conversation With Colum McCann

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@ Literary Arts Online: One Page Wednesday – September

3 events,

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Rosanne Parry Book Signing: A Whale of the Wild

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Romance Book Club (Remote)

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Chanel Miller in Conversation With T Kira Madden

4 events,

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Historical Fiction Book Club (Remote)

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Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator Book Launch

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Timothy Zahn in Conversation With Tom Hoeler

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Gary Cole presents Black Box: Page to Stage

1 event,

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Kids’ Storytime With Josh Funk

2 events,

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Delve Readers Seminars: William James: Inventing an American Philosophy

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September Open Mic feat. Michael Jasso

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