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A taste of Write Your Grief Out

Online N/A, Portland

Want to write start writing your grief story? Or keep writing it? Wondering where to start writing your deep story? Come write with us September 14th from noon to 1:30 pm Pacific. Any level of writing. Everybody welcome. It’s a free one day drop-in writing session. Limited spaces! Join the zoom room right at noon (when we start) to make sure you get in Hosted on zoom. Join by clicking here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86223534482?pwd=emdDS25TOXVmNzFxMHRnYkJhRmwydz09 Meeting ID: 862 2353 4482 Passcode: 645699 We’ll talk a little about grief. Then free-write from a writing start/prompt. There’s time to share your writing if you choose to. Bring your laptop or pen. Your coffee too. Bring your friends! Invite them on this Facebook event Come get a taste of our 30…

Free

Portland Book Festival Author Announcement

Online N/A, Portland

Literary Arts is thrilled to announce the lineup of authors appearing at this year’s Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, which will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Passes to Portland Book Festival will also go on sale at this time.  

Free

Yuvi Zalkow in Conversation with Brian Benson

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland

Yuvi Zalkow is the author of I Only Cry with Emoticons (Red Hen Press, 2022) and A Brilliant Novel in the Works (MP Publishing, 2012). I Only Cry with Emoticons is a quirky comedy that reveals the cost of being disconnected--even when we're using a dozen apps on our devices to communicate--and an awkward man's search for real connections, on and offline. His short stories have been published in Glimmer Train, Narrative Magazine, Carve Magazine, Rosebud, The Los Angeles Review, and others. He received an MFA from Antioch University. You can find out too much information about him at yuvizalkow.com. He lives with his wife, kid, and grumpy cats in Portland, Oregon. Brian Benson grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. He now lives in…

Free

Nine-Month Novel Intensive: Wednesday

Online N/A, Portland

This course for dedicated writers is designed to guide you through the writing and/or revising of your novel. It runs from September through May. You’ll read excerpts from published novels by authors including Han Kang, Tommy Orange, Lina Meruane, Mitchell S. Jackson, Deborah Levy, and Susan Steinberg, as well as craft essays by authors including Dorothy Allison, Jane Alison, and Alexander Chee. Some weeks you’ll have craft assignments to complete outside of class, and other weeks we’ll do in-class exercises together. After the first month of meetings, two students will workshop each week. Each student will have the opportunity to workshop five times, turning in up to 25 double-spaced pages per submission. Students should be prepared to read and comment on up to 50 pages…

$1450

Kevin Hearne

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton

The New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne collect the hilarious, action-packed tales of a 2,000-year-old Druid pursued by ancient gods in the modern world. Hearne joins us for a special event in celebration of the reissuing of the final four Iron Druid Chronicles books: Shattered (Del Rey), Staked, Besieged, and Scourged. Preorder a Signed Edition (Shattered) Preorder a Signed Edition (Staked) Preorder a Signed Edition (Besieged) Preorder a Signed Edition (Scourged)

Free

Incite: Queer Writers Read – September: SPECULATE

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer Perrine. This event will take place in-person at Literary Arts’ downtown center. Please review our Covid-19 guidelines.  Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bi-monthly reading series for Queer writers. For September, our featured readers are Wendy N. Wagner, Lydia Rogue, and Christopher Rose. Our theme for the month is SPECULATE. This is a free event hosted by Literary Arts.  

Free

Fall | New Generative Writing: Grief and Compassion w Ed Sage | Sep 14 – Oct 12

Online N/A, Portland

In this exploratory, generative workshop we will be using our writing to be in relationship with our grief and compassion by meeting them, reimagining them, and bring light to the shadows. We will interrupt the "arrangements" in our lives that perhaps are not serving us well and redefine stubborn “truths” about our sorrow. You can expect to discover new threads in your work as well as create drafts of pieces that inspire more commitment. Writing about grief can free us to be more empathic and compassionate with ourselves and others; it can help us discover the universal in our experience and blessings we would share. Zoom link provided prior to start of workshop. Teacher: Ed SageTime: Wednesdays, Sep 14 - Oct 12, 7-9pm Pacific TimeLocation: Online via ZoomTotal…

$219 – $248