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Brian Evenson in Conversation With Matt Bell

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men — of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell (Coffee House), perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans. In his new short story collection, Brian Evenson envisions a chilling future beyond the Anthropocene that forces excruciating decisions about survival and self-sacrifice in the face of toxic air and a natural world torn between revenge and regeneration. Combining psychological and ecological horror, each tale thrums with Evenson’s award-winning literary craftsmanship, dark humor, and thrilling suspense. Evenson will be joined in conversation by Matt Bell, author of Appleseed and In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods. Register…

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Free

Hybridity: Writing that Crosses the Line

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

*IPRC Workshops will take place via Zoom through Summer 2021 Taught by MK Chavez Meets: Tuesdays, 6-8pm July 13th – Aug. 3rd $45 – 90 sliding scale Capacity: 15 4 no-cost spots available, BIPOC prioritized; reach out to hquinn@iprc.org to inquire Register here and zoom link will be sent on the day of the workshop Workshop Description: This 4-week workshop will explore writing that lives in a liminal space. There are many benefits in hybrid writing, including providing writers with opportunities to explore and expand writing practices, especially for those of us who are writing to make the invisible visible. To enter a space of generative writing without preconceived notions of form and genre creates a landscape of possibilities that supports us to take risks…

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$45 – $90

Book Club: YA For Adults

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We've selected our next book! On August 3, we'll be discussing Raybearer! From the Publisher: Nothing is more important than loyalty. But what if you've sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince's Council of 11. If she’s picked, she'll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The…

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Free

PDX Playwrights: AN EVENING WITH OSCAR AND NOEL – by Thomas Mason and Craig Mason

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Two theater icons meet in the afterlife. Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward, one pilloried for being gay and the other the ultimate symbol of cool sophistication. Hear what they have to say on all manner of things, scandal, play writing, coming out. This one-act play is definitely not in hell, but maybe in heaven, maybe in purgatory. At 7 pm Pacific Time, please join us using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83860730981?pwd=YzRDd0xNUmNOYngxa3BTUUE4K1RRUT09 Meeting ID: 838 6073 0981 Passcode: 725789 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83860730981#,,,,*725789# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcAo2emuE NOTE: When our readings are conducted as virtual sessions, readers usually have been pre-cast by the playwrights. Fellow writers, actors and listeners are warmly invited to participate…

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Free

Oracles, Intuition, and Creativity

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Forge a deeper connection with your intuition in this 5-week course exploring intuitive processes and symbolism in creative practice. Students will work with The Personal Oracle deck, designed by instructor Coleman Stevenson, to stretch their symbolic awareness and sharpen their creative instincts. The cards and other divinatory methods will be used as prompts for storytelling and other creative writing exercises as well. This is a great class for card readers who want to expand their reading methods to include visual and intuitive reading AND for writers who want to explore alternative composition methods. No prior experience with cartomancy is required. Tuition for the course includes a copy of The Personal Oracle (Second Edition) and an accompanying journal for exploring the cards. Access Program We want…

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$280

One Page Wednesday – August

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! Hosted by Natalie Serber. This month’s featured reader is Mary Lou Buschi. Click here to register in advanced. You don’t need to live in Portland to participate. If you have questions, please contact jessica@literary-arts.org Mary Lou Buschi’s second full-length collection, Paddock, was published through Lily Poetry Review Books, May 15, 2021. Mary Lou is the author of one earlier collection of poems, Awful Baby. She is also the author of three chapbooks. Her poems have appeared in many literary journals such as FIELD,…

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Free

Margot Wood in Conversation With Gayle Forman

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Some students enter their freshman year of college knowing exactly what they want to do with their lives. Elliot McHugh is not one of those people. But picking a major is the last thing on Elliot's mind when she's too busy experiencing all that college has to offer — from dancing all night at off-campus parties, to testing her RA Rose's patience, to making new friends, to having the best sex one can have on a twin-sized dorm room bed. But she may not be ready for the fallout when reality hits. When the sex she's having isn't that great. When finals creep up and smack her right in the face. Or when her roommate's boyfriend turns out to be the biggest a-hole. Elliot may…

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Free

Coffee Talk #25

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Come hear 5 phenomenal writers read their grief words and share their hearts. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86968280280?pwd=TjI2YTBFOVBwczE4b3JTMHh4QjRNQT09 Meeting ID: 869 6828 0280 Passcode: 719116

Free

Kesha Ajose-Fisher Book Signing

Third Eye Books 2518 SE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Fisher is signing copies of her award winning book, “No God Like The Mother” at @thirdeyebag this Saturday, August 7th, 11am. Wall’s latest work is part of the “Time Being” exhibition curated by Blake Shell at @oregoncontemporary, which is on view until Sunday, August 8th. Experience these exceptional talents in real life ~ know your local! -- From this Instagram post by Buckman Journal: From Buckmxn Journal 006: “A Way Back”, a new story by Kesha Ajose-Fisher (@kesha_ajose_fisher) who is a Ken Kesey Award for Fiction recipient; accompanied with art by Samantha Wall (@samanthawall), who created the cover for the new @sleater_kinney album, “Path of Wellness”. Fisher is signing copies of her award winning book, “No God Like The Mother” at @thirdeyebag this Saturday, August…

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Free

Writing About Sex

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

From kissing to seduction—to the deed itself—writing about sex can be one of the hardest feats in storytelling. We’ll study the way writers like Lidia Yuknavitch, Melissa Febos, Zadie Smith, D. H. Lawrence, and others approach this facet of craft. Our conversations will explore how sex can be implied or explicit, while still being literary and classy. Class one is entirely devoted to writing the literary kiss, and future sessions will cover sex “implied” with its absence on the page, homosexual sex, and heterosexual sex. We’ll cover the do’s and don’t’s, address common “cliches,” and inspect different ways writers represent sex in their stories, so that we can better assess what might work best for ours. Each writer will have the opportunity to share a…

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$195
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