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

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HOCUS Open Submissions: October 21st Reading with Theme: “Spirits”

Online N/A, Portland

HOCUS has opened submissions for an October 21st reading at Rose City Book Pub, with a central theme of "Spirits." HOCUS is looking for prose and poems of up to 2,000 words related to hauntings, liquor, or states of mind! The submission deadline is September 23rd.

Free

BIPOC Reading Series – August

Online N/A, Portland

This bimonthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign up to share your work in our open mic. Readings will be followed by a short community discussion. Click here to register for this event. This event is open to everyone, but only people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color will be invited to read. If you have any questions, please contact our host Jessica at  jessica@literary-arts.org.  

Free