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Submission Deadline: Oregon Literary Fellowship

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Offering a variety of awards for work in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, drama, and publishing. Eleven fellowships carry the award of $3,500, while two will be for $10,000. Must be a current, full-time resident of Oregon. Poetry: 15 typed pages of poetry, one poem per page. Prose: No more than 25 pages double-spaced. Drama: No more than 25 pages. Synopsis pages are allowed but count towards page count. See their website for additional details. Literary Arts also hosts free info-sessions with in-person assistance for applications, see our calendar or theirs for dates. Upcoming sessions: July 2nd (10 am – 12 pm) and July 25th (12 pm – 5 pm).

Free

Willamette Writers Conference

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

For a half a century, the Willamette Writers Conference has been a beacon of opportunity for the writing community. Find your tribe in our exciting array of faculty, instructors and inspirational speakers while discovering new peers and friends. Develop your craft in our workshops, Master Classes, and Sunday Intensives. This August, take your career to the next level. Join us at the 50th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Find your community, develop your craft, and expand your career with three full days of writing, as well as Master Classes and intensive workshops this August. Writing a book? Find your agent or work on your craft in our workshops and critique sessions. Working on a screenplay? Pitch your film to top industry managers and producers. Poetry? Songwriting?…

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$274 – $594

The Unseen

Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland

The Unseen is a curated exhibition showcasing marginalized artists in their personal work to freedom and self expression. We are looking for female, non-binary, and LGBTQ artists willing to share their personal journey’s as the Unseen, those who have been shut out or quieted by the greater artistic establishment. Here we may give voice to ourselves. We are looking for visual artists, acoustic performers, spoken word artists, or performance based works. The event will be open to the public and will include a private showing of the first scene of the Quiet Crowd. Have tacos, desert, and listen to La Vie En Rose with us in the dining room.

Free

Kay Snow Awards

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

We invite you to join us at the Kay Snow Awards Ceremony, honoring our 2019 Kay Snow Award Winners. Members of the public and conference attendees are invited to come celebrate with us, as we announce our winners and recognize their achievements. This year, we welcome Pulitzer-prize nominee Janet Burroway as our keynote to kick off this celebration! The full list of winners is available at Willamettewriters.org/kay-snow. See you at the celebration!

Free

“No Self-Respecting Woman” by Katherine Morgan – Book Launch

Dorsa Brevia 625 NW Everett Street #103, Portland

Join us for a slightly belated launch party for Katherine Morgan's "No Self-Respecting Woman." She'll be joined by readers Jewels, Marita DeLeon, and Jenna Marie Fletcher. Light refreshments as well. See ya.

Free

Timberline Review #8 Reading and Release Party!

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

Come celebrate the launch of Issue #8 of the Timberline Review, "Home," at 8 PM in the Garden room of the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. This will happen during the #wilwrite19 conference, but you do not need to attend the conference to come to the reading. Bring your friends, family, and fan clubs. Ten or more of the authors who contributed to the issue will be reading their works from the Timberline Review, and sometimes other works, too! Join us for a fun evening of the best home-themed literature.

Free
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