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Submission Deadline: Grits: Summer Issue

Online N/A, Portland

What is Grits? Grits is a forthcoming independent publication that will be distributed on the internet. The goal of this publication is to unite reading/writing with design/art to share weird truths that make us feel human. It was founded in May 2020 with the belief that there are can never be too many small press publications. I hope this publication feels like a win-win when the bigger things lately have been feeling like loss after loss. Why is it called Grits? This publication is called “grits” because the word manages to balances all its disparate personalities in one syllable. It’s the dirt under your fingernails and it's your badass tenacity. It’s scum and resolve, firm courage with a rough edge. It’s also a hearty wholesome…

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Submission Deadline: 2021 Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers

Online N/A, Portland

We’re pleased to announce that the 2021 Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers applications are now open! A series of three-month intensive writing fellowships, the goal is to develop, support, and amplify emerging voices in feminist media. All fellows will work under the guidance of Bitch cofounder Andi Zeisler. This fellowship was created in order to cultivate and amplify new voices. If you are a writer who has minimal publication experience, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you are passionate about one of the above subject areas but do not have a history of writing or blogging about them, we strongly encourage you to apply. If you are a writer still figuring out what subjects obsess you, we strongly encourage you to apply. Fellows will work in one of four subject…

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Two Rivers Book Club

Online N/A, Portland

Two Rivers Book Club is open to all readers who would like to discuss books in a casual group setting, perhaps even with a glass of wine! We meet the last Tuesday of the month at 45th Parallel Wines, 8527 N Lombard Street in St Johns, Portland, Oregon, from 6:30-8:00pm. We will reveal the book for the following month at the end of the discussion, and post it in this event and on our website (https://www.tworiversbooks.com/event/two-rivers-book-club) after.

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