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One Page Wednesday

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh work. One Page Wednesday is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented Portland writers. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read  – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired!  Please, no reading from electronic devices. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Featured Readers for May: Justin Taylor is the author of the story collections Everything Here Is the Best Thing Ever and Flings, and the novel The Gospel of Anarchy. Riding With the Ghost, a memoir, will be published in 2020. He lives in Portland and is the 2018-2019 Mark and Melody Teppola Presidential Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Willamette…

Free

SFWA Portland Publishing Happy Hour – May 2019

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall 1945 NW Quimby St, Portland

All PDX publishing folks are welcome! You do not need to be a SFWA Member to attend. This is a purely social event with no formal agenda but great opportunities to meet people. A pizza and salad buffet will be provided; you buy your own drinks. Your $15 registration fee helps us pay for the room rental, and supports SFWA! YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. Please spread the word! All publishing industry professionals are welcome: writers (any genre), editors, agents, publishers, freelancers, designers, etc. Questions? Email: curtis.chen@sfwa.org

$15