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IPRC Visiting Writers Reading

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Please join Certificate Program students, faculty and IPRC Community for an evening of readings from our 2019 Visiting Writers. In conjunction with this reading, printmakers Ryan Brewer, Heather Lane and Timme Lu are designing commemorative broadsides, which will be available by donation at the event. The 2019 Visiting Writers Series was made possible by support from the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition and the Jackson Foundation.

Free

PUBLISHING: w/ Literary Agent Rayhané Sanders

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

We have the great privilege of hosting Rayhané Sanders, literary agent at Massie and McQuilkin, for a limited amount of twenty-minute 1-on-1 consultations spread across three days, November 15-17. (Yes, Rayhané represents our own Lidia Yuknavitch.) In these personal meetings, she will give you feedback from an agent’s point of view on the first 30 pages of your manuscript. (A note: Ms. Sanders comes from New York publishing, and is very encouraging but also direct!) The deadline for submitting your 30 pages will be November 1st. The cost of a 1-on-1 consultation is $350. Not in Portland? Ms. Sanders will be available for 1-on-1 consults over Skype! In addition, Ms. Sanders will be offering a publishing seminar on Saturday November 16th. Come to this seminar…

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$150

Lilla Lit Presents BRAVE

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join Lilla Lit, the quarterly literary reading series hosted at Leach Botanical Garden for readings on the theme of Brave by six Oregon authors: Rebecca Clarren, Michelle DuBarry, John Larison, Jessica Mehta, Natalie Serber, and Leni Zumas, with guest introductions by Brian Benson (Going Somewhere) and Jennifer Perrine (No Confession, No Mass). Doors open at 4PM, readings begin at 4:15. $10 suggested donation at the door; proceeds benefit Leach Botanical Garden, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. For details, including readers’ full bios, see https://www.lillalit.com/fall-2019/

Free

Broadway Books Holiday Book Chat

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Beat the holiday rush and get some great gift suggestions at our annual Holiday Book Chat. Join us on Sunday, November 17th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for one of our most loved events of the year. We'll share with you some of our favorite new books (and games) to inspire your holiday gift-giving (or planning for book club ideas), talking faster than you ever thought possible. We will provide light refreshments and door prizes, and we promise a fun evening! Attendance to this event is limited, so RSVP today! The cost to register is $15; that payment can be applied to anything you purchase in the store during the event. You can register for the Holiday Book Chat in the store or with a…

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$15

Portland Correspondence Co-op

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

PDXCC is a monthly gathering where participants make and share analog correspondence in the great mail art tradition of Ray Johnson and Anna Banana: art and conversation through the mail. This uniquely democratic, DIY art form incorporates writing, drawing, collage, rubber stamps, faux postage, decorative tape, typewriters – anything goes, as long as it goes through the mail. Hang out, skill share and send the glorious results through the mail. Monthly events hosted by the Portland chapter of the Correspondence Co-op and Niko Courtelis. Basic materials will be on hand (scissors, glue sticks, envelopes’85), but you’re encouraged to bring whatever materials fuel your creative spirit. Free and open to the public, every third Tuesday of the month.

Free

Oregon Jewish Voices – 20th Anniversary

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR, United States

Started in 1999, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish poets and writers. The writers in the 2019 program, who span a range of genres will share selections from their work in OJMCHE’s auditorium. This year’s writers are Eric Flamm, Suzy Harris, A. Molotkov, Willa Schneberg, Sabena Stark. OJMCHE Director Judy Margles is the emcee for the evening.

$8 – $10

Submission Deadline: Deep Overstock: Issue #7 “Horror”

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Horror writers and artists! Please submit to our upcoming issue. Submissions are due next Wednesday, November 20th 👻 General Guidelines We publish fiction, poetry, comics, art, images, medical reports, plays, essays, philosophies, sculptures, sounds, mushroom dataset analyses, magic spells, fairy tales, folklore, riddles, jokes, horoscopes, death-predictions, and more. Surprise us! Simultaneous submissions are fine, just tell us if the piece gets accepted elsewhere. No previously published works (though personal blogs are fine). Include a short bio about you, your work, and your role as a bookseller, librarian, or book collection steward in the body of your email. If you have been published previously, we will use your previously used bio unless you provide an updated one. Submissions over 3000 words might not be considered. Email…

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Free

PSU Creative Writing BFA Student Reading

PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on November 21 to hear BFA students and faculty read from their work! Free and open to all. 🌲☔️🎤✏️ Featuring: Gretchen Adams, Lily Lamadrid, Sam Miller, Anna Stein, and Missi Jarrar. With readings by BFA Faculty: Justin Hocking and Gabe Urza Smith 238

Free

Mind & Mouth Workshop

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Free Youth 10-24* Thursday, November 21st, 6-8pm Mind & Mouth writing workshops are back! Depending on the week, these workshops will be led by our Mind & Mouth facilitator Briauna, our rad youth collective member David, or other folks in the community! Check specific dates for details! Details for this specific date TBA, but the leader will be Briauna! *Sign-in and enrollment are required. Enrollment (open only to folks 10-24) is required for the majority of our programming. If you're a young person, you should enroll! It’s free! For more details check out our enrollment page!

Free

John Arcudi, From Hell’s Heart

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

To mark the occasion of the bicentennial of Herman Melville’s birth (August 1st, 1819), John Arcudi has brought together fifty-seven world renowned artists and their gorgeous, brand new illustrations for Moby Dick, Bartleby, Pierre, The Confidence Man, Typee, Billy Budd, and White Jacket, as well as excerpts from Melville’s letters. A short passage from Melville’s writing accompanies each illustration, giving context to the story. Artists include Matt Kish, Dave Malan, Hunt Emerson, Evan Cagle, Brahm Revel, Ryan Sook, and Cosimo Miorelli. John Arcudi is a Portland comic book writer, best known for his work on The Mask and B.P.R.D. and for his series Major Bummer; his most recent work, Rumble, is illustrated by David Rubin and published by Portland-based Image Comics. The son of a…

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