A resource for the PDX literary community. Produced by Old Pal.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
For details regarding specific events please contact the organizers or venues. If you are an organizer or venue and would like to reach out to us please feel free to contact us or submit an event using our submission form. We’d love to hear from you!
First Word is our new monthly reading series to be held the first Thursday of each month. Join us for a night of readings, talks, and tunes from the Portland zine distro and cassette tape label, Antiquated Future. Words from Joshua James Amberson, Karleigh Frisbie, Christopher Sutton, Danny Noonan, Candi Floss, and Bryce Canyon. Music from Olympia indie-pop supergroup Guidon Bear.
Musicians, writers, poets, fans and friends will play music, read work/tributes and tell stories about the great American poet and songwriter David Berman (Purple Mountains, Silver Jews) on what should have been his 53rd birthday. A benefit for Moms Demand Action and Write Around PDX With… Stephen Malkmus Bob Nastanovich Rebecca Gates William Tyler Clay Cole Franklin Bruno Oed Ronne A Certain Smile and writers: Kevin Sampsell Chelsey Johnson Jon Raymond Mo Daviau Kjerstin Johnson Daniel Elder Sophia Shalmiyev Douglas Wolk (MC) & Special Guests presented by chickfactor
The Last Stand at the Wildwood Saloon is OVER THE MOON to be featuring the writing of Tracy Burkholder, author of I Want More, a lyric hybrid of memoir, poetry and image released by Summerbear Press in 2019. STOP! Before we go further, we had better read what a reviewer has said of her work, Deb on Amazon: “This book will remind your ribs and skin what it was like to long before you locked longing in a closet meant for somebody else. Each page prompts you to hold your breath, then let it out again slow. It will make you want to remember the days when you knew what a body can know.” Okay. Are you on the floor yet? Alive? Ready? Deb is…
As part of the Winter Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program, PNCA offers talks, discussions, and readings by acclaimed writers, January 4th to January 12th. Everything is free and open to the public. All events (unless otherwise stated) are in Room 601, PNCA, 511 SW Broadway.
Drop in between 5:30 and 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and spend your happy hour writing. Hosted by Jeanne Faulkner who provides prompts, tips, coaching, and community. Your bring your computer and notebook, buy your drinks at the bar, and get started. $10 optional contribution to the host.
@p_n_c_a Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing winter snowball Residency begins tomorrow! Readings are free & open to the public. You should attend! https://pnca.edu/news/grad/lrcw/pnca-offers-talks-discussions-and-readings-by-acclaimed-writers-as-part-of-the-winter-low-residency-mfa-in-creative-writing-program. @pncacriticalstudies Matt Hart Walidah Imarisha Tyrone Williams Room 601
Join us as we hear the local young talented writers read their work aloud!
Join fellow writers the first Wednesday of the month for a friendly critique. The goal is to support one another with constructive feedback and participate in writing exercises. All experience levels welcome!
The Books Around the Corner Book Talk Book Club is led by the owner/librarian, Stephanie Rose, and meets monthly on Wednesday every month. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our customers (RSVP is not required). Bring whatever book your are reading or have recently finished and book talk it to the group. This is a great way to find books outside of your genre that you may not have otherwise been introduced to! Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion with other readers.
Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland poet Shawn Aveningo Sanders to read from What She Was Wearing. How long can you keep a dark secret before you become completely unraveled? In What She Was Wearing, Sanders uses poetry, prose, and letters to tell her #MeToo story—one that has taken over 30 years to reveal. In this collection, Shawn shares her nightmare of being raped at a fraternity toga party, and examines the event from a variety of perspectives, including poems written from the viewpoint of her attackers; the toga she was wearing; homecoming years later; and even the moment she told her college-aged children. As Shawn’s story unfolds, the reader will come to understand how significant the aftermath of rape can be. For decades, she was "triggered"…