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Summer 2020 Online: August Writer of Color Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

For writers of color at all levels Searching for a space to create new work with fellow writers of color? This two-hour workshop meets on Zoom.  Writers can register for one or more sessions. A variety of prompts will be presented as avenues for generating and sharing new work in an informal setting. Open to writers of color at all levels writing in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can also bring your own prompts and questions about the writing process, and explore them with the group. Scholarships are available. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org for more information. Jacqueline Fitzgerald is an educator, coach, and writer who strives to lead through a love ethic and believes in the power of stories to change hearts and minds.…

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$15

Corporeal Writing: Revivify: Breathing Life into Dead Matter — A Webgasm w/ Lidia Yuknavitch

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

WHAT: A two-hour online webgasm. WITH: Lidia Yuknavitch WHEN: Sunday, August 16th 1PM-3PM Pacific (4PM-6PM Eastern) WHERE: ZOOM! (But of course.) Meeting ID will be provided ahead of time. HOW MUCH: $100. Payment plans are available, contact Daniel Elder at registration@corporealwriting.com SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarships are always available. Click here to apply. "No one is better at revealing how the stories we carry in our bodies need to find form and expression, before they eat us alive." —The New Yorker Do you have partially formed work sort of sitting in a drawer, or drifting out into space? Is there writing you maybe started but then gave up on, and yet every once in a while, you feel it calling you back? In this webgasm, Lidia will take…

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$100

Two Rivers Virtual Book Club August

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

August is a special edition of Book Club, a Summer Reading Roundup where we invite you to bring a favorite book that you read this summer, any genre! Each participant will get a chance to talk about their selection. In addition to bringing a book that you loved, you are also welcome to bring a book that you hated! That should make for some fun discussion. To order: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/ Liz Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Two Rivers Book Club August Time: Aug 25, 2020 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82860767766?pwd=SXV6bmNPZURLWjFOKzZKYXZXa2lFdz09 Meeting ID: 828 6076 7766 Passcode: 408015 One tap mobile +12532158782,,82860767766#,,,,,,0#,,408015# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,82860767766#,,,,,,0#,,408015# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US…

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Free

Annie Bloom’s Books: Independent Bookstore Day 2020

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Independent Bookstore Day is going online for 2020. Check out this amazing schedule of livestream events! GOLDFISH GHOST drawing class with LISA BROWN Join us for a fun and interactive drawing demonstration with illustrator and author Lisa Brown. Her books include GOLDFISH GHOST, THE AIRPORT BOOK, THE PHANTOM TWIN, MUMMY CAT, LONG STORY SHORT and others. Join here at 10am on 8/29: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83926414626?pwd=UjFrenFzREVRS0ZlOVZMcURMald0Zz09 Middle Grade Fun with RENEE WATSON and illustrator NINA MATA with moderator ISAAC FITZGERALD Join RENEE WATSON (WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE), illustrator NINA MATA (I PROMISE), and moderator ISAAC FITZGERALD (HOW TO BE A PIRATE). Join here at 11am on 8/29: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88670459576?pwd=R1A5cEQwZU81UUNGMndQNXBLWCtKdz09 World-Building in YA Feminist Fantasy Fiction Join bestselling YA fantasy authors KAT CHO (WICKED FOX and VICIOUS SPIRITS), RENA BARRON…

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Free

Books Around the Corner: Independent Bookstore Day

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. This year it will be especially different. We will not be open for public browsing BUT we will get creative! We will be available to help window shop all day with exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online. Will will go live before the special day and show you all the exclusive items we'll have! More details to come! Why are we celebrating independent bookstores? Independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes…

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Free

@ Literary Arts Online: One Page Wednesday – September

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Literary Arts is taking One Page online! Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! September’s One Page featured reader is Nastashia Minto. Hosted by Natalie Serber. Click here to register. You do NOT need a Zoom account to log on to a Zoom meeting. You don’t need to live in Portland to participate. If you have questions, please contact jessica@literary-arts.org. Nastashia Minto is the author of Naked: The Rhythm and Groove of It. The Depth and Length to It. An African American woman born in South Georgia and raised there…

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Free

Virtual Open mic!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

https://getvokl.com/open-room/Last-Stand?return_to=%2Fchannel%2Fmichael-42

Free

September Incite: Queer Writers Read

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

September Incite is coming up fast. This night will focus on the theme together/apart--which covers so much of 2020, we think. Hope we see you there! *You need to click the link to register and then you'll get the Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldO-hpzItE9QEfKijYS8WlWWG_60p4VqG* So, come together, right now... A curated reading series, hosted by Kate Carroll de Gutes and Kate Gray. The theme for September is “together/apart” Featured readers: Anel Flores Jennifer Perrine and Kate and Kate! Sign up in advance to attend here

Free

Write Around Portland: Bi-Monthly BIPOC Online Writing Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

For people who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC). 2nd & 4th Friday of every month from 4 to 5:30 pm, Free. Workshops are held via Zoom. Pre-registration is required. Registration opens the 1st of the month every month. Pre-register for our 2nd Friday workshop here. Pre-register for our 4th Friday workshop here. Click here for more workshop details.

Free

Online Reading Live from the Rose City Book Pub

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

I'll be sharing from a few of my books this Friday from one of the coolest places in the world, the Rose City Book Pub (an amazing bookstore and literary-themed bar in Portland, Oregon), and you can join me in that cool space from anywhere in the world (but you'll have to bring your own beverage).

Free
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