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Submission Deadline: The Gravity of the Thing: Winter 2021

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Our Winter 2021 reading period is open from December 1st to January 31st. We accept defamiliarized works in the following general categories: Short: tell us a story in 3,000 words or less; we are interested in fiction, creative nonfiction, self-contained excerpts, and genre-bending forms. Flash: a fiction, creative nonfiction, or genre-bending story under 500 words. Poetry: share one or more poems, prose poems, or multimedia works for a combined count of 500 words or less. Six Words: a story in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only one will be chosen. Baring the Device: essays about literary defamiliarization—or defamiliarized essays about craft, storytelling, or publishing—for our Baring the Device column; click here to learn more. The Gravity of the Thing publishes work on a rolling basis throughout its quarterly reading periods. A majority of submissions…

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Free

Attic Institute: WINTER Online: The Letter as a Literary Form w Wendy Willis | Feb 1 – Feb 22

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We will explore the role of the letter in literature--letters from writers; letters between writers; letters as poems and novels and essays. We will investigate how a letter can  clarify and distill both voice and audience and how writing a letter might break open a project at just the right point or kickstart writing that has stalled. This is a generative workshop across genres. Register for this workshop NOTE: To protect everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, we're offering our workshops via Zoom. All students must first sign up for a free Zoom account. Setting it up is easy. And we can help you with questions, if needed. For each class, you'll receive a Zoom "invitation," from the instructor. Click the link...follow the simple directions about the settings for your microphone and…

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$215 – $242

An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writing, even on a good day, is hard. So how do we do it on the not-good days, on the days when it feels like the world is upside-down? “Butt in chair” is the simple answer. We make ourselves sit down, and we don’t get up until we’ve gotten a few sentences down at the very least. But sometimes it feels impossible to even get to the chair. We’d honestly rather throw the chair out the window than sit in it. But what if we made an appointment with the chair? And we knew that other interesting people were doing it too, at the exact same time? This free Zoom meeting is that appointment. We’ll say hello, and then we’ll work from a writing prompt.…

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Free

Virtual Wildwood Open Mic!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Michael Guimond is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Virtual Last Stand open mic! Time: Feb 1, 2021 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85848199535?pwd=MHluQjB2STJXOHRTNE1SMDRVWk10QT09 Meeting ID: 858 4819 9535 Passcode: 206803 One tap mobile +13462487799,,85848199535#,,,,*206803# US (Houston) +16699009128,,85848199535#,,,,*206803# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 858 4819 9535 Passcode: 206803 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keiwXFKKA0

Free

WITS Reading: Parkrose High School

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writers in the Schools (WITS) has served public high school students with creative writing residencies in Portland, and more recently Gresham, since 1996. Published local writers collaborate with classroom teachers to lead an immersive semester-long workshop series designed to further class themes, curricula, and student interests. Each residency culminates with a public reading, ordinarily held in a local café or bookstore. With distance learning, we look forward to hosting our reading on Zoom and invite you to join us in celebrating these students and their work. This end-of-residency reading will feature students who worked with WITS writers Carolina Goméz-Montoya, Matt Smith, and WITS apprentice CJ Wiggan. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeChrDksH9yeN1iWNV6EdY4e9eBe_qFU After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining…

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Free

Virtual Writers Group

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

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! Books Around the Corner is inviting you to participate in Writers Group by phone or email until further notice. The Meeting ID will not change monthly for the Writers Group. Join Online https://zoom.us/j/230496085 Meeting ID: 230 496 085 Join by Phone HERE +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 230 496 085

Free

One Page Wednesday: February

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

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! Hosted by Natalie Serber. February’s featured reader is Brian Benson. Register in advance for this event Brian Benson is the author of Going Somewhere (Plume, 2014), and co-author, with Richard Brown, of This Is Not For You: An Activist's Journey of Resistance and Resilience (OSU Press, March 2021). In addition to his work with Literary Arts, Brian teaches at the Attic Institute and facilitates free Write Around Portland workshops in schools, treatment centers and affordable housing. His short nonfiction has been published in Entropy, The Sun and Off Assignment. He is at work on his third book,…

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Free

Coffee Talk #19

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Come hear 5 wonderful writers read their hearts on a winter's night. Join us in the zoom room at 7 PM Pacific on Thursday February 4th, 2021. Featuring: Adam Strong, Jasmine Pettet, Melissa Lynne, Poppy Lyn, Sue Fagalde Lick Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81453636818?pwd=a29pNTl4OGhuWVFTNHlpN0czeVlWZz09

Free

Application Deadline: Flash in the Pan

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

FLASH! In The Pan is a series of 10-day long creative writing workshops with prompts, lessons, & guest talks from Rachel Mckibbens, Casey Rocheteau, & Siaara Freeman. This series of workshops is for Queer/Trans* Black, Indigenous Writers / of Color. Each session has 20 seats max. The workshop will utilize, Google Groups, Google Meet, Drive, & Youtube Live. Facilitated by jayy dodd. Tuition for each workshop is $100, scholarships available. Apply here Flash Sessions: Flash Session 1 w/ Rachel McKibbens (Feb. 19th – 28th) Flash Session 2 w/ Casey Rocheteau (March 12th – 21st) Flash Session 3 w/ Siaara Freeman (April 2nd – 11th)

$100
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