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Queer Nature/Nurture: Readings, performances, and a screening

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Queer Nature/Nurture will explore themes of nature and compassion through readings and musical performances from four queer artists. The event will include the first screening of singer-songwriter Stephan Nance's new "Overwintered" music video, directed by queer Latinx filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone. Participants: TJ Acena Sage Schick Nastashia Minto Stephan Nance

Free

Summer 2019: Read Your Work in Public!

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Most writers find themselves in a position where they need to read their work aloud in public. While it’s an exciting proposition to share your work, not everyone feels comfortable reading their prose in front of an audience. This workshop will help increase your skill and comfort level, so you can share your work with confidence. Tamar Shai Bolkvadze earned a Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Alaska. In 2017 she was the recipient of Oregon Literary Arts’ Women Writers Fellowship for her play Ugly Baby, Stupid Baby. Tamar continues to focus on playwriting. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Scholarships pay for the entire class tuition. All of our writing classes have at least one scholarship position available, made possible by a generous…

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$25

Submission Deadline: Future Prairie: Performance Proposals

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

Call to artists! We are seeking performance proposals for our autumn variety show on the evening of 29 September in Portland, Oregon. Future Prairie VIII: The Veil please submit: dance music short plays poems lecture ritual As we transition from summer to autumn, the equinox asks us to honor the changing seasons with a balance of light and dark. Traditionally, this is a time for gathering, grounding, and comfort. The veil between the spiritual and mortal worlds is particularly thin around the autumnal equinox. What are you divining? What will soon be revealed? What's still enshrouded? We invite artists to submit 10-20 minute works to this open call. Pay for each act will be $50-$100. Send proposals to futureprairie.com/apply by 29 August for consideration.

Free

Queer PDXpression

Crush Bar 1400 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States

We have a very special treat this month we will have two shows for you lovely babes. please join us on the fifth Thursday of this month in welcoming two very talented Local Queer Writers. We will have a $5 suggested donation along with ADA accessibility. and good vibes are on the house. Cosima Bee Concordia Cosima Bee Concordia is a femme writer and bookseller that enjoys scary movies, transgressive religious iconography, and anything that is kinky and queer. Her writing explores the spaces where erotism and the horrific meet, attempting to plumb the depths of our collective horror and desire for both the bodies of others and ourselves. If you want to follow her work, you can find her instagram @bimbotheory Nastashia Minto Nastashia…

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Free – $5

End of Summer Sale

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

Our Bargain Table AND Black Cart are only $1 AND BOGO!!! That means books start at only .50 cents if you buy two! THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY!!!! More books will be added each day!

Free

Delve Seminar: Escape from the Dollhouse

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

This Delve will examine stories from different literary genres and periods that all uniquely address the topic of personal freedom in conflict with societal pressures and control over the individual. Our texts will include Margaret Atwood’s much anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and a selection of poems by various authors. Registration for this Delve includes a ticket to Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Omar El Akkad on September 25th at Keller Auditorium.  Primary Texts: Margaret Atwood, The Testaments. (Participants should pre-order the new Atwood book if possible to ensure they receive it in time for class readings.) Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep First Assignment: Read Act 1 and 2 of A Doll’s House…

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$220

Submission Deadline: Portland Review: LABOR Anthology

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

Portland Review is accepting submissions for a themed anthology on LABOR. The anthology will accept theme fitting works in genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and mixed-genre. No current students of PSU's CW program will be considered. Simultaneous submissions are OK, just indicate in submission. Submitted work will also be considered for upcoming print issues and website publication. Published contributors receive $30 and a copy of the issue. See their website for more details.

Free

One Page Wednesday: September

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh work. One Page Wednesday is  a series hosted by Natalie Serber. 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. September’s featured readers are Chelsea Biondolillo and Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet. Chelsea Biondolillo is the author of The Skinned Bird: Essays and two prose chapbooks, Ologies and #Lovesong. She is a 2019 Oregon Literary fellow in nonfiction and holds a BFA in photography from the Pacific NW College of Art and an MFA in creative writing and environmental studies…

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Free

Deadline: Jolabokaflod Application

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

Accepting applications until Sept. 5, 2019. I started #jolabokaflodpdx last year to give #indie #authors a local festival they could participate in for a reasonable price, like the #NWBookFestival in #PioneerSquare used to be, and we had a blast—over 200 people came in 2 hours and the music and food and art made it a joyful noise 🥰 More details on my website: bit.ly/jolabokaflod and apply via bit.ly/jola-app-2019 to join the fun!

Free
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