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Survival of the Feminist: Survival Stories

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

Survival of the Feminist: Survival Stories -- A Quarterly Reading Series We welcome feminist readers from across the gender spectrum and from every intersection sharing their written work in narrative tapestry. We hope to be antidepressant, hope-peddling, boundary-breaking, multicultural, and oriented towards action. Our January reading theme is Resistance. Doors at 6:30pm. **Suggested Donation at the door is $10 *** We value being able to pay our readers for their art and NO ONE EVER TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS!!! Our readers will be: Anya Pearson, Darlene Solomon-Rogers, Ashley Walker, Katherine Morgan, Rashida Quinn, Charlie-Char Michelle Westerly, Maya Litauer Chan, Anna Whiterock, and Zaji Cox Hosted by G. Ravyn Stanfield and Marissa Korbel, with special guest host Anya Pearson

Free – $10

Generative Writing Workshop

HotLips Pizza - Hawthorne 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Writing Workshop Led by Rebecca, certified Gateless Facilitator “When you reach out and touch other human beings, it doesn’t matter whether you call it therapy or teaching or poetry.” ~Audre Lorde Carving out time for yourself to write is difficult, if you might be like me. There is always something needing attention. The truth is, when you’re a writer, you are the one needing attention. Let me help to inspire you, create community among us, and help to unearth the writing that’s inside. With generative prompts and inspiration that I will provide each time we meet we will support each other with writing time reserved for us. I will invite writers to share what they created within our time together, with feedback following the Gateless…

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$10 – $20

Readings: Unpublished Manuscripts

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

In preparation and anticipation of National Unpublished Manuscripts Day, we’re hosting readings from authors who are either entirely unpublished through traditional channels or who have manuscripts that have been submitted to and rejected by traditional channels. At Rose City Book Pub, we are gate openers, not gate keepers. Please also join us at the Clark County Historical Museum and the Brautigan Library of Unpublished Manuscripts on Saturday, January 25th between 11 am and 4 pm for the main event. The Book Pub has partnered with the museum and the library to provide a series of speakers on different ways of being published in the modern world, writing workshops, and other readerly and writerly activiites.

Free

WITS Grant High School

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

On Wednesday, January 22nd, from 7 to 8 pm, local author and writing instructor Joanna Rose leads a team of students and teachers from Grant High School reading from their own work on this high-energy night. We are consistently blown away by the talent and passion of these young people. Come see for yourself -- it's always one of the most fun nights in the store. Literary Arts’ Youth Programs reinforce the real world importance of reading and writing. They work with high-school-age students in schools and organizations throughout Portland, East Multnomah County, and Oregon. Their programs inspire students to find their voices and allow youth to be a part of the broader literary community. In particular, the Writers in the Schools program offers semester-long…

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Free

WITS Student Reading: Madison High School

Old School Coffee 8101 SE Division St. Suite 107, Portland, OR, United States

Listen to Madison High School students read the original creative pieces they wrote in the WITS residencies that took place in their classrooms. Free and open to all.

Free

Readings: Unpublished Manuscripts

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

In preparation and anticipation of National Unpublished Manuscripts Day, we’re hosting readings from authors who are either entirely unpublished through traditional channels or who have manuscripts that have been submitted to and rejected by traditional channels. At Rose City Book Pub, we are gate openers, not gate keepers. Please also join us at the Clark County Historical Museum and the Brautigan Library of Unpublished Manuscripts on Saturday, January 25th between 11 am and 4 pm for the main event. The Book Pub has partnered with the museum and the library to provide a series of speakers on different ways of being published in the modern world, writing workshops, and other readerly and writerly activiites.

Free

Submission Deadline: HOCUS Reading: Familiars

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

HOCUS accepts submissions for their quarterly readings. Their upcoming deadline is January 25th, and they're accepting prose and poetry of up to two thousand words on the theme "Familiars." Submissions can be sent through their online form here. HOCUS (Hermetic Order of Clandestine Urban Scribes) is a literary reading masquerading as a secret society, with quarterly readings held at Rose City Coffee Co. in the South East Brooklyn Park area.

Free

LOOP

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

Join us Saturday, January 25th for the fourth dose of literary salve in the form of a reading. .:LOOP:. is a quarterly reading series created and produced by our bad ass Corporeal Captain, and center manager, Domi Shoemaker. Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Avenue, suite 101 Portland, Or. 97204 5-8pm And the lineup is: Daniel Elder Alex Behr Michelle Goodman Evan Knapp Signe Land Juliana O'C Sage Schick Lidia Yuknavitch

Free

Submission Deadline: Submission Reading Series: BIPOC Writers

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Presenting “Submission by and for BIPOC": Submission Reading Series is run by blind online submission based out of Portland, OR. We will be open to poetry/prose submissions from BIPOC writers from January 1st - January 29th. As always, submissions are free, and writers may submit once in each genre. For this upcoming reading, BIPOC-identifying authors Janice Lee (prose) and Skyler Reed (poetry) will serve as guest editors and choose the winning readers. Thanks to a generous grant by Regional Arts & Culture Council, the winning submitters in each genre will receive $100 and an opportunity to read their work alongside the guest editors on Saturday, Feb. 22nd in Portland, OR. Extended submission guidelines: https://submissionpdx.submittable.com/submit Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions — our…

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Free

Submission Deadline: Frontera Magazine, Vol. 3 “Natural States”

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

Frontera está abierta para recibir entregas hasta el 1 de febrero (tendremos una semana extra si nos avisas por email.) Frontera es una revista bilingüe, escrita en Inglés y Español, y queremos recordarte que esos son los únicos idiomas que se aceptan. El tema del Vol. 3 es ESTADOS SILVESTRES, deja que la esencia del tema, en cualquiera manera, te inspire.  Frontera Magazine is currently open for submissions until February 1st (we observe a one week grace period if sent to our email). Frontera is an English-Spanish bilingual literary magazine, and we happily remind you that those are the only two languages we accept. The theme of Vol. 3 is NATURAL STATES, so let the nature of the theme and whatever it means to you, inspire you. Guías básicas //…

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