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Daily Book Talk with Stephanie

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join Books Around the Corner owner and forever librarian, Stephanie Rose, for a daily book talk. Every day (ideally around noon) she will share with you a few books or items every day that are new to the shop and that she's excited about. This will be only around 5 minutes so you all have time to watch! She'll also share any shop news and each day will have a different theme! Don't worry if you can't catch it live since you can watch it after on Facebook. All books mentioned are in stock at the time of the live. If you want to claim a book comment if you're watching live or call/email after the live video!

Free

Online: Critiques with J. Komp and Willamette Writers

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Hurts So Good – Turning painful critiques into productive reader insight Are you an editor, member of a read & critique group, part time beta reader, reviewer of books? This class will turn you into an invaluable resource for yourself and other writers. Become a respected authority with better questions, story specific feedback, and learning the art of counterpoint arguments. J. Komp will show you how to quantify and qualify everyone from beta readers to industry professionals and use the data to elevate your writing. Bring your harshest reviews and leave the class with a soul-cleansing perspective. About J. Komp J. Komp, of Just Key Edits, has been taking apart stories, to explain why we love or hate them, for over 30 years. A Behavioral…

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Free

The Write Place: An Online Meeting for Productivity

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Looking for writers in all the wrong places? Maybe you need the write place. Join at the Write Place each week, online. Discuss goal setting and productivity while encouraging, supporting, and connecting with other writers. We will share our rejections, sales, and other market news so that we can inspire and learn from each other. How to join the Write Place Please fill out the Google Form here, and we will send you details for logging in: https://forms.gle/4tN8y78Atcw3WbU87 See you at the Write Place

Free

Sanctuaries

The North Warehouse 723 North Tillamook Street, Portland, OR, United States

Gentrification in Portland and the city’s redlining past go under the microscope in Darrell Grant’s jazz-classical chamber opera, Sanctuaries, with a libretto by two-time National Poetry Slam Champion Anis Mojgani and directed by Alexander Gedeon. Focusing on personal stories from the Albina neighborhood, this latest site-specific commission challenges Portland as a community to truly listen to and acknowledge marginalized voices while addressing issues of white privilege, racial equity and inclusion, and economic disparity. Work DARRELL GRANT | Sanctuaries Creative Team DARRELL GRANT | composer ANIS MOJGANIi | librettist ALEXANDER GEDEON | director EZRA WEISS | conductor YUKI IZUMIHARA | set designer CARL FABER | lighting designer BRANIC HOWARD | sound engineer Vocalists DAMIEN GETER | bass-baritone EMMANUEL HENREID | baritone MARILYN KELLER | ITHICA TELL…

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WW Online: Sharpen Your Wit with Tiffany Pitts

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Author Tiffany Pitts will discuss different ways humor can be used to deepen storytelling. She will break down comedic timing and how it is used to build or relieve tension within scenes, creating interest and gripping the reader. She will also look at ways it can be used to develop characters from one-dimensional names into complex heroes and villains. Participants should be prepared to take part in a short (3 sentence) writing exercise. Pitts is an award-winning author of speculative fiction. She’s also a freelance travel writer focusing on the strangest places she can get her family to visit. As a native of the Pacific Northwest, she enjoys dogs, rain, and beer. In her down time, she’s the thumbs behind the Vacuum Cleaner Defense League,…

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Free

Pomodoro: Writing Alone Together with Natalie Serber

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writers, having trouble focusing? Getting words on the page when our lives are so topsy turvy can be hard. There’s newsfeeds to check, social media to refresh, bread to bake, tomatoes to plant, homeschooling and another zoom meeting/happy hour to attend. Enter the pomodoro, named after the famous kitchen timer in the shape of a tomato. This free event takes place on Zoom, using the “audio only” option. If you’d like to participate, follow this link to register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/upQlduqsrj4v-xYNxRuLuks78mGeEz44uA Each session is limited to 25 people. From your host, Natalie Serber: Each Wednesday, from 12:30 – 2:30, we’ll virtually meet for a focused window of writing and community. We’ll have a quick hello, share a prompt, then set the tomato timer to write together for…

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Submission Deadline: The Gravity of the Thing: Spring 2020

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Our Spring 2020 reading period is open until April 30th. The Gravity of the Thing accepts 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 up to three 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: brief essays for our Baring the Device column; click here to learn more.

Free

The Write Place: An Online Meeting for Productivity

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Looking for writers in all the wrong places? Maybe you need the write place. Join at the Write Place each week, online. Discuss goal setting and productivity while encouraging, supporting, and connecting with other writers. We will share our rejections, sales, and other market news so that we can inspire and learn from each other. How to join the Write Place Please fill out the Google Form here, and we will send you details for logging in: https://forms.gle/4tN8y78Atcw3WbU87 See you at the Write Place

Free

Stay Home Stay Queer

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Please join us Thursday April 30th for our Stay Home Stay Queer edition of Queer PDXpression . We will be using zoom to try to bring everyone together . if you are needing a safe space to get away from all the crazy things happening in life, or if you just need to say f*ck we are here for you. We will announce the room id and password the day of the event, and if you need any help downloading or getting into the room just message us and we will love to help. Sign up starts at 7:30 pm and show starts at 7:45ish

Free
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