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Tarot Writing Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Online creative writing workshop destroys writer's block using Tarot cards as prompts. Writers complete a short story draft in two hours. Need a creative jumpstart? The HOCUS method uses the Tarot as a set of evocative prompts to write a complete short story draft. This two-hour workshop walks participants through the process in a painless, low-key manner, to help writers arrive at a story they probably weren't expecting. Especially valuable for writers who are feeling creatively blocked, the HOCUS Tarot Method works equally well for seasoned writers who want to challenge themselves to stretch in new directions.

$15

Coffee Talk#20

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Come hear readers reading grief. The best heart balm. Come celebrate a year of Coffee Talks! Join us! Featuring: Annie Gudger, Carmel Breathnach, Meg Weber, Norea Hoeft, and Sandra Leduc Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85818669148?pwd=TlJsUGpQRU91bHNTeTduR203U0VYZz09 Meeting ID: 858 1866 9148 Passcode: 112492

Free

Walidah Imarisha

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Walidah Imarisha is an educator, writer, public scholar, and spoken word artist. She has edited two anthologies, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements and Another World is Possible. Imarisha’s nonfiction book Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption won a 2017 Oregon Book Award. She is also the author of the poetry collection Scars/Stars, and in 2015, she received a Tiptree Fellowship for her science fiction writing. Imarisha has taught at Stanford University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Oregon State University; she recently joined the faculty of PSU's Black Studies Program. For six years she presented statewide as a public scholar with Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project on topics such as Oregon Black history, alternatives to incarceration, and the history of hip hop. She was one of…

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Free

Begin Again :: A Webgasm w/ Lidia Yuknavitch & Jen Pastiloff

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

WHAT: A two and a half-hour online webgasm. WITH: Jen Pastiloff and Lidia Yuknavitch WHEN: Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 11am to 1:30PM PST WHERE: ZOOM (But of course.) Meeting ID will be provided ahead of time. HOW MUCH: $150. Payment plans are always available, contact Daniel Elder at registration@corporealwriting.com SCHOLARSHIPS: Click here to apply. How many times do you find yourself returning to a stuck place or the end of something, only to find that you must begin again? All endings contain beginnings, all beginnings mark the end of something--a feeling, a state of being, a process, a choice, a piece of art, a relationship, a self moving from stasis through change to a new form. Just as we are coming through cultural endings…

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$150

Submissions for HOCUS Online Reading: Enchantments

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

HOCUS is currently accepting fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction on the theme of Enchantments. Submissions should total no more than 2000 words. You are welcome to interpret the theme however you like, but keep in mind that HOCUS prefers work in the literary genre. Deadline is March 7th at midnight. Reading will take place via Zoom on March 31st at 7:00 p.m.

Free

IPRC: Tech Support: A Zine Workshop & Peer Support Group for Phone Users

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In this four-part zine workshop meets peer support group, we will gather with the intention to cultivate both community and creative consciousness around the complex presence that smartphones have in our lives. Each meeting will include space for sharing, followed by conversation to develop ideas for a cumulative collaborative Tech Support zine. The zine may include drawings, writings, poems, prompts, experiments, photos, etc which reflect the unique relationships and experiences that we have with our phones. Participants can expect weekly email offerings with questions, prompts and themes to support their processes, to be used if desired. Facilitated by Erika Dedini Meets Mondays Biweekly Mar. 8th – Apr. 19th $15-25 Sliding Scale; cost reflects all four class sessions Register here Zoom link will be sent the first day of…

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$15 – $25

IPRC: 2021 BIPOC Residency Info Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a remote Q + A informational session about the 2021 BIPOC Residency program! Slideshow presented by IPRC Member and Community Projects Coordinator, Emmy Eao on the history of the residency, the intentions of the program, and the application process. RSVP here. Zoom link will be sent out the day of. More info about the residency here .

Free

Incite: Queer Writers Read—March 2021

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, monthly reading series for Queer writers. Join us in March as we explore the topic of Repair/Rebuild with Ajai Terrazas Tripathi, Megan Alpert, Nastashia Minto, and Daniel Gyu. Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, monthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer Perrine. The theme for March is Repair/Rebuild. Register for this event in advance.

Free

IPRC: Flash in the Pan Session Two

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

FLASH! In The Pan is a series of 10-day long creative writing workshops taught by jayy dodd with prompts, lessons, & guest talks. The second session will feature a guest talk from visiting writer Casey Rocheteau. 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

$100

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 (Pacific Time), Free. (No workshop 12/25.) 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
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