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A taste of Write Your Grief Out

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Want to write start writing your grief story? Or keep writing it? Wondering where to start writing your deep story? Come write with us September 14th from noon to 1:30 pm Pacific. Any level of writing. Everybody welcome. It’s a free one day drop-in writing session. Limited spaces! Join the zoom room right at noon (when we start) to make sure you get in Hosted on zoom. Join by clicking here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86223534482?pwd=emdDS25TOXVmNzFxMHRnYkJhRmwydz09 Meeting ID: 862 2353 4482 Passcode: 645699 We’ll talk a little about grief. Then free-write from a writing start/prompt. There’s time to share your writing if you choose to. Bring your laptop or pen. Your coffee too. Bring your friends! Invite them on this Facebook event Come get a taste of our 30…

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Free

Portland Book Festival Author Announcement

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Literary Arts is thrilled to announce the lineup of authors appearing at this year’s Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, which will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022. Passes to Portland Book Festival will also go on sale at this time.  

Free

The Notebook: Your Creative Process

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Can we “chase” our imagination to its source? Where does creativity happen in the mind? These are some of the questions Linda Berry explores in her book Syllabus, which describes the author’s lifelong investigation of the creative process. Participants will discuss Barry’s techniques, and visit their own creative process, and perhaps draft a new story, essay, or chapter in a larger work. Access Program We want our writing classes and Delves to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and Delve tuitions at a reduced rate. The access program for writing classes covers 60% of the class tuition. Most writing classes have at least one…

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$285

The Moth: StorySLAM: Outlaws

Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

OUTLAWS: Gangsters to double parkers, prepare a five-minute story about a lawless moment from your life. Rebels with a cause, readers of banned books, questioners of authority. Entering The Restricted Section or The Forbidden Forest. Trespassers welcome! COVID Requirements: See Holocene's COVID Policy for details. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. This venue is 21+ *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

$15

The Moth: StorySLAM: Grown

The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

GROWN: Prepare a five-minute story about the highs and lows of adulting, or the trials and tribulations of getting there. Old enough to know better or wishing someone else would grow the heck up. Growing pains, rites of passage and the great onslaught of responsibility. You know what they say: age is just a number. COVID Requirements: See The Old Church's COVID Policy for details. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. This venue is 16+ *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

$15

The Moth: StorySLAM: Costumes

Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

COSTUMES: Prepare a five-minute story about playing the part. Holidays, parties or the school play. Stories of wearing the clothes to conform or stand out. Imposter syndrome or uniforms that itch. From ComiCon to Mardi Gras— Santa Clause to Spock, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to Sexy Zombie Cat. Reveal yourself! COVID Requirements: See Holocene's COVID Policy for details. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. This venue is 21+ *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

$15

The Moth: GrandSLAM Championship

Aladdin Theater 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Moth presents the Portland GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. The Moth is dedicated to finding people from all walks of life to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, winners from our StorySLAM series compete to determine The Portland GrandSLAM Story Champion.

$25

Omar El Akkad on Writing the Codacene: Literature in an Age of Endings | 57th Annual Nina Mae Kellogg Lecture

PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Vanport Room (SMSU 338) The English Department presents the 57th Annual Nina Mae Kellogg Lecture, "Writing the Codacene: Literature in an Age of Endings," with Omar El Akkad. What does it mean to tell stories in a moment where it seems so much of what the world once was, it is unlikely to ever be again? Every generation must grapple with its own conception of apocalypse, and literature is no stranger to the end of the world. In this talk, journalist and author Omar El Akkad discusses some of the reporting assignments, novels and works of non-fiction that have influenced his writing, and the uncertain space many contemporary authors must inhabit when writing about a world mid-calamity. Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He was born…

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Free

Writing Food

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

Explore the role of food in storytelling, and how it can shape, define, and give insight into our characters’ deeper desires. Particpants will examine the language of food, and talk about how hunger translates across unsaid emotions. Drawing upon sensory texts about snacking, groceries, and meals both extravagant and humble, we’ll learn new ways to think about food, how we use it in writing, and how it can add depth, texture, and humanity to our stories. Access Program We want our writing classes and Delves to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and Delve tuitions at a reduced rate. The access program for writing…

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$80

The Moth: StorySLAM: Leftovers

The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

LEFTOVERS: Prepare a five-minute story of what remained. Feelings, dinners, or lingering guests; the time there was too much or not quite enough; or the moment you couldn’t quite end things clearly. Cold pizza for breakfast, the last appetizer on the plate, family heirlooms, seeds of resentment. COVID Requirements: See The Old Church's COVID Policy for details. We will not be selling any tickets at the door. This venue is 16+ *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

$15
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