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Compose Creative Writing Conference 2019

Clackamas Community College 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR, United States

Clackamas Community College’s annual creative writing conference – Compose – features a full day of workshops from local authors and publishers. This year, we are offering workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing, and more!! Schedule for the Day: 8:45am-9:15am / Registration 9:30am-10:30am / Welcome Address 10:45am-12:15pm / Workshops 12:30pm-1:30pm / Lunch 1:45pm-3:15pm / Workshops 3:30pm-5:00pm / Workshops Our Creatives confirmed so far (with more to be added soon): Kate Gray Kate Ristau Tabitha Blankenbiller Stephanie Lenox Dennis Stovall Brett Warnock Trista Cornelius & Robin Vada Melissa Duclos Apricot Irving Courtenay Hameister Jessica Wadleigh Wendy Willis

$25

Oregon Wild + Street Roots Happy Hour

The Waypost 3120 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Have a happy Taco Tuesday with Oregon Wild and Street Roots at The Waypost! Join us for our second “Oregon Wild and Friends” mixer and benefit. Every month, Oregon Wild will be teaming up with a different Portland non-profit for a happy hour at The Waypost. From 4:30-6:30, a portion of the happy hour proceeds will be split between the two organizations. In addition to serving great margaritas and other drinks, tacos at the Waypost are $2.50 all day on Tuesday! No program or presentations. This is your opportunity to hang out, meet new people who are passionate about making our community a better place, chat with the staff of these two great nonprofits, and enjoy a southwest street food inspired menu. Our partner for…

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Free

Free Seminar for Writers hosted by Local Author Caroline Miller

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Fellene Gaylord, Creative Chief of Sirius Media, reveals the secrets behind Search Engine Optimization, (SEO) SEO is the method Google and other search engines use to help people find your website. These mysterious and ever-changing algorithms underlie every action we take on the web. That’s why SEO alone has become an industry worth 65 billion in 2016. Hiring an SEO expert can easily cost more than your website did. To help writers find their way, Fellene will cover topics likekeywords, content structure, and linking strategies. Attendees will leave with a checklist of action items and a fresh way of looking at their web content. PLEASE REGISTER by email at least a day prior to the event. (carolinemiller11@yahoo.com) Limited seating.

Free

Free Seminar for Writers Hosted by Local Author Caroline Miller

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Susan Stoner, author of the popular Sage Adair historical mysteries reviews, How to Engage with Publishing Susan Stoner, author of the popular Sage Adair historical mysteries, has had a long and successful career working with self-publishing companies like KDP, Ingrams, and Smashword. She’s put together information and a handout on the “why fors” and “how-tos” of engaging with these companies without falling into common pitfalls. As a former attorney, she will also review the Supreme Court’s decision on copyright and suggest some economic strategies to protect original content without a big expense. PLEASE REGISTER by email at least a day prior to the event. (carolinemiller11@yahoo.com) Limited seating.

Free

Free Writing Seminar Hosted by Local Author Caroline Miller

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Bert P. Krages is an intellectual property attorney, Discusses Laws Related to Writers Bert P. Krages is an intellectual property attorney, and author of two books: Legal Handbook for Photographers and The Photography Exercise Book. He will discuss the nuts and bolts of the law a writer should know, including copyright, royalties and key provisions of a publishing contract. PLEASE REGISTER by email at least a day prior to the event. (carolinemiller11@yahoo.com) Limited seating.

Free

Willamette Writers Conference

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, OR, United States

For a half a century, the Willamette Writers Conference has been a beacon of opportunity for the writing community. Find your tribe in our exciting array of faculty, instructors and inspirational speakers while discovering new peers and friends. Develop your craft in our workshops, Master Classes, and Sunday Intensives. This August, take your career to the next level. Join us at the 50th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Find your community, develop your craft, and expand your career with three full days of writing, as well as Master Classes and intensive workshops this August. Writing a book? Find your agent or work on your craft in our workshops and critique sessions. Working on a screenplay? Pitch your film to top industry managers and producers. Poetry? Songwriting?…

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$274 – $594

Summer 2019 Roundtable: The Agent Search

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

You have a finished manuscript. You have no idea what else to do to it. You want to see it between two covers. It’s time to seek an agent. But where do you find them? How do you know if they are right for you? As a group, we’ll discuss the agent search process, including the search tools available and approaches, as well as manuscript contests. Good for prose writers with a complete or near-complete manuscript. Laura Lampton Scott’s work has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Tin House, and the Guardian online, Electric Literature, Monkeybicycle, Okey-Panky, and No Tokens Journal. She has served as assistant and managing editor on books in the McSweeney’s Voice of Witness series, and she’s a MacDowell Colony fellow. Laura has…

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Rene Denfeld – Writing from the Margins: September 8

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

Join Rene Denfeld—an award winning, bestselling novelist with a 9th grade formal education—for a workshop on creating a successful writing career from a marginalized background. Rene will lead students through discovering their own voice, promise and potential not despite their past but because of it. This is a workshop about claiming our place in the literary community. It will include publishing advice as well as craft experience. Be prepared to write! Rene Denfeld is the author of novels The Enchanted, The Child Finder and the forthcoming The Butterfly Girl. Her books have won prestigious awards, including a French Prix, an ALA and Carnegie listing, IMPAC listing, Center for Fiction finalist and more. The Child Finder was an international bestseller, and Margaret Atwood has praised her…

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$275

PDX October Happy Hour

The Pied Cow Coffehouse 3244 SE Belmont Street, Portland, OR, United States

It's our regular monthly meetup. Let's chat, have a drink, talk about what we learned at September's Red Pencil conference, and enjoy time with our fellow editors. Held at Pied Cow Coffeehouse (3244 SE Belmont St., Portland, Oregon). Open to all editors. Free to attend; food and drink available for purchase Contact host Alison Cantrell (alisonjcantrell@gmail.com) for questions and more information.

Free

SFWA Portland Publishing Happy Hour – October 2019

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

Calling Portland-area publishing professionals, including writers (any genre), freelancers, editors, agents, publishers, designers, artists, and anyone interested in books and storytelling! Please join us for the 4th Portland Publishing Happy Hour. Held at rotating venues in and around Portland, the PPHH is an informal gathering of the diverse creative interests that make up Portland's publishing and writing landscape. The meetups are sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), but you don't need to be a member to attend. The happy hours are intended as purely a social time with no fixed agenda, but a great place to meet fellow creatives in publishing fields in an informal atmosphere. Please register to join us at the Rose City Book Pub; SPACE IS LIMITED.…

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Free
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