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Willamette Writers Conference

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland

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

Terese Marie Mailhot – Writing Trauma, Making Art: August 3

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

When: August 3rd, 2019:: 10:00 - 4:00 Where: The Corporeal Center; 510 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Cost: $300 Creating art from lived experience is difficult. There are pitfalls, but there's a windfall to be had, where a person can look back and within to see the right narrative, and the right art worth making, or worth sacrificing for. I'd like to help people avoid the pitfalls, and encourage writers to find the narrative structure within their own lives. Finding the story is half the work. Someone told me it's like trying to make the music we hear in our heads, and I like that. I'd like to help people find the right song, and learn practical tips on how to execute a story. We'll discuss shame,…

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$300

Horror Comics with Emily Lewis

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland

Come venture into the depths of darkness where things creep, crawl, ooze, and uncover your worst fears. Learn how to write and draw horror at our new Horror Comic workshop with Emily Lewis! We will go over examples of different types of horror, common tropes, character design, and how to write and draw a compelling horror story. Sign up here! https://missanthology.wordpress.com/august-3rd-with-emily-lewis/ *Please note this workshop will discuss books ranging from all ages to teen plus. Parental discretion is advised. Emily Lewis is a cartoonist and graphic designer from Houston, TX. She graduated from Texas State University with her BFA and Portland State University with her MFA. She has received a number of grants and residencies for her work, including the Arts Equity Grant from the…

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Free

How to Break Into Comics W/ Frank Gogol

Things From Another World 2916 NE Broadway, Portland

Join us on Saturday, August 3rd 2019, as comic book writer Frank Gogol (Grief, Dead End Kids) shows you how to break into the comic book industry! This event is free to attend and open to all ages! In addition to sharing his story about breaking into the comic book industry, Frank will share his successes, his struggles, and offer a wealth of invaluable tips for new writers and artists looking to make it in this field! Frank will also be bringing his new comic, Dead End Kids, to this workshop, along with copies of the critically-acclaimed Grief! Both copies will be for sale directly from the writer. Check out the synopsis of Dead End Kids below: "It's 1999. Ben, Murphy, Tank, and Amanda are…

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Free
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