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Write Around Portland 10-Week Workshop

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Based on their acclaimed community writing model, "Prompt" is a generative workshop that offers exercises to inspire the writing life. Workshop fee ($300) includes snacks, access to the “bowels of Powell’s” and helps to fund workshops for low-income youth and adults. This workshop takes place on Mondays, January 28 - April 1. To register or for more information, visit writearound.org.

$300

Winter Generative Workshop with Lidia Yuknavitch, Feb. 1-3.

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

Digging down. Tunneling Under. Hibernation. Exploring the cold, the dark, the depths. In this generative workshop will focus on “going deeper” by producing a “layered” text and then multiplying its potential meanings by asking what is underneath its surface and how can I access the deeper stories? Trust me there is a lot underneath every surface. Workshop leader: Lidia Yuknavitch Co-facilitator: Domi Shoemaker

$425

Risograph Basics with Kate Bingaman-Burt *SOLD OUT*

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to the Risograph Basics, Collage Experimentation and Mark Making Extravaganza! Participants will take home and edition of 25, 2-color 8.5x11 prints of your own design plus one print from all of the workshop participants (your own starter print collection!) Come and get to know Outlet's Barbara the Risograph as and her sisters Jolene, Lil' Tina, and Large Marge! Want to learn what Risograph printing is? Want to meet others who do too? Come and learn all about the basics of the Risograph in our two-color introduction workshop. The workshop will kick off with a Show & Tell of exactly what a Risograph can do with a printing demo, print and zine samples and a general exploration of how we can get the best results from this amazing…

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$50 – $65

PNCA Open Workshops: Love Languages & Letterpress

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States

Looking for the perfect way to express yourself through words and art? Join us in this free, hands-on workshop on the age-old technique of letterpress. Just in time for Valentine's Day! Level: teen to adult Pre-registration required--this is not a drop-in event. Class starts promptly at 1pm.

Free

ROAR: Finding Your Voice Workshop

Vancouver Community Library 901 C St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Do you have a story to tell but aren't sure how to do it? Come join us for this free series on Sundays, Feb 3rd, 10th, 17th and a performance on Feb 24th. It’s never too late to tell your story. It’s never too early to find your own authentic voice. Come learn from local professional facilitators in three guided workshops teaching effective storytelling techniques and plenty of tips to slay stagefright. Then, we have a performance to share your polished story with the community! Limited workshop, registration required Workshop dates are Sundays: Feb 3, 10, and 17th from 3-5 p.m. There will be a public performance on Feb 24th from 3-5 p.m. Have you ever wanted to tell a story but aren't sure where…

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Free

The Art of Personal Narrative

Portland Story Theater 3333 NE 15 Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Story Theater’s Art of Personal Narrative workshop gives participants an opportunity to discover and craft a personal story and deliver it in its true form: naked, fresh, revealing. Every participant will perform a 10-12-minute story before a live audience at an Urban Tellers show. This is a modern take on an ancient tradition: personal narrative, spoken straight from the heart. Only six (6) adults (18+) are eligible to participate in each workshop. The 2:1 teacher-student ratio allows for a great deal of individual attention and is a reflection of our commitment to your success. Please call 503-284-2226 before registering if you require a disability accommodation. We will do our best to meet your needs. PREREQUISITES Everyone over 18 is welcome to participate. Check to…

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$250

Poetry Workshop w/ Zachary Schomburg

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Come join Zachary Schomburg this early spring at Outlet for a six week Poetry workshop. This will be a generative poetry workshop for poets at all levels. The main focus will be to sustain a poetry writing practice for six weeks with access to a small group of focused readers. After each workshop, Zachary will give the group a prompt/assignment to complete for the week, one that addresses some aspect of poetry writing brought up in your group conversations. The participants will spend the beginning of the following week's workshop discussing your experiences with the assignment. The workshop will be capped at 6 people, so everyone will get about 20 minutes of focused group discussion of their own new work at each meeting. The class will meet once…

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$200

[Postponed] Democratizing Success with Reema Zaman, Feb 8-10

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

When: February 8: 7-9PM February 9: 11AM-4PM February 10: 11AM-4PM Cost: $325 (includes a hardcover copy of Reema’s debut memoir I Am Yours, a $25 value) Click here to Apply for a Scholarship Gone are the days of rising only to the limits placed on us by patriarchy and its many institutions and gatekeepers of privilege. It is time to ignite our own revolution. Of words. Of self. Of narrative. Of voice. In Democratizing Success, Reema will share the meticulous strategies she has developed to ignite creative and professional success in her own life, and now, for yours. A workshop that is intimate, spiritual, direct, and highly practical (in essence, like Reema herself), through generative writing exercises, we will begin by identifying the obstacles that previously…

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$325

The League of Exceptional Writers

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

In “How World-Building and Characters Work Together,” Kelly Garrett, author of The Last to Die, teaches how to create well-rounded characters who can only live within the world of the story. Hosted by Rosanne Parry, the League of Exceptional Writers is a monthly workshop where authors and illustrators share their knowledge with kids, ages 8 to 18 years old, who are interested in creating books. Join us!

Free

The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Edition

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join us on Monday, February 11 and 25 for The Work, a poetry writing workshop at Angst Gallery led by Christopher Luna. “Well, while I’m here I’ll do the work — and what’s the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.” ― Allen Ginsberg, “Memory Gardens” (Fall of America, City Lights) The Work is a drop-in poetry writing workshop for beginners as well as more experienced writers. Poetry encourages empathy and compassion, and sparks the shifts in consciousness which can lead to healing, personal growth, and an interest in fighting for progressive social change. The Monday Night Edition of The Work takes place at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver) from 6-8:30 pm on the second and fourth Monday of each…

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Free – $20
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