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Intro to Letterpress: Two Day Workshop

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Day 1: Typesetting Essentials Day 2: Printing Essentials Learn to set moveable type and print on table top and poster presses in the IPRC print shop. You’ll learn the vocabulary of printing and typesetting while getting a feel for this beautiful and historic process. Gain access to IPRCs collection of over 150 fonts of lead and wood type. Leave the class with a printed card and the satisfaction that comes with using 100 year old equipment! Successful completion of this 1 day class grants IPRC Studio Members access to open studio print hours so you can keep on printing. Nonmembers and Basic Members receive one trial month of Studio Membership after completion of the course. 2 Day Workshop Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 2…

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$150 – $250

BUST: Breaking Up Stuckness Together w/ Liz Asch Greenhill – Aug. 25

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

In this Sunday workshop we will each look head-on at the feeling of being stuck and we'll approach this testy topic with bravery and aplomb. If you've been procrastinating on your writing (or any art form) or spinning your wheels or feeling too much malaise to engage in your creative process, come to this workshop and we'll help you demystify your resistance so you can jump back in. Are you ready? Want to dig in and get dirty on what holds you back? In this class we will practice the art of being open to inquiry. We will ask the body and mystical sources of intuitive insight to help us learn more about our projects and process. We will dip into luscious imagery, rich ideaphoria,…

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$150

Girls ROAR

Magenta Theater 1108 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

GIRLS ROAR: Storytelling Workshop and Performance Do you have a story to tell? Something important you want to talk about? We're looking for bold, brave storytellers ages 12-17 to talk about issues facing girls today. Bullying - Body image - Diversity - Feminism - Equality - Parents - Politics - Relationships Your voice matters! What do you have to say? Space is limited! Please apply by July 15 Workshop Dates: August 5th, 8th, 12th, 19th, and 22nd, 2019 from 9 a.m. to Noon. During workshop hours, we will be working in groups and individually on creating, developing, and rehearsing your stories for performance. Cost: FREE Performance: Sunday, August 25th, 2019 6:00 pm The Magenta Theatre 1108 Main St Vancouver, WA 98660 Submissions: For an application…

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Free

Last Sunday Writing Workshop (Summer)

The Stacks Coffeehouse 1831 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Drop in for a generative writing workshop! All levels welcome! Sharing optional! Bring something to write / type with! $5 Donation accepted / NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY

$5

Summer 2019: Read Your Work in Public!

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

Most writers find themselves in a position where they need to read their work aloud in public. While it’s an exciting proposition to share your work, not everyone feels comfortable reading their prose in front of an audience. This workshop will help increase your skill and comfort level, so you can share your work with confidence. Tamar Shai Bolkvadze earned a Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Alaska. In 2017 she was the recipient of Oregon Literary Arts’ Women Writers Fellowship for her play Ugly Baby, Stupid Baby. Tamar continues to focus on playwriting. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Scholarships pay for the entire class tuition. All of our writing classes have at least one scholarship position available, made possible by a generous…

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$25

Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Intro to Hand-Drawn Animation: Two Day Workshop This workshop is a quick-start guide for artists that want to learn how to move their art in time.  Participants will learn basic animation principals, traditional hand-drawn 2D animation techniques and  tips for creating an affordable home animation studio.  During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create 2 small animation projects. This workshop will be taught by Lori Damiano.  Lori D has an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts and currently teaches in the Animated Arts program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The cost of this two-day workshop is $150. Be in touch with the Program Director to inquire about sliding scale pricing at hquinn@iprc.org

$150

Fall 2019: Memoir Accountability

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

September 7, 2019 and the first Saturday of the month through May 2, 2019. (no meeting in March) Saturdays, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (8 meetings) Instructor: Jay Ponteri Prerequisites: • Previously enrolled in 18/19 nine month memoir intensive with Jay Ponteri, OR instructor permission. This class meets once a month from September to May. This will be your monthly dose of accountability for students who are continuing to work on their memoir. Each writer will have the opportunity to workshop pages of their manuscript in progress. About the instructor: Jay Ponteri is the author of the memoir Wedlocked (Hawthorne Books), winner of an Oregon Book Award in Creative Nonfiction. Jay directs the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing at Pacific Northwest College of Art  …

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$350

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

Wendy Ortiz – The Nonfictional Body: Sept. 14

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

When: Saturday September 14th, 2019:: 10:00 - 4:00 Where: The Corporeal Center; 510 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Cost: $300 This workshop will explore the potential of creative nonfiction as a vehicle for experimentation, meaning, and change at various strata of the social fabric. Using the metaphor of the body when it comes into contact with these strata—be it personal relationship, relationship to structures, streets, cities and natural settings, states, territory, and ultimately, the earth as a whole—we will investigate how creative nonfiction “works,” vis-a-vis the genre/body’s response. A variety of forms will be used as examples on our investigation, including brief excerpts from select blogs, chapbooks, journals, storytelling in legal scholarship, and more. Wendy C. Ortiz is the author of Excavation: A Memoir, Hollywood Notebook, and the dreamoir Bruja. In…

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$300

Monthly Poetry Gathering w John Morrison | Second Saturdays | Sep – Jan

Attic Institute 4232 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR, United States

"If I write, the dark shadows move away from my desk." ~ Donald Murray Here’s a workshop that can flow with the longer rhythms of your writing. A Saturday afternoon of each month, we’ll gather and share one or two poems in a comfortable but focused fashion. You choose the poem to share based on what feedback you are looking for; the poems could range from ones you want ready to submit for publication, to experimental pieces that need a supportive but critical eye. Along the way we’ll talk about craft and how to grow and sustain a fulfilling practice. Come ready to share your poems and insights and to carry generous feedback home to your writing desk. | Maximum: 9 writers Register for this workshop Teacher:…

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$210 – $237
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