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Application Deadline: Tin House Internships

The Internet 001 SE Cyberspace Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Tin House periodically hires publicity and marketing, art, and editorial interns for the book division, as well as workshop interns for workshop division. Tin House internships are fixed-length, educational experiences. Interns are not entitled to or guaranteed employment upon the completion of the internship, but they are welcome to apply for open positions at any time. Tin House is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To learn more about the specific internships available, click these links: Publicity and Marketing, Tin House Books Design, Tin House Books Editorial, Tin House Books Workshop, Tin House Workshop Learn more about the physical requirements and eligibility for all internships. To apply, please submit all requested materials through the…

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Free

Comic Cave anniversary & trick or treat!

Comic Cave PDX 1924 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR, United States

4 years ago in St. Johns we held our soft opening during the neighborhood business trick-or-treat! Met a bunch of great folks who braved the rain, signed up some subscribers, gave out free Halloween mini-comics to the kiddoes. Now it's time to do it again! I've timed it to coincide with the Kenton Business Trick-or-Treat event up & down Denver from 5-7. Free comics for the kiddoes and I'll probably have my usual grownup snacks & drinks as well :)

Free

HOW TO DRAW A GHOST w/ Zachary Schomburg

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

HOW TO DRAW A GHOST Led by Zachary Schomburg First, we’ll talk about how to draw a ghost while looking at a wide range of ghost illustrations. Then we’ll draw ghosts. How do we see ghosts when we draw them? What makes a ghost and what makes a ghost drawing? What kind of ghosts will we be, and how will we be drawn? We’ll take turns reading writing about ghosts as we draw them. And we won’t stop until we’ve drawn the right ghost for us. Secondly, we’ll do some poem writing for/about ghosts. We'll talk about how ghosts can properly haunt a short piece of writing. By the end of the workshop, we’ll each have new drawing of ghosts, and a ghost poem. $25…

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$25

Mountain Writers Workshop: Reading as a Writer: A.R. Ammons

Multnomah Friends Meeting House 4312 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR, United States

In this six-week workshop, we'll take a deep dive into the work of A.R. Ammons, one of America's most inventive and prolific poets. From short poems to book-length poems and everything in between, Ammons engages the human predicament with a rare mixture of irreverent humor and philosophical depth. We'll pay special attention to the influence of Taoist thought on Ammons' poetics. But our main concern will be with how the poems are made and how they might open new possibilities for our own work. Two of our six sessions will be devoted to participatnt poems. Our texts will be The Really Short Poems of A.R. Ammons, The Selected Poems, and Garbage. Meets: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, October 29 to December 3, 2019. Cost:  $300 (Six three-hour…

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$300

Reading: Shannon Kaiser: Joy Seeker

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland self-help author Shannon Kaiser for the launch of her new book, Joy Seeker: Let Go of What's Holding You Back So You Can Live the Life You Were Made For. The relentless pressure to succeed, measure up, and reach for ever higher goals can leave us feeling like we’re just not good enough—or that something’s missing. At the end of the day, after giving it our all, the last thing we want to feel is hopeless, anxious, and disconnected. International speaker and empowerment coach Shannon Kaiser understands why so many of us, despite our best intentions, cling to these patterns. Better yet, Kaiser knows how to get us out of the vicious, draining cycle. Committed to finding meaning, connection, and joy…

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Free

John Mark Comer

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

Who are you becoming? That was the question nagging Pastor John Mark Comer. By outward metrics, everything appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words: “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.” Within The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (WaterBrook), you’ll find a compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life.

Free

Used Non-Fiction Book Sale

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

ALL USED NON-FICTION will be 50% off!

Free

Mike Henderson “Dead Man Logan 12” Signing

Things From Another World (Beaverton) 4390 SW Lloyd Ave, Beaverton, OR, United States

It is our pleasure to be hosting Mike Henderson, artist of Dead Man Logan, Nailbiter, Daredevil, and many more at our Beaverton Things From Another World location! He'll be here from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on 10/30/19, and we'll have plenty of copies of Dead Man Logan 12 available for purchase! Join us in celebrating the conclusion of this truly epic storyline! What will become of fan-favorite Old Man Logan? The only thing we can truly be sure of is that his enemies will be sent to an early, bloody grave knowing only the bitter taste of Adamantium!

Free

A Nonfiction Reading by Mohamed Asem

Lewis & Clark - Frank Manor House 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR, United States

Mohamed Asem - July, 2016: Three days after the terror attack on Bastille Day, Mohamed Asem is detained overnight by British immigration officials without cause. In an elegantly digressive, self-interrogative style, Asem describes the boredom and uncertainty of confinement, and how this specific kind of helplessness leads, inevitably, to a self-reckoning. What series of events has led to this moment? Stranger in the Pen examines the burden of being disconnected from one’s homeland, unpacks the emotional toll of racial profiling, and illuminates the quietly surprising ways in which grief can change one’s life. Asem will appear in conversation with his publisher, Michael Heald, of Perfect Day Publishing.

Free

Small Press Residency – Perfect Day Publishing

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Rocking Frog Cafe & NovaPDX present our Small Press Residency program starting this October. Every month, meet the people from local small press publishers involved in making great books. During the residency you can purchase the featured press’ books at Rocking Frog Cafe and meet the people behind them. This month our featured press is Perfect Day Publishing (www.perfectdaybooks.com). Join us on Wednesday, October 30th with our guests Martha Grover, Isabel Zacharias & Skyler Norwood. ~ Martha Grover Martha Grover is an author, poet, and artist living in Corbett, Oregon. She is the author of One More for the People (Perfect Day Publishing) and The End of My Career (Perfect Day Publishing). The End of My Career was a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards…

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