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This Month

Calendar of Events

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4 events,

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Kaitlyn Tiffany in Conversation With Lindsay Zoladz

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The Break with Kaveh Akbar

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Tom Perrotta

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Sam J. Miller in Conversation With Fonda Lee

6 events,

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Jim Woodring in Conversation With Gary Groth

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Forest Bathing and Writing: Mt. Tabor Park

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Drink and Write Tuesdays

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Lidia Yuknavitch in Conversation With Vanessa Veselka

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Rick Reilly CANCELLED

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In-Store Reading: Trudy Ludwig: Brave Every Day

6 events,

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Delve Readers Seminar: Reading Station Eleven In Pandemic Times

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Delve Readers Seminar: Signs. Spoken. Memory. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictee

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The Quaking of America Tour w/ Resmaa Menakem

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Kim Kelly in Conversation With Shane Burley

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Michelle Ruiz Keil in Conversation With Emilly Prado

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Trivia Night

5 events,

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Melissa Febos in Conversation With Genevieve Hudson

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BIPOC Reading Series- June

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Livestream Reading: Travis Williams and Marina Richie

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Jeff Alessandrelli and Felicity Fenton

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Spare Room Reading: Lindsey Boldt, Jacob Kahn, & Turner Canty

1 event,

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PNCA Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Presents: An Evening with K-Ming Chang & LaTanya McQueen

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0 events,

1 event,

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Poetry Postcard Fest

2 events,

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Delve Readers Seminar: Feminist Horror and Millennial Anxiety in South Korean Literature

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Cecily Wong in Conversation With Kimberly King Parsons

4 events,

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Starting the Story

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Rick Emerson in Conversation With Chelsea Cain

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Jess Walter

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Trivia Night

2 events,

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Alyson Noël in Conversation With Tracy Wolff

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Daniel Nieh

3 events,

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Write Around Portland: Bi-Monthly BIPOC Online Writing Workshop

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Books & Prints by Ian van Coller

1 event,

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Ledger Editions Reading Series

6 events,

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Spring Forward, Fall Back: Time in Prose Writing

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The Dandelions Are Prophesizing: A Writing Workshop Through Plant & Mycelial Encounters with Janice Lee —begins July 10th

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Community Art Day

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Wellspring Open Mic

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Propeller Books Presents

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Megan Giddings, Anis Mojgani, Lidia Yuknavitch

4 events,

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Louis Bayard in Conversation With Julia Claiborne Johnson

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Non-Alcoholic Beverages Tasting

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Casey Plett, T Kira Madden, Nafissa Thompson-Spires

5 events,

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Tiana Clark, Vanessa Friedman & Shayla Lawson in Conversation With Katherine Morgan

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Forest Bathing and Writing: Hoyt Arboretum

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CANCELLED Mat Johnson in Conversation With Cari Luna

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In-Store Reading: P. C. Cast: Into the Mist

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Book Release for “The Man Who Could Move Clouds”

6 events,

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Paul Tremblay in Conversation With Stewart O’Nan

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Summer Series: Paper Marbling

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Matthew Dickman in Conversation With Chelsea Bieker

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Incite: Queer Writers Read – July

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Trivia Night

5 events,

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Portfolio Program Info Session

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Elisa Albert in Conversation With Kimberly King Parsons

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Open Mic: Poetry Post Roe

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Patrick Cottrell, Sarah Gerard, Ruben Quesada, Lesley Nneka Arimah

3 events,

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Ursula K. Le Guin and Her Legacy: Panel Discussion

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Reading: Mia V. Moss & the Arcaneers

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Omar El Akkad, R.O. Kwon, Faylita Hicks

3 events,

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Summer | Write from Life w David Biespiel | July 16 + 17 | In-Person + Online FULL for in-person; ONLINE available

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The Great Word Regatta with Shawn Aveningo-Sanders, Michael Schein, Annie Lighthart, and Matthew Brouwer

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2022 Tin House Summer Workshop Reading Series: Saeed Jones, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Paisley Rekdal

3 events,

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Summer Series: Cyanotypes

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Literary Speculative Fiction :: A Webinar with Lidia Yuknavitch — July 17

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Write Your Rant with Lisa Loving

3 events,

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Meng Jin & K-Ming Chang in Conversation With Rachel Khong

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Reclaiming Our Lost Selves with Gerette Buglion

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Chris Belcher in Conversation With Katherine Morgan

3 events,

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Eve Fairbanks in Conversation With Kiese Laymon

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Summer Series: Origami Summer Flowers & Creatures

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Lyndsie Bourgon in Conversation With Ed Jahn

3 events,

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The Prose Poem

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Mikel Jollett

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Trivia Night

7 events,

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Vince A. Liaguno & Rena Mason in Conversation With Tananarive Due, Jennifer McMahon, Alma Katsu & Nathan Carson

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July Poetry Practice Space

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Slamlandia

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Conner Habib

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Marilyn Milne & Linda Kirk

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Notes and Motes: Improvised Jazz with Surreal Poetry

3 events,

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Write Around Portland: Bi-Monthly BIPOC Online Writing Workshop

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Summer Generative w/ Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Squad: July 22nd-24th

0 events,

4 events,

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Community Art Day

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Summer Series: Intro to Natural Dyes

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SUMMER: A (Virtual) Generative Creative Lab Through a Sensual/Sensory Lens — begins July 24th

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Wellspring Open Mic

4 events,

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FREE: Consult about Your Writing

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APPS DUE: Only 2 Spots Open: Atheneum Master Writing Program for 2022-2023

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The Break with Kaveh Akbar

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In-Store Reading: Sher Davidson: Dark Secrets

4 events,

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Drink and Write Tuesdays

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Summer Series: Origami Summer Flowers & Creatures

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A Conversation & Reading with Jackson Bliss and Frances Badalamenti

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W. Kamau Bell & Kate Schatz in Conversation With Megan Rapinoe

6 events,

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Nightswimming :: A 4-week generative lab w/ Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Squad — begins July 27th

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The Prose Poem

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Nan Fischer in Conversation with Chelsea Cain

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Jon Raymond in Conversation With Leni Zumas

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Trivia Night

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Michael Pollan in Conversation With Dave Miller / TICKETED EVENT

4 events,

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Weekly Check-In: Getting the Work Done

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Tillie Walden in Conversation With Terry Blas

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Spoken Word Poetic Sound Healing with Christine Marie

2 events,

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Reading: Gobshite

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Reading by Andrew Joron & John Beer

3 events,

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The Unique Art of Autofiction

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Creative Nonfiction II

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Medicare for All Rally

1 event,

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Epitaph: Write a Memorial for Someone You Love with Lisa Loving

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