LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.

For details regarding specific events please contact the organizers or venues. If you are an organizer or venue and would like to reach out to us please feel free to contact us or submit an event using our submission form. We’d love to hear from you!

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Application Deadline: Environmental Writing Fellowship and Residency

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Ari Shapiro in Conversation With Thomas Lauderdale / TICKETED EVENT

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Brian Lowery in Conversation With Darrell Wade

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2023 Oregon Book Awards

4 events,

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Storytime Reading: Bugs!

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Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher in Conversation With Omar El Akkad

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Alison Roman in Conversation With Nicole Rucker

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Reading: Lisa Kentgen: The Practice of Belonging

5 events,

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Writing the Weird and Wonderful

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Noticing: Writing as an Act of Attention

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National Poetry Month: FREE Movie Night! The Last Poets

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Ling Ling Huang

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One Page Wednesday – April

3 events,

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Ben Nickol in Conversation with Margaret Malone

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Slamlandia

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James M. Zimmerman in Conversation With Candace Pinger Smith

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John W. Reid

Kit Schluter, Tatiana Lipkes, & Joshua Pollock

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Risograph Basics @ Outlet!

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Poetry Workshop: An Afternoon of Deep Music w John Morrison | Apr 8 | In-person

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Abel, Ashby, Ready, & Safdie

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Archie Bongiovanni in Conversation With Sarah Shay Mirk

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Taylor Koekkoek

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Delve Readers Seminar: Little Things: A Study of Literary Compression

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Delve Readers Seminar: Haunted Chambers: Piranesi and The Little Stranger

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Chelsea Bieker: Book Launch for Paperback of Heartbroke

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Fonda Lee & Kate Elliott

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Katie Holten in Conversation With David Naimon

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National Poetry Month: FREE Movie Night! Slam featuring poet Saul Williams

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Jenny Odell in Conversation With Chelsea Biondolillo

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Jessica Gigot and Ann Stinson

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Regan Penaluna

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Slamlandia

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Reading: Jessica E. Johnson and Kesha Ajose-Fisher

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Angie Thomas in Conversation With Rosanne Parry

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Lisa Dodson in Conversation With Andrea Paluso

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Kids’ Storytime With Stephanie Shaw

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Springfield Celebrates Authors: Leah Sottile and Deb Vanasse

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Susan Gevirtz & David Abel, Works on Paper

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Smallpresspalooza

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Katherine Corcoran in Conversation with Tim DuRoche

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Matt Ruff

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Poets & Popcorn

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BIPOC Reading Series- April

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Tobin Mitnick in Conversation With Casey Clapp & Alex Crowson

6 events,

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Constellation #4 (April 20th): Genevieve DeGuzman, Jaye Nasir, Christopher Rose

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Nicole Chung in Conversation With Lydia Kiesling

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Slamlandia

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Don Winslow

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Poetry Reading: Rachel Barton, Suzy Harris, Emily Newberry

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Portland Arts & Lectures 2022/23: Ada Limón

3 events,

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Jessica Machado Reading

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Chloé Cooper Jones in Conversation With Lydia Kiesling, Kimberly King Parsons & Casey Parks

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Bigfoot Regional Presents: Slam Olympics

3 events,

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Kids’ Storytime With Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss

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Classical Up Close

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Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman

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Matt Kracht

4 events,

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The Break with Kaveh Akbar

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Delve Readers Seminar: Romeo and Juliet

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Jake Bittle in Conversation With Monica Samayoa

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Reading: Warren C. Easley: Fatal Flaw

2 events,

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Jeff Boyd in Conversation With Dave Depper

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Brent Weeks

3 events,

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Marcy Cottrell Houle, Forest Park: Exploring Portland’s Natural Sanctuary

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Abby Lawlor in Conversation With Vanessa Veselka

4 events,

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Max Miller in Conversation With Holly Erickson & Natalie Mortimer

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Reading: Mitzi Zilka: Water Fire Steam

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Verselandia! 2023

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Eli Francovich in Conversation With Erica Berry

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Endi Bogue Hartigan & Flávia Rocha in Conversation

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Anastacia-Reneé in Conversation With Jamila Osman

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Independent Bookstore Day!

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Kids’ Storytime

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Spare Room Annual Marathon Reading: Gertrude Stein & Jackson Mac Low