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Wendy Willis and David Biespiel

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

We welcome Wendy Willis and David Biespiel to Broadway Books on Tuesday, March 5th, at 7 pm to read from their new books and talk about writing in multiple genres, how they decide which genre works best for the material, and the ramifications of those decisions. Wendy Willis's new collection of essays is These are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes from the Republic, published by Counterpoint Press. David Biespiel's new collection of poems is Republic Café, published by the University of Washington Press In These are Strange Times, My Dear, Willis explores everything from personal resistance to the rise of political podcasts, civic loneliness to the exploitation of personal data, public outrage to the opioid crisis -- all with a poet's gift for finding…

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DWP 2019: Designing for the Ear: The Best of Podcasts and Audio Storytelling

University of Oregon - Portland 70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Podcasting has steadily grown in popularity over the last two decades and its growth is now booming in both producers and listeners. As with many emerging and evolving industries, standards and guidelines remain elusive while experimentation is wonderfully abundant. From daily news segments to fictional long-form stories, the growing number of high-quality podcasts is vying for the attention of the listening public. In this session, Designing for the Ear, we will present and discuss the current trends and needs to help us better understand this new ecosystem of podcasts and audio storytelling. We invite thoughtful podcast producers and audio storytellers to share their storytelling craft in using audio interviews, script writing for the ear, and sound design. Confirmed Speakers -Kaitlin Prest of The Heart (Radiotopia)…

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Eric Nuzum in Conversation With Chuck Klosterman

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

In Make Noise (Workman), veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career’s worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters “make noise” – to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes. Nuzum identifies core principles, including what he considers the key to successful audio storytelling: learning to think the way your audience listens. He delivers essential how-tos, from conducting an effective interview to marketing your podcast, developing your audience, and managing a creative team. He also taps into his deep network to offer advice from audio stars like Ira Glass, Terry Gross, and Anna Sale. Nuzum will be joined in conversation by Chuck Klosterman, author of Raised in Captivity.

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OR e-Con

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Although we won’t be in person this year as we had, we’re excited to host a *free* virtual mini-con on our con dates, November 13-15, 2020, called OR-e-Con! This event will be hosted online via ZOOM, with access links being provided to the Orycon mailing list. TO REGISTER AND RECEIVE THE ACCESS LINK: We will be giving access links for the Zoom rooms to the OR e-Con mailing list. To sign up for our mailing list, please email: announceadmin@orycon.org While this will be a free event, we will be requesting donations both to cover the costs of the virtual event and for use elsewhere in the organization. Volunteers are also needed for this event, and you can request more information by contacting volunteers@orycon.org. AUTHOR GUEST…

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