Date: TONIGHT! Friday, June 5
The latest original noir anthology from New York-based publisher, Akashic books, "Portland Noir is sure to both charm and frighten readers familiar with this northwest hub and intrigue those who have never traveled to this proudly weird city." Celebrate the "dark, rainy" Portland underbelly with a book launch party featuring editor Kevin Sampsell and contributors Jonathan Selwood, Luciana Lopez, and Chris A. Bolton.
When: 7:30p
Where: Powell's, 1005 W. Burnside Portland OR
Cost: Free
Check out Akashic books for more details.
Date: Saturday, June 6
Vancouver bookstore, Cover to Cover, hosts a writers' mixer for Northwest inkslingers every first Saturday of the month. This month writing guru Jessica Page Morrell discusses "How to Write the Bad Guys in Fiction." Teaching from her newest book, Bullies, Bastards and Bitches, Morrell shares tips on how to "create antagonists with many dimensions who are worthy adversaries for your protagonists."
When: 5-6:30p
Where: Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main St. Vancouver WA
Cost: Free
Contact: phone 360-514-0358 or visit the website www.covertocoverbooks.net/events.html. Check out Jessica Morrell's website: http://www.writing-life.com/
Date: Tuesday, June 9
The all-woman Portland Playback Theater Ensemble is performing at In Other Words Books and Resources. Through a unique form of improvisational theater incorporating audience participation into a dramatic interpretation, Playback Theater seeks to "[bring] women together through story...to [create] a ritual space where any story - however ordinary, extraordinary, hidden or difficult - might be told, and immediately made into theater." Whether to share or simply witness stories, all are welcome.
When: 7:30p
Where: 8 B NE Killingsworth St Portland OR
Cost: Free or sliding scale donation
Visit the store website for more details.
Date: Thursday - Saturday, June 11-13
Calling all writers, publishers and readers north of the 54th parallel! "A Free Celebration for All Ages with Those Who Write About The Great Land." The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting the Alaska Book Festival. Featuring panel discussions, workshops and author readings commencing with a lecture by Willie Hensley who will discuss his book, Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People. Many events are held on the UAF campus and the guest artists also make appearances throughout the Fairbanks community.
When: See the schedule of events
Where: UAF
Cost: Free
For more information visit: www.uaf.edu/bookfestival/
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Friday, September 19, 2008
Portland Literary Events
Date: Saturday, September 20
Ink and Paper Group will host a launch party for Alexis Fajardo’s graphic novel Kid Beowulf.
Where: Ink and Paper Group, 1825 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
When: 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://inkandpapergroup.com
Date: Saturday, September 20
Eowyn Wood will read from Naked in the Rain.
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Sunday, September 21
Chuck Klosterman will read from Downtown Owl.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 22
Irvine Welsh will read from Crime.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 22
Join Courtenay Hameister, State by State editor Sean Wilsey, author Daphne Bell, and other special guests for a screening of a 35-minute film about Out of the Book, Volume 3: State by State.
Where: Bagdad Theatre, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5.00
For more info: (503) 236-9234 or http://www.powells.com
Date: Tuesday, September 23
Judith Barrington will read from her chapbook Lost Lands.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: (503) 284-1726
Date: Tuesday, September 23
Kate Imes, Diane Gilleland, and Mark Russell will talk about building community at the Multnomah County Library’s Zinsters Talking series.
Where: Belmont Branch Library, 1038 SE 39th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
When: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.multcolib.org
Date: Wednesday, September 24
Michelle Sewell will read from Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta!
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Wednesday, September 24
William Claassen will read from Another World: A Retreat in the Ozarks.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Thursday, September 25
Donna Love will read from Tell Me a Story.
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Thursday, September 25
Steve Reifenberg will read from Santiago’s Children.
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Friday, September 26
John Elder Robinson will read from Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Ink and Paper Group will host a launch party for Alexis Fajardo’s graphic novel Kid Beowulf.
Where: Ink and Paper Group, 1825 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
When: 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://inkandpapergroup.com
Date: Saturday, September 20
Eowyn Wood will read from Naked in the Rain.
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Sunday, September 21
Chuck Klosterman will read from Downtown Owl.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 22
Irvine Welsh will read from Crime.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 22
Join Courtenay Hameister, State by State editor Sean Wilsey, author Daphne Bell, and other special guests for a screening of a 35-minute film about Out of the Book, Volume 3: State by State.
Where: Bagdad Theatre, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5.00
For more info: (503) 236-9234 or http://www.powells.com
Date: Tuesday, September 23
Judith Barrington will read from her chapbook Lost Lands.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: (503) 284-1726
Date: Tuesday, September 23
Kate Imes, Diane Gilleland, and Mark Russell will talk about building community at the Multnomah County Library’s Zinsters Talking series.
Where: Belmont Branch Library, 1038 SE 39th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
When: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.multcolib.org
Date: Wednesday, September 24
Michelle Sewell will read from Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta!
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Wednesday, September 24
William Claassen will read from Another World: A Retreat in the Ozarks.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Thursday, September 25
Donna Love will read from Tell Me a Story.
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97200
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inotherwords.org
Date: Thursday, September 25
Steve Reifenberg will read from Santiago’s Children.
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Friday, September 26
John Elder Robinson will read from Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Portland Literary Events
Monday, December 10
Dinotopia: Journey to Chandra
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 11
Deadline
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 11
The Brontosaurus Word Processing Exchange
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth St.
When: 6:30
Cost: $3-$10 suggested donation
Wednesday, December 12
T is for Trespass
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Thursday, December 13
To Harvest, To Hunt: Stories of Resource Use in the American West
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore, 7983 SE 13 Ave
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Friday, December 14
Live Wire!
Where: Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave
When: 8:00 pm
Cost: $12.00 adv/$15.00 dos
Saturday, December 15
Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore, 7983 SE 13th
When: 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
This week the Portland Fiction Project continues it’s “Things Both Flat and Round” theme with “note” inspired stories. Check out http://www.portlandfiction.net/ for some note worthy short fiction.
Dinotopia: Journey to Chandra
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 11
Deadline
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Tuesday, December 11
The Brontosaurus Word Processing Exchange
Where: In Other Words, 8 NE Killingsworth St.
When: 6:30
Cost: $3-$10 suggested donation
Wednesday, December 12
T is for Trespass
Where: Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Thursday, December 13
To Harvest, To Hunt: Stories of Resource Use in the American West
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore, 7983 SE 13 Ave
When: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
Friday, December 14
Live Wire!
Where: Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave
When: 8:00 pm
Cost: $12.00 adv/$15.00 dos
Saturday, December 15
Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore, 7983 SE 13th
When: 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
This week the Portland Fiction Project continues it’s “Things Both Flat and Round” theme with “note” inspired stories. Check out http://www.portlandfiction.net/ for some note worthy short fiction.
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