Dec. 12th, 2-4 pm: Mini Sledgehammer features a 36-minute writing contest and a reading from last summer's Sledgehammer winner, Alan Dubinsky. St. Johns Booksellers, 8622 N. Lombard, Portland.
Dec. 12th, 6 pm: Stumptown Underground releases its 4th anthology, Terrible Lizards. It's all about dinosaurs, so dress to impress! Hosted by Guapo Comics & Books in Portland (6350 SE Foster Rd)
Dec. 13th, 1-4 pm: Steve Williams and Constance Hall lead "Mapping Your Childhood" workshop, helping you put the pen to paper and conjure past memories of adolescence and earlier. Cost is $25 and proceeds benefit the 100th Monkey Studio (workshop located at the 100th Monkey Studio: 110 SE 16th Ave)
Dec. 18th, 6:30 pm: Write Around Portland celebrates its 10th anniversary with the release of a fall anthology. Workshop participants will read at the First United Methodist Church in Portland (1838 SW Jefferson St). Write Around Portland creates community-building workshops for individuals living in poverty, dealing with illness, facing isolation or experiencing other barriers.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Spotlighted Literary Events
Date: TODAY! Friday, May 15
If any of you hepcats happen to be in the Seattle area this evening, the local literary arts group, Youth Speak Seattle, is hosting the 2009 Seattle Youth Poetry Slam. Showcasing local youth talent, contestants will be selected for a team to compete at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam.
When: 7pm
Where: Seattle Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: Youth $10 / Adult $15 available through brownpapertickets.com/event/55316
Contact: Angela Dy, 206-661-2036, angel@seattleyouthspeaks.org
For future events and additional program offerings, be sure to check out the official website for Youth Speaks Seattle: http://www.seattleyouthspeaks.org/
Date: Wednesday, May 20
Join the Graphic Novel Book Club in a discussion of The Surrogates: Volume 1 by Robert Venditti (drawn by Brett Weldele). It's 2054 and the world is populated by surrogates: remote-controlled articifical bodies that interact with one another. When a terrorist begins destroying surrogates, cops search for the perpetrator and begin to reevaluate the role of virtual reality. The book is available for check-out from the Multnomah County Library. The club meets the third Wednesday of every month. Next month's read: Exit Wounds by Rutu Modau.
When: 6:30pm
Where: Belmont Library, 1038 Se 39th Ave
Cost: free
For more information, call the Belmont Library at 503-988-5382 or visit www.multcolib.org/events/graphicnovel.html
Date: Thursday, May 21
Thursday begins the first of the Write Around Portland's spring series of writing workshops. For ten weeks, eight 2-hour sessions are being offered to new and seasoned writers. Engage the Portland writing community and gain valuable insight to your craft through freewrites and feedback from trained facilitators. Writing journals, pens, bus tickets, childcare and snacks provided. Pre-registration is requested. Email hotlipspizza@writearound.org with your name, phone number and date of workshop you would like to attend. Contact is Dawn Thompson at 503-796-9224.
When: 9-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza at 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Cost: suggested donation of $20 per workshop
For more information, be sure to check out http://www.writearoundportland.org/
If any of you hepcats happen to be in the Seattle area this evening, the local literary arts group, Youth Speak Seattle, is hosting the 2009 Seattle Youth Poetry Slam. Showcasing local youth talent, contestants will be selected for a team to compete at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam.
When: 7pm
Where: Seattle Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: Youth $10 / Adult $15 available through brownpapertickets.com/event/55316
Contact: Angela Dy, 206-661-2036, angel@seattleyouthspeaks.org
For future events and additional program offerings, be sure to check out the official website for Youth Speaks Seattle: http://www.seattleyouthspeaks.org/
Date: Wednesday, May 20
Join the Graphic Novel Book Club in a discussion of The Surrogates: Volume 1 by Robert Venditti (drawn by Brett Weldele). It's 2054 and the world is populated by surrogates: remote-controlled articifical bodies that interact with one another. When a terrorist begins destroying surrogates, cops search for the perpetrator and begin to reevaluate the role of virtual reality. The book is available for check-out from the Multnomah County Library. The club meets the third Wednesday of every month. Next month's read: Exit Wounds by Rutu Modau.
When: 6:30pm
Where: Belmont Library, 1038 Se 39th Ave
Cost: free
For more information, call the Belmont Library at 503-988-5382 or visit www.multcolib.org/events/graphicnovel.html
Date: Thursday, May 21
Thursday begins the first of the Write Around Portland's spring series of writing workshops. For ten weeks, eight 2-hour sessions are being offered to new and seasoned writers. Engage the Portland writing community and gain valuable insight to your craft through freewrites and feedback from trained facilitators. Writing journals, pens, bus tickets, childcare and snacks provided. Pre-registration is requested. Email hotlipspizza@writearound.org with your name, phone number and date of workshop you would like to attend. Contact is Dawn Thompson at 503-796-9224.
When: 9-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza at 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Cost: suggested donation of $20 per workshop
For more information, be sure to check out http://www.writearoundportland.org/
Friday, February 13, 2009
Spotlighted Literary Events
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Celebrating their 25th year, Portland Arts & Lectures will be commemorating their milestone with reporter, humorist, poet, and longtime supporter Calvin Trillin who had the honor of being Portland Arts & Lectures' first speaker back in 1984. He is a former reporter for the Times as well as the New Yorker, a current columnist and weekly poet for the Nation, and author of a wide variety of books. This event is sponsored by The Oregonian.
When: 7:30
Where: Newmark Theater
Cost: $25, $35, $55 through PCPA box office or Ticketmaster
For more information, visit www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, February 19
It’s that time again! The Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop hosted by HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland is back. Breakfast pastries, coffee, and tea will be served as you experience the joy of community writing!
When: 9am-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza, 2211 SE Hawthorne
Cost: $25 suggested donation. Proceeds go directly toward funding Write Around Portland workshops and programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, people living with mental illness, homeless youth, and many others. Pre-registration is encouraged, so please email hotlips@writearound.org with your name, phone number, and date of the workshop you would like to attend.
For more information, please visit www.writearound.org or hotlipspizza.com
Date: Thursday, February 19
Come support a local novelist and journalist! Katherine Dunn, author of Shadow Boxers and Geek Love will be having a fiction reading at Lewis & Clark College. One Ring Circus, a collection of her essays on boxing, will appear in May of this year. This event is co-sponsored by Watzek Library Special Collections and the Lewis & Clark English Department. Refreshments will be served!
When: 7pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Manor House, Armstrong Lounge
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or visit the Lewis & Clark English Department Web site.
Celebrating their 25th year, Portland Arts & Lectures will be commemorating their milestone with reporter, humorist, poet, and longtime supporter Calvin Trillin who had the honor of being Portland Arts & Lectures' first speaker back in 1984. He is a former reporter for the Times as well as the New Yorker, a current columnist and weekly poet for the Nation, and author of a wide variety of books. This event is sponsored by The Oregonian.
When: 7:30
Where: Newmark Theater
Cost: $25, $35, $55 through PCPA box office or Ticketmaster
For more information, visit www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, February 19
It’s that time again! The Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop hosted by HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland is back. Breakfast pastries, coffee, and tea will be served as you experience the joy of community writing!
When: 9am-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza, 2211 SE Hawthorne
Cost: $25 suggested donation. Proceeds go directly toward funding Write Around Portland workshops and programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, people living with mental illness, homeless youth, and many others. Pre-registration is encouraged, so please email hotlips@writearound.org with your name, phone number, and date of the workshop you would like to attend.
For more information, please visit www.writearound.org or hotlipspizza.com
Date: Thursday, February 19
Come support a local novelist and journalist! Katherine Dunn, author of Shadow Boxers and Geek Love will be having a fiction reading at Lewis & Clark College. One Ring Circus, a collection of her essays on boxing, will appear in May of this year. This event is co-sponsored by Watzek Library Special Collections and the Lewis & Clark English Department. Refreshments will be served!
When: 7pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Manor House, Armstrong Lounge
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or visit the Lewis & Clark English Department Web site.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Portland Literary Events
Date: Saturday, October 4
Write Around Portland will host its annual fundraiser Wordigo, featuring Mad Libs, Scrabble, Boggle, Wordigo poker, and a pool open typewriters. There will be prizes, cocktails, desserts, music by DJ Safi, and a silent auction.
Where: Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission ($35), supporters ($75), and patrons ($150)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org/
Date: Sunday, October 5
Danny Goldberg will read from Bumping into Geniuses.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, October 6
Graeme Base will read from Enigma: A Magical Mystery.
Where: 4807 NE Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213
When: 10:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/
Date: Monday, October 6
Mississippi Pizza will host its weekly adult spelling bee.
Where: Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.mississippipizza.com/
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Local playwrights Marc Acito, Cynthia Whitcomb, and Storm Large will speak about the art and craft of writing for the stage.
Where: The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 pm.
Cost: Members (free), guests of members and students ($5), all others ($10)
For more info: http://www.williamettewriters.com/
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Kim Barnes will read from A Country Called Home.
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, October 9
Pete Jordan, author of Dishwater, will present a slide show lecture from his upcoming title, In the City of Bikes: An Up Close Look at Amsterdam. Nickey Robare will screen her film Small Movements and chat about the Sprockettes, the world’s fist mini-bike dance team. The event will also feature artwork by Tiago DeJerk and music by Baby Dollars.
Where: The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $3.00 and up (sliding scale)
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Kevin Vowles will read from 21st Century Hippies: Activists in Pursuit of Peace and Social Justice.
Where: Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.23rdavebooks.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus, presents Breakdowns, a reprint of his 1978 collection along with a new illustrated essay.
Where: Bagdad Theater, 3702 Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Jewell Parker Rhodes will read from Yellow Moon, the second book in the New Orleans-based trilogy.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Friday, October 10
Deborah Copaken Kogan will read from Between Here and April.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Write Around Portland will host its annual fundraiser Wordigo, featuring Mad Libs, Scrabble, Boggle, Wordigo poker, and a pool open typewriters. There will be prizes, cocktails, desserts, music by DJ Safi, and a silent auction.
Where: Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission ($35), supporters ($75), and patrons ($150)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org/
Date: Sunday, October 5
Danny Goldberg will read from Bumping into Geniuses.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, October 6
Graeme Base will read from Enigma: A Magical Mystery.
Where: 4807 NE Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213
When: 10:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/
Date: Monday, October 6
Mississippi Pizza will host its weekly adult spelling bee.
Where: Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.mississippipizza.com/
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Local playwrights Marc Acito, Cynthia Whitcomb, and Storm Large will speak about the art and craft of writing for the stage.
Where: The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 pm.
Cost: Members (free), guests of members and students ($5), all others ($10)
For more info: http://www.williamettewriters.com/
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Kim Barnes will read from A Country Called Home.
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, October 9
Pete Jordan, author of Dishwater, will present a slide show lecture from his upcoming title, In the City of Bikes: An Up Close Look at Amsterdam. Nickey Robare will screen her film Small Movements and chat about the Sprockettes, the world’s fist mini-bike dance team. The event will also feature artwork by Tiago DeJerk and music by Baby Dollars.
Where: The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $3.00 and up (sliding scale)
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Kevin Vowles will read from 21st Century Hippies: Activists in Pursuit of Peace and Social Justice.
Where: Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.23rdavebooks.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus, presents Breakdowns, a reprint of his 1978 collection along with a new illustrated essay.
Where: Bagdad Theater, 3702 Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Jewell Parker Rhodes will read from Yellow Moon, the second book in the New Orleans-based trilogy.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Friday, October 10
Deborah Copaken Kogan will read from Between Here and April.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Friday, September 12, 2008
Portland Literary Events
Date: Sunday, September 14
Make comics and drink coffee at the IPRC. This all-ages event repeats every second Sunday.
Where: IPRC, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, Portland, OR 97205
When: 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.iprc.org
Date: Monday, September 15
Tom Moon will read from 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 15
Rick Riordan will read from The Maze of Bones, book one in The 39 Clues series.
Where: A Children’s Place Bookstore, 4807 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97213
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $12.99 (Admission includes a copy of the book.)
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Joel Magnuson will present Mindful Economics.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capital Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Join Write Around Portland (WAP) for Prompt, a ten-week seminar devoted to generative writing and the transformative power of writing in the community. The workshop will meet on Tuesdays, September 16 through November 18. Advance registration is required. To register call (503) 796-9224.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cost: $285 (Registration fee includes free parking, snacks, and access to the bowels of Powell’s.)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org
Date: Wednesday, September 17
Diane Hammond will read from Hannah’s Dream.
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Portland, OR 97225
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Thursday, September 18
The Portland Arts & Lectures series presents Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Bridge of Sighs.
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5:00 high school students; $10.00 upper balcony seating; $20.00 college students and teachers; $26.00 adults
For more info: http://www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, September 18
Thor Hanson will read from The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda.
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 19
A Children’s Place will hold a midnight release party for Brisingr, book three of The Inheritance Cycle. There will be costumes, activities, and a screening of Eragon.
Where: A Children’s Place Bookstore, 4807 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97213
When: 11:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com
Date: Friday, September 19
Paul Auster will read from Man in the Dark.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Fore more info: http://www.powells.com
Make comics and drink coffee at the IPRC. This all-ages event repeats every second Sunday.
Where: IPRC, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, Portland, OR 97205
When: 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.iprc.org
Date: Monday, September 15
Tom Moon will read from 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, September 15
Rick Riordan will read from The Maze of Bones, book one in The 39 Clues series.
Where: A Children’s Place Bookstore, 4807 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97213
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $12.99 (Admission includes a copy of the book.)
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Joel Magnuson will present Mindful Economics.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capital Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Tuesday, September 16
Join Write Around Portland (WAP) for Prompt, a ten-week seminar devoted to generative writing and the transformative power of writing in the community. The workshop will meet on Tuesdays, September 16 through November 18. Advance registration is required. To register call (503) 796-9224.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Cost: $285 (Registration fee includes free parking, snacks, and access to the bowels of Powell’s.)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org
Date: Wednesday, September 17
Diane Hammond will read from Hannah’s Dream.
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Portland, OR 97225
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Thursday, September 18
The Portland Arts & Lectures series presents Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Bridge of Sighs.
Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5:00 high school students; $10.00 upper balcony seating; $20.00 college students and teachers; $26.00 adults
For more info: http://www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, September 18
Thor Hanson will read from The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda.
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 19
A Children’s Place will hold a midnight release party for Brisingr, book three of The Inheritance Cycle. There will be costumes, activities, and a screening of Eragon.
Where: A Children’s Place Bookstore, 4807 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR 97213
When: 11:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com
Date: Friday, September 19
Paul Auster will read from Man in the Dark.
Where: Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Fore more info: http://www.powells.com
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Season's Greetings Indeed
It's that time of year. The sky is overcast, potentially dumping rain or snow. It's cold outside, and most of us just want to be inside, cuddled with a blanket and a favorite book. Some of us are even out bustling around in search of the perfect gifts for family members and friends.Whatever your situation, be sure to buy a copy or two of the 2007 anthology of the Ink-Filled Page. It's the perfect way to immerse yourself in literature while the weather immerses your house in cold. It's also the perfect gift for any book lover. Winter hobbies and holiday shopping fulfilled in one stop! You don't even have to leave your house.
Just visit our site to buy a copy, or three or ten.
Because one can never have too many anthologies, check out Write Around Portland's most recent one too: See the Water Rise. Write Around Portland is also featured in this year's Willamette Week Give Guide as a nonprofit worthy of your donated cash and time.
Some other great books to spend your cozy time with are, of course, this year's winners of the Oregon Book Awards. Check them out at Literary Arts.
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