Events for writers in the Pacific Northwest. Space prohibits us from providing full information, but we've tried to include all contact info sent to us.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
Oregon Writers Colony Listings
7/1/09	7:00 to 9:00 p.m.	Chantiques, 3384 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland 3 blocks south of Powell	A gift to our members. OWC Samplers! First in a series of FREE Workshops for members. Non-members are welcome if they join at the door--$35 membership fee--cash or check only. Want to Be A Travel Writer? Marilyn McFarlane, nationally published travel writer and guidebook author, presents: A Brief Intro to Travel Writing: Getting started – choosing your topic – research – targeting your market – getting published – the five most important tips. Participants may bring two destinations they want to write about and two potential travel publications. (Not a requirement) Click for flyer about this event NO PREREGISTRATION NECESSARY, but as a courtesy, please let Martha Miller know if you are coming (mattie@chantiquesltd.com) so that she knows how many chairs will be needed. Watch this space for other OWC Samplers! which will be offered about every two months.
7/18/09	All Day	Portland	OWC Workshop. Handgun Knowledge for Fiction Writers. Gary Crane, owner of a shooting range, will offer a marksmanship workshop on handgun knowledge. Everything you ever wanted or needed to know about handguns -- with an opportunity to actually fire a weapon. For many genres, this is information that will give your story the authority it requires.
7/23/09	6:30 to 9:30 p.m.	Coffee House Cafe, 135 Liberty St. NE, Salem, Oregon	OWC Networks! An evening for writers networking. If you have friends who write, bring them along Free. OWC membership is not required. For more information, please contact Judy O'Neill at jzcasal@yahoo.com.
September 26-27	All Day	Portland	POW! The Power Of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, with Trina Robbins
10/16-10/17/09	All Day	Pearson Air Museum in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve and the Red Lion at the Quay, Vancouver, Washington	OWC is proud to be the hosting organization for the first annual Northwest Travel Writers Conference: Travel & Words, 2009. Early registration discounts by August 1. Special OWC member discounts by August 1. See the website: www.travelandwords.com.
4/9-11/2010 OWC Spring Conference 2010 will feature NY Times Best Selling Author, Robert Dugoni. Watch for registration details to be announce later in the year!
ALL OTHER LISTINGS
7/1/09 thru 8/1/09	throughout montha	Soapstone Residencies Applications	THE APPLICATION PERIOD WILL OPEN SOON FOR SOAPSTONE RESIDENCIES We will be accepting applications postmarked between July 1 and August 1, 2009 for residencies starting November 2009 to November 2010. Application forms can be downloaded from our web site: http://www.soapstone.org
7/1/09	7:00 to 9:00 p.m.	Blackbird Wine Shop 3519 NE 44th off Fremont in Portland	Oregon Literary Review co-hosts First Wednesdays, a series of readings, performances and wine-tasting at the Blackbird Wine Shop. Readers and performers interested in participating should contact Julie Mae Madsen at maemadsen@gmail.com with an expression of interest and sample work. For July 1st: Barbara Blossom, Nancy Woods, Karen Flagstad, and Samantha Waltz
7/7/09	7:00 - 8:30 p.m.	Newport Public Library	The next Willamette Writers Coast Branch Workshop will feature 4 local experts on “All You Want to Know about Self-Publishing.” Admission is free. Public welcome.
7/8/09	7:00 p.m.	Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7700 NE 4th Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98662	Vancouver Barnes & Noble Poetry Group presents author, Daniel Skach-Mills, who will be reading from his book The Tao of Now For more info email Shawn crm2679@bn.com
7/12/09	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. Slides will be shown during the July workshops . FIRST SERIES: POETRY OF PLACE (July 12) CREATING POEMS THROUGH THE ARTIST'S LENS - Writing the Ekphrastic Poem (July 19) WRITING THE PERSONA POEM (July 26) SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16) WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23) DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40 Three workshop series - $100 Both series (all 6 workshops) - $175 Ten Participants Maximum If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
7/12/09	3:00 to 5:00 p.m.	studio of artist Paul Toews at 349 N. Third Ave., where it shares space with the Stayton Friends of the Library Used Bookstore.	Voices of East and West in Stayton Poetry Reading** The July reading in Stayton’s Second Sundays Series of Poetry Readings, will feature a poet from western Oregon, Margaret Chula of Portland, and one from eastern, David Memmott of La Grande, both reading from unusual new books and, as part of the series’ continuing celebration of Oregon’s sesquicentennial, from past or elder Oregon poets who have influenced them. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. Books by both featured poets will be for sale at the reading, and they will sign copies. Audience members are invited to bring one or two short poems to share during an open part of the reading.
7/16/09	7:30 p.m.	Newmark Theatre - 1111 SW Broadway, Portland	Literary Arts Presents: A Benefit Event for Writers in the Schools Tin House Magazine's Tenth Anniversary Celebration! "Tin House is offering a roof -- despite the toxins of commerce -- shelter meant to keep our language alive. While New York publishers star-search for this year's single lollipop best-seller, Tin House recalls what literature can give one honest reader." -- Allan Gurganus Founded in 1999 by longtime Oregon publisher, Win McCormack, Tin House has for the past decade been a quiet force in the literary world, with its headquarters in the distinctive zinc-sided house in NW Portland. In its 40 issues it has been privileged to print some of our nation's finest fiction writers and poets, such as Richard Ford, Denis Johnson, Deborah Eisenberg, Billy Collins, Frank Bidart and Matthea Harvey. From its conception, too, it has been devoted to discovering the next generation of talent, like Portland's own darling poets, Michael and Matthew Dickman. This event will celebrate Tin House's 10th Anniversary by gathering some of this country's most exciting established and emerging writers who've been published by the magazine in the past decade. With readings, personal anecdotes and short interviews, the night promises to be a snapshot of what the magazine offers in each of its issues, quality fiction and poetry with, most importantly, personality to spare. About WITS (Writers in the Schools): Established in 1996, WITS is a comprehensive program that cultivates young writers and supports Oregon authors through semester-long writing residencies in the Portland public high schools. WITS employs poets, fiction writers, essayists and playwrights to engage students in reading and writing across the curriculum. Individual Tickets: -On sale: Friday, June 8th @ 9:00am. -Prices: $12-$14 -Order Online at www.ticketmaster.com -Portland Center for the Performing Arts Box Office, SW Broadway and Main Street -Call Ticketmaster at 503-224-4400 -All Ticketmaster outlets, including select Fred Meyer Visit www.literary-arts.org for additional information.
7/16/09	9:00 to 11:00 a.m.	HOTLIPS Hawthorne 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd	Write Around Portland Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop. Join HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland every third Thursday (and some Sundays) to experience the transformative power of writing in community. These workshops are perfect for the new writer and the seasoned writer. Start your day with breakfast pastries, coffee, tea and the written word. These workshops are a part of HOTLIPS Art Action, a series of events and artworks that express the working philosophy that sensory experiences enhance life, and that art, like pizza, is an irreducible ingredient for a healthy society. HOTLIPS is a local family-owned company with 5 restaurants in Portland, a central kitchen and a soda operation. Perennially ranked among the best in Portland for great food and its use of locally sourced and ingredients. Founded in 1984, HOTLIPS continues to be recognized locally and nationally as a leader in sustainability.www.hotlipspizza.com www.hotlipssoda.com Preregistration encouraged but not necessary. Register at hotlipspizza@writearound.org with your name, phone number and date of the workshop you'd like to attend. $20 donation suggested. Info at www.writearound.org
7/18/09	7:00 p.m.	Visual Arts Center, Newport	Special event featuring singer/songwriter CRAIG CAROTHERS Due to Carothers' fame and our limited seating, tickets for this event will be pre-sold through the Writers On The Edge website. Advance tickets are $10; $12 at the door. Please reserve your ticket soon to ensure a guaranteed seat. We expect tickets to sell out. This event is graciously co-sponsored by the Newport Public Library. Click here to buy your advanced tickets today!
7/18/09	9:00 - 3:00	Center for Contemplative Arts, Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave & Division St, Manzanita, OR	Gail Balden offers Write from the Heart. a creative writing workshop, open to men and women. Bring creativity, spirituality and joy into your life through the process of writing. Develop clarity, expand your senses and enliven your life through the amazing power of words. The cost is $60. Class size is limited to small groups, and early registration is recommended. A minimum deposit of $30 is required to reserve a space. To register, send deposit to Gail Balden 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131 or for more information, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net. These workshops, packed full of good advice, writing exercises and inspiration, are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary--just an open heart. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens. Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen in Nehalem, Oregon. See her website at www.creativejourneys.net. The Center for Contemplative Arts, located at Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave. & Division St. in Manzanita, is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of offering to all people activities of inner reflection for deepening awareness and nurturing the human spirit for the good of all creation. A portion of the proceeds from each workshop supports the Center for ongoing education.
7/18/09	9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Portland Community College Room TBA	A Pre-Conference Workshop for Fiction Writers presented by The Willamette Writer editor Leona Grieve In this six-hour workshop we will cover: · query letter · synopsis · first 3 pages of your novel · pitching to agents and editors at the Conference Is your material ready to be read by an agent or an editor? Bring your submission packet (query letter, synopsis and first chapter) and we'll work together as you read, write, evaluate, polish and get ready to pitch your novel. Cost: $50 Pre-register: call Willamette Writers 503 452-1592 or mail a check to: Willamette Writers, 9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5a, Portland, OR 97219
7/18. 25, & Aug 1	Noon to 2:00 p.m.	The 100th Monkey Studio, 110 SE 16th Ave. in Portland.	First Saturday workshop. During July and August artist and writer Lisa Parsons will be teaching a workshop at The 100th Monkey Studio on memoir, writing, and mixed media artwork entitled "Illness as a Metaphor for Creativity." The course will be held on three successive Saturday afternoons from noon to 2pm, July 18, July 25, and August 1. All materials will be provided by the studio, but students can bring photos to add to their mixed media artworks if desired. The cost is $15 per class, but it is suggested that participants sign up for all three weeks, since the material builds upon itself. Their phone is 503-232-3457. Check their website under workshops in July for signup details. www.the100thmonkeystudio.com. For more information about Lisa, visit: www.lkparsons.com
7/19/09	1:00 to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. Slides will be shown during the July workshops . FIRST SERIES: POETRY OF PLACE (July 12), CREATING POEMS THROUGH THE ARTIST'S LENS - Writing the Ekphrastic Poem (July 19), WRITING THE PERSONA POEM (July 26) SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16), WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23), DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40, Three workshop series - $100, Both series (all 6 workshops) - $175 Ten Participants Maximum. If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
7/19/09	Noon to 5:00 p.m.	TBA	WRITE OUTSIDE (AND INSIDE, TOO) WITH IBEX STUDIOS THIS SUMMER! We have a lot of exciting upcoming workshops that will get your body and your pen moving under sunny (we hope!) skies. For more detailed facilitator and workshop descriptions, please visit our website at www.ibexstudios.com or call Becca at 971.227.0305.WRITING THE WILD: Hiking Eagle Creek Explore the wild inside and out as we wander up this stunning canyon, learn the creek's stories, and write and share our own.$60
7/22/09	6:00 to 7:00 p.m.	Powell's Bookstore on Burnside, inside the cafe	From Document Driven: New ManuscriptER Each month, for 1 hour, Janice, book editor from Document Driven, will be available at an area bookstore to give free feedback to authors about their novels. First-come, first-served basis, 15-20 minutes each author. Date: Wednesday, July 22nd For further information, visit the website www.documentdriven.com or call 503-789-6245.
7/24/09	7:00 p.m.	BARNES & NOBLE CLACKAMAS TOWN CENTER, 12000 SE 82^nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97086, Phone: (503) 786-3464	MEET KERRY COHEN HOFFMANN, author of teen novels. We are pleased to welcome Kerry Cohen Hoffman to our store for a reading and signing of her new book, IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME, a funny and touching novel depicting a girl whose single-minded focus on her ex-boyfriend has pulled her far from the person she most needs to win back - herself. Kerry Cohen Hoffman is also the author of EASY and THE GOOD GIRL, both for teens. Kerry received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon and an MA in counseling psychology from Pacific University. A practicing psychotherapist, she lives with her husband and two sons in Portland, Oregon. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
7/25/09	8:30 to noon	Meet on the corner of NW 2nd and Everett, Portland on steps of the Northwest Natural Building	The second of three bridge walks with Sharon Wood Wortman along Portland's waterfront for Portland Parks & Outdoor Recreation in 2009. Sharon Wood Wortman is the author of The Portland Bridge Book, and leader of waterfront bridge walks for Portland Parks & Outdoor Recreation since 1991. This year's featured bridge is the 1926 Burnside. Featured poet for this walk is Matthew Dickman. About a mile long and easy-paced, each walk includes a tour of the Oregon Dept. of Transportation’s Traffic Management Operation Center and the Historic American Engineering Record Willamette River Bridges Exhibit. There are other stops as well. See eight bridges in all. $16/adults, $10 for children. Ends with lunch (extra $) in Chinatown. Contact: Nancy Harger, Portland Parks - 503 823-5127 or Sharon Wood Wortman 503 222-5535 sharon@bridgestories.com or nharger@ci.portland.or.us

7/25/09	Noon to 2:00 p.m.	The 100th Monkey Studio, 110 SE 16th Ave. in Portland.	Second Saturday Workshop. During July and August artist and writer Lisa Parsons will be teaching a workshop at The 100th Monkey Studio on memoir, writing, and mixed media artwork entitled "Illness as a Metaphor for Creativity." The course will be held on three successive Saturday afternoons from noon to 2pm, July 18, July 25, and August 1. All materials will be provided by the studio, but students can bring photos to add to their mixed media artworks if desired. The cost is $15 per class, but it is suggested that participants sign up for all three weeks, since the material builds upon itself. Their phone is 503-232-3457. Check their website under workshops in July for signup details. www.the100thmonkeystudio.com. For more information about Lisa, visit: www.lkparsons.com
7/26/09	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. Slides will be shown during the July workshops . FIRST SERIES: POETRY OF PLACE (July 12), CREATING POEMS THROUGH THE ARTIST'S LENS - Writing the Ekphrastic Poem (July 19), WRITING THE PERSONA POEM (July 26) SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16), WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23), DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40 Three workshop series - $100 Both series (all 6 workshops) - $175 Ten Participants Maximum If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
7/26/09	10:00 a.m. to Noon	HOTLIPS Hawthorne 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd	Write Around Portland Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop. Join HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland every third Thursday (and some Sundays) to experience the transformative power of writing in community. These workshops are perfect for the new writer and the seasoned writer. Start your day with breakfast pastries, coffee, tea and the written word. These workshops are a part of HOTLIPS Art Action, a series of events and artworks that express the working philosophy that sensory experiences enhance life, and that art, like pizza, is an irreducible ingredient for a healthy society. HOTLIPS is a local family-owned company with 5 restaurants in Portland, a central kitchen and a soda operation. Perennially ranked among the best in Portland for great food and its use of locally sourced and ingredients. Founded in 1984, HOTLIPS continues to be recognized locally and nationally as a leader in sustainability. www.hotlipspizza.com www.hotlipssoda.com Preregistration encouraged but not necessary. Register at hotlipspizza@writearound.org with your name, phone number and date of the workshop you'd like to attend. $20 donation suggested. Info at www.writearound.org
One week session July 27 July 31 Two week session July 27 - August 7	All Day	Marylhurst University 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43) / PO Box 261 / Marylhurst, OR 97036-0261 Toll-free: 800.634.9982 / Fax: 503.636.9526 Web site: www.marylhurst.edu/teenwriters	Creative Writing+Visual Arts for High School Students Develop as a visual artist, creative writer, thinker, observer and performer Learn from professional, working artists and writers Receive college-level instruction Combine workshops in prose, poetry, photography and illustration Participate in a community of learners and artists Earn college credit The Workshop for Teen Artists+Writers is designed for high school students and is sponsored by the English, Literature & Writing Department and the Art and Interior Design Department at Marylhurst University. For information, contact Jay Ponteri at 503-636-8141, extension 4420 or jponteri@marylhurst.edu.
8/1/09	Noon to 2:00 p.m.	The 100th Monkey Studio, 110 SE 16th Ave. in Portland.	Third Saturday workshop. During July and August artist and writer Lisa Parsons will be teaching a workshop at The 100th Monkey Studio on memoir, writing, and mixed media artwork entitled "Illness as a Metaphor for Creativity." The course will be held on three successive Saturday afternoons from noon to 2pm, July 18, July 25, and August 1. All materials will be provided by the studio, but students can bring photos to add to their mixed media artworks if desired. The cost is $15 per class, but it is suggested that participants sign up for all three weeks, since the material builds upon itself. Their phone is 503-232-3457. Check their website under workshops in July for signup details. www.the100thmonkeystudio.com. For more information about Lisa, visit: www.lkparsons.com
8/1/09	9:00 to 3:00	Smith Memorial Union Room 238, Portland State University	Cynthia Whitcomb's Pitching Class In this six hour workshop Cynthia guides students through the creation and practice of a pitch. Everyone attending will get personal help with his or her pitch. Learn the art of pitching from a successful screenwriter! Cost: $50.00 To register, call 503 452-1592 or mail a check to: Willamette Writers, 9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5a, Portland, OR 97219
8/7-8/9/09	All Day	Portland Airport Sheraton Hotel	Willamette Writers Conference: The conference offers a variety of workshops, opportunities to meet agents, editors and film producers, and many resources for writers.
8/14-8/16/09	All Day	Opal Creek Forest Center	WRITE OUTSIDE (AND INSIDE, TOO) WITH IBEX STUDIOS THIS SUMMER! We have a lot of exciting upcoming workshops that will get your body and your pen moving under sunny (we hope!) skies. The workshops below will be facilitated by Becca Deysach, director of Ibex Studios. For more detailed facilitator and workshop descriptions, please visit our website at www.ibexstudios.com or call Becca at 971.227.0305. WOMEN'S YOGA, WRITING, AND WILDERNESS RETREAT: A dynamic celebration of balance in the Opal Creek Wilderness. Join us for three days of exploring the dynamic nature of balance first-hand. We will write, practice yoga, ramble through old-growth forest, relax, cook group meals in a restored mining Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, and be stretched as writers and humans. Yogis and writers of all experience levels are welcome. Gillian Kessler, a celebrated yoga teacher and dancer from Missoula, will facilitate our yoga sessions. $225 before July 1st, $250 thereafter
8/15/09	9:00	Center for Contemplative Arts, Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave & Division St, Manzanita, OR	Gail Balden offers The Power of Storytelling, a creative writing workshop, open to men and women. James Hillman said, “Truth is revealed. It cannot ever be told. It has to appear inside the telling or through the telling.” Discover what you think, feel and know through the jotting of your thoughts, feelings and experiences on the page The cost is $60. Class size is limited to small groups, and early registration is recommended. A minimum deposit of $30 is required to reserve a space. To register, send deposit to Gail Balden 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131 or for more information, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net. These workshops, packed full of good advice, writing exercises and inspiration, are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary--just an open heart. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens. Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen in Nehalem, Oregon. See her website at www.creativejourneys.net.
8/16/09	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16), WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23), DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40 Three workshop series - $100 Ten Participants Maximum If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
8/2009	9:00 to 11:00 a.m.	HOTLIPS Hawthorne 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd	Write Around Portland Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop. Join HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland every third Thursday (and some Sundays) to experience the transformative power of writing in community. These workshops are perfect for the new writer and the seasoned writer. Start your day with breakfast pastries, coffee, tea and the written word. These workshops are a part of HOTLIPS Art Action, a series of events and artworks that express the working philosophy that sensory experiences enhance life, and that art, like pizza, is an irreducible ingredient for a healthy society. HOTLIPS is a local family-owned company with 5 restaurants in Portland, a central kitchen and a soda operation. Perennially ranked among the best in Portland for great food and its use of locally sourced and ingredients. Founded in 1984, HOTLIPS continues to be recognized locally and nationally as a leader in sustainability.www.hotlipspizza.com www.hotlipssoda.com Preregistration encouraged but not necessary. Register at hotlipspizza@writearound.org with your name, phone number and date of the workshop you'd like to attend. $20 donation suggested. Info at www.writearound.org
8/22/09	All Day	McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland	The Left Coast Eisteddfod is a Welsh-American Performing Arts festival in Portland, Oregon. We are seeking Artist, Craft and cultural Vendors for the Left Coast Eisteddfod. View a slideshow on the event and download the Vendor application PDF here: http://americymru.ning.com/profile/LeftCoastEisteddfodBlog or email americaneisteddfod@gmail.com The 2009 Eisteddfod will be on Saturday, August 22nd at McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom and will feature: an evening concert with BBC Radio Wales' Chris Needs, acclaimed tenor Bruce Anderson, Portland singer-songwriter Tyler Stenson and Oceans Apart; a Welsh Market during the day with children's activities and entertainment - an afternoon literary salon with Welsh authors Niall Griffiths and Penny Simpson; presentations by artists Jen Delyth and David Western; a Welsh language seminar and much more - Part of the event is the daytime Welsh Market, from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, on the Ballroom floor. We offer 10'x10' single table spaces and 10'x20' double spaces for the event for art and craft vendors, Celtic societies and schools, genealogy services or other Wales or Welsh or Welsh-American related goods and services. Vendors must supply their own tables. This year we unfortunately can't accommodate food vendors as the Crystal Ballroom is itself a restaurant and will supply food for the event. Vendors may sell packaged foodstuff, not items to be eaten on the premises Presented by AmeriCymru.ning.com, a social network for people of Welsh birth or heritage or anyone who's just interested in Wales and the arts.
8/22/09	TBA	U.S. Bank Room, Multnomah Co. Library	To coincide with the Left Coast Eisteddfod, the Portland Central Library will be holding a Welsh Library Month in August. Authors Niall Griffiths, Penny Simpson and Chris Keil will be presenting a reading and Q&A session at the library. Copies of their works will be available for purchase. Born in Liverpool in 1966, Niall Griffiths has lived in mid-Wales for well over a decade. Six novels and counting, plus too many radio plays, short stories, travel pieces and reviews to count. His latest novel is "Runt" (2006). Penny Simpson is a former opera house cleaner, journalist and winner of Barclays/ TMA Critic of the Year and 2007 Rhys Davies award. She is alsoHead of Press at Welsh National Opera in Cardiff. She will be reading from her latest work "The Banquet of Esther Rosenbaum". Chris Keil, an accomplished linguist, lectures worldwide and has published on dissonant heritage and traumatic memory at Auschwitz. He lives in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, and currently lectures at Trinity College, Carmarthen. "Liminal" is his second novel. There will be a display in the 1st floor of works by Welsh authors that are available from the library together with short reviews. There will also be a number of events in the weeks leading up to Eisteddfod Saturday on August 22, 2009. In the US Bank Room Space at library programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Web site: http://americymru.ning.com/events/welsh- monthcentral-library Groups who wish to host events with these authors should visit the Eisteddfod web site.
8/23/09	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16), WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23), DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40 Three workshop series - $100 Ten Participants Maximum If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
8/22/09	10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (includes a 45-minute break for lunch. Bring a bag lunch or pick something up locally during the break)	The Contemplative Arts Center in Manzanita	Book Publishing Workshop: *From Idea to Contract: The Fantasy and Reality of Getting Your Book Published* This one-day seminar will tell you what you need to know about the book industry, from deciding between several publishing models to finding an agent to creating a submission package. Seminar leaders Tom Hager and Lauren Kessler are veteran authors whose books have been published by Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Viking, Crown, and Dutton, among others. Tom Hager is the author of six nonfiction books and the former publisher of the University of Oregon Press. His most recent book, The Alchemy of Air, was named a "Best Book of 2008" by Kirkus Reviews, and is a national finalist in Border's "Original Voices" award program. Lauren Kessler is the author of eleven books. She has won the Oregon Book Award twice as well as the Pacific Northwest Book Award. Her book, Stubborn Twig, was chosen to be the one book for all Oregon to read during the statewide sesquicentennial "Oregon Reads" program. Both are popular speakers on writing, editing, and the art and industry of publishing. The first ten people to sign up will receive a complementary 20-minute private consultation with the seminar leaders. Cost: $50 E-mail Kathie@jumpintolife.net for a registration form in order to save your space at the workshop, or download the pdf form at our website: http://www.hoffmancentermanzanita.org/manzanitawriters Evening event: Tom and Lauren will be the featured authors at our August Manzanita Writers’ Series event, from 7-9pm August 22 at the Hoffman Annex. Following their readings we will host our popular Open Mic, allowing nine writers to read 5 minutes of their original work…first to sign up, first to read. The workshop and series are programs of the Hoffman Center.
8/30/09	1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Pearl District, Portland	SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES: Willa Schneberg will offer six workshops during July and August at her air-conditioned office in Portland's Pearl District. Three sessions in July, and three in August.. Each will encompass a different theme. The beginning half of each afternoon will include the opportunity to respond to a prompt, write in a supportive group atmosphere, and share a first draft with other participants, if you so choose. During the second half of the workshop, there will be time to critique previously written. Each workshop will be 3 hours. Refreshments will be served. SECOND SERIES: USING THE NEWS AS MATERIAL FOR POEM-MAKING (August 16), WRITING THE SPIRITUAL POEM (August 23), DREAMING THE POEM (August 30) Individual workshops - $40 Three workshop series - $100 Both series (all 6 workshops) - $175 Ten Participants Maximum If you would like to see detailed descriptions of the workshops, have any other questions, or wish to reserve a place, please contact Willa at info@threewayconversation.org, or phone: 503-248-4136. Her website is: www.threewayconversation.org
9/26/09	9:00 a.m. to 3:00 P.M.	Center for Contemplative Arts, Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave & Division St, Manzanita, OR	Gail Balden offers The Craft of Creative Nonfiction a creative writing workshop, open to men and women. Learn how to write a piece of artistic truth in a compelling narrative voice by using the techniques of fiction. Build strong scenes, develop engaging dialogue, and stay loyal to the truth. Tell your story with vivid characters, fresh metaphors, and in a unique voice that is yours alone. In the process of telling the tale, find out what your life is made of. The cost is $60. Class size is limited to small groups, and early registration is recommended. A minimum deposit of $30 is required to reserve a space. To register, send deposit to Gail Balden 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131 or for more information, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net. These workshops, packed full of good advice, writing exercises and inspiration, are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary--just an open heart. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens. Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen in Nehalem, Oregon. See her website at www.creativejourneys.net.
10/9/09 thru 10/11/09	All Day	Bellevue Hilton, Bellevue Washington	20^th Anniversary Emerald City Writer’s Conference, Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America Keynote Speakers: Claire Delacroix, Lisa Jackson, Christine Warren Special Guest speakers include Cherry Adair, Bob Dugoni, Stella Cameron, Megan Chance, Yasmine Galenorn, Susan Mallery, Bob Mayer and more! This conference features editors and agents from Kensington, Pocket, the Prospect Agency, the Steven Axelrod Agency, and more. Each registrant is guaranteed 1 group editor and 1 group agent appointment, which are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Conference Features include guaranteed editor and agent appointments, workshops for beginning through published, panels, book fair/signing, raffles and more. $209-259. Registration is limited. Registration begins May 1, 2009. To register, visit www.gsrwa.com.
10/10/09	8:30 to noon	Meet on the corner of NW 2nd and Everett, Portland on steps of the Northwest Natural Building	The third of three bridge walks with Sharon Wood Wortman along Portland's waterfront for Portland Parks & Outdoor Recreation in 2009. Sharon Wood Wortman is the author of The Portland Bridge Book, and leader of waterfront bridge walks for Portland Parks & Outdoor Recreation since 1991. This year's featured bridge is the 1926 Burnside. Featured Musician Mary Flower About a mile long and easy-paced, each walk includes a tour of the Oregon Dept. of Transportation’s Traffic Management Operation Center and the Historic American Engineering Record Willamette River Bridges Exhibit. There are other stops as well. See eight bridges in all. $16/adults, $10 for children. Ends with lunch (extra $) in Chinatown. Contact: Nancy Harger, Portland Parks - 503 823-5127 or Sharon Wood Wortman 503 222-5535 sharon@bridgestories.com or nharger@ci.portland.or.us
10/15-10/20/09	All Day	Breckenridge, Colorado	Writing Away Retreats features the very best agents, editors and authors in a small setting (10-12 writers only per session with 4 staff members) in the Rocky Mountains. http://www.writingawayretreats.com or contact Cicily Janus for more information: creativelivesworkshop@hotmail.com
10/16-10/17/09	All Day	Pearson Air Museum in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve and the Red Lion at the Quay, Vancouver, Washington	OWC is proud to be the hosting organization for the first annual Northwest Travel Writers Conference: Travel & Words, 2009. Early registration discounts by August 1. Special OWC member discounts by August 1. See the website: www.travelandwords.com which will be on-line soon.
10/17/09	9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Center for Contemplative Arts, Underhill Plaza, Manzanita Ave & Division St, Manzanita, OR	Gail Balden offers Tell Me a Story, a creative writing workshop, open to men and women. How did you get to be the person that you are? How have you coped with pain and loss? What are your hopes and dreams? Tell me the story of how you got to where you are from where you were. Make sense of life through the practice of story. Do it for yourself, do it for your family; do it for the world. This is the last class for 2009. The cost is $60. Class size is limited to small groups, and early registration is recommended. A minimum deposit of $30 is required to reserve a space. To register, send deposit to Gail Balden 41500 Anderson Road, Nehalem, OR 97131 or for more information, contact Gail at 503-368-7807 or gail@creativejourneys.net. These workshops, packed full of good advice, writing exercises and inspiration, are designed for those who are drawn to self-expression and the telling of their stories. No previous writing experience is necessary--just an open heart. Participants should bring a journal or notebook and their favorite pens. Balden is a writer and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Her work has been published in anthologies, literary journals and national magazines. She teaches writing workshops and writes a monthly column on small town life for the North Coast Citizen in Nehalem, Oregon. See her website at www.creativejourneys.net.
10/21/09 thru 10/26/09	All Day	Breckenridge, Colorado	Writing Away Retreats features the very best agents, editors and authors in a small setting (10-12 writers only per session with 4 staff members) in the Rocky Mountains.http://www.writingawayretreats.com or contact Cicily Janus for more information: creativelivesworkshop@hotmail.com
11/04/09 -- 11/08/09	All Day	TBA, in Bend	The Nature of Words annual literary event. The Nature of Words fosters an appreciation of the literary arts and humanities in the High Desert region of the Northwest through community interaction with acclaimed authors, and through creative writing programs for high school and college-age students in the region. For more information, visit www.thenatureofwords.org, email info@thenatureofwords.org or call 541.330.4381.
11/14-20/09	All Day	La Barra de Potosi, Mexico.	HEART AND CRAFT: A MEMOIR WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN, taught by author/journalist Anndee Hochman. We'll spend six days together (classes in the morning, writing/exploring in the afternoon) in the small, vibrant fishing village of La Barra on Mexico's Pacific coast (near Zihuatanejo). For beginning and experienced writers; we'll write stunning prose about the lives we've lived in an atmosphere of safety, inspiration and challenge. Early-bird price is $1100 ($500 deposit due by June 1) includes tuition, accommodations in the magical Casa del Encanto, six days' breakfast and dinner and all taxes/tips. More info about Casa del Encanto and La Barra at www.casadelencanto.com; e-mail aehoch@aol.com for details and application.
2010 Writers Conferences Scheduled
4/9-11/2010	All Day	Sylvia Beach Hotel, Newport, Oregon	Oregon Writer's Colony 23rd Annual Spring Conference--NY Times best selling author, Robert Dugoni
8/6, 7, & 8/ 2010	All Day	Sheraton Hotel-Airport, Portland	Willamette Writers Annual Conference
11/3-11/72010	All Day	Bend, Oregon	The Nature of Words Conference