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Contests

The deadline for the 2012 Elizabeth Bolton Poetry Contest and the 2012 Bonnie Bean Graham Short Story Contest is August 15, 2012. Click here for a printable flyer.

Workshops

Date & Time Place Event
START TIME:
May 19 2012 - 1:00 PM 		Milwaukie, Oregon Plan Your Writer's Website

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Jun 2 2012 - 5:00 PM 		Rockaway Beach, Oregon Six Month Fiction/Nonfiction Intensive

Kerry Cohen

Plan and write most (or all) of your book with author Kerry Cohen during this six month workshop.

For assistance with workshop costs, please contact Treasurer Rae Richen.

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Mentor in the House Program

Learn more about the Mentor in the House Program.

To register, contact: James Bernard Frost.

Date & Time Place Event
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Sep 14 2012 - 6:00 PM 		Rockaway Beach, Oregon Mentor, Dave Jarecki (poetry)

Dave Jarecki

September 14-September 16 Dave Jarecki (poetry) Dave Jarecki owns Breakerboy Communications, a writing firm that focuses on helping individuals, businesses and community organizations write and communicate their stories. In addition, Jarecki facilitates youth and adult writing workshops throughout the Greater Portland area, and is an adjunct fellow at the Attic Institute. His work has appeared in a number of online and print publications, including Reed Magazine, Cloudbank Literary Magazine, Oregon Poetic Voices and Rattle (forthcoming/summer 2012). He lives in Portland with his wife, Courtney, the couple's daughter, Lazadae, two hounds and three chickens.

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Nov 9 2012 - 5:00 PM 		Rockaway Beach, Oregon Mentor, Alexis Smith (fiction, short stories)

Alexis Smith (fiction)

November 9-11 Alexis Smith (fiction) Alexis Margaret Smith grew up in Soldotna, Alaska and Seattle, Washington. She attended Mount Holyoke College, Portland State University, and Goddard College, where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing. Her writing has appeared in Tarpaulin Sky and on Powells.com. Glaciers (Tin House Books, January 2012) is her first novel. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her son, two cats, and their beloved view of the St. John’s bridge.