Nancy Lane will present a virtual workshop titled The Writing Journey: Goals, process, craft. The workshop happens at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 01:00 pm. The Writing Journey: Goals, process, craft happens at the Josephine Community Library, 200 NW C Street,, Grants Pass, OR 97526.

Nancy Lane of Southern Oregon, author of Pretty Chrysanthemum and Other Stories, will present a workshop about goal setting, the process, and the craft of both writing and publishing. Join Nancy at this free, two-hour Zoom event. To register, email info@josephinelibrary.org. The Zoom link will be sent out the week prior to the event.

David Schneider will sponsor a Give-A-Gift-Twice Campaign at Stumptown Lit Book Fair, Saturday, December 7, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. Stumptown Lit Book Fair happens at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont, Portland, OR 97215.

In his Give-a-Gift-Twice campaign, and in support of the UPS Store Toys For Tots Literacy Program, for anyone who purchases DJ’s novel at the Stumptown Lit Book Fair on Dec. 7, DJ Schneider will donate a novel to Toys For Tots in their name.

Elizabeth Beechwood will lead a writing workshop titled Short Stories: Tiny Windows Into Other Worlds. The workshop happens Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the Forest Grove Public Library, 2114 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, OR 97116.

This is a free workshop! What does it take to write a short story? And what do you do with it when you’re done? We’ll talk about both of those questions, as well as read three short stories and use them for inspiration. There will be writing exercises, so bring your writing implement of choice and join me for a fun workshop! Please register online to save your spot.

Paul Haber will be at Local Writer Reading, September 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. The reading happens at Another Read Through, 3932 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland.

The reading marks the official launch of the second edition of Chronicles of A Blessed Man, the story of near-death, discoveries and life changes that result. In the book, a former Green Beret and law enforcement officer suddenly collapses. The book details the pain, recovery, and the people who helped the changes happen.

Cindy Brown will be at A Slightly Silly Theatrical Launch Party for Killalot!, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. A Slightly Silly Theatrical Launch Party for Killalot! happens at Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland.

A slightly silly, sort of theatrical, pretty dang fun collision of a reading and a play, the launch party for Cindy Brown’s new book KILLALOT will feature local actors, bad jokes, and free cake. KILLALOT is the sixth book in the Agatha -nominated Ivy Meadows series of madcap mysteries set in the off, off, OFF Broadway world of theatre.