• September 19, 2024
          SLAMLANDIA
          September 25, 2024
          BIPOC Reading Series – September
          September 25, 2024
          Connie Chung in conversation
          October 9, 2024
          Amy Tan: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
  • Box Office

Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 25, 2024
Connie Chung in conversation
October 15, 2024
Malcolm Gladwell in conversation
October 22, 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation
October 24, 2024
Bookmark: Fundraising Gala
November 1, 2024
Readers Night: Supporting Portland Book Festival
November 2, 2024
Portland Book Festival 2024
November 2, 2024
Portland Book Festival: Ani DiFranco
November 2, 2024
Portland Book Festival: Richard Powers
December 10, 2024
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
March 11, 2025
Everybody Reads: SOLITO by Javier Zamora

ALL EVENTS

September 19, 2024
SLAMLANDIA
September 25, 2024
BIPOC Reading Series – September
September 25, 2024
Connie Chung in conversation
October 9, 2024
Amy Tan: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
October 15, 2024
Malcolm Gladwell in conversation
October 22, 2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation
October 24, 2024
Bookmark: Fundraising Gala
November 1, 2024
Readers Night: Supporting Portland Book Festival
November 2, 2024
Portland Book Festival 2024
November 19, 2024
Abraham Verghese: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
January 16, 2025
Timothy Egan: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
February 13, 2025
Masha Gessen: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
March 11, 2025
Everybody Reads: SOLITO by Javier Zamora
April 15, 2025
Emily Wilson: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25

WRITING CLASSES

September 14, 2024
Unlocking the Creative Process
September 16, 2024
Relearning the Lyric Essay
September 19, 2024
Weekly Check-In: Getting the Work Done
September 25, 2024
Nine-Month Novel Intensive: Wednesdays
September 26, 2024
Nine-Month Novel Intensive: Thursday
September 27, 2024
Grief and The Lyric Essay
September 30, 2024
The Break with Kaveh Akbar
October 3, 2024
Naming (Writing) Race In Story
October 13, 2024
Push, Pull, Speak, Sing: Experimental Writing
October 15, 2024
Picture Book Writing Lab: Creative Prompts and Workshop
October 28, 2024
The Break with Kaveh Akbar
January 18, 2025
SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT: VISUAL POETRY
January 27, 2025
The Break with Kaveh Akbar
February 8, 2025
Poem or Picture Book: Writing the Lyrical Children’s Book

A Statement from Literary Arts

Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Literary Arts denounces white supremacy in all its manifestations and we acknowledge our role in having contributed to and benefitted from the racist systems that still flourish in our community and the nation.

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