LITERARY ARTS 2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

For the fiscal year June 1, 2022–May 31, 2023

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Words From the Director

From Literary Arts’ Executive Director Andrew Proctor.

Development and Financial Activities

Understand how contributions from donors impact Oregon’s readers and writers.

24,000 Readers Engaged

From the concert hall to the classroom, world-renowned authors engaged with our communities. Our season of events featured more than 150 authors in lectures, readings, and discussions. We were overjoyed to see our audiences back in the concert hall, at the festival stages, at the Literary Arts event space, and more.

2,000 Writers Supported

We celebrated and recognized the remarkable work being created by local writers and publishers through awards and fellowships. We also hired local and national authors to teach classes and partnered with artists and organizations to host free events in our space and in the community.

4,000 Youth Inspired

Our Writers in the Schools (WITS) writers-in-residence taught across many classes, including anthropology and biology. Readings took place in coffee shops and bookstores around Portland, and on stage at Portland Book Festival. We reintroduced the East Side Slam and the finaliasts advanced to our citywide youth poetry championship Verselandia!, and the College Essay Exchange returned to eight schools across two districts. We are grateful and excited to have all of our programs back and available to our community.

Thank you to our 2022/23 Supporters

For fiscal year June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023.

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