LITERARY ARTS 2023/24 ANNUAL REPORT
For the fiscal year June 1, 2023–May 31, 2024
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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.
23,000 Readers Engaged
From the concert hall to the classroom, world-renowned authors interacted with our communities throughout the season. Our 2023–24 season of events featured more than 150 authors at Portland Arts & Lectures, Special Events, and Portland Book Festival. We loved welcoming audiences in the concert hall, the festival stages, the Literary Arts event space, and on the radio.
2,000 Writers Supported
We celebrated and recognized exceptional work being created by local writers and publishers through awards and fellowships. We promoted the work of local and national writers at free events at our downtown community space. We also hired local and national authors to teach writing classes to adults and youth. Classes were offered in person at Literary Arts, and online for students outside Portland and across the country.
3,800 Youth Inspired
Our Writers in the Schools (WITS) writers-in-residence taught across many classes, including radio broadcasting and film studies. Readings took place in coffee shops and bookstores around Portland, and on stage at Portland Book Festival. The East Side Slam returned, featuring poets from Parkrose and Nelson high schools, and two finalists advanced to our citywide youth poetry championship Verselandia! The College Essay Exchange returned to nine schools across three districts.
Thank you to our 2023/24 Supporters
For fiscal year June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024.
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