Whether you’re 14 or 54, there’s something for YA fans of all ages at Portland Book Festival! Festival admission is FREE for youth 17 and under and/or with high school ID, and we have a full day of Young Adult programming to be enjoyed.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
PBF Cover to Cover
Start your book festival weekend early with our PBF Cover to Cover events! Thursday is the new Friday, after all, and as part of the week-long festival fun, the Lincoln High School Romance Book Club is celebrating all things Romance on Thursday, November 2 at 7pm. More info here.
PBF Friday Night Book Market
Then on Friday, November 4, be sure to get your ticket to the PBF Friday Night Book Market. Now’s your chance stock up on all the books you know you want to buy, without having to carry a heavy load on Saturday!
We’ll also have book plates at every stage so that you can still get a signature from your favorite authors.
FESTIVAL DAY!
Saturday, November 4 is Portland Book Festival!
Arrive early to snag your seat at the Portland Parks Foundation Park Tent, which features a full day of YA events. Some highlights of the day include:
- 10:00 a.m. Fight For Your Rights: Kelly McWilliams & Elizabeth Rusch, mod. Megan Savage
- 11:15 a.m. Love Game: Kendare Blake & Kayvion Lewis, mod. Emily Suvada
- 12:30 p.m. Thrills & Chills: Jennifer Dugan & Courtney Gould, mod. OPB’s Jenn Chávez
- 4:45 p.m. Speak Now: Arya Shahi & Jen St. Jude, mod. Aiden Thomas
And more!
WITS 2022-23 STUDENT ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH
2:00 p.m. at the Portland Parks Foundation Tent
Each year, Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program publishes an anthology of exemplary student work. Hope Is A Stem showcases poetry, prose, and journalism written by high school students across Portland, east Multnomah County, and Woodburn. Students will read their work from the anthology. All proceeds from the sale of the anthologies goes back to support WITS programming.
DON’T MISS JENNIFER BAKER & KIM JOHNSON
Justice and Redemption: Jennifer Baker & Kim Johnson, 3:30 p.m. at the Portland Parks Foundation Tent
In Jennifer Baker‘s Forgive Me Not, a searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness. From Kim Johnson, the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America, Invisible Son is another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to reclaim both his innocence and his first love.
Multnomah County Librarian Alicia Tate moderates this riveting panel on Justice & Redemption.
WRITING CLASSES
Are you a high school student ready to write?
Literary Arts is offering not one, not two, but THREE day-of writing classes for grades 9-12. To participate, head on over to the Rental Sales Gallery, directly behind the Art Museum on the corner of 10th and Jefferson. Pre-registration is required, but free with admission to the festival. Offerings include:
- 10:00 a.m. Writing Poetry from Art with Amy Minato
- 10:00 a.m. Ekphrastic Worldbuilding with Meaghan Loraas
- 11:45 a.m. Narrative and Social Justice Storytelling with Bruce Poinsette
FESTIVAL ADMISSION
A few reminders about festival passes:
- Youth 17 and under and/or with high school ID get in free; but you do still need a pass as a wristband is required for entry to all stages. Get yours now.
- Swing by the advance box office at Portland’5 Centers for the Arts’ Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111 SW Broadway) Tuesday, November 1 through Thursday, November 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to pick up your wristband and skip the box office line on festival day.
