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YOUTH POETRY SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Which young Portland poet will be crowned the next Grand Slam Champion? Cheer on ten finalists chosen from hundreds of online submissions at this inspiring and energetic online event, emceed by Oregon’s Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani. APRIL 29, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific)

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 14, 2021
Oregon Book Award Poetry Finalists reading
April 15, 2021
Slamlandia
April 16, 2021
2021 Oregon Literary Fellowship recipients announced
April 16, 2021
General Nonfiction Finalists Webinar
April 17, 2021
Oregon Book Award Fiction Finalists at Springfield Public Library
April 23, 2021
Creative Nonfiction Finalists Webinar
April 23, 2021
BIPOC Reading Series- April
April 24, 2021
Oregon BIPOC Writers Publishing Event
April 24, 2021
Children’s Literature Finalists at Green Bean Books
April 28, 2021
Oregon Book Awards Finalists in Drama: Panel Discussion
April 29, 2021
Elissa Washuta, Kristin Arnett, Morgan Parker and Tommy Pico: White Magic
May 2, 2021
Oregon Book Awards Show: The Archive Project
May 6, 2021
Wordplay Festival: West x Midwest Present Alison Bechdel in Conversation with Cheryl Strayed
May 7, 2021
Wordplay Festival: Intercontinental Series featuring Helen Oyeyemi
May 7, 2021
Mary Jo Bang, Joshua Beckman and Zachary Schomburg

WRITING CLASSES

April 18, 2021
The Writers’ Gymnasium: The Writing Workout
April 18, 2021
April BIPOC writer workshop
April 24, 2021
Oregon BIPOC Writers Publishing Event
May 1, 2021
Looking Back to Look Forward: A Daily Writing Practice
May 12, 2021
Writing Breakage: The Collage Essay
May 15, 2021
Craft Conversations: Place: Setting Down Roots
May 17, 2021
Talking Back: Writing in Conversation with Other Texts
June 5, 2021
Refuse the Given World: Generating Short Fiction Through Play
June 5, 2021
Refuse the Given World: Generating Short Fiction Through Play: Afternoon session
June 15, 2021
Complexity and Simplicity: Unlocking the Genius of Your Craft

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