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SUMMARY:Jamie Fisher in conversation with Lydia Kiesling
DESCRIPTION:The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe is excited to welcome author Jamie Fisher to celebrate her latest book\, Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith. Fisher will be joined in conversation by author Lydia Kiesling. \n\nAbout the book:  \nThe first all-encompassing biography of Elliott Smith\, offering an intimate portrait of his life and musical legacy with brand-new interviews\, lyrics\, and correspondence from the people closest to him\, many speaking for the first time\n\nNobody Broke Your Heart is a tender\, nuanced narrative of Elliott Smith\, one of the most influential and tragic musicians of the 1990s\, whose records are deeply beloved to this day\, written by New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker–published author Jamie Fisher. \nStarting with his childhood in Texas\, following him through his making as an artist in Portland and New York\, and reckoning honestly with his unmaking in Los Angeles\, Fisher has used never-before-seen archival evidence (unheard recordings\, draft lyrics\, photos\, and correspondence) alongside extensive interviews with friends\, family\, girlfriends\, and collaborators to shed light on the real Elliott Smith\, in all his complexity. \nVividly animating Elliott’s world and analyzing his work and legacy in loving depth\, Nobody Broke Your Heart is an essential book for anyone who loves Elliott Smith and his music—and anyone who’s loved someone grappling with addiction and mental illness.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/nobody-broke-your-heart-jamie-fisher/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Demystifying the Editing Process
DESCRIPTION:This class is designed to demystify the editing process with applicable tools for editing at each stage of your draft. From fiction to creative nonfiction\, this workshop offers in-depth looks at different editorial tools to use to help you refine your story and your language. In this four-week workshop\, we’ll review practical\, applicable revision tools for each stage of the revision process. Then\, we’ll practice some of those editing tools on your work in class. Homework includes expanded editing exercises\, which we’ll discuss the following week. \nPlease bring:\n● A notebook and at least 3 different colored writing utensils\n● For day 1: a printed first page of something you’re working on\nEach writer will be sent home with an editing checklist and editing goals for the coming weeks.\nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/demystifying-the-editing-process/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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SUMMARY:James Ciano\, Bobby Elliott\, and Nick Martino in conversation
DESCRIPTION:The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe is pleased to welcome poets James Ciano\, Bobby Elliott\, and Nick Martino for an evening of celebrations and conversation.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/james-ciano-bobby-elliott-and-nick-martino-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T160000
DTSTAMP:20260817T172921Z
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SUMMARY:3 Month Short Memoir Intensive: writing the memoirella
DESCRIPTION:The memoirella is a great form of literature that fits somewhere between an essay and a memoir. The term was coined by Banana Pitch Press’s Founding Editor\, Michelle Kicherer\, who is here to teach her first-ever memoirella class. \nIn this class we will read a few novellas to borrow from their medium-length structures\, as well as several essays and memoirs. We’ll pick these works apart on a craft level\, asking what these works did to make them successful\, then apply those tools to your work.  \nThe first few weeks of the class will be focused on generative writing for your memoirella\, and throughout the cohort we will have different types of workshops: one focused on opening pages; one on back-of-the-book summaries and 1-page pitches; and chapter excerpts. We will conclude the course with some talks around publishing. \nThis class is meant to be as helpful as possible\, but also fun! We’ll learn from each other and foster a positive and productive classroom environment.  \nCourse Takeaways\n●	How to start a memoirella with a hook and purpose\n●	What other novellas\, essays and memoirs set up for and what those stories deliver\n●	How to structure your memoirella\n●	How and when to shrink it down to an essay\, or expand it into a full-length memoir \nMaterials\nPlease bring a notebook and writing utensil to each class for brief in-class writing activities. I highly encourage pen and papering for the exercises we’ll be doing. \nA Note on Workshops\nWorkshops are not mandatory\, but are a wonderful way to receive feedback on your work. Each writer will have several opportunities to submit their work for review and written feedback. Please do plan on reading and providing feedback on your peers’ work so we can all support each other equally. \nReading List \nIncludes work from Stephanie Foo\, Rachel Kushner\, Susan Kiyoto Ito\, Ta-Nehisi Coates\, Chloé Cooper Jones\, Karl Ove Knausgaard\, and others
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/6-month-short-memoir-intensive-writing-the-memoirella/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,Online Class
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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Creative Process
DESCRIPTION:What makes a good writing day such a precious gift? How can we ensure that our creative pathways are productive and energizing at each turn?  In this inspiring and goal setting class\, participants will review the fundamental aspects of the creative process\, generate ideas and zoom in on developing a vibrant\, thriving\, and consistent creative routine.  We will examine barriers to creativity and develop strategies of resilience for days when we receive interruptions in our creative works\, eventually transforming the interruption to a meditative pause.  \nIdeal for writers of all genres\, fiction\, poetry and creative nonfiction\, participants can expect to take home 5-10 pages of writing and a deeper understanding of their own individual creative process.  \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/unlocking-the-creative-process-2/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,Online Class
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SUMMARY:James Joyce: Ulysses
DESCRIPTION:In Homer’s Odyssey\, it takes Ulysses ten years to return home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. The trip is quicker in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922)— a single day—but\, as in its Homeric antecedent\, an aging hero must wander in search of home but\, unlike Homer’s hero\, his journey is limited to a single day. \nAnd what a day it is! Sharp and funny descriptions of Dublin\, dazzling innovations to the very possibilities of the English language\, and nuanced (if often obscure) engagements with literature and history transform an ordinary June 16th into the stuff of legend. Bloom’s path sometimes crosses\, sometimes aligns with the one taken by Stephen Daedalus\, familiar from Joyce’s earlier work A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Although the third main character Molly Bloom\, Leopold’s wife\, never leaves home\, thoughts of her haunt his travels. \nJoyce doesn’t mention Homer in Ulysses\, although the serial version\, published in The Little Review (1918–1920)\, assigned Homeric titles to the episodes (removed in the full version). So\, even if he wavered as to the extent of the relationship between the works\, it remains true that both works are “beautifully all embracing” in their “vision of human concerns.” In writing Ulysses\, Joyce explores what such concerns look like from the perspective of a decidedly non-heroic modernity\, likewise trying to find a way back from a grueling and pointless war. \nWith Chritopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” providing a cinematic version of Homer’s epic\, what better time to join Joyce in his rethinking of Homer’s powerful story of disillusion\, desire\, and the always pressing question of how to find a way home. In this eight-week Delve\, we’ll work our way through Ulysses\, exploring these characters’ stories\, Joyce’s prose\, early twentieth-century Dublin\, and the many other stories and histories woven into this extraordinary novel. \nText:\nUllysses by James Joyce \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/james-joyce-ulysses/
CATEGORIES:Delve Readers Seminars,In-person
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SUMMARY:Creative Clarity\, Focus and Momentum
DESCRIPTION:In this supportive workshop\, you will learn creative process skills for sticking with a writing project from initial idea to completion. If you dream of writing that novel or finishing that poem\, but you feel scattered\, overwhelmed\, or stuck with many beginnings but no finished product\, this workshop will offer you gentle and effective ways to work through creative blocks so you can finally share your creative expression with your readers. The parts of the creative process that you might dread or avoid can actually be meaningful and fun! You’ll come away from this workshop with focus\, confidence\, and a personalized project completion map. All genres welcome. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most Delves  have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/creative-clarity-focus-and-momentum/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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SUMMARY:Scene Writing Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Being “in scene” is where storytelling comes alive on the page. It’s where readers feel\, understand\, and enter a story’s world—where we experience deeper emotional truths that keep us turning pages. Scene is the foundation of memorable storytelling\, and it is a craft that crosses every genre. \nThis five-day intensive teaches writers the essential elements of compelling scene construction. Over five class meetings\, students will learn to create authentic characters\, ground readers in vivid and purposeful setting\, weave exposition seamlessly into narrative\, and build scenes that draw readers in and hold them page after page. In each session we move from craft principle to practice and feedback\, so that each writer leaves understanding how scene works and having practiced\, too. \nWhat Writers Will Learn \nCharacter & Setting Craft:\n•	Ground story in vivid\, purposeful locations\n•	Create characters with clear motivation and authentic behavior\n•	Develop compelling dialogue that reveals character\nPacing & Structure:\n•	Build tension through countervailing forces\n•	Drive momentum with action and conflict\n•	Practice page-turning pacing techniques\nVoice & Subtext:\n•	Weave in distinctive narrative voice\n•	Add depth through subtext and implication\n•	Balance showing and telling for maximum impact\nDaily Structure\nEach session will include:\n•	Study of effective published scenes across genres\n•	Analysis exercises mapping scene and expository techniques\n•	Supportive read-alouds of new work\n•	Collaborative workshopping of three participants’ pieces\n•	Q&A on scene craft and technique \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/scene-writing-intensive/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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SUMMARY:Fiction of Tennessee Williams
DESCRIPTION:The oeuvre of Tennessee Williams expands far beyond his well-known plays. His prolific dedication to writing resulted in experimental one acts\, collections of poetry\, song lyrics\, essays\, a memoir\, several short story collections\, & two novels. This seminar will focus on his fiction. Beginning with his novel The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1950)\, we’ll explore how his prose developed from more straightforward language to experiments with disordered time & stream of consciousness—powerfully applied in Moise and the World of Reason (1975). Bridging these two novels are his many short stories\, which range from the brutally realist to the sensationally surreal. \nTexts: \nThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone\nThe Collected Stories of Tennessee Williams\nMoise and the World of Reason  \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/fiction-of-tennessee-williams/
CATEGORIES:Delve Readers Seminars,In-person
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260915T193000
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SUMMARY:September Write-In: Labor Day
DESCRIPTION:Come on down to the Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe for our monthly write-in. This month’s theme is Labor Day! \nThis month’s specialty drink is called The Means of Production. Have you ever wanted a chocolate-covered banana that delivers caffeine as well as joy?? Look no further! We’ve made you a banana mocha!  \nStay up to date with the Literary Bookstore news! Sign up for our newsletter and get updates for upcoming write-ins. \n\nAbout write-ins:\nWrite-ins are community gatherings where writers come together to share space\, write\, and make connections. Whether you’re here to hit word count or make a new friend\, we’re here to support you!
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/september-write-in-labor-day/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Patti Smith: An Evening of Songs and Stories
DESCRIPTION:Literary Arts is pleased to present New York Times bestselling author Patti Smith for An Evening of Songs & Stories\, featuring a live performance and conversation about her new memoir\, Bread of Angels.   \n\nAbout the book: \nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A radiant new memoir from artist and writer Patti Smith\, author of the National Book Award winner Just Kids \nA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME\, NPR\, THE NEW YORKER \n“God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper\,” writes Patti Smith in this moving account of her life. A post–World War II childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex where we enter the child’s world of the imagination. Smith\, the captain of her loyal and beloved sibling army\, vanquishes bullies\, communes with the king of tortoises\, and searches for sacred silver pennies. \nThe most intimate of Smith’s memoirs\, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where the first glimmers of art and romance take hold. Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as creative role models as she begins to write poetry then lyrics\, ultimately merging both into the songs of iconic recordings such as Horses\, Wave\, and Easter. \nShe leaves it all behind to marry her one true love\, Fred Sonic Smith\, with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St. Clair Shores\, Michigan. Here\, she invents a room of her own\, a low table\, a Persian cup\, inkwell and pen\, entering at dawn to write. The couple spend nights in their landlocked Chris-Craft studying nautical maps and charting new adventures as they start a family. \nA series of profound losses mark her life. Grief and gratitude are braided through years of caring for her children\, rebuilding her life and\, finally\, writing again—the one constant in a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination to transform the commonplace into the magical\, and pain into hope. In the final pages\, we meet Smith on the road again\, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself\, who lives to write and writes to live.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/patti-smith-an-evening-of-songs-and-stories/
LOCATION:Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall\, 1037 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ticketed Events
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SUMMARY:Slamlandia - September
DESCRIPTION:Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month at Literary Arts\, on the third Thursday. This mic provides a creative\, fun\, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safe space for poets to read their own poetry\, witness others\, and participate in community. \nGuest hosted by Camille McDaniel\, September’s Slamlandia will also feature poetry from Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/slamlandia-september-2/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260922T180000
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SUMMARY:Where Is Your Mother? Family Relationships Missing from  Your Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Memoir-writing challenges us to interrogate ourselves. Transcribing those memories can be difficult\, but even more difficult is ensuring we are honest about how our important relationships have shaped us. It’s easy to sweep something—or someone—under the proverbial rug\, hoping that their absence will give us the strength and courage to finish our first draft. But when we write “The End” and go back to re-read\, there is often a sense of dissatisfaction that might have a potential reader wondering\, “But why didn’t they talk about….?”  \nThis course will ask you who or what you have left out\, and why it’s important to evaluate bringing them into the fold. We will look at how to treat that “character” with respect and look at examples from authors who use compassion and authenticity when looking at hard relationships. Let’s get a handle on the “fear of family” repercussions\, so that your work can sing its song. \nCourse outcomes/goals\nParticipants will be able to:\nIdentify the person/thing they have been leaving out\, and why Use literary exemplars to practice self-interrogation Compose without worry of repercussions\nRead and discuss author examples as related to Fear of Family (“FOF”)\nRespond to writing prompts and visual art \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/where-is-your-mother-family-relationships-missing-from-your-memoir/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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SUMMARY:Literary Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe for an evening of literary-themed trivia. Play as a team or solo while competing for prizes and literary glory. Trivia will begin at 6:30 sharp\, so don’t be late! \nWe will be hosting three rounds of trivia with five questions each. Answers will be collected and tabulated between rounds. Winners will receive Portland Book Festival passes! \nThis event is free and open to the public\, with a $5 (or more) suggested donation to Literary Arts.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/literary-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T193000
DTSTAMP:20260806T221157Z
CREATED:20260723T233537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T221157Z
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SUMMARY:Craft-Focused Workshop: Personalized Feedback on Work in Progress
DESCRIPTION:This craft-focused workshop is built around personalized feedback on work in progress. Each session\, the group reads and discusses four writers’ submissions\, and for every piece\, the instructor prepares an individual craft lesson—the one element she believes will most help that piece take its next step forward. \nThis is workshopping in the traditional model\, with three things added. Every writer receives detailed\, line-level editing and concrete revision strategies. Feedback leads with strengths\, naming what each piece is already doing well before offering where the greatest opportunity lies\, because writers revise most effectively from their best work\, and often don’t yet see what that is. Feedback is framed as craft questions—what is this scene asking for\, where does the work want to build—so that writers leave with direction they can act on. \nWeekly Structure\nEach class session will include:\n• Four custom craft lessons drawn from the pieces under discussion\, applicable to all\n• Collaborative workshopping of four participants’ submissions\n• Scene-writing practice and supportive read-alouds of new work\n• Q&A on craft and technique \nWhat Writers Will Gain\n• Personalized\, craft-based feedback on their work in progress across the full term\n• Custom craft lessons matched to each writer’s specific needs\n• Detailed\, line-level editing and clear\, actionable revision strategies \nCourse Outcome\nBy the end of the term\, writers will have a confident sense of their strengths and their clearest opportunities to grow\, and a set of scene-writing tools they can return to. They will also leave with a supportive community of working writers and the accountability to keep going—carrying their project forward with direction and momentum. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/craft-focused-workshop-personalized-feedback-on-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T183500Z
CREATED:20260424T040053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T183500Z
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SUMMARY:Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: George Saunders
DESCRIPTION:Literary Arts is pleased to present George Saunders as the first speaker of the 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series. \nPlease note: a subscription to the entire 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series is required to attend this event. \nClick here to subscribe.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/portland-arts-lectures-2026-27-george-saunders/
LOCATION:Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall\, 1037 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Portland Arts & Lectures,Ticketed Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260805T203157Z
CREATED:20260805T202849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T203157Z
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SUMMARY:Fundamental Scenes: A Speculative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Every writer has moments that seem larger than themselves: a night sky\, a death\, a first encounter with art\, a dream\, a sentence in a book\, a city seen from above\, a strange conversation\, a childhood image that never stopped working. This one-day workshop helps writers return to one such moment and begin shaping it into literary material. \nWe will discuss a few brief examples of writing that moves from concrete scene to large question. Then participants will work through a guided sequence: re-entering the sensory scene\, locating the pivot where perception changed\, naming the question the scene still asks\, and drafting a short speculative passage that moves between lived detail and wider meaning. \nThis is a generative class rather than a critique workshop. Writers will leave with new pages\, a set of prompts for continued work\, and a clearer sense of how large ideas can arise from concrete experience. The atmosphere will be supportive\, exploratory\, and craft-centered: serious play for writers who want to risk wonder without losing the page. \nClass outcomes\nIdentify one fundamental scene or image that can become literary material.\nDraft a short speculative passage rooted in sensory detail.\nPractice moving from scene to question without over-explaining.\nLearn a simple revision method for deepening image\, voice\, and structure.\nLeave with prompts for continuing the piece after class. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/fundamental-scenes-a-speculative-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T190000
DTSTAMP:20260715T195321Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T195321Z
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SUMMARY:Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Brothers Karamazov
DESCRIPTION:It is not an exaggeration to say The Brothers Karamazov is one of the most influential novels ever written. It is a novel that has a history of dividing opinions\, regularly hitting banned book lists: Written in the mid-late 19th century\, contemporary Christians believed the novel was atheistic\, and contemporary atheists believed the novel is too Christian. Regardless of which it is\, the novel is certainly an attempt to tear down established norms and create a blueprint for a new societal order in Russia. Dostoevsky himself spent time in a labor camp earlier in his life\, accused of various crimes including fears from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he was a member of a revolutionary literary group. \nIf Tolstoy’s War and Peace\, written a decade earlier\, was an attempt to capture the totality of political and interpersonal life\, then The Brothers Karamazov is an attempt to capture the totality of internal life. It is a project with no less of a goal than creating a new society and new religion through the demonstration of the tripartite souls of the titular brothers: Aloysha\, the exuberant\, youthful monk-in-training; Ivan\, the depressed\, ruminating academic\, and Dimitri\, the eldest\, sensualist\, and self-destructive soldier. Each character represents a period of life and a way of looking at the world; though archetypes\, they also feel like people you may have known. When their miserable and cruel estranged father is murdered\, all three have to face his self-destructive aspects in themselves: Why are modern humans miserable when we know we could be happy\, and why can’t we seem to get out of our own way? And who among Fyodor Zaramazov’s orbit killed him\, and why? \nWe will be reading the Peaver and Volokhonsky translation\, itself a major turning point in the novel’s popularity in English\, shedding some of the stuffy\, plodding\, confusing language of earlier translations in favor a readable and populist style. The Brothers Karamazov is a big novel full of big ideas\, and there is no better way to experience it than in a group. \nRequired Texts: The Brothers Karamazov\, Bicentennial Edition\, trans. Peaver and Volokhonsky  \nReading schedule:\nWeek 1: 1-173 (Part I)\nWeek 2: 173-300 (Part II\, Books 4-5)\nWeek 3: 300-472 (Part II\, Book 6 – Part III\, Books 7-8)\nWeek 4: 472- 545 (Part III\, Book 9)\nWeek 5: 545- 696 (Part IV\, Books 10-11)\nWeek 6: 696-825 (Part IV Book 12 & Epilogue) \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/fyodor-dostoyevsky-the-brothers-karamazov/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Delve Readers Seminars,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260928T200000
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SUMMARY:The Art of the Short Story
DESCRIPTION:This class will provide practical insights and techniques to craft short stories that captivate and create an emotional resonance with readers. We will explore the practice of writing fiction as an experience that not only includes putting words to page\, but also as an act of listening\, observing\, and paying attention.\nWe shall explore what makes a compelling short story by thinking through how to write a powerful opening/create a strong hook\, establishing stakes in a story\, making the best narrative choices\, and achieving a powerful ending/resolution. Throughout the course\, we’ll discuss important craft elements\, including the plot\, characterization\, setting\, and point of view\, amongst others.  \nOur work will be guided by readings of diverse contemporary authors and discussions of core craft elements\, as well as writing exercises and workshops. We’ll explore what it means to articulate and be challenged by language\, and to reconstruct closeness with language.\n\nClass Outcomes \n● Define and identify core elements of fiction\, including character/characterization\, dialogue\, points of view\, setting\, time\, narrative structure\, and tone.\n● Use these elements intentionally in the class’s written work.\n● Provide generative feedback to others and revise own work.  \nReadings: Short stories by diverse authors from across the world will be provided.   \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/the-art-of-the-short-story/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260811T234651Z
CREATED:20260810T171515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T234651Z
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SUMMARY:Extra/Ordinary: Writing the Uncommon in the Everyday
DESCRIPTION:Close reading is a practice of attention: an antidote to speed and frictionless swipability. It helps us appreciate literature more deeply and shapes us into more deft practitioners of craft. Paisley Rekdal notes\, “When we take the same critical care with our own writing that we take with published poems\, we are bound not only to see the patterns behind our failings\, but (more important) new and more adventurous paths open up in the ways we represent our worlds.” \nIn this generative class we will close-read—and write—alongside works that resist easy classification\, including “Everyday Barf” by Eileen Myles\, “Dead Doe” by Brigit Pegeen Kelly\, “Exhausting a Place in Paris” by Georges Perec\, Christina Sharpe’s “The Shapes of Grief\,” and Rekdal’s “Nightingale: A Gloss.” Writers will come away with sharpened tools of observation\, tactile craft practices\, a portfolio of fresh writing starts\, and a keener sense of the uncommon and the poetic within the everyday—on and off the page. \nAccess Program\nOur Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/extra-ordinary-writing-the-uncommon-in-the-everyday/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,Online Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260930T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260813T213724Z
CREATED:20260813T213624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T213724Z
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Reading Series - September
DESCRIPTION:This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety\, creativity\, and stories of Black people\, Indigenous people\, and People of Color. \nCome listen to our featured readers\, or sign up to share your work in our open mic. Readings will be followed by a short community discussion. Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres. The featured reader for September will be announced soon. \nThis event is open to everyone\, but only people who identify as Black\, Indigenous\, and/or People of Color will be invited to read. If you have any questions\, please contact Jessica Meza-Torres at jmezatorres24@gmail.com or Kyle Yoshioka at kyle.yoshioka@gmail.com.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/bipoc-reading-series-september-2/
CATEGORIES:Free Events,For BIPOC Writers,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T120000
DTSTAMP:20260805T172008Z
CREATED:20260805T170730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T172008Z
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SUMMARY:A Writing and Feedback Lab
DESCRIPTION:Give your writing the space it needs to grow. This six-week lab helps you make meaningful progress while receiving immediate\, actionable feedback. Through dedicated writing time and structured critique\, you’ll generate and refine new work each week leaving with stronger pages\, clearer direction\, and writing momentum. \nGive your writing the space it needs to take shape and to keep going. This six-week writing lab is designed to help you make meaningful progress on your work-in-progress while receiving immediate\, actionable feedback.\nEach session combines dedicated writing time with structured peer and instructor feedback\, allowing you to generate new material and refine it in real time. Whether you’re working on a novel\, memoir\, essay\, or short story project\, this course offers a consistent rhythm of creation and friendly critique to help you stay accountable and deepen your craft.\nBy the end of the six weeks\, you’ll have stronger pages\, clearer direction\, and writing momentum you can sustain beyond the class. \nClass Goals: \nConsistent weekly progress on their manuscript\nImmediate\, constructive feedback on new pages\nGreater clarity around structure\, voice\, and direction\nTools to revise efficiently without losing momentum\nA stronger sense of accountability and creative rhythm \nAccess Program\nOur Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/137075/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T120000
DTSTAMP:20260902T193131Z
CREATED:20260902T193034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T193131Z
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SUMMARY:Writing with the Seasons: Fall
DESCRIPTION:Does what you write or how you write it change with the seasons? In these quarterly gatherings we’ll meet to be inspired by the turn of the world. From autumn leaves to springtime flowers\, rain and snow and sun\, we’ll consider nature’s shifts and how we can incorporate them into our writing practice. We’ll also reflect on the impact of climate change on our seasonal rhythms and on our writing. Through brief readings\, writing prompts\, and generative exercises\, we’ll welcome in and attune our writing to the time of year. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/writing-with-the-seasons-fall/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261004T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261004T140000
DTSTAMP:20260901T202311Z
CREATED:20260720T205130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T202311Z
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SUMMARY:How to Build a D&D Character
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe to learn how to bring a new Dungeons and Dragons character to life! \nLearn how to bring your characters’ story to life\, figure out what makes them strong\, and arm them to be ready to face their first combat. Consider this Dungeons and Dragons 101; come with any amount of knowledge you might have and be ready for an adventure! \nThis event is free and open to all.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/how-to-build-a-dd-character/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Free Events,Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260811T203345Z
CREATED:20260714T165717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T203345Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Mixtape
DESCRIPTION:In this 8 week\, Wednesday morning class\, we will read\, explore and discuss the sequential poem in contemporary American poetry\, from poets such as Lucille Clifton and Robert Hass to Sherwin Bitsui and Nam Le\, and many more besides.  \nWhat makes a sequential poem work? How does a constellation of poems react to and inform each other? What can be included in a poem? What are the boundaries of a sequence? We’ll address questions such as these\, and others\, as we dive into this unique and exhilarating form.   \nAlongside scintillating conversations about published poetry we will build our own “mixtape” poems through a series of fun and inspiring exercises. Each participant will leave with a deepened and strengthened relationship to poetry as well as two publishable poetic sequences of their own. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/poetry-mixtape/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,Online Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261009T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260729T171259Z
CREATED:20260709T160003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T171259Z
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SUMMARY:Min Jin Lee in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Literary Arts and The Reser are thrilled to present Min Jin Lee\, author of the beloved novels Pachinko (an international bestseller and National Book Award finalist) and Free Food for Millionaires\, for a conversation about her new book\, American Hagwon.   \n American Hagwon is both “a classic in the making and a novel distinctly of our moment\, one that helps us find firmer ground in a world unmoored from a most basic concern: how do we care for one another?”  \nMin Jin Lee will be joined in conversation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Mitchell S. Jackson. \n\nAbout the book: \nIn schools and churches\, hotel rooms and nail salons\, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped\, dingy apartments and luxury\, gated communities\, the men\, women\, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year. Once comfortably middle class in Korea\, John and Helen Koh and their three children—Bo\, DH\, and Mido—find their lives upended\, first by a shocking betrayal by John’s oldest friend\, then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. \nDesperately striving to regain their footing\, they leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in Southern California—where new vistas of opportunity open up for the children as their parents\, strangers in a strange land\, must adjust to a new life in which their experience and education mean little\, and they set their sights on whatever it takes to provide for their children’s futures. The Kohs\, their friends\, relatives\, and even their foes move in and out of each other’s lives as they navigate new courses across the years\, always nursing the almost all-consuming faith that education will lead the next generation to success and security. \nIn American Hagwon\, Min Jin Lee has crafted an unforgettable\, panoramic novel where the smallest of gestures can have enormous repercussions\, where the bonds of family and of memory twist and fray but rarely break\, and where willful self-sacrifice—for the benefit of loved ones and even strangers—is a kind of prayer. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \nTo create access for our wider community\, we need the support of event sponsors.\nIf you or your company is interested in sponsorship\, please email development@literary-arts.org.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/min-jin-lee-in-conversation-with-mitchell-s-jackson/
LOCATION:The Reser\, 12625 SW Crescent St\,\, Beaverton\, OR\, 97005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ticketed Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261013T200000
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SUMMARY:Incredible Openings
DESCRIPTION:What about any story makes you want to keep reading? In this class\, we’ll look at the openings of several short stories and creative nonfiction pieces with a special focus on the craft: how was the story written in a way that makes it successful? What aspects might make a reader (and editor) keep reading?  \nWe’ll borrow themes and ideas from those stories for in our in-class writing exercises. We’ll read amazing\, inspiring work from Lauren Groff\, Flannery O’Connor\, Ling Ma\, and others. \nEvery class session will include:  \n● A detailed\, guided warm up\n● In-class story dissection\n● Suggested at-home reading and writing exercises  \nEach writer will have the opportunity to workshop the opening page of a story two times.  \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/incredible-openings/
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T200000
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CREATED:20260715T163832Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Spirals: Multicultural Contemplations on Beginnings\, Endings\, and Cycles
DESCRIPTION:The spiral holds great meaning for cultures all over the world and has captivated our attention throughout ancient and modern time. Whether of metaphysical and philosophical significance\, or the many scientific and biological iterations of this powerful symbol\, the multi-faceted spiral will be our muse.  \nIn this 3-part generative writing workshop\, we’ll expand our writing across multiple genres including poetry\, essay\, and narrative with prompts inspired by multicultural authors. Thematically\, we’ll move through Irish-Celtic mysticism\, spiraling seasons of emergence\, Afro-futurist science fiction\, and our personal place within the great spiral. We’ll engage impactful elements of style and craft from our mentor texts like punctuation\, dialogue\, and symbol to enhance writing of resonance. Some time will be devoted to giving and receiving feedback as well as sharing in a supportive space. Writers of all levels and backgrounds are welcome. \nCourse Outcomes\nWriters will:\nExplore a variety of multicultural texts as inspiration for writing.\nDraft poems\, creative non-fiction\, and narrative pieces related to spirals.\nEngage elements of craft and style from multigenre model texts.\nEnhance writing through feedback and sharing in positive and supportive circles. \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions. \nLiaison position\nEvery in-person class and seminar at Literary Arts has one liaison position. Liaisons perform specific duties for each class meeting. If you are a liaison for a class or seminar\, the full amount of your tuition is covered by Literary Arts. \nApply here for the liaison position.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/writing-spirals-multicultural-contemplations-on-beginnings-endings-and-cycles/
LOCATION:Literary Arts
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,In-person
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SUMMARY:Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ayad Akhtar
DESCRIPTION:Literary Arts is pleased to present Ayad Akhtar as part of the 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series. \nPlease note: a subscription to the entire 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series is required to attend this event. \nClick here to subscribe.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/portland-arts-lectures-2026-27-ayad-akhtar/
LOCATION:Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall\, 1037 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Portland Arts & Lectures,Ticketed Events
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SUMMARY:WRITING ANIMALS
DESCRIPTION:Writing animals in fiction is a complex\, rewarding and rejuvenating process. From “Animal Farm” to “Mink River”\, several authors have gravitated to the form to deepen empathy in the reader and establish an immersive fictional world. In this six week class\, students will work on several in-class writing prompts to develop both writing and research skills to render an animal presence precisely on the page.  \nStudents will receive a detailed booklist with resources and students can plan to complete 8-10 pages of a fictional story draft before the end of the class. An individual office hours meeting with the instructor is also included in the class description. Ideal class for beginning and advanced writers alike.  \nAccess Program\nWe want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone\, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available. \nPlease apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
URL:https://literary-arts.org/event/writing-animals/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Writing Classes,Online Class
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