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Everybody Reads 2020: Tommy Orange
Thursday, March 5, 2020
2020 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
Monday, April 27, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Portland Book Festival
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Writing Classes
Join a community of writers who are serious about their craft. Our writing classes for adults are taught by talented working writers, many of them Oregon Book Awards authors. Classes are small and focused on accomplishing specific writing goals in a supportive and welcoming setting.
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Winter 2020: Personal Essay Writing 101
March 3-10, and March 24- 31, 2020 (no meeting March 17)
$175.00
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (4 meetings)
Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Emilly PradoRead More- Sold Out
Winter 2020: Memoir Writing: It happened to me and I’m here to tell it
Sundays, January 26 – March 29, 2020 (10 class meetings)
$565.00
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All classes meet at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Natalie Serber
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Winter 2020: Exploring the Lyric Essay
February 2-23, 2020
Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (4 class meetings)
Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Miranda Schmidt
For writers at all levels
Instructor: Miranda Schmidt
Limited to 10 studentsA flexible, hybrid form, the lyric essay employs techniques from poetry, nonfiction, and fiction to create a single work. In this workshop, we’ll experiment with lyric essay techniques and structures, read a variety of examples that employ these techniques, and craft our own lyric essays on subjects of our choosing. You will also learn revision techniques you can implement as you continue to work with your pieces after the class has ended.
$275.00
Winter 2020: The Writers’ Gymnasium: The Writing Workout
February 2–23, 2020
$175.00
Sundays, 2:00–4:00 p.m (four sessions)
Instructor: David Ciminello
For writers at all levels
Winter 2020: To Invent What We Desire
February 9, 2020
$65.00
Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet
Winter 2020: Grief and the Lyric Essay
February 22nd and 23, 2020
$135.00
Saturday 10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (two sessions)
Instructor: Wendy Noonan
For writers at all levels
Winter 2020: Stories of Grief
February 29 – March 28, 2020 (no meeting March 21)
$275.00
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Instructor: Wendy Noonan
For writers at all levels
Winter 2020: Collage Your Writing Project: a new way into your work
Saturdays, February 29 and March 7, 2020
$95.00
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
All classes meet at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Natalie Serber
For writers at all levels
This class includes a $10 materials fee
Winter 2020: Short Story Intensive TWO
March 12-April 16, 2020
$410.00
Thursdays, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Class meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington.
Instructor: Margaret Malone
Winter 2020: New Ecological Writing
March 8- 29, 2020
$275.00
Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (4 class meetings)
Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Miranda Schmidt
For writers at all levels
Instructor: Miranda Schmidt
Limited to 10 students
For writers at all levels.
Winter 2020: Advanced Memoir
Sundays, March 22 – April 19, 2019 (6 class meetings)
$275.00
10:30 to 12:30 p.m.
All classes meet at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Natalie Serber
For dedicated writers with previous workshop experience
Spring 2020: Creating Better Characters
April 5-26, 2020
$175.00
Sundays, 2:00–4:00 p.m (four sessions)
Instructor: David Ciminello
For writers at all levels
Winter 2020: February Writer of Color Sunday Morning Workshop
Sunday, February 16, 2020
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
$15.00
Instructor: Emilly Prado
For writers of color at all levels
Searching for a space to create new work with fellow writers of color? This two-hour workshop meets once a month on Sundays. Writers can register for one or more sessions. A variety of prompts will be presented as avenues for generating and sharing new work in an informal setting. Open to writers of color at all levels writing in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can also bring your own prompts and questions about the writing process, and explore them with the group.
Winter 2020: February Writer of Color Sunday Afternoon Workshop
Sunday, February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
$15.00
Instructor: Emilly Prado
For writers of color at all levels
Searching for a space to create new work with fellow writers of color? This two-hour workshop meets once a month on Sundays. Writers can register for one or more sessions. A variety of prompts will be presented as avenues for generating and sharing new work in an informal setting. Open to writers of color at all levels writing in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can also bring your own prompts and questions about the writing process, and explore them with the group.
Winter 2020: March Writer of Color Sunday Morning Workshop
Sunday, March 15, 2020
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
$15.00
Instructor: Emilly Prado
For writers of color at all levels
Searching for a space to create new work with fellow writers of color? This two-hour workshop meets once a month on Sundays. Writers can register for one or more sessions. A variety of prompts will be presented as avenues for generating and sharing new work in an informal setting. Open to writers of color at all levels writing in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can also bring your own prompts and questions about the writing process, and explore them with the group.
Spring 2020: Writing a Novel in 8 Weeks
May 11 – June 29, 2020
$365.00
Mondays, 7:00 p.m. –9:00 p.m. (8 sessions)
Class meets at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington
Instructor: Emily Chenoweth
For dedicated writers with some experience
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Delve Readers Seminars
Delve Readers Seminars engage readers in exploring challenging books in lively discussion-based seminars led by an experienced scholar.
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Oregon Book Awards Submission Fee
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Upcoming Events
Exploring the Lyric Essay
February 2, 2020
February 2-23, 2020 Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (4 class meetings)…
Everybody Reads 2020: Tommy Orange
March 5, 2020
Literary Arts is proud to host an evening with award-winning author Tommy…
Latest Blog Posts
January 13, 2020
Go to PostLiterary Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Oregon Literary Fellowships. Generous gifts from our community have increased the value of the Brian Booth Writers’ Fund Endowment which, in turn, has allowed us to further support exceptional…
January 8, 2020
Go to PostIn December, we welcomed five new board members to Literary Arts. Please join us in welcoming them! David Angeli represents individuals and corporations in complex criminal, regulatory, and civil matters. He has tried a number of high-profile cases around the country,…
December 4, 2019
Go to Postby Michael Porwoll, 2019-2020 @LA Events Intern “There was a comfort in this shared reality,” Dorothea Lasky read to an at-capacity audience at Literary Arts for Lit Crawl 2019. “This shared imagination.” Animal, Lasky’s new book of lyric lectures…
Featured Lecture from the Archives
Ties that Bind: Epic Family Sagas
January 15, 2020
Go to LectureAuthors Karl Marlantes, Elizabeth McCracken, and Daniel José Older discuss their works in conversation at the 2019 Portland Book Festival.
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