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Featured Events
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
Monday, December 10, 2018
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, March 14, 2019
2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
Monday, April 22, 2019
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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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Upcoming Events
WITS Writers-in-Residence Reading
November 29, 2018
Literary Arts is honored to have accomplished poets, journalists, novelists, essayists, and…
2018/2019 Portland Arts & Lectures
December 4, 2018
The 2018/2019 series is sold out! Sign up for our newsletter at…
One Page Wednesday December
December 5, 2018
Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh…
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
December 10, 2018
The Moth returns to Portland on Monday, December 10. This extraordinary performance…
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…
2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
April 22, 2019
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…
Latest Blog Posts
November 19, 2018
Go to PostWhen fourteen student writers assembled outside of the Portland Art Museum on a Saturday in early November, it wasn’t raining. It certainly wasn’t warm, and the acute sunlight was misleading, but the fall day was dry, an elemental improvement from…
November 8, 2018
Go to PostLiterary Arts seeks an intern to assist at @Literary Arts events at our downtown center. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This internship is four months, from January 15, 2019 – April 15, 2019, and will provide practical,…
November 6, 2018
Go to PostWe are thrilled to have several new staff members at Literary Arts. These team members are already making great strides and helping us reach more readers and writers across our state. Welcome! (Bios submitted by staff.) Alex Dang,…
Featured Lecture from the Archives
Jill Lepore
November 15, 2018
Go to LectureNew York Times bestselling author Jill Lepore discusses the central ideas in her latest book, These Truths: A History of the United States.
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