We 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, Verselandia! Specialist Born and raised in Portland, and an alumnin of Cleveland High School, Alex…
Literary Arts is proud to be included in Willamette Week’s Give!Guide for the 12th year in a row! Our goal is to raise $20,000 through the Give!Guide to support our programs that reach 20,000 Oregonians each year. When you make a gift to Literary Arts, you help strengthen our entire community by encouraging writers to create new…
By Joanna Rose DeRay Mckesson’s afternoon talk at Grant High School got started a little late because the staff had to keep setting up more and more chairs. The library eventually filled to almost 200 students, and meanwhile Mr. Mckesson, wearing his signature blue vest, walked up and down rows of kids, shaking hands and…
Literary Arts is currently accepting proposals from instructors/guides for our Delve Readers Seminars for the 2019-2020 season (Fall 2019 to Spring 2020). The Delve 2018-2019 season has been scheduled. Delve Readers Seminars are discussion-based literature seminars that explore compelling authors and books, themed literary topics, and also the intersection of literature with other mediums. Literary…
Each year, our programs bring more than 20,000 Oregonians together to explore the many ways literature can enrich our lives. Click here to read our 2017-2018 Annual Report. We invite you to hear world-famous authors in the concert hall and on the radio. We ask you to support emerging writers, young and old, during community…
Literary Arts is currently accepting class proposals for writing classes from teachers for Spring 2019. The majority of Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 classes have been scheduled. Literary Arts is happy to hear from experienced teachers interested in offering multi-week or one-day writing classes for adults. Instructors should be knowledgeable about the craft of writing,…
We are incredibly saddened by the news of the passing of Ursula K. Le Guin. We feel so grateful and honored to have known her, and thank her for her transformative contributions to international literature. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, loved ones, readers, and writers everywhere. From The New York Times: Ursula K. Le…
Literary Arts seeks an Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships intern for the four months leading up to the 2018 Oregon Book Awards ceremony. This internship offers a great way to gain experience working for a community-based literary non-profit. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. There is a one-time honorarium awarded as part…
by Molly MacGilbert, Development & Marketing Intern, Portland State University student View Literary Arts’ 2016/2017 Annual Report here. While the past year has presented challenges for the arts and for nonprofits, it has urged us to reflect upon why our work here at Literary Arts is as crucial as ever. This year, our stats show…
De-Canon: A Visibility Project is a “pop-up library” and web resource project that showcases literary art by writers/artists of color. It is a project facilitated by Portland-based poet Neil Aitken and poet-musician Dao Strom. This project is supported by a 2017 Precipice Fund Grant. This exhibit takes the form of a pop-up library that includes…
November 30, 2018
Our goal is to raise $20,000 through the Give!Guide to support our…
January 2, 2019
Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh…
January 16, 2019
Editor Janna Lopez discusses the concept, curation process, and creative evolution of Sweet…
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…
March 19, 2019
Join Literary Arts for a book launch event for Horizon, the latest…
April 22, 2019
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…