Quick-n-Dirty Spec Fic
Free, registration required
Facilitated by Déy Rivers
Wanna play in alternate worlds? It’s challenging but glorious here! Join us for an Intro to Spec-Fic. Learn what is considered Speculative Fiction. Get ideas down using artwork as inspiration to explore spec-fic lines of thinking: “What if..”, “If only…” and “If this goes on…” Walk away with writing to possibly expand or refine later.
Portland Book Festival youth writing workshops are recommended for ages 14+. Workshops are free to attend but require a festival wristband (free for youth) and registration in advance. Please register by purchasing a free ticket below.
Dey Rivers
Pronouns: they/them/we
Dey Rivers is a non-binary Black american navigating mental health challenges, writing, painting, playing in fictional worlds and poetry through collective dreaming. Their work is in conversation with the past and present to imagine futures where they live on stolen land. Dey has an educational background in Fine Arts and mental health advocacy. They are currently revising a queer historical novel. Some shorter works can be read at: Khôra Issue 22, 23, 24 and 25.
