• April 1, 2024
          Finalists reading: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry
          April 3, 2024
          One Page Wednesday: APRIL
          April 4, 2024
          Everybody Reads 2024: Gabrielle Zevin
          April 8, 2024
          2024 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
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Events, Classes, and Seminars

Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our downtown Literary Arts space, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.

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Friday

Jun 9

Saturday

Jun 10

Thursday

Jun 15

Wednesday

Jul 5

Free Events   In-person  

One Page Wednesday- July

Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired. Our guest host this month is Jessica Wadleigh. Our featured reader is Alayna Becker.

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Thursday

Jul 6

Tuesday

Jul 11

Saturday

Jul 15

Thursday

Jul 20

Monday

Jul 31

Wednesday

Aug 2

Friday

Aug 4

Monday

Aug 28

Wednesday

Sep 6

Friday

Sep 8

Friday

Sep 8

Friday

Sep 8

Thursday

Sep 21

Free Events   In-person  

Slamlandia

Event Series Slamlandia

Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month, 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,

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Monday

Sep 25

Free Events   online class   Writing Classes  

The Break with Kaveh Akbar

Event Series The Break with Kaveh Akbar

In partnership with Alano Club of Portland, "The Break is a monthly virtual gathering of writers and artists lead by Kaveh Akbar, celebrating amongness, collaboration, and interdisciplinary creative experimentation. Though many of the activities and discussions orbit or are inflected by recovery themes (Akbar has been in active recovery for eight years), participants are not

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Wednesday

Oct 4

Free Events   In-person  

One Page Wednesday- October

Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired. Our host is the one and only, Emme Lund. This month's featured reader is

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Thursday

Oct 19

Wednesday

Nov 1

Thursday

Nov 16

Thursday

Nov 30

Wednesday

Dec 6

Friday

Dec 8

Thursday

Dec 21

Free Events   In-person  

Slamlandia

Event Series Slamlandia

Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month, 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,

Find out more
Tuesday

Jan 23

Tuesday

Jan 23

Friday

Jan 26

Wednesday

Feb 7

Thursday

Feb 15

Monday

Feb 26

Wednesday

Mar 6

Tuesday

Mar 19

Thursday

Mar 21

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