Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Reimagine Resistance: Harper Glenn & Justina Ireland
Two novels that reveal truths about our time through an reimagined past and a speculative future.
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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.
Portland Book Festival Writing Classes Young Adult Youth Events
Poetic Sculpture (High School Workshop)
The famous abstract painter Joan Mitchell once said, “My paintings repeat a feeling about Lake Michigan, or water, or fields. … it’s more like a poem, and that’s what I want to paint.” She was inspired by poet friends, too. In this workshop, we’ll write poetry and turn it into art. Participants brainstorm about a
Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Flashback: Ellen Hagan & Sabina Khan
Two stories about how the past is always present, the secrets we keep, and the meaning of home.
Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Pop-up: Jason Tanamor
Jason Tanamor pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with his YA novel, Love, Dance & Egg Rolls. Tanamor is paired with the artwork Leaping Carp by Shikō Munakata; found in the Japanese Art gallery, on the 1st floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland Book
Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Magic Powers: P.C. & Kristin Cast and Aaron Durán
Something wicked this way comes... things get witchy in the new novel from superstar mother-daughter duo P. C. and Kristin Cast, about twin sister witches; and in the new graphic novel from Aaron Durán a young bruja reckons with her magical inheritance.
Portland Book Festival Young Adult
To the End, Through the Tunnel: 2021-22 WITS Student Anthology Launch
Each year, Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program publishes an anthology of exemplary student work. To the End, Through the Tunnel showcases poetry, prose, and journalism written by high school students from four Oregon school districts: Portland Public Schools, Parkrose, Gresham, and Woodburn. Students will read their work from the anthology. All proceeds from the sale of the anthologies goes back to support WITS programming.
Poetry Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Pop-up: YesYes Books with Nina Packebush and Shelley Wong
Nina Packebush and Shelley Wong pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with their original works. Packebush and Wong are paired with the artwork Open Country by Larry Poons; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the
Portland Book Festival Writing Classes Young Adult Youth Events
Dialogues: The Craft of Writing Conversation (High School Workshop)
“She had spoken it; but she trembled when it was done, conscious that her words were listened to, and daring not even to try to observe their effect.”-Jane Austen, from Persuasion In this workshop, we will write stories built around dialogue, around speech. Once written, we will perform the words aloud, seeing how they flow
Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Mysterious Strangers: April Henry & Naz Kutub
One lie, two truths, and three wishes: in these YA novels, our heroes face very different mysteries to be solved. Moderated by Isabelle Ibibo.
Portland Book Festival Young Adult
Unlikely Allies: Emiko Jean & Casey McQuiston
Two superstars of both adult and young adult fiction on stage together! From a royal wedding to prom and graduation, our heroines team up with unlikely allies as they seek to make things right in Tokyo and small-town Alabama, respectively. Moderated by Jules Ohman.
In-person Portland Book Festival Writing Class Young Adult Youth Events
Writing Poetry From Art (Grades 9-12)
In this workshop, we’ll discover parallels between visual and written art, and use pieces in the museum collection to inspire poetry.
In-person Portland Book Festival Writing Class Young Adult Youth Events
Ekphrastic Worldbuilding (Grades 9-12)
In this workshop, we'll learn how to build a fictional world and add texture to imaginary settings.
In-person Portland Book Festival Writing Class Young Adult Youth Events
Narrative and Social Justice Storytelling (Grades 9-12)
In this workshop, we’ll learn journalistic storytelling techniques and explore how they can be used to cover social justice stories.
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