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 community space and bookstore at 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.

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Wednesday

Mar 6

Free Events   In-person  

One Page Wednesday

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. March's featured reader is

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Tuesday

Mar 19

Thursday

Mar 21

Free Events   In-person  

Slamlandia

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

Apr 1

Free Events   In-person   Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships  

Finalists reading: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry

Please join us for a reading featuring some of this year's Oregon Book Awards finalists in Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry: Creative Nonfiction: Erica Berry Alyssa Graybeal Steven Moore Fiction: Patrick deWitt Marcelle Heath Lydia Kiesling Rachel King Jen Wheeler Poetry: Stephanie Adams-Santos Jessica E. Johnson Sara Quinn Rivara

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Wednesday

Apr 3

Friday

Apr 12

Free Events   In-person  

How to Conquer Writer’s Block, Anxiety, Competitive Envy, and the Other Evil Voices Inside You

Are you ready to get real about the emotional struggles that we bring to our writing? In this evening of conversation, we’ll explore everything from the anxiety of exposure to the crippling doubts that drive us into writer’s block—without judgment or platitudes. No question is off limits: Can I tell the truth about my abusive

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Friday

Apr 12

Free Events   In-person  

How to Conquer Writer’s Block, Anxiety, Competitive Envy and the Other Evil Voices Inside You

Are you ready to get real about the emotional struggles that we bring to our writing? In this evening of conversation, we’ll explore everything from the anxiety of exposure to the crippling doubts that drive us into writer’s block—without judgment or platitudes. No question is off limits: Can I tell the truth about my abusive

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Thursday

Apr 18

Free Events   In-person  

Slamlandia

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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Saturday

Apr 20

Free Events   Oregon Book Awards Author Tour  

NW AUTHOR SERIES: SINDYA BHANOO

Oregon Book Award winner Sindya Bhanoo will be appearing in Cannon Beach library as part of their NW Authors Series. Seeking Fortune Elsewhere features intimate stories of South Indian immigrants and the families they left behind center women’s lives and ask how women both claim and surrender power. Traveling from Pittsburgh to Eastern Washington to

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Monday

Apr 22

Free Events   In-person  

Letter Writing Social

April is National Letter Writing Month! Spend some time writing letters and catching up on your correspondence with like-minded writers and fans of the postal system. Some supplies, snacks, and typewriters will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite stationery, pens & art supplies. Hosted by Squeezebox Press

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Wednesday

May 1

Tuesday

May 7

Free Events   Oregon Book Awards Author Tour  

Josephine Woolington

Join Oregon Book Award winner Josephine Woolington, author of Where We Call Home:Lands,Seas and Skies of the Pacific Northwest, as she sheds light on the diverse species whose populations are slowly declining from the lands, seas, and skies of the Pacific Northwest at the Southern Wasco Public Library, as part of the Oregon Book Awards

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Wednesday

May 8

Wednesday

May 8

Free Events   In-person  

Incite: Queer Writers Read – May

Incite: Queer Writers Read

Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer Perrine. The featured readers for May are Liz Asch, Aliya Bree Hall, and Sara Jaffe. The theme is

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Thursday

May 9

Thursday

May 16

Free Events   In-person  

Slamlandia

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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Sep 19

Free Events   In-person  

SLAMLANDIA

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
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