Teach for Literary Arts

We are always happy to hear from accomplished writers and experienced instructors who are interested in teaching at Literary Arts. When hiring teachers, we consider a combination of prior teaching experience, publication credits, potential demand for proposed course offerings, and active engagement in the literary world.

Potential teachers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with our current offerings.
Literary Arts is happy to hear from experienced teachers interested in offering multi-week or one-day writing workshops for adults. Instructors should be knowledgeable about the craft of writing and have teaching experience and some publishing credits. We are especially interested in receiving class proposals from writers of color, Oregon Book Awards authors, and Oregon Literary Fellowships recipients who teach in the genres of fiction and nonfiction. Our teachers are contracted for individual classes.

Our classes are limited in size and focused on specific writing goals.

To apply to teach at Literary Arts, please familiarize yourself with our current class offerings. Then submit the following:

1-2 page CV, including publication history
1-page statement of your teaching philosophy
2-3 sample course descriptions (no more than a page each)

Please send materials in a single Word or PDF document via email to Susan Moore. Proposals for Late Winter 2024 and Spring 2024 online and in-person classes are currently being considered. We offer online classes on Zoom or the Wet Ink platform. In-person classes take place at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington. Contact susan@literary-arts.org or 503-227-2583 ext. 107 for more information.

Our Writers in the Schools program hires published professional writers to teach creative writing to high school students. We are committed to building a roster of teaching artists that reflects the diversity of Multnomah County’s schools. This is a seasonal contractor position, and residencies take place during the school day. WITS provides an orientation prior to placement, as well as ongoing professional development.