Shelley Gaske lives and writes in Oregon, often alongside a big white poodle. A 2024 Best American Essays nominee, she attended the Summer Iowa Writers’ Workshop for fiction and Disquiet International for nonfiction. Her work appears in 68 to 05, HerStry, The Broadkill Review, and elsewhere.
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.
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 July are David Ciminello, Shelley Gaske, and Charlie J. Stephens. The theme
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