Upcoming Events
February 2019
2018/2019 Portland Arts & Lectures
The 2018/2019 series is sold out! Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the page to be among the first to know when next year’s series goes on sale, in Spring 2019. The series begins on October 11…
Find out more »March 2019
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary Arts is proud to present a lecture by award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the culminating event of Everybody Reads 2019. This year’s programming will center on Adichie’s…
Find out more »April 2019
2018/2019 Portland Arts & Lectures
The 2018/2019 series is sold out! Sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the page to be among the first to know when next year’s series goes on sale, in Spring 2019. The series begins on October 11…
Find out more »Verselandia! 2019
Celebrate Portland’s youth poets during our seventh annual Verselandia! poetry slam. Students perform original work in front of a panel of judges and a live audience.
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PDX JAZZ: Carnival to Mardi Gras: A New Orleans Tradition
January 23, 2019
Carnival is a season; Mardi Gras is a day. Join former New…
WITS End of Residency Readings: Benson High School Students
January 30, 2019
Celebrate the next generation of writers during our WITS end-of-residency readings
Northwest Academy: Erin Hoover and Jennifer Perrine
February 7, 2019
A reading with Erin Hoover and Jennifer Perrine Erin Hoover’s debut poetry…
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…
Barry Lopez: Horizon Book Launch
March 19, 2019
Join Literary Arts for a book launch event for Horizon, the latest…
2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
April 22, 2019
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…