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Jonathan Hill, Lizard Boy 2
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Jonathan Hill's Lizard Boy 2: The Most Perfect Summer Ever . Book two in this acclaimed graphic series explores intolerance through a relatable—and
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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 community space and bookstore at 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.
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Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Families are invited to join us weekly on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. at the Literary Arts Bookstore for story time! Each week our booksellers will read from picture books
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One Page Wednesday – April
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
Bookstore Free Events
Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Families are invited to join us weekly on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. at the Literary Arts Bookstore for story time! Each week our booksellers will read from picture books
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series – March
Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres, this monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Featured readers for March:
Free Events In-person Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships
Finalists Reading I: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction
Please join us for the first of two readings featuring the 2025 Oregon Book Awards finalists in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Miriam Gershow Kimberly King Parsons Poetry Valerie
Delve Readers Seminars In-person
Karl Marx: Selected Writings
In this seminar we will read Marx both for his ideas and and for the pleasures of his prose. We will observe his use of Greek myths and other legends, the inspiration he took from European fiction and poetry, his journalistic reports of life in his own day, his lively historical accounts, his vast range of allusions from literature, his critiques of the arts, and his refined expression of his sense of the tragedy and the hope in life.
Bookstore Free Events
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Bring the whole family for a magical Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore! Sing, play, and dive into the world of Spanish storytelling hosted by Adventures in Spanish. Join
Bookstore Free Events
Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Families are invited to join us weekly on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. at the Literary Arts Bookstore for story time! Each week our booksellers will read from picture books
Bookstore Free Events
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
In-person Spring 2025 Writing Classes
Get Writing: Unblocking Writer’s Block
Each week we’ll use new prompts and guided activities to inspire new creation. We’ll look at the work of writers we admire and ask: how’d they do that? As they say, writing is a muscle, and no matter what your experience level, you have to continually exercise that muscle and practice new tools to keep your writing nimble and moving.
Bookstore Free Events
Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Families are invited to join us weekly on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. at the Literary Arts Bookstore for story time! Each week our booksellers will read from picture books
Bookstore Free Events
Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Families are invited to join us weekly on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. at the Literary Arts Bookstore for story time! Each week our booksellers will read from picture books
Bookstore Free Events In-person
One Page Wednesday – March
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
In-person WINTER 2025 Writing Classes
The Art of Brevity: Crafting Short-short Stories
In flash fiction, the whole is a part and the part is a whole. The form forces the writer to question each word, to reckon with Flaubert’s mot juste, and move a story by hints and implications. Flash stories are built through gaps as much as the connective tissue of words, so what’s left out of a story is often more important than what’s included.
Bookstore Free Events
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore
Bring the whole family for a magical Story Time at the Literary Arts Bookstore! Sing, play, and dive into the world of Spanish storytelling hosted by Adventures in Spanish. Join
Bookstore Free Events
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
Bookstore Free Events
Art Installation: Glowing Portal Tentacles (3)
Glowing tentacles from another dimension breach realms in multiple Southeast Portland locations, including Literary Arts! Try to locate all eight intricate sculptures! This art installation by Jonas Hartley is part
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Bianca Mabute-Louie, Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century
Join local AANHPI community organizers and groups Ajumama Workshop, Studio Yellow, Liminal Bodies, and PDX Queer Asian Social Meetup as we welcome Bianca Mabute-Louie to Portland for the launch of
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One Page Wednesday – February
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
Bookstore Free Events
The Edge of Water: Olufunke Grace Bankole
Olufunke Grace Bankole reads and discusses her debut novel The Edge of Water, in conversation with Margaret Malone. Join us as we celebrate the debut novel from Portland author and Oregon
Bookstore Free Events
Literary Arts New HQ Grand Opening
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Join us between the hours of 10 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the grand opening of our new permanent headquarters and independent bookstore at 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series
Rescheduled from September 25. This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our
Free Events In-person
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
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series – August
This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign
Free Events In-person
Graft Union Reading Series & Open Mic
Join us for the third installment of the Graft Union Reading Series—a monthly event for sharing creative writing, food, drink, and community, featuring student writers from PDX academic institutions and
Free Events In-person
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
Free Events In-person
First Matter Press Book Launch Party
Join Oregon Literary Publishing Fellowship recipient First Matter Press on August 10th as they launch their 2024 titles, greenhouse and Suspended In My Insecticide Jar. The evening's festivities will include featured readings
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One Page Wednesday – August
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
Delve Readers Seminars In-person
César Aira: Shantytown, Ghosts, Fulgentius
César Aira is one of the most prolific authors of our time, having published over 100 books since 1975, his bizarre & starkly idiosyncratic work pushes through genres that sometimes
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series – July
This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign
Free Events In-person
INCITE: Queer Writers Read – July
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
Delve Readers Seminars
Gabriel García Márquez: The Scandal of the Century
Gabriel García Márquez began his writing career as a journalist & once referred to the profession as "the best in the world." While the international literary community celebrated him as
Delve Readers Seminars In-person
Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time
“The simplest answer is that a writer who gardens is sooner or later going to write a book about the subject–I take that as inevitable,” writes Eleanor Perenyi in her
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One Page Wednesday – July
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
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series – June
Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres, this monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. For the month
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Letter Writing Social
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
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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
Free Events In-person
One Page Wednesday- June
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
Free Events In-person
2024 Bigfoot Poetry Festival
The Bigfoot Poetry Festival returns to Literary Arts with an all-day celebration of the written and spoken word, featuring poetry slams, a poetry market, open mics, and writing and performance
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Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam (Prelims)
The second in a two-night series for the Bigfoot Poetry Festival, this event features poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) who will engage in a battle of
Free Events In-person
Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam (Prelims)
The first in a two-night series for the Bigfoot Poetry Festival, this event features poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) who will engage in a battle of
Free Events In-person
End of Class Reading: Short Story Intensive
Come celebrate the culmination of the Short Story Intensive writing class. Readings by class participants, hosted by class instructor Margaret Malone. If you have any questions about this event, please
In-person Writing Classes
Get Writing: Unblocking Writer’s Block
Sometimes we become so focused on productivity or “doing it right” that we stifle our creativity. In this class we’ll focus on one of the hardest parts of writing: writing.
For BIPOC Writers Free Events In-person
BIPOC Reading Series – May
This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign
