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Autzen Foundation, Mike R. Barr, Kim & Daniel Bissell, The Bloomfield Family Foundation, The Boeing Company, Tom & Kristen Boothe, Bora Architects, Broadway Books, Susan & Michael Burmeister-Brown, Jan Christensen, The Collins Foundation, Ginnie Cooper, Betsy Cramer, Marian Creamer, Amy Donohue & Paul McKean, Theodore & Nancy Downes-Le Guin, Roberta Dyer, Ann & Mark Edlen Family, Joan Fondell, Bob Geddes, Diana Gerding, Julie Harrelson, Susan Hathaway-Marxer & Larry Marxer, Tom & Betsy Henning, Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Irwin Foundation, Juan Young Trust, Kinder Morgan Foundation, Carter & Jennifer MacNichol, Phillip M. Margolin, Carol Mayer-Reed & Michael Reed, Richard Meeker & Ellen Rosenblum, Susan Mersereau, Jessica Mozeico, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, Ernie Munch, Jan & Steve Oliva, Philip S. Harper Foundation, Andrew & Veronica Proctor, Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy, Jon Raymond, Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust, Carol Schnitzer Lewis, Lori Singer, Kaarin & Van Smith, Miriam Sontz & Joseph Walsh, U.S. Bancorp Foundation, Kristin & Nick Walrod, Jackie & William Willingham, Tom & Marcia Wood, Dr. Candace Young, Morton & Audrey Zalutsky


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Oregon Book Awards Fiction and Poetry Finalists reading

Oregon Book Awards Fiction and Poetry Finalists reading

April 25, 2018

Featuring: manuel arturo abreu Omar El Akkad Samiya Bashir Allison Cobb Stephen…

Verselandia! 2018

Verselandia! 2018

April 26, 2018

Come celebrate Portland’s creative youth during our seventh annual Verselandia! poetry slam.

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Oregon Book Awards Ceremony 2018

Oregon Book Awards Ceremony 2018

April 30, 2018

Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…

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Memoir Students End of Year Reading

Memoir Students End of Year Reading

May 6, 2018

A reading featuring students from Jay Ponteri’s year long memoir class: Matthew…

Dao Strom, Shayla Lawson, Elena Passarello

Dao Strom, Shayla Lawson, Elena Passarello

May 9, 2018

In partnership with the Northwest Academy Visiting Writing Series  Shayla Lawson is (and…

Words That Burn: Staged Reading

Words That Burn: Staged Reading

May 15, 2018

Words That Burn brings to life the distinctive voices of conscientious objector William…

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WITS End-of-Residency Reading at Parkrose High School

WITS End-of-Residency Reading at Parkrose High School

April 18, 2018

by Cassie Duncanson After the final bell rung at Parkrose High School, a dedicated group of students from Ms. Doina Moldovan’s English classes gathered in the library to participate in a Literary Arts WITS student reading. The students spent a…

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Mohsin Hamid visits Parkrose and Wilson High Schools for Everybody Reads

Mohsin Hamid visits Parkrose and Wilson High Schools for Everybody Reads

April 10, 2018

by Cassie Duncanson As part of the 2018 Everybody Reads program, a partnership with Multnomah County Library, Literary Arts brought Mohsin Hamid to Parkrose High School’s library for a Q&A with over 60 students on April 5. Hamid’s most recent novel,…

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WITS Comics Reading for Cleveland at Books With Pictures

WITS Comics Reading for Cleveland at Books With Pictures

March 8, 2018

by Cassie Duncanson Last week’s Wednesday night WITS student reading featured a group of enthusiastic students from Cleveland High School at Books with Pictures. Family and friends filled the store to support the eight readers. The mood was set, as…

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Featured Lecture from the Archives

Verselanda! featuring Portland High School Students and Anis Mojgani

Verselanda! featuring Portland High School Students and Anis Mojgani

April 18, 2018

Students who participated in the 2017 Verselandia! Poetry Slam Competition share their original pieces in front of a live audience.

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