• May 16, 2024
          Slamlandia
          May 21, 2024
          Oregon Literary Fellowship Reading
          June 5, 2024
          One Page Wednesday: June
          June 13, 2024
          Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam (Prelims)
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Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 16, 2024
Slamlandia
May 21, 2024
Oregon Literary Fellowship Reading
June 5, 2024
One Page Wednesday: June
June 13, 2024
Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam (Prelims)
June 14, 2024
Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam (Prelims)
June 15, 2024
2024 Bigfoot Poetry Festival
October 9, 2024
Amy Tan: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
November 19, 2024
Abraham Verghese: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
January 16, 2025
Timothy Egan: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
February 13, 2025
Masha Gessen: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25
April 15, 2025
Emily Wilson: Portland Arts & Lectures 2024–25

WRITING CLASSES

May 13, 2024
WEIRDING THE EVERY DAY
May 18, 2024
Autofiction Weekend Intensive
June 1, 2024
The Notebook and the Creative Process
June 4, 2024
Get Writing: Unblocking Writer’s Block
June 4, 2024
How To Skin a Fox: Turning True Experiences into Fantastical Stories
July 24, 2024
Summer Flings in Creative Nonfiction
August 10, 2024
Creative nonfiction: The Workshop
September 14, 2024
Unlocking the Creative Process

A Statement from Literary Arts

Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Literary Arts denounces white supremacy in all its manifestations and we acknowledge our role in having contributed to and benefitted from the racist systems that still flourish in our community and the nation.

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