Each month, Literary Arts staff will round up news, events, and more happening in Portland, and beyond. Let us know in the form below the blog if you have any The post In the Community: Upcoming Events & News appeared first on Literary Arts ..read more

A big thank you to Portland’s book-loving community who showed up with enthusiasm this season to help us sell out the 40th anniversary of our Portland Arts & Lectures series. Since 1984, Portland Arts & Lectures has welcomed hundreds of world-renowned novelists, poets, journalists, historians, and artists to downtown Portland to share their unique world views and connect us through the power of storytelling, even through the first COVID lockdowns when we presented online-only and hybrid events. We are thrilled to be back to full capacity at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and selling ..read more

The deadline to apply for a 2025 Oregon Literary Fellowship is  August 2,2024. For the 2025 Oregon Literary Fellowships,  Literary Arts will award 13 fellowships in the amount of $3,500 to writers. One of these fellowships is specifically for a writer of color.  Literary Arts will award two fellowships in the amount of $10,000 , for writers of exceptional talent, to assist in the further development of their career. One of these fellowships is specifically for a writer of color.  Literary Arts will award two publishers fellowships in the amount of $3,500 to support Oregon’s ..read more

I hope that you will join us on September 25 to hear the legendary broadcast journalist Connie Chung discuss her memoir, Connie. As Literary Arts Senior Artistic Director, I am so proud to be presenting a true trailblazer and American icon. If you haven’t had a chance to read this New York Times piece from last year about “Generation Connie,” I can’t recommend it highly enough. Warning: Have a tissue handy. The piece is about the many, many Asian women named after Connie Chung, often because their parents wanted to name them for a strong, successful Asian American female role model. The story ..read more

From Hope is a Stem: Writers in the Schools 2022–23 Student Anthology Spring Dandelions Elle Haugo We tower over a dense forest of grass,  Swaying in the wind above lawns and parks.  Our smooth stems hold up,  A beautiful yellow bloom,  Sparkling against the endless green,  Like a star in the night sky.  Those yellow blossoms stand out,  Misfits against that green carpet,  Too big for carefully crafted daisy chains.  Too ugly to be tucked gently,  Into someone’s hair.  Subject to weed cutters, lawnmowers,  And a homeowner’s disapprovi ..read more

Each month, Literary Arts staff will round up news, events, and more happening in Portland, and beyond. Let us know in the form below the blog if you have any events or news to share. EVENTS Writing Night (Independent Publishing Resource Center) Sunday, July 7th, from 4:00–5:30 p.m. | IPRC Classroom, 318 SE Main St., Ste. 145, Portland, OR | FREE to attend Bring your favorite notebook and pen or pencil, and join the IPRC for a monthly drop-in creative writing community event, with light facilitation, creative writing prompts, and opportunities to share your work. Free and open to the public. R ..read more

The generous gift will fulfill Ursula K. Le Guin’s lifelong mission to elevate historically underrepresented voices in literature. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the world’s most celebrated and revolutionary authors, wrote most of her books, including The Books of Earthsea, The Dispossessed, and The Left Hand of Darkness, from the sanctuary of her second-floor writing studio in her Northwest Portland home. Today, Literary Arts announced that the Le Guin family will donate their home to Literary Arts to create the Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency. This will be Oregon’s first significant permanent ..read more

Susan Hammer was a powerful advocate for arts and culture in Portland and a leader in the legal community in which she worked for over 40 years. She was deeply passionate about the mission of   Literary Arts and served as a member of the Board of Directors and the Development Council. She partici­pated in and generously supported all our programming. In the summer of 2020, while the pandemic was still developing and our community was in a deeply uncertain time, Susan asked to meet with our Executive Director, Andrew Proctor, to discuss the future of Literary Arts. Andrew went to Sus ..read more

Each month, Literary Arts staff will round up news, events, and more happening in Portland, and beyond. Let us know in the form below the blog if you have any events or news to share. EVENTS First Thursday at RACC (Regional Arts & Culture Commission) Thursday, June 6, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. | 411 NW Park Ave, Suite #101, Portland, OR | FREE to attend (RSVP) RACC is at the heart of Portland’s vibrant arts scene. They invite you to connect with their team, enjoy complimentary treats, and view works from the Public Art Collections in person. This is a wonderful opportunity to ask questions and g ..read more

The Oregon Book Awards Tour brings Oregon Book Awards authors to towns across Oregon for readings, workshops and school visits. On May 7th and 8th, Oregon Book Award winner Josephine Woolington visited Maupin and Fossil. In Maupin, she presented a talk on her book Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest. Her time in Fossil included a classroom visit to Wheeler High School and a talk sponsored by the library. pictured above: Josephine Woolington at Maupin Library, Wheeler High School, and meeting with Fossil library audience. On May 9, Oregon Book Award wi ..read more