About Us

EMAIL: info@writearound.org

PHONE: 503.796.9224

FAX: 503.295.7767
ADDRESS: 917 SW Oak St. #406, Portland, OR 97205-2838 [Map]

We are within a few blocks of the Portland Street Car, Max

and many Trimet bus lines. There is also metered street

parking and a Smart Park lot nearby.

Staff

Robyn Steely - Executive Director
Dawn Thompson - Program Coordinator
Sara Guest - Program Coordinator
Beth White - Development Director

Frequently Asked Questions

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History

Founded in 1999 by Liza Halley and Ben Moorad, Write Around Portland is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives and building community through writing. Write Around Portland has provided more than 370 writing workshops for nearly 2,400 adult and youth participants, published 29 anthologies, trained over 190 volunteer workshop facilitators and partnered more than 150 community organizations, social service agencies, the state, county and public schools.

Write Around Portland has served as a model for writing programs in Seattle, Utah, New York, North Carolina, Idaho and Arizona and has inspired workshop participants to complete their GEDs, attend college, stick with treatment programs, transition back to our community after incarceration and break cycles of abuse.

Write Around Portland believes:

Everyone can be a writer and benefit from and contribute to their community through the literary arts.
Writing is a powerful tool for individual and societal transformation, self-expression, healing and the realization of the dignity of one’s self and others.
Writing and sharing stories helps us access our common humanity and connects individuals and groups who are often separated by age, race, income level, gender, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, health status, education level and the geographic and social boundaries of neighborhoods.
In any life, especially one lived in poverty or isolation, there is a vital need for art, community, and joy.

Write Around Portland:

Provides high quality, skillfully facilitated workshops in safe, accessible and respectful environments for people to write and share in community
Holds community readings to promote the exchange of stories
Publishes anthologies to connect writers and readers.

Write Around Portland in the Media

Read articles about Write Around Portland in local and national newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs and on the radio.

Board of Directors & Resource Council

View a list of Write Around Portland's Board and Resource Council members.

Write Around Portland Foundation, Corporation & Organizational Funders

View a list of Write Around Portland funders of the last year.


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TAKE A Writing Workshop SIGN UP for Write Around Portland News WRITING RESOURCES	About Us EMAIL: info@writearound.org PHONE: 503.796.9224 FAX: 503.295.7767 ADDRESS: 917 SW Oak St. #406, Portland, OR 97205-2838 [Map] We are within a few blocks of the Portland Street Car, Max and many Trimet bus lines. There is also metered street parking and a Smart Park lot nearby. Staff Robyn Steely - Executive Director Dawn Thompson - Program Coordinator Sara Guest - Program Coordinator Beth White - Development Director Frequently Asked Questions New! Follow us on Twitter. Write Around Portland's Facebook Page Interested in holding a Write Around Portland workshop at your agency or organization? Click here for more information. History Founded in 1999 by Liza Halley and Ben Moorad, Write Around Portland is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives and building community through writing. Write Around Portland has provided more than 370 writing workshops for nearly 2,400 adult and youth participants, published 29 anthologies, trained over 190 volunteer workshop facilitators and partnered more than 150 community organizations, social service agencies, the state, county and public schools. Write Around Portland has served as a model for writing programs in Seattle, Utah, New York, North Carolina, Idaho and Arizona and has inspired workshop participants to complete their GEDs, attend college, stick with treatment programs, transition back to our community after incarceration and break cycles of abuse. Write Around Portland believes: Everyone can be a writer and benefit from and contribute to their community through the literary arts. Writing is a powerful tool for individual and societal transformation, self-expression, healing and the realization of the dignity of one’s self and others. Writing and sharing stories helps us access our common humanity and connects individuals and groups who are often separated by age, race, income level, gender, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, health status, education level and the geographic and social boundaries of neighborhoods. In any life, especially one lived in poverty or isolation, there is a vital need for art, community, and joy. Write Around Portland: Provides high quality, skillfully facilitated workshops in safe, accessible and respectful environments for people to write and share in community Holds community readings to promote the exchange of stories Publishes anthologies to connect writers and readers. Write Around Portland in the Media Read articles about Write Around Portland in local and national newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs and on the radio. Board of Directors & Resource Council View a list of Write Around Portland's Board and Resource Council members. Write Around Portland Foundation, Corporation & Organizational Funders View a list of Write Around Portland funders of the last year.	"One can't help but grow in this setting. Healing and nurturing are a part of each session, and I walk a little taller when I leave the workshop." *Wilma Alcock,* Write Around Portland Participant Sponsor a writer for a ten-week workshop. Website design by circletrianglesquare.
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