Upcoming Events
Third Thursday Writing Workshops at HOTLIPS Pizza
Join Write Around Portland and HOTLIPS Pizza this summer to experience the transformative power of writing in community. These workshops are perfect for the new and seasoned writer. Start your day with breakfast pastries, coffee, tea and the written word. Attend one, attend them all.
Dates: Thursdays - May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21
Time: 9am - 11am
Location: HOTLIPS Pizza, 2211 SE Hawthorne Blvd. [MAP]
Cost: $25 suggested donation to Write Around Portland per individual workshop
Click here for more information, including workshop themes and how to pre-register.
Spring Anthology Release Party & Community Reading - Wednesday, May 28
Be the first to hear the extraordinary writing of our spring workshop participants at our community reading, celebrating the release of our new anthology, A Rare and Necessary Time. Readers include participants from our workshops for veterans, women with metastatic cancers, adults living with disabilities, at-risk youth, transgender adults and many others.
Date: Wednesday, May 28th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Location: First United Methodist Church - Collins Hall, 1838 SW Jefferson [MAP] at the Goose Hollow TriMet Max stop.
The reading is free, ADA-accessible and everyone is welcome. Light snacks and drinks provided, and anthologies will be available for purchase. Financial donations and donations of new journals welcome and appreciated.
Summer 2008 Workshops Start in June
We'll also be holding workshops for youth and adults in residential drug and alcohol treatment and residents of the Housing Authority of Portland's Hollywood East apartments.
Prompt: A New Community Workshop
Join us for our new hands-on workshop devoted to generative writing and the transformative power of writing in community. Meets at Powell's City of Books for 10 weeks. The next Prompt workshop, which costs $285, begins this summer. Check back here for dates, and click here for more information.
Write Around Portland Readings in Your Neighborhood
Join us for a series of free community readings where Write Around Portland writers will share their powerful and creative writing at local businesses. These readings are made possible by a generous grant from the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust. Everyone is welcome.
Wednesday, May 14th
Reflections Coffeehouse/Talking Drum Bookstore
6:30 - 8:00pm
Featuring readers from our Spring Returning and Seasoned Writers workshops.
Thursday, June 19th
St. John's Bookseller - 8622 N. Lombard [MAP]
7:00pm
Featuring writers from our spring workshops - listed below.
Check back here for details about a reading in NW Portland soon.
Write Around Portland anthologies will be available for purchase at these readings, and we will be collecting donations of new writingjournals for upcoming workshops.
Writing Workshops
The dates, times and locations for our summer writing workshops will be announced in May. Call now to add your name to the list of people interested in our summer workshops, which begin in June or fall workshops, which begin in September. Pre-registration by phone is required, and workshops fill up quickly.
For more information and to register, call Dawn Thompson at 503.796.9224. Workshops are free, and writing journals, pens, snacks, and all materials provided. Ask about childcare and bus tickets when you call.
Volunteer Workshop Facilitator Trainings
Write Around Portland's workshops are facilitated by trained, dedicated volunteers. If you are interested in applying to participate in our volunteer facilitator training, click here for more information and to download a facilitator application form. The deadline to apply for the summer 2008 training has passed. We will be accepting applications for the January 2009 training this fall.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants are strongly encouraged to volunteer with us in another capacity prior to submitting an application. Call us for details, 503.796.9224.
"This writing workshop has inspired me by opening up my mind to other perspectives."
-Greg Stadler, Write Around Portland Participant
