Publications & Writers

Featured Writer: Reuben Alvarez-Paris

Born in El Salvador, Reuben was the youngest of nine children. His mother died when he was two years old and he spent the next four years in an orphanage, until he was adopted. He participated in our writing workshops at Quest Center for Integrative Health and Reflections Coffeehouse & Talking Drum Bookstore. Reuben carries his writing journal with him everywhere now. Click here to read more about Reuben and his writing.

Archive of Featured Writers

Anthologies

Write Around Portland is proud to publish the powerful, engaging writings of our workshop participants at the end of each network in high-quality, unique and professionally-designed anthologies. Proceeds from all anthology sales support Write Around Portland workshops.

Our new anthology, A Rare and Necessary Time, featuring writers from our spring 2008 workshops will be released on May 28th at our community reading.

Anthologies are available for $12 (or $15 to cover postage & handling, if you would like us to mail it to you) through our office. Anthologies are also available at the following bookstores for $12:

Broadway Books – 1714 NE Broadway, Portland
In Other Words – 8 NE Killingsworth, Portland
Looking Glass Books – 7983 SE 13th, Sellwood
Powell's City of Books – 10th & W. Burnside and powells.com
Powell's Books on Hawthorne - 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland
Reading Frenzy – 921 SW Oak, downtown Portland
St. John's Bookseller - 8622 N. Lombard, Portland
Talking Drum Bookstore/Reflections Coffeehouse – 446 NE Killingsworth at MLK, Portland
Wallace Books - 7241 SE Milwaukie, Sellwood

Previous anthologies may also be purchased directly from Write Around Portland for $12 each (or $15 including postage and handling if you would like us to mail it to you). Please call or email our office to place an order - 503.796.9224, info@writearound.org.

A Rare and Necessary Time (Spring 2008 - will be released May 28)
See the Water Rise/Ver Las Aguas Subir (Fall 2007)
Unexpected Metaphors (Summer 2007)
Called to Speak Stories/Inspirado a Contar Cuentos (Spring 2007)
Echoes (Fall 2006)
City. Night. Sky. (Summer 2006)
When You Were 15 (Spring 2006) - in partnership with Reclaiming Futures/Multnomah County - download at whenyouwere15.org
Behind Me the Sun (Spring 2006)
The Sparkle in the Grit (Fall 2005)
I Feel This Truth (Spring 2005)
Everyday Revolutions (Fall 2004)
Walking on Slant (Spring 2004)
Stillness is the Opening (Fall 2003)
All & Sundry (Summer 2003)
Gifted with a Twisted Verb (Spring 2003)
The Roots of All the City's Lamps (Fall 2002)
Where the Mirror Explodes (Summer 2002)
I Say What Is Real (Spring 2002)
Your Body And Warm Earth (Fall 2001)
To Pay My Way With Stories (Summer 2001)
The Silence Underneath All Sounds (Spring 2001)
The Pedestal of Everything Wonderful (Fall 2000)
Finding The Formula (Summer 2000)
A New Garden (Spring 2000)
A Light to Reach (Fall 1999)
A City of Words (Summer 1999)
Reflections in Ink (Spring 1999)


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TAKE A Writing Workshop SIGN UP for Write Around Portland News WRITING RESOURCES	Publications & Writers Featured Writer: Reuben Alvarez-Paris Born in El Salvador, Reuben was the youngest of nine children. His mother died when he was two years old and he spent the next four years in an orphanage, until he was adopted. He participated in our writing workshops at Quest Center for Integrative Health and Reflections Coffeehouse & Talking Drum Bookstore. Reuben carries his writing journal with him everywhere now. Click here to read more about Reuben and his writing. Archive of Featured Writers Anthologies Write Around Portland is proud to publish the powerful, engaging writings of our workshop participants at the end of each network in high-quality, unique and professionally-designed anthologies. Proceeds from all anthology sales support Write Around Portland workshops. Our new anthology, A Rare and Necessary Time, featuring writers from our spring 2008 workshops will be released on May 28th at our community reading. Anthologies are available for $12 (or $15 to cover postage & handling, if you would like us to mail it to you) through our office. Anthologies are also available at the following bookstores for $12: Broadway Books – 1714 NE Broadway, Portland In Other Words – 8 NE Killingsworth, Portland Looking Glass Books – 7983 SE 13th, Sellwood Powell's City of Books – 10th & W. Burnside and powells.com Powell's Books on Hawthorne - 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland Reading Frenzy – 921 SW Oak, downtown Portland St. John's Bookseller - 8622 N. Lombard, Portland Talking Drum Bookstore/Reflections Coffeehouse – 446 NE Killingsworth at MLK, Portland Wallace Books - 7241 SE Milwaukie, Sellwood Previous anthologies may also be purchased directly from Write Around Portland for $12 each (or $15 including postage and handling if you would like us to mail it to you). Please call or email our office to place an order - 503.796.9224, info@writearound.org. A Rare and Necessary Time (Spring 2008 - will be released May 28) See the Water Rise/Ver Las Aguas Subir (Fall 2007) Unexpected Metaphors (Summer 2007) Called to Speak Stories/Inspirado a Contar Cuentos (Spring 2007) *Echoes* (Fall 2006) *City. Night. Sky.* (Summer 2006) *When You Were 15* (Spring 2006) - in partnership with Reclaiming Futures/Multnomah County - download at whenyouwere15.org *Behind Me the Sun* (Spring 2006) *The Sparkle in the Grit* (Fall 2005) *I Feel This Truth* (Spring 2005) *Everyday Revolutions* (Fall 2004) *Walking on Slant* (Spring 2004) *Stillness is the Opening* (Fall 2003) *All & Sundry* (Summer 2003) *Gifted with a Twisted Verb* (Spring 2003) *The Roots of All the City's Lamps* (Fall 2002) *Where the Mirror Explodes* (Summer 2002) *I Say What Is Real* (Spring 2002) *Your Body And Warm Earth* (Fall 2001) *To Pay My Way With Stories* (Summer 2001) *The Silence Underneath All Sounds* (Spring 2001) *The Pedestal of Everything Wonderful* (Fall 2000) *Finding The Formula* (Summer 2000) *A New Garden* (Spring 2000) *A Light to Reach* (Fall 1999) *A City of Words* (Summer 1999) *Reflections in Ink* (Spring 1999)	"Write around Portland is an organization that makes me proud to be a Portlander. Their anthologies are amazing." Ursula K. LeGuin, author of The Left Hand of Darkness Provide a writer with a writing journal, pen, bus tickets, and anthology. Write Around Portland writers are featured in When You Were 15, an anthology about why adults matter to teens. Download a copy here.
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