Every Story Belongs
Write Around Portland uses creative writing to help people heal.
We’re a nonprofit that creates shared creative writing experiences. Since 1999.
Around the City
We partner with nonprofits to go to places where people already live or receive services, making writing more accessible.
better Together
We use a research-backed expressive writing modality, but we use it within group settings that include sharing and mutual support.
Creative Community
Through hearing stories from their own community, participants find validation and build stronger connections with one another.
Get Involved!
Relief: Our 2026 Holiday Campaign
Your donation during our holiday campaign will support under-resourced groups like those who are newly housed, incarcerated, or experiencing illnesses or disabilities. You’ll fuel exceptional staff coaching for volunteer facilitators. And you’ll ensure that people with high needs receive the correct support, one-on-one attention, and equipment to participate.
More Ways To Get Involved
Join our Email List
Receive a short newsletter every other month with news and opportunities to get involved.
Volunteer
Become a facilitator or help us operate our healing programs.
Become an Inkwell Sustainer
Small monthly gifts really add up! Plus, receive special updates and more.
People don’t have enough outlets for stress relief.
Fortunately, creative writing is an exceptional tool for self-expression. It’s inexpensive, doesn’t require specialized training, and can be done throughout one’s life. Our program creates spaces that help people process together, with their neighbors and community members.
Serving the nonprofit community since 1999.
Our twist on expressive writing has a profound impact on physical and mental health.
Through programs offered in-person at homeless shelters, prisons, hospitals, addiction treatment centers, senior centers, schools, and other healthcare and social service settings, we reach hundreds of people each year. What could creative writing do for your clients?
“Before this program, I believed that I had absolutely no creativity when it came to writing. After only the first night, I realized I had it in me all along.“
Write Around Portland Participant