Upcoming Workshops & Events
Join a Write Around Portland creative writing class! All the creative writing classes, events, and workshops listed on this page are open to the public unless otherwise noted. Our programs are designed to be supportive, encouraging, and fulfilling for writers at every level.
Whether you’re new to writing or have an extensive background in it, we welcome you and we’re sure you’ll have a great time!
Freewrite Virtual Writing Circle – Election Anxiety
Creative Writing Class
Tuesday, November 3, 6:00- 7:00PM PST
Hosted on Zoom
Facilitated by Casey Chaffin
FREE
Feeling anxious about the upcoming midterm elections? With so much at stake, plus regular news reports about active efforts to repress voting, it’s no wonder nerves are running high. Many of us could use a moment to work through our feelings of fear and frustration on paper. In this session, we’ll free-write to dig into those feelings. What is driving our anxiety and what does it distract us from? How can we use our frustration in a more meaningful way? This event is non-partisan, FREE, and participants are free to share their point of view with the group.
Resonate: Virtual BIPOC Writing Circle
Creative Writing Class
Thursday, November 12, 4:00 – 5:30 PM PST
Hosted on Zoom
Facilitated by Jessica Yen
FREE
Led by a Write Around Portland facilitator of color, Resonate consists of writing, sharing, and giving strengths-based feedback to each other. No preparation or experience in writing is required! Resonate is a great way to unlock your creativity, build or maintain a writing practice, and get some writing done! Learn more here.
Please note that this program is an affinity space exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. However, all writers are invited to join us at Freewrite or Prompt!
Fall Gratitude! Freewrite In-Person Writing Circle at Dovetail Cellars
Creative Writing Class
Wednesday, November 18, 6:00- 8:00PM PST
Hosted on Zoom
Facilitated by TBA
Sliding Scale & Limited Free Spots
Make room for gratitude in this spectacularly seasonal all-levels writing circle. Enjoy guided prompts and strengths-based feedback in the relaxed atmosphere of Dovetail Cellars.
Charcuterie, wine, and nonalcoholic drinks will be available for purchase! View a menu here.
Tickets are on a sliding scale with limited Free Spots offered.
Resonate: Virtual BIPOC Writing Circle
Creative Writing Class
Thursday, December 10, 4:00 – 5:30 PM PST
Hosted on Zoom
Facilitated by Jessica Yen
FREE
Led by a Write Around Portland facilitator of color, Resonate consists of writing, sharing, and giving strengths-based feedback to each other. No preparation or experience in writing is required! Resonate is a great way to unlock your creativity, build or maintain a writing practice, and get some writing done! Learn more here.
Please note that this program is an affinity space exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. However, all writers are invited to join us at Freewrite or Prompt!
Winter Reading & Book Release
Sunday, December 13
Doors Open: 2:00 PM
Program Begins at 2:30 PM
FREE
“If you haven’t been to a Write Around Portland reading, you’re missing out on one of the most engaging, amazing literary events in this city.” – Willamette Week
“Write Around Portland is an organization that makes me proud to be a Portlander.” – Ursula K. Le Guin
“I can put how I feel in my art and they see my soul…I didn’t know I could do this.” – Omari Williams-Reid, Participant
Write Around Portland partners with agencies and organizations (including hospitals, schools, prisons, treatment centers, assisted living communities, low-income housing buildings, homeless shelters, and other healthcare and social service agencies) to provide creative writing groups for the adults and youth they serve. These Writing Groups are gatherings that build upon each other over 6-10 weeks and culminate in the publication of a book! Agency Writing Groups (and their book launches) are offered in two program seasons each year. Writing Groups are lead by a trained volunteer facilitator.
Freewrite Virtual Writing Circle – Winter Reflect and Reset
Creative Writing Class
Monday, December 21, 6:00- 7:30 PM PST
Hosted on Zoom
Facilitated by Katie Boehnlein
FREE
This write-in session will take place on the Winter Solstice (the first day of winter). With the onset of long nights and colder temperatures, many of us could use a moment to process the transition. Instead of wishing for something different, how can we write together to welcome winter into our hearts and bodies? In this write, we’ll use writing to meditate on this transition to acknowledge change and find hope and meaning as our worlds transition. This event is FREE!
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