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Upcoming Literary Arts Events
November 2,2007
Lawson Inada - Oregon Poet Laureate
Klamath County Library Main Branch - 3 pm
126 South Third Street
Through a generous arrangement with the Oregon Council for the Humanities, Klamath County residents will have an opportunity to meet and dialogue with Oregon Poet Laureate, Lawson Fusao Inada on the topics of poetry and community and a chance to learn more about what can keep both more vibrant and vital.
November 11,2007
Kirsten Rian and Pamela Steele - Stayton’s Second Sunday Series
349 N. Third Ave., Stayton - 3:00 pm
The November reading in Stayton’s Second Sundays Series of Poetry Readings will take place on Veterans’ Day, and features Kirsten Rian of Portland and Pamela Steele of Pendleton, two poets whose work reflects compassionate understanding of pain and loss, and celebrates human persistence in the face of suffering.
November 14,2007
Paulann Petersen - Milwaukie Poets Series
the Pond House - 7:00 pm
10660 SE 21st, Milwaukie
Paulann Petersen is inaugurating this exciting series of readings by established local poets of their own works on the second Wednesday of each month. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Clackamas County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust. The readings are planned currently through June of 2008.
November 20,2007
Diane Ackerman - Portland Arts & Lectures
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - 7:30 pm
Come hear essayist and poet Diane Ackerman read at this Portland Arts and Lectures series. Ackerman has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Her essays appear regularly in The New York Times, the New Yorker and National Geographic.
December 2, 2007
21st Annual Oregon Book Awards
Portland Art Museum, Fields Ballroom - 7:30 pm
Mark Building, 1119 SW Park Ave
Join Literary Arts' annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished published writers in the genres of poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction and young readers literature.
Albany
Open Mic
1st Friday, 9-11PM. The Orchard Cafe. 234 Lyon St.
Bend
Bookstores
The Book Barn. 135 NW Minnesota, Bend, OR 97701. 541-389-4589
Organizations
The Nature of Words. Central Oregon's Premier Literary Event, November 1-4, 2007.
Cave Junction - Gateway to the Oregon Caves
Open Mic
3rd Wednesday, 7PM. 3rd Wednesdays Writers' Series The Blue Moon Cafe, 119 S. Redwood Hwy.
Corvallis
Bookstores
Grass Roots Books & Music. 227 SW 2nd, Corvallis, OR 97333. 541-754-7668
Literary Journals
Calyx, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women.
The Dalles
Bookstores
Klindt's Booksellers. 315 E. 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR. 541-296-3355
Enterprise
Bookstores
The Bookloft. 107 E. Main St., Enterprise OR 97828. 541-426-3351
Writer's Workshops
Eugene - Track Town, USA
Literary Journals
Open Mic
2nd Sunday, 2PM. Uttered Chaos Readings. Mother Kali's Books. 1849 Willamette Blvd.
Organizations
Lane Literary Guild. P.O. Box 11035, Eugene, OR 97440
Publishers
Tiger's Eye: A Journal of Poetry. P.O. Box 2935, Eugene, OR 97402
Gold Beach
Bookstores
Gold Beach Books. 29707 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444. 541-247-2495
Hillsboro
Open Mic
Fridays, 7-9:30PM. Influence Gallery, 231 E Main Street.
Lake Oswego
Organizations
Friends of William Stafford. P.O. Box 592, Lake Oswego, OR 97034.
Newport
Open Mic
3rd Saturday, 7PM. Nye Beach Writers' Series. Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 Beach Drive.
Organizations
Lincoln County Cultural Coalition.
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts. 777 West Olive Street, Newport, Oregon 97365. 541-265-ARTS
Publishers
Dancing Moon Press. P.O. Box 832, Newport, OR 97365. 541-574-7708
Pacific City
Publishers
Nestucca Spit Press. PO Box 304, Pacific City, OR 97135. 503-392-4055
Portland - The Rose City
Bookstores
A Children's Place Bookstore. 4807 NE Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213. 503-284-8294
Annie Blooms Books. 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219. 503-246-0053
In Other Words Women's Books and Resources. 8 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211. 503-232-6003
Looking Glass Bookstore. 7983 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97202. 503-227-4760
Powell's City of Books. 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209. 503-228-4651
Reading Frenzy. 921 SW Oak St, Portland, OR 97205. 503-274-1449
Libraries
Literacy
SMART - Start Making A Reader Today.
Literary Journals
ORLO.
Open Mic
2nd Sunday, 2PM. Uttered Chaos Readings. Mother Kali's Books, 1849 Willamette Blvd.
Mondays, 7PM. I Love Mondays. Borders Books, SW 3rd & Morrison.
Mondays, 8-10PM. Albina Green Restaurant and Bar, 5128 N Albina.
Mondays, 8-10PM. Twin Paradox Coffee House, 8609 SE 17th Ave.
1st Monday, 8PM. Red & Black Cafe, 2138 SE Division.
Tuesdays, 7:30-9PM. Broken Word. Alberta Street Public House, 1036 NE Alberta.
Tuesdays, 7-9PM. Haven Coffee, 3551 SE Division St.
Tuesdays, 8-10PM. Albina Green Restaurant and Bar, 5128 N Albina.
Wednesdays, 7-9PM. Fuel Cafe, 1452 NE Alberta St.
Thursdays, 9:30PM. Ladd's Inn, 1204 SE Clay St.
2nd Thursday, 8-9PM. Roadside Bomb. Valentines's Coffee House, Downtown, SW Ankeny & 2nd Ave.
Fridays, 7:30-9PM. Word of Mouth. Backspace Gallery & Internet Cafe, 115 NW 5th Ave.
Fridays, 7-10PM. Joe Buddy's, 6504 SE Foster.
2nd Friday, 7-9PM. Barnes & Noble Broadway Store at 1231 Broadway.
Last Friday, 7-9PM. Barnes & Noble Jantzen Beach Store, 1720 N Jantzen Beach Center.
Last Friday, 7-9PM. Barnes & Noble Beaverton Store, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway.
Every Full Moon, Poets Night. Joe Buddy's, 6504 SE Foster.
Organizations
Community of Writers. 1500 SW 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. 503-546-1013
Literary Arts. 224 NW 13th Avenue Suite 306, Portland, Oregon 97209. 503-227-2583.
Mountain Writers Series. 2804 S.E. 27th Ave #2, Portland, OR 97202. 503-232-4517.
Oregon Council for the Humanities. 812 SW Washington Suite 225, Portland, Oregon 97205. 503-241-0543
Oregon State Poetry Association. P.O. Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293.
Oregon Writers Colony. P.O. Box 15200, Portland OR 97293-5200. 503=827-8072
Soapstone. 622 SE 29th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214.
Willamette Writers. 9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5a, Portland, OR 97219-4027. 503-452-1592
Wordstock. Portland's Annual Festival for the Book, November 9-11, 2007.
Write Around Portland. 917 SW Oak St. #406, Portland, OR 97205-2838. 503-796-9224
Publishers
Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts. 1221 SW 10th Avenue Suite 408, Portland, Oregon 97205. 503-231-1441
Ink & Paper Group. 1825 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214.
Ooligan Press. P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. 503-725-9410.
Alberta Street Small Press. 2927 NE Alberta St., Portland, Oregon 97211. 503-274-9118.
Reading Series
Writer's Workshops
Salem - The Cherry City
Open Mic
3rd Thursday. Third Thursday Poets. The Blue Pepper Gallery, 241 Commercial St NE.
Organizations
Oregon Arts Commission. 775 Summer Street NE, Ste 200, Salem, Oregon 97301-1280. 503-986-0082
Oregon Cultural Trust. 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200, Salem, Oregon 97301. 503-986-0088
Oregon Library Association. P.O. Box 2042, Salem, OR 97308-2042. 503-370-7019
Oregon State Library. 250 Winter St NE, Salem OR 97301-3950. 503-378-4243
Sandy - The Gateway to Mt. Hood
Bookstores
Some Bookstore in Sandy. 39080 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055. 503-668-9640.
Literary Journals
Publishers
cockcrow press. 18390 SE Langensand.
Silverton - The Gateway to Silver Creek Falls
Organizations
Silverton Poetry Festival. 303 Coolidge St, Silverton OR 97381. 503-873-2480
Stayton
Open Mic
2nd Sundays, 3-5PM. Bird & Hat Inn, 717 N. 3rd Ave.
Troutdale
Publishers
New Sage Press. PO Box 607, Troutdale, OR 97060. 503-695-2211
Oregon Authors
Jean M. Auel. 1931-2001
Lawson Inada. Oregon Poet Laureate
Richard Brautigan. 1935 – 1984
Raymond Carver. 1938 – 1988
Ken Kesey. 1935 – 2001
William Stafford. 1914 – 1993
Northwest Literary Arts Links
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. A non-profit to provide public access to the widest range of information and ideas, and to identify and promote booksellers.
Poetry Northwest. Quarterly, poetry-only journal published by the University of Washington.
PoetsWest. On-line information about poets and poetry in the Pacific Northwest.
If you know of, or help run a Literary Arts event located in the state of Oregon, let us know about it!
