Author Lectures • Storytelling Events • Writing Classes • Readers Seminars • Portland Book Festival Fellowships & Awards for Writers • Free Community Events and much more! 2022–2023
“ With rich events full of diverse artists, vigorous educational programs, and joyful, big-hearted championing of the entire Portland community, Literary Arts is doing great things. I’m proud to have been a part of their wonderful work.” 2
Enroll in writing classes and reading seminars. Support writers of all ages. Attend live events, including author lectures and liveLiterarystorytelling.Arts creates opportunities for readers and writers of all ages and walks of life to engage with literature. Explore our programming in the concert hall, in our community space, and on the radio all year long. Support for Literary Arts is provided by: 3
Our live literary events bring the community together to hear and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. Join us throughout the year for special events with award-winning authors, artists, and thinkers. Photo by Henry Cromett, courtesy of The Moth Find a calendar of events at literary-arts.org/events We host free events at our community space in downtown Portland. Resident series include the BIPOC Reading Series, Incite: Queer Writers Read, One Page Wednesday, and Slamlandia. 4
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tickets start at $21, available at literary-arts.org
Literary Arts is proud to host an evening with Ruth Ozeki as the culminating event of the Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads program. In partnership with:Visit literary-arts.org/community for information on reduced price tickets.
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tickets start at $39, available at literary-arts.org Pop-Up Magazine is the acclaimed live magazine show, featuring original and unforgettable true stories, art, music, and performances from the world’s great and emerging storytellers and journalists, accompanied by illustration, animation, film, photography, and an original score performed onstage by musical collaborators Magik*Magik Orchestra. Imagine a comedy show, play, concert, podcast, and film—all wrapped into one night.
THE MOTH MAINSTAGE IN PORTLAND Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tickets start at $21, available at literary-arts.org Literary Arts and The Moth are bringing a new lineup of storytellers to Portland. Each Moth Mainstage show features five tellers who have developed their true stories with help from The Moth’s directors.
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AMOR TOWLES: THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
POP-UP MAGAZINE : THE FALL ISSUE Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.
Literary Arts is proud to present an evening with #1 New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles in celebration of his third novel, The Lincoln Highway . “Magnificent . . . Towles is a supreme storyteller, and this one-of-a-kind kind of novel isn’t to be missed.”
—Publishers Weekly E VERYBODY READS 2023: RUTH OZEKI, A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.
Keller TicketsAuditoriumstartat$21, available at literary-arts.org
Subscribe today at literary-arts.org/PAL “ I cannot praise Literary Arts enough for its organization and community outreach. Not only are their events a huge draw for Portlanders, the organization brings its authors to high school students, local writers, and other communities. Americans are more literate and openminded because of organizations like Literary Arts.” —Cathy Park Hong, 2021–22 Portland Arts & Lectures author 6
PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES The 38th season of Portland Arts & Lectures offers five memorable nights with today’s most influential writers, including Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, Anthony Doerr, Lauren Groff, Patrick Radden Keefe, and US Poet Laureate Ada Limón. A to Z Wineworks | Angeli Law Group | The Eberwein Family | English & Creative Writing at Linfeld University Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund | ZGF Architects Thank you to our Portland Arts & Lectures sponsors and underwriters: LECTURES&ARTSPORTLAND ABDULRAZAKGURNAHSEPTEMBER22,2022 in WinnerLiterature of the NobelPrize JANUARYGROFFLAUREN18, 2023ANTHONYDOERRNOVEMBER17, 2022 ADALIMÓ N APRIL 20, 2023 RADDENPATRICK KEEFE FEBRUARY 22, 2023 LECTURESPORTLANDARTS& 2022–2023 Tickets start at just $110 for the five-part series. Subscribe today QRorliterary-arts.org/PALatbyscanningthecodenow: 7
Presented by Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues Stay tuned! The 2022 author lineup will be announced on September 14. Festival passes and writing class registration will go on sale at that time. More information available at literary-arts.org/PBF 8
Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, returns to the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues on Saturday, November 5, 2022. This daylong event features author discussions, pop-up readings, writing workshops for youth and adults, kids’ story time, an extensive book fair, local food trucks, and more.
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Writing classes at Literary Arts are for students at all levels who are looking to advance their skills and make writing a priority in their lives. Whether you need help getting started or you’re a seasoned author seeking a community of writers who are serious about their craft, Literary Arts has a variety of offerings to develop your writing practice. We value experimentation, making mistakes, and learning from others as part of the artistic process. Register and find more classes at literary-arts.org/write 10
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY CLASSES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
This course is for all levels of writers and readers; the only requirement is a desire to take a deep dive into the unique art of autofiction (autobiographical fiction). We will read and discuss excerpts from contemporary authors who write within the genre, such as Ayak Akhtar, Lucia Berlin, Garth Greenwell, Chris Kraus, Tao Lin, and others, in addition to weekly craft essays on the genre.
In this generative writing course, we will tap into a playful mindset— by using silly rules, obstructions, oblique strategies, games, dreams, ephemera, constraints, and more—to unlock problematic works and/or generate new material. You will leave this class with more than a dozen techniques for starting a new project, breaking a block, or working through something sticky in a piece of writing.
Instructor: Cari Luna, Tuition: $1,450 This course for dedicated writers is designed to guide you through the writing and/or revising of your novel. You’ll read excerpts from published novels as well as craft essays by authors including Jane Alison, Dorothy Allison, and Alexander Chee. Learn concrete skills to help you navigate the novel-writing process with a supportive community of writers. (This class is also offered on Thursdays) STUDY AND PRACTICE OF AUTOFICTION Tuesdays, October 25–November 29, 2022 5:30–7:30 p.m. (six sessions) Online via Zoom
Instructor: Frances Badalamenti, Tuition: $285
Instructor: Kimberly King Parsons, Tuition: $285
Instructor: Leah Sotille, Tuition: $395
NINE-MONTH NOVEL INTENSIVE Wednesdays, September 14, 2022–May 17, 2023 | 6:30–8:30 p.m. (29 sessions) Online via Zoom
REFUSE THE GIVEN WORLD Tuesdays, September 20–October 25, 2022 6:00–8:00 p.m. (six sessions) In-person at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., Portland, OR
This course is for the scribes, the armchair historians, the miners of weird information—all aspiring nonfiction writers who aren’t sure what to do with your ideas, or budding freelance journalists looking to turn your ideas into sellable stories. We’ll take an idea from start to finish: generating story ideas, discussing options for research, conducting interviews, gaining trust with subjects, writing effective pitches, outlining, and playing with structure and the editing process.
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WRITING THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL Tuesdays, October 18–December 6, 2022 5:30–7:30 p.m. (eight sessions) Online via Zoom
Register and find more seminars at literary-arts.org/delve Explore classic and contemporary works of literature in an inviting setting that fosters community and intellectual inquiry. Seminars are limited to 14 participants who will complete readings in advance and come prepared to discuss the text in an informal, friendly atmosphere. New this fall: We are launching “Delve for Writers,” an occasional series of seminars that focus on close readings of narrative, form, and stylistic choices that writers can incorporate into their own writing practice.
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SIRI HUSTVEDT: A WOMAN’S VIEW Wednesdays, October 12–November 16, 2022
Tuesdays, August 23–October 11, 2022
6:00–8:00 p.m. (eight sessions)
In-person at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., Portland, OR Guide: Sara Atwood, Tuition: $340 Emily Dickinson has achieved the rarest of distinctions for a nineteenth-century poet (and a female one at that): lasting, evolving fame. In this Delve we will read a wide selection of Dickinson’s poems, closely considering her vision and expression, craftsmanship, careful attention to language, complex themes, and intense focus at the level of the word and the sentence.
A feminist and an activist for democracy, Siri Hustvedt has a visual and profound way of seeing the world around her, which is reflected in her writing’s subjectivity. In this six-week seminar, we will read two of Hustvedt's novels, one early in her career and another closer to our time: The Blindfold and Memories of the Future
6:00–8:00 p.m. (six sessions) In-person at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., Portland, OR Guide: Benjamin Ficklin, Tuition: $245
The Argentine genius Jorge Luis Borges explored every facet of the word during his lifetime of writing. The Borges oeuvre reads as if limitless, always imbuing the reader with a sense of total expansion. This seminar will draw from his Collected Fictions, Selected Poems, Selected Non-fiction in an attempt to construct (and deconstruct) the scope of one of the most boundless authors of the 20th century.
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Creative nonfiction is the perfect place to find voice, ideas, and perspective—and nobody does it better than Joan Didion and contemporary groundbreaker Durga Chew-Bose, whose collection Too Much and Not the Mood is a wonderful mashup of what Didion has always done so well, mixing cultural criticism and memoir in think-pieces that inspire and challenge us. We’ll spend time in each session looking carefully at the craft of what we’ve read with close readings of style, form, mechanics, and conceptual and narrative choices that share the story of what makes these writers masters of their shared genre.
Mondays, October 3–November 7, 2022
Online via Zoom Guide: Ivonne Saeed, Tuition: $245
EMILY DICKINSON’S CRAFT, LIFE, AND LEGACY
DELVE FOR WRITERS: JOAN DIDION & DURGA CHEW-BOSE
6:00-8:00 p.m. (six sessions) In-person at Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., Portland, OR Guide: Sara Guest, Tuition: $245
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AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF TOTALITY: JORGE LUIS BORGES Tuesdays, November 1–December 6, 2022
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY CLASSES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
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Literary Arts honors Oregon’s writers and independent publishers through public recognition and financial support. Visit literary-arts.org/events for events with local writers and publishers. 14
Oregon Literary Fellowships are intended to help Oregon writers at all stages of their career initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama (including scripts for television and film), and young readers’ literature.
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Monday, April 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Fellowships are also awarded to support Oregon’s independent publishers and small presses that demonstrate a commitment to literary publishing. In January 2023, Literary Arts will award 12 fellowships of $3,500. Three of these are funded by Oregon Arts Commission. In addition, Literary Arts will award 2 fellowships in the amount of $10,000, for writers of exceptional talent, to assist in the further development of their careers. One of these fellowships is specifically for a writer of color. Find information and application guidelines at literary-arts.org.
The Oregon Book Awards program honors the state’s finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, graphic literature, drama, literary nonfiction, and literature for young readers. Books published between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022 are eligible for the 2023 Oregon Book Awards. Finalists will be announced in January 2023, and winners will be announced live at the Ceremony.
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Each year, Youth Programs inspires thousands of students through a variety of literary opportunities in the classroom and concert hall, including Writers in the Schools residencies, College Essay Exchange, Students to the Schnitz, and youth poetry slam competitions. Visit literary-arts.org/events for a schedule of student readings and youth events, which are free and open to the public. 16
VERSELANDIA! YOUTH POETRY SLAM Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tickets start at just $10, available at literary-arts.org Celebrate Portland’s youth poets during our annual Verselandia! poetry slam championship. Cheer on students from Portland and east Multnomah County public schools competing for poetic glory at this energetic and inspiring event. ADDITIONAL SLAM PROGRAMMING East Side Slam will return to serve schools in east Multnomah County with their own poetry slam event. WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS Youth Programs hires local professional writers to teach over 40 creative writing residencies in Portland, east Multnomah County, and Woodburn public high schools. Residencies culminate in student readings, and the annual Writers in the School anthology, which launches at Portland Book Festival on November 5, 2022. PROGRAMSYOUTH COLLEGE ESSAY EXCHANGE Volunteers from the Portland community meet with high school juniors and seniors to help with their college admission and scholarship essays. Fall and spring sessions available. Please contact olivia@literary-arts.org if you are interested in volunteering. 17
Literature strengthens our community through shared experiences and stories that deepen our understanding of the world and the people around us. Help ensure our programs remain free or low cost so that our entire community can participate. Donate Ticket sales cover just 36% of our programming budget, and we rely on generous donations from individuals like you. Join our Leadership Circle Your gift of $2,500 or more helps strengthen our literary programming to reach the widest possible audience. For more information, please contact Lauren Walbridge, Director of Development, at lauren@literary-arts.org. MAKE A GIFT. HELP OREGONIANS FIND THEIR STORIES. Donate online at literary-arts.org/donate DONATE 18
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FALL 2022 9/14 2022 Portland Book Festival Author Announcement
11/17 Portland Arts & Lectures: Anthony Doerr 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
WINTER 2023 1/18 Portland Arts & Lectures: Lauren Grof 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1/28 Oregon Literary Fellowships and Oregon Book Awards Finalists Announcement 2/1 Special Event: Amor Towles 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 2/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Patrick Radden Keefe 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 3/16 Everybody Reads 2023: Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being 7:30 p.m., Keller Auditorium
SPRING 2023 4/3 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony 7:30 p.m., Portland Center Stage at The Armory 4/20 Portland Arts & Lectures: Ada Limón 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 2023–2024 Portland Arts & Lectures Season Announcement 4/27 Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship 7:00 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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9/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Abdulrazak Gurnah 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/26 Special Event: Pop-Up Magazine: The Fall Issue 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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