Six Month Short Story Intensive: Starting the Collection 2024
Virtual Class (via Literary Arts)Join me for a six month short story intensive focused around writing, revising, and curating short fiction toward a collection. This class is VIRTUAL, and SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. Wednesdays 12 - 2 pm (Pacific). Here's some more info from the Literary Arts website: This class is for experienced writers who are dedicated to starting the … Read More
Bust the Canon on XRAY.FM – Episode No. 2 with Kristen Millares Young
On the second episode of Bust the Canon, I'll be talking with Seattle-based author and journalist Kristen Millares Young. Kristen will share with us an author from the past, an up and coming author, and a few other names in between. Also, as always, we'll look at ways we might try to break down the … Read More
Broadway Books Reading
Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United StatesI'll be reading along with Seattle author and journalist Kristen Millares Young - both of us in support of the novel publication of Kate Gale. Her new book is Under a Neon Sun, from Three Rooms Press. Here's more info from Broadway Books Event Page: Kate Gale will be reading from her debut novel, Under a … Read More
Bust the Canon, Episode 3 – Omar El Akkad
Episode Three with Omar El Akkad is up on the XRAY.fm site which you can locate if you CLICK HERE. Please note that due to a glitch, you'll need to cue this episode up at MINUTE 12:20 to find the beginning of our interview. Thanks for your understanding. *** What is Bust the Canon, you … Read More
In Conversation with Grace Olufunke Bankole Launch Event
Literary Arts on SE Grand 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesTUESDAY, JAN 30 @ 7PM From Literary Arts website: Join us as we celebrate the debut novel from Portland author and Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient Olufunke Grace Bankole, published by our friends at Portland’s own Tin House. Set between Nigeria and New Orleans, The Edge of Water tells the story of a young woman who dreams of … Read More
Bring Out Your Dead
Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta Street, Portland, United StatesBring Out Your Dead – Celebrating the Music that Remains Thursday, February 06 Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm Bring out Your Dead is a celebration of many of our musical icons we have lost in this past year. The event will honor their contributions, memorializing their art through a festive, unique night of performances, tributes, and storytelling, … Read More
Early the Other Morning Launch Event – Picture Frame Press
Up Up Books 1211 SE Stark St, PortlandJoin Margaret Malone and Tim Joy as they read from Early the Other Morning, a limited edition chapbook from Matthew Dickman and Scott Cannon’s Picture Frame Press. We'll be at Up Up Books in SE Portland, reading and sharing the new work with you. Hope you can make it. These chapbooks are gorgeous and limited … Read More
In Conversation with Emma Pattee for debut novel TILT
Powell's City of Books 1005 W. Burnside, PortlandNEW CLASS: The Finish Line @ Literary Arts
Literary ArtsI'm teaching a new 8-week class called THE FINISH LINE at Literary Arts starting May 1st. Over the past couple years, I've noticed that what motivates and excites a lot of writers I work with is to move a specific piece through clear, specified, doable goals all the way over the finish line. So i'm … Read More
Bust the Canon on xray.fm
XRAY.fmThe next episode of the literary radio show BUST THE CANON airs Monday May 5 with the writer and artist JANE WONG. Writers mentioned in this episode include: Jane Wong Mat Johnson Frances Chung Theresa Hak Kyung Cha River 瑩瑩 Dandelion You can listen live through the website xray.fm or the XRAY app or live … Read More