| 7:00PM – 8:30PM | P | La Luna Nueva Festival - Staged Reading (English) Miracle Theater | |
September 27 • Tuesday | |||
| 7:00PM – 8:30PM | P | La Luna Nueva Festival - Poets Open Mic Night (Bilingual) Miracle Theater | |
September 28 • Wednesday | |||
| 7:00PM – 8:30PM | P | La Luna Nueva Festival - Staged Reading (Spanish) Miracle Theater | |
September 30 • Friday | |||
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM | T | Literal Fun Castaways | |
October 1 • Saturday | |||
| 7:00PM – 11:00PM | T |
The 6th Annual Text Ball: In Poetic Fashion p:ear Gallery
Sponsors: Portland Wine Storage |
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October 2 • Sunday | |||
| 6:00PM – 8:00PM | P | ShanRock's Triviology Wordstock Lit Quiz East Burn | |
October 3 • Monday | |||
| 8:00PM – 10:00PM | P |
The Nervous Breakdown Literary Experience – Portland* "We Read So You Don’t Have To" Bunk Bar
Speakers: Vanessa Veselka, Jonathan Evison, Sean Beaudoin, James Bernard Frost, Quenby Moone, Gloria Harrison |
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October 4 • Tuesday | |||
| 6:00PM – 7:30PM | P | Portland Stories Reading Showcase Central Library, US Bank Room | |
October 5 • Wednesday | |||
| 6:00PM – 7:00PM | P |
Children's Literature Reading Showcase Central Library, US Bank Room
Speakers: Ann Cameron, Carmen Bernier-Grand, Carolyn Conahan |
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| 6:00PM – 8:00PM | P | Think & Drink with Oregon Humanities Rontoms | |
October 6 • Thursday | |||
| 7:00PM – 8:30PM | T |
To Be Heard: A Documentary McMenamins Bagdad Theater
Speakers: Greg Netzer, Joe Ubiles Sponsors: Comcast, Capital Pacific Bank |
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October 8 • Saturday | |||
| 9:00AM – 10:15AM | S |
From Subjects to Storytelling Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: David Wolman |
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| 9:00AM – 7:15PM | S |
Hit Me Again, I can take it! (Making the Most of Constructive Criticism) Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Carolyn Conahan |
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| 10:30AM – 11:45AM | S |
Kicking Butt & Chewing Bubble Gum: Writing for Teenage Boys Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: D. F. Walker |
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| 10:30AM – 11:45AM | S |
Seven Steps to Writing a Sensational Scene Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Jennifer Lauck |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | A |
Jennifer Richter & Matt Yurdana Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Jennifer Richter, Matt Yurdana |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | K |
Carolyn Conohan & Ann Cameron Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Ann Cameron, Carolyn Conahan |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | M |
Writing Across Cultures McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Bharati Mukherjee, Clark Blaise, Eduardo Halfon, Rahul Mehta |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | N |
How to Win Over Agents & Editors National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Mandy Hubbard, Betsy Amster, Rhonda Hughes, Victoria Blake, David Forrer |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | O |
Remembering Robert Sheckley Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Edward Morris, Gail Dana, Martin Olson |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | R |
Steve Almond & Peter Mountford Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Steve Almond, Peter Mountford |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | A |
Katrina Roberts & John Morrison Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: John Morrison, Katrina Roberts |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | K |
Judy Sierra, Marc Brown, & Nancy Tillman Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Judy Sierra, Marc Brown, Nancy Tillman |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | M |
Clark Blaise & Alexander MacLeod McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Alexander MacLeod, Clark Blaise |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | N |
Julia Glass & Diana Abu-Jaber National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Diana Abu-Jaber, Julia Glass |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | O |
Book Trailers: A Driving Force? Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Linda Kuhlmann, Manuel Muñoz, Vania Stoyanova, Dave Weich |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | W |
My Censor, My Self Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Ben Moorad, Kerry Cohen, Lidia Yuknavitch, Lynn Connor |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | R |
Ellen Meeropol & Belinda McKeon Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Belinda McKeon, Ellen Meeropol |
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| 12:00PM – 1:15PM | S |
Collaborations in Visual Storytelling: Writing for Comics & Graphic Novels Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: James Lucas Jones, Jill Beaton, Charlie Chu |
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| 12:00PM – 1:15PM | S |
Writers, Inc.: Business Solutions for Writers and Writing Collectives Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Lauren Marie Fleming |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | A |
Cyrus Cassells & Paulann Petersen Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Cyrus Cassells, Paulann Petersen |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | K |
It's a Small World Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Carmen Bernier-Grand, Dana Plautz, Lynn Connor |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | M |
Bharati Mukherjee & Ismet Prcic McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Bharati Mukherjee, Ismet Prcic |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | N |
Jennifer Egan National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Greg Netzer, Jennifer Egan |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | O |
Graphic Novels: Not Just for Geeks Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Darren Davis, Lili Ristagno, Shannon Wheeler, Vera Brosgol |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | W |
Rahul Mehta & Scott Nedelson Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Rahul Mehta, Scott Nadelson |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | R |
Manuel Muñoz & Jason Skipper Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Jason Skipper, Manuel Muñoz |
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| 1:30PM – 2:45PM | S |
Radical Disclosure (or Can I Really Write That About My Mother-in-Law?) Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Steve Almond |
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| 1:30PM – 2:45PM | S |
Return to Joy: Remembering Why You Love to Write Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Jen Violi |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | A |
Garrett Hongo & Henry Hughes Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Garrett Hongo, Henry Hughes |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | K |
Malie Meloy, Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Maile Meloy |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | M |
Isaac Marion McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Isaac Marion |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | N |
Michael Ondaatje National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Michael Ondaatje, Andrew Proctor |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | O |
Vera Brosgol & Jonathan Hill Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Jonathan Hill, Vera Brosgol |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | W |
The Death of Print & Digital Humanity Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Tiffany Lee Brown, Anmarie Trimble, Joshua Berger, Mike Merrill, Jon Raymond |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | R |
Every Book is a Start Up Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Liz Crain, Kaie Wellman, Jen Stevenson, Todd Sattersten, Kelley Roy |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | A |
Poets from the Attic Atheneum Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Jodie Marion, Michael Wynn |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | K |
Pseudonymous Bosch & Patrick Carman Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Patrick Carman, Pseudonymous Bosch |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | M |
Craig Thompson McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Craig Thompson |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | N |
Barry Lopez with John Freeman National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: John Freeman, Barry Lopez |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | O |
Read My Lips: Telling Stories Through Food Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Diana Abu-Jaber, Mark Bitterman |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | W |
D.F. Walker & Moira Young Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: D. F. Walker, Moira Young |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | R |
Comics for Social Justice: The Making of Oil and Water Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Mike Rosen, Shannon Wheeler, Steve Duin |
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| 3:00PM – 4:15PM | S |
How to Write HOT Sex Scenes Without Even Blushing! Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Steve Almond |
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| 3:00PM – 4:15PM | S |
In the Beginning: Crafting Compelling Story Openings Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Scott Nadelson |
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| 3:00PM – 5:00PM | D |
“Shelf Life” Room B115
Speakers: Lisa Day |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | A |
Peter Pereira & Elyse Fenton Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Elyse Fenton, Peter Pereira |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | K |
The Murky Ground of Middle Grade Books Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Jonathan Auxier, Lisa Schroeder, Maile Meloy |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | M |
Robert Greer & Pierre Ouellette McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Pierre Ouellette, Robert Greer |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | N |
Isabel Wilkerson National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Isabel Wilkerson |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | O |
Marjorie Sandor & Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Marjorie Sandor |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | W |
Blake Nelson & John Corey Whaley Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Blake Nelson, John Corey Whaley |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | R |
Pushing the Limits of Form in Fiction Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Jennifer Egan, John Freeman, Elissa Schappell |
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| 4:30PM – 5:45PM | S |
Instant Graphic Novel Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Neal Skorpen |
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| 4:30PM – 5:45PM | S |
Why Stories Get Rejected: Learning to Self-Edit Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Bharati Mukherjee, Clark Blaise |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | A |
The Life & TImes of Allen Ginsberg Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Jerry Aronson, Tim DuRoche |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | M |
Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | N |
Eduardo Halfon & Sergio Troncoso National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Eduardo Halfon, Sergio Troncoso |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | O |
Speaking in English--Dreaming in Spanish Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Emma Oliver, Frank Delgado, Joaquin Lopez, Octaviano Merecias, Mary Meredith Drew |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | W |
Teens Facing Fears in Fiction Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Kimberly Derting, Lauren Oliver, Patrick Carman, Suzanne Young |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | R |
Tracy Daugherty & Keith Scribner Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Keith Scribner, Tracy Daugherty |
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| 7:30PM – 9:30PM | T |
the 7th Live Wire! wordstock extravaganza the Aladdin Theater
Speakers: Steve Almond, Craig Thompson, Isabel Wilkerson, Jennifer Egan Artists: Wild Ones, Stephanie Schneiderman |
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October 9 • Sunday | |||
| 9:00AM – 10:15AM | S |
A Biographer is a Storyteller Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Carmen Bernier-Grand |
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| 9:00AM – 10:15AM | S |
Building an Online Audience: How to Connect with Readers & the People Who Can Get You in Front of Readers Online Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Elgé Premeau |
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| 10:30AM – 11:45AM | S |
Digging Up Skeletons: How to Mine your Family History for Stories Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan |
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| 10:30AM – 11:45AM | S |
Respecting the Reader: What Fiction Writers Can (and should) Learn from Poets Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Alexander MacLeod |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | A |
Emily Warn & Ursula Le Guin Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Emily Warn, Ursula K. Le Guin |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | K |
Lynn Connor, Eric Kimmel, and Carmen Bernier-Grand Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Carmen Bernier-Grand, Eric A. Kimmel, Lynn Connor |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | M |
Deborah Reed & Writing in Multiple Genres McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Deborah Reed, Robert Kroese |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | N |
When Was Your First Time? National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Ellen Meeropol, Jason Skipper, Mary Bisbee-Beek, Scott Sparling |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | O |
Stalking the Elusive Guy Reader Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Peter Mountford, Chelsea Cain, J.C. Geiger, Jonathan Auxier |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | W |
Latin American Writers and their Socio-cultural Realities Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Isabel Jaén, Fernando Sánchez |
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| 11:00AM – 12:00PM | R |
What's With America's Sexual/Literary Hang-Up? Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Steve Almond, Cheryl Strayed, Lidia Yuknavitch, Viva Las Vegas |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | A |
Chris Anderson & Cecilia Hagen Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Cecelia Hagen, Chris Anderson |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | K |
Doreen Cronin & Marla Frazee Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Doreen Cronin, Marla Frazee |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | M |
Vampires Are So Last Season McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Isaac Marion, Maggie Stiefvater, Suzanne Young, Sara Gundell |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | N |
Attic Institute Showcase National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Cheryl Strayed, Merridawn Duckler, Wendy Willis, Matthew Dickman |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | O |
Johnny Shaw & Scott Sparling Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Johnny Shaw, Scott Sparling |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | W |
Isabel Jaén-Portillo & Fernando Sanchez Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Isabel Jaén, Fernando Sánchez |
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| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | R |
Move Over, Holden Caulfield Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Anna Solomon, Blake Nelson, Jen Violi, John Corey Whaley |
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| 12:00PM – 1:15PM | S |
The Art of Graphic Narrative—from the single panel to the graphic novel Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Shannon Wheeler |
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| 12:00PM – 1:15PM | S |
Writing for Children’s Books Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Victoria Jamieson |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | A |
Zachary Schomburg & Ingrid Wendt Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Ingrid Wendt, Zachary Schomburg |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | K |
Deborah Hopkinson, Myra Wolfe & Julie Paschkis Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Deborah Hopkinson, Julie Paschkis, Myra Wolfe |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | M |
Dominic Smith McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Dominic Smith |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | N |
Larry Levin & Ceiridwen Terrill National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Ceiridwen Terrill, Larry Levin |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | O |
Redrawing the Universe Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Ivonne Saed, Alberto Moreno, Catherine Evleshin, Enrique Patlan |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | W |
Suzanne Young & Kimberly Derting Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Kimberly Derting, Suzanne Young |
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| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | R |
Mean Girls Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Chelsea Cain, Lisa Wells, Moira Young, Karen Karbo |
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| 1:00PM – 3:00PM | D |
“Georgie’s Big Break” Room B115
Speakers: Andy Mingo, Brian Lindstrom, Monica Drake |
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| 1:30PM – 2:45PM | S |
Imagination and Diagnosis: A Workshop on Writing and Medicine Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: George Estreich |
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| 1:30PM – 2:45PM | S |
One Arm Tied Behind Your Back: Harnessing the Hurdles that are Unique to Your Work-in-Progress Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Jonathan Auxier |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | A |
Maxine Scates & Carl Adamschick Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Maxine Scates, Carl Adamschick |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | K |
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Julie Paschkis, Marla Frazee, Nancy Tillman, Brie Spangler |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | M |
Future Shock: Emerging Trends in Publishing McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Deborah Reed, Kevin Smokler, Patrick Carman, Dave Weich |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | N |
Anne Enright National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Anne Enright |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | O |
Smells Like Teen Spirit Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: John Corey Whaley, Lindsey Leavitt, Lisa Schroeder, Sara Ryan |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | W |
David Rocklin & Anna Solomon Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Anna Solomon, David Rocklin |
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| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | R |
Banned Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: Ellen Hopkins, Jonathan Hill, Mary Rechner, Nancy Sullivan |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | A |
Jack Straw Writers Showcase Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Nora Wendl, Robert Lamirande, Ann Teplick |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | K |
Lauren Oliver & Jonathan Auxier Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Jonathan Auxier, Lauren Oliver |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | M |
Daniel Woodrell & Chelsea Cain McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Chelsea Cain, Daniel Woodrell |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | N |
Charles Yu & Vanessa Veselka National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Charles Yu, Vanessa Veselka |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | O |
William M. Adler & Christopher Phillips Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Christopher Phillips, William M. Adler |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | W |
David Marin & Jessica O'Dwyer Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: David Marin, Jessica O'Dwyer |
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| 3:00PM – 4:00PM | R |
Ellen Hopkins & Jen Violi Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Ellen Hopkins, Jen Violi |
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| 3:00PM – 4:15PM | S |
The Big Picture: Essential Story Structure Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Johnny Shaw |
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| 3:00PM – 4:15PM | S |
Under Their Skin and Through Their Eyes: Capturing Setting Through Point-of-View Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Jason Skipper |
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| 3:00PM – 5:00PM | D |
“Beyond the Spill” Room B115
Speakers: Mike Rosen, John Waller |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | A |
Scott Poole Attic Institute Stage
Speakers: Scott Poole |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | K |
Lindsey Leavitt & Lisa Schroeder Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Lindsey Leavitt, Lisa Schroeder |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | M |
PlayWrite McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Lyndsay Hogland, Bruce Livingston, Alyson Osborn, Kristin Steele, Paul Susi |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | O |
From Playboy to the Bible: Adapting Writing for Screen and Image Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Andy Mingo, Mark Russell, Nora Robertson, Shannon Wheeler |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | W |
Kerry Cohen Hoffman & Molly McCloskey Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: Kerry Cohen, Molly McCloskey |
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| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | R |
Lidia Yuknavitch & Lisa Wells Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Lidia Yuknavitch, Lisa Wells |
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| 4:30PM – 5:45PM | S |
Narrator, Tell Me Everything You Know. Please. Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: Liz Prato |
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| 4:30PM – 5:45PM | S |
The How of Where: On setting as character in fiction Room C 125 or Room C 126
Speakers: David Rocklin |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | K |
Nitpicky Kids Knowledge Universe Children's Stage
Speakers: Doreen Cronin, Judy Sierra, Nancy Tillman, Steven Engelfried |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | M |
Scott Westerfeld & Maggie Stiefvater McMenamins Stage
Speakers: Maggie Stiefvater, Scott Westerfeld |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | N |
Writer As American Citizen National Endowment for the Arts Stage
Speakers: Steve Almond, Daniel Woodrell, David Biespiel, David Marin |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | O |
Nancy Rommelman & Jennifer Lauck Oregon Cultural Trust Stage
Speakers: Jennifer Lauck, Nancy Rommelmann |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | W |
George Estreich & Kevin Renner Wieden+Kennedy Stage
Speakers: George Estreich, Kevin Renner |
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| 5:00PM – 6:00PM | R |
VoiceCatcher Wordstock Community Stage
Speakers: VoiceCatcher |
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| 7:00PM – 8:45PM | T | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Portland Art Museum, Whitsell Auditorium | |