Festival Guide
Wordstock
Portland’s Book Festival PRESENTED BY
Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum
$15
advance
Tickets at literary-arts.org/wordstock $18 day of event. Free for youth and active duty military and veterans.
Featuring 100+ authors including
TA-NEHISI
JENNY
LIDIA
COATES YUKNAVITCH
CLAIRE
LEMONY
MESSUD SNICKET ADAM
GOPNIK
SARAH
MANGUSO
DAVID
GRANN
HAN
TOM
PERROTTA CARSON
ELLIS
MAC
JEFFREY
EUGENIDES DANEZ
SMITH
BARNETT
MORGAN
PARKER
WELCOME TO WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL 2017 Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, is an event for everyone. Literary Arts is proud to host more than 100 of the most talented and exciting contemporary writers at work today. This daylong celebration of books is your chance to meet literary heroes and discover new voices. Explore the wide range of events, from marquee interviews at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to pop-up readings in the galleries of the Portland Art Museum. The festival also includes an expanded book fair, where you can pick up festival authors’ books and discover local presses. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s event on Saturday, November 11. Best wishes,
FOLLOW ALONG AT #PDXBookFest Andrew Proctor, Executive Director
Amanda Bullock, Director of Public Programs
This year’s festival is made possible with the support of the following partners: PRESENTING SPONSOR
VISIONARY PARTNERS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
LEAD SUPPORTERS
MEDIA SUPPORTERS FESTIVAL IN-KIND SUPPORTERS FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS KinderCare Education, Pomegranate, Sasquatch Books, TooFar Media, Wieden + Kennedy
2
literary-arts.org/wordstock
A to Z Wineworks, DENNIS Uniform, Devil’s Food Catering, Elephants Delicatessen, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Litquake Foundation, Northwest Film Center, Northwest Natural, The Old Church, Oregon Historical Society, Portland Monthly, Poster Garden, Provenance Hotels, Trimet, Triumph Expo and Events Inc., Whiting Foundation
FESTIVAL INFORMATION Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival features
more than 100 authors presenting onstage events, children’s storytimes, pop-up readings, and writing workshops. This one-day celebration also includes a book fair featuring more than 90 national and local vendors. DATE AND TIME
Saturday, November 11, 2017 Box office opens at 8:00 a.m. Doors at 9:00 a.m. Last event ends at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION
Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave) plus Portland’5, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Oregon Historical Society, Northwest Film Center, and The Old Church (map on page 12)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADMISSION
WORKSHOPS................................................................ 8
Purchase tickets in advance at literary-arts.org/wordstock
TICKET, BOOK SIGNING, AND VENUE INFORMATION............................................. 9
Adult advance tickets...............................................$15
ONSTAGE EVENTS.............................................. 10-11
Adult day-of tickets...................................................$18
MAP...................................................................................12
Full-price admission includes a $5 book fair voucher
17 and younger.......................................................... Free Includes students with a valid high school ID
Veterans and active duty military.................. Free Admission includes entry to the Portland Art Museum’s permanent exhibits
Wordstock is a program of Literary Arts, a community-based nonprofit located in downtown Portland with a 34-year history of serving Oregon’s readers and writers. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
LITERARY ARTS IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY:
AUTHOR INDEX....................................................... 4-7
POP-UP READINGS..................................................13 BOOK FAIR AND EXHIBITORS......................14-15 PARTNER EVENTS....................................................17 VOLUNTEERS............................................................. 19
WHO WE ARE Literary Arts Staff Andrew Proctor, Executive Director Maggie Allen Amanda Bullock Lydah DeBin Alanna Faelan James Gendron Megan Gex Jennifer Gurney India Hamilton Hunt Holman Ramiza Koya Susan Moore Denver Olmstead Liz Olufson Chelsea Querner Joanna Rose Dao Strom Mel Wells Kyle White
Board of Directors Jacqueline Willingham, Chair Jill Abere Mike Barr Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Ginnie Cooper Alice Cuprill-Comas Rebecca DeCesaro Amy Donohue Theo Downes-Le Guin Marie Eckert Betsy Henning Karen Karbo Deidra Miner Katherine O’Neil Ramón Pagán Amy Prosenjak Jon Raymond Bob Speltz Amy Wayson Thomas Wood
Wordstock Advisory Council Karen Karbo, Chair Neil Aitken Sarah Carlberg Liz Crain Rachel Fershleiser Jennifer Abel Kovitz B. Frayn Masters J.S. May Susan Moore Olivia Olivia Steph Opitz Sarah Rothenfluch Heidi Schulz Rob Spillman Dao Strom Alicia Tate
#PDXBookFest
3
AUTHORS The festival features more than 100 authors who have published books in the past 18 months. These authors will be appearing in onstage events at the nine festival stages (page 10-11) and pop-up readings (page 13) throughout the galleries of the Portland Art Museum. ELLIOT ACKERMAN
Dark at the Crossing FICTION
DAVID BIESPIEL
STEVEN CHURCH
Education of a Young Poet NONFICTION
One with the Tiger NONFICTION
1:15 p.m. WIN with Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross
3:30 p.m. OHS with Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
4:45 p.m. WIN with Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem
KAVEH AKBAR
VERA BROSGOL
Calling a Wolf a Wolf
POETRY
5:15 p.m. BRU with Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
JESS ARNDT
Large Animals FICTION 4:45 p.m. OHS with Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113
BONNIE ARNING
Escape Velocity POETRY 1:45 p.m. BRU with Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet Pop-up: 11:45 a.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303
Leave Me Alone! KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 2:50 p.m. KIDS Storytime
JEFFREY BROWN
Lucy and Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 12:30 p.m. MID with Ben Clanton, mod. Kate Ristau
MICHAEL BUCKLEY
The Sisters Grimm MIDDLE GRADE 3:00 p.m. MID with Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz
JULIE BUNTIN
Marlena FICTION
10:00 a.m. WHIT with Adam Gopnik, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
1:30 p.m. UCC moderating event with Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
MAC BARNETT
KATE CARROLL DE GUTES
JAMI ATTENBERG
All Grown Up FICTION
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 12:50 p.m. KIDS Storytime
ANDREW BARTON
The Myrtlewood Cookbook NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
SAMIYA BASHIR
Field Theories POETRY 1:45 p.m. BRU with Bonnie Arning, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
GABRIELLE BELL
Everything Is Flammable NONFICTION COMICS/GN 11:30 a.m. OHS with Kate Carroll de Gutes, Jenny Forrester, mod. Wendy Willis
The Authenticity Experiment NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. OHS with Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, mod. Wendy Willis
literary-arts.org/wordstock
BEN CLANTON
Boo Who? KIDS 9:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 12:30 p.m. MID with Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau
TA-NEHISI COATES
Florence in Ecstasy FICTION 11:45 a.m. BRU with Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas
4:30 p.m. KIDS with Colin Meloy and mod. Amy Martin
JEFFREY EUGENIDES
Fresh Complaint FICTION 1:30 p.m. UCC with Danzy Senna, mod. Julie Buntin
5:15 p.m. BRU with Kaveh Akbar, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel
LIZ CRAIN
Hello! My Name Is Tasty NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
JEFFREY CRANOR
It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel FICTION 12:00 p.m. WHIT with Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
JULIE C. DAO
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns YA
RENE DENFELD
JESSIE CHAFFEE
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid MIDDLE GRADE
12:00 p.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Jenna Wortham
P.C. CAST 10:00 a.m. TOC with Traci Chee, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 1:30 p.m. KIDS Storytime
MELISSA FEBOS
1:30 p.m. TOC with Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber Keyser
Sun Warrior YA
Du Iz Tak? KIDS
We Were Eight Years in Power NONFICTION
Pop-up: 2:30 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113
The Child Finder FICTION 9:45 a.m. WIN with Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas
JEANNE B. DE SAINTE MARIE
Marielle in Paris KIDS 11:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime with Maxine Rose Schur
Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 203
Pop-up: 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 111
TRACI CHEE
KARL NEWSOM EDWARDS
The Speaker YA
I Got a New Friend KIDS
10:00 a.m. TOC with P.C. Cast, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
11:10 a.m. KIDS Storytime
Schedule subject to change without notice. 4
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 202
CARSON ELLIS
OMAR EL AKKAD
American War FICTION 5:00 p.m. UCC with Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann
Abandon Me: Memoirs NONFICTION
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
JOSEPH FINK
It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel FICTION 12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
JENNY FORRESTER
Narrow River, Wide Sky NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. OHS with Gabrielle Bell, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis Pop-up: 3:45 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 302
JOHN FREEMAN
Maps POETRY 10:00 a.m. BRU with Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin
Freeman’s FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC moderating Maile Meloy, Claire Messud
TOM GAULD
Baking with Kafka FICTION COMICS/GN 4:45 p.m. OHS with Jess Arndt, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm
NICOLE J. GEORGES
Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home NONFICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
ADAM GOPNIK
DANIEL HANDLER
At the Strangers’ Gate: Arrivals in New York NONFICTION
All the Dirty Parts FICTION
10:00 a.m. WHIT with Jami Attenberg, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
DAVID GRANN
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI NONFICTION 11:45 a.m. UCC with OPB’s Geoff Norcross
REBECCA GREEN
How to Make Friends with a Ghost KIDS 3:30 p.m. KIDS Storytime
GABE HABASH
Stephen Florida FICTION 11:45 a.m. BRU with Jessie Chaffee, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas Pop-up: 3:30 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
ELIZABETH HAIDLE
I, Parrot FICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
10:00 a.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Gilbert Cruz
APRIL HENRY
Count All Her Bones YA 10:00 a.m. TOC with P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, mod. Alison Kastner Pop-up: 1:30 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206
MATTHEW HOLM
Babymouse: Lights, Camera, Middle School! MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN Swing It, Sunny MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN
1:45 p.m. MID with Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill
MEG HOWREY
CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
But What If We’re Wrong? NONFICTION Chuck Klosterman X NONFICTION 3:00 p.m. WHIT with Katie Kitamura, Hannah Tinti, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
NINA LACOUR
We Are Okay YA 11:45 a.m. TOC with Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
MIKE LAWRENCE
Star Scouts MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 1:45 p.m. MID with Matthew Holm, mod. Jonathan Hill Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
KATE LEBO
11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201
VICTOR LODATO
Edgar and Lucy FICTION 9:45 a.m. WIN with Rene Denfeld, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas Pop-up: 12:15 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206
ALIA MALEK
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria NONFICTION 1:15 p.m. WIN with Elliot Ackerman, Emily Robbins, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross
Pie & Whiskey FICTION
Pop-up: 10:45 a.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 204
11:45 a.m. BRU with Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, mod. Leni Zumas
11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
SARAH MANGUSO
RACHEL KHONG
Goodbye, Vitamin FICTION 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Julie Buntin, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
4:45 p.m. OHS with Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, mod. Robin Romm
FONDA LEE
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
Exo YA
KATIE KITAMURA
A Separation FICTION
Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 208
JENNY HAN
3:00 p.m. WHIT with Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
EDAN LEPUCKI
Woman No. 17 FICTION 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, mod. Steph Opitz Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303
Schedule subject to change without notice.
300 Arguments NONFICTION
Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201
Pop-up: 12:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 218
3:15 p.m. TOC with Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod. Brendan Kiely
Pie & Whiskey FICTION
The Wanderers FICTION
1:30 p.m. TOC with Julie C. Dao, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber Keyser
Always and Forever, Lara Jean YA
SAMUEL LIGON
CHELSEA MARTIN
Caca Dolce NONFICTION 3:30 p.m. OHS with David Biespiel, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman Pop-up: 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 217
DAWN LUNDY MARTIN
Good Stock Strange Blood POETRY 3:00 p.m. WIN with Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
Bank of America is a proud sponsor of Wordstock Bank of America is honored to partner with Literary Arts on Portland's book festival. Access to literary programming inspires residents and visitors alike, and makes our community all the richer. Visit us at www.bankofamerica.com/Oregon Life’s better when we’re connected®
#PDXBookFest
5
AUTHORS (CONTINUED) MORGAN PARKER
TOMMY PICO
ERIKA L. SÁNCHEZ
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid MIDDLE GRADE
There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé POETRY
Nature Poem POETRY
Lessons in Expulsion POETRY
4:30 p.m. KIDS with Carson Ellis and mod. Amy Martin
12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott 3:00 p.m. WIN with Dawn Lundy Martin, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin
COLIN MELOY
MAILE MELOY
Do Not Become Alarmed FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC with Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman
SANDHYA MENON
When Dimple Met Rishi YA 3:15 p.m. TOC with Jenny Han, Zan Romanoff, mod. Brendan Kiely
CLAIRE MESSUD
The Burning Girl FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC with Maile Meloy, mod. John Freeman
BONNIE FRUMKIN MORALES
Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass Pop-up: 2:15 p.m., Modern and Contemporary,
ELENA PASSARELLO
Animals Strike Curious Poses NONFICTION 4:45 p.m. WIN with Steven Church, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303
NANCY PEARL
George and Lizzie FICTION 3:30 p.m. BRU with Peter Rock, Shanthi Sekaran, mod. Pauls Toutonghi
3:30 p.m. OHS with David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, mod. Rob Spillman
JON RAYMOND
Freebird FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna
EMILY ROBBINS
MELISSA SAVAGE
Lemons MIDDLE GRADE 3:00 p.m. MID with Michael Buckley, mod. Heidi Schulz
MAXINE ROSE SCHUR
Marielle in Paris KIDS 11:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime with Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie
BENJAMIN PERCY
1:15 p.m. WIN with Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross
PETER SCHWEITZER
The Dark Net FICTION
Pop-up: 11:30 a.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 203
5:00 p.m. UCC with Omar El Akkad, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann
PETER ROCK
TOM PERROTTA
JULIE MURPHY
10:00 a.m. UCC with mod. OPB’s April Baer
DEV PETTY
There’s Nothing to Do! KIDS 10:30 a.m. KIDS Storytime
Spells: A Novel Within Photographs FICTION
The Myrtlewood Cookbook NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, mod. Penelope Bass
3:30 p.m. BRU with Nancy Pearl, Shanthi Sekaran, mod. Pauls Toutonghi
NICOLE SEALEY
ZAN ROMANOFF
1:45 p.m. BRU with Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, mod. Natalie Garyet
Grace and the Fever YA 3:15 p.m. TOC with Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, mod. Brendan Kiely Pop-up: 12:30 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 200
Ordinary Beast POETRY
SHANTHI SEKARAN
Lucky Boy FICTION 3:30 p.m. BRU with Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, mod. Pauls Toutonghi Pop-up: 12:45 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206
Schedule subject to change without notice.
5:00 p.m. TOC with Chris Struyk-Bonn, Renée Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
Pop-up: 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 111
Mrs. Fletcher FICTION
11:45 a.m. TOC with Nina LaCour, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
Imagine Wanting Only This NONFICTION COMICS/GN
A Word for Love FICTION
Fl. 1, Gallery 113
Ramona Blue YA
KRISTEN RADTKE
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter YA
“I just heard on OPB …”
We collect delicious, fresh food before it can go to waste and we get it to people who need it. Pure and simple. www.urbangleaners.org 6
91.5 FM
literary-arts.org/wordstock Wordstock2015.indd 2
9/14/17 11:54 AM
DANZY SENNA
New People FICTION 1:30 p.m. UCC with Jeffrey Eugenides, mod. Julie Buntin.
AMY STEWART
Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions FICTION
DOREE SHAFRIR
9:45 a.m. WIN with Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, mod. Zach Dundas
Startup FICTION
Pop-up: 12:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 200
1:30 p.m. WHIT with Ellen Ullman, mod. New York Times’ Jazmine Hughes
DANEZ SMITH
Don’t Call Us Dead POETRY 3:00 p.m. WIN with Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, mod. Béalleka Pop-up: 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113
MEGAN STIELSTRA
1:30 p.m. WHIT with Doree Shafrir, mod. New York Times’ Jazmine Hughes
JAVAKA STEPTOE
Radiant Child KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 2:10 p.m. KIDS Storytime
Life in Code NONFICTION
Pop-up: 3:15 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 304
CHRIS STRUYK-BONN
Nice Girls Endure YA
EMILY SUVADA
10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
5:15 p.m. BRU with Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, mod. Marisa Siegel
10:00 a.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Gilbert Cruz
Present NONFICTION COMICS/GN
4:45 p.m. WIN with Steven Church, Elena Passarello, mod. Jon Mooallem
ELLEN ULLMAN
The Bad Mood and the Stick KIDS
LESLIE STEIN
Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics NONFICTION
The Wrong Way to Save Your Life NONFICTION
5:00 p.m. TOC with Erika L. Sánchez, Renée Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
LEMONY SNICKET
OLIVER UBERTI
This Mortal Coil YA 1:30 p.m. TOC with Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, mod. Amber Keyser Pop-up: 11:30 a.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
HANNAH TINTI
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley FICTION 3:00 p.m. WHIT with Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott Pop-up: 1:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
DEB OLIN UNFERTH
I, Parrot NONFICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
Wait Till You See Me Dance FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Jon Raymond, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna
TILLIE WALDEN
Spinning YA COMICS/GN 11:45 a.m. TOC with Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, mod. Alicia Tate
DENNIE WENDT
Hooper’s Revolution FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Cari Luna Pop-up: 11:00 a.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
KAYLA RAE WHITAKER
The Animators FICTION 10:00 a.m. WHIT with Jami Attenberg, Adam Gopnik, mod. Maris Kreizman Pop-up: 12:15 p.m., Native American, Fl. 3, Gallery 301
WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS
Galaxies on the Ground 2:15 p.m. OHS
LIDIA YUKNAVITCH
The Book of Joan FICTION 5:00 p.m. UCC with Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, mod. Fiona McCann
JAVIER ZAMORA
Unaccompanied POETRY 10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin
Pop-up: 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 218
MATTHEW ZAPRUDER
RENÉE WATSON
10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, mod. Sarah Bowlin
Piecing Me Together YA 5:00 p.m. TOC with Chris Struyk-Bonn, Erika L. Sánchez, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
Why Poetry NONFICTION
Pop-up: 12:30 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
Pop-up: 3:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2M, Gallery 220
Schedule subject to change without notice.
#PDXBookFest
7
WRITING WORKSHOPS Wordstock offers a series of writing workshops on flash fiction, poetry, memoir, and more taught by local and national writers. Visit literary-arts.org/wordstock for more information and registration details. Classes are expected to sell out. Advance workshop registration includes admission to the festival and a $5 book voucher, redeemable at the Wordstock book fair. One admission per student (not per class).
WO-HOUR WRITING T WORKSHOPS
BEYOND LANGUAGE: A GENERATIVE WORKSHOP
HANDMADE ARTISTS BOOKS & JOURNALS
The following workshops are held at the Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.). Tuition is $75 and workshops are two hours. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.
taught by Neil Aitken
1:00–3:00 p.m. in Classroom B Use image, memory, and translation to defamiliarize language and discover what lurks beneath and beyond the surface of the every day and commonplace.
taught by Marilyn Stablein
NW
FINDING AN AGENT: AN AGENT TELLS YOU HOW
taught by Betsy Amster
9:30–11:30 a.m. in Classroom C Explore what it takes to find an agent able to help you reach your goals. Learn how to research and interview agents and understand representation agreements.
MINING THE DARKNESS FOR LIGHT: WRITING THE HUMOROUS ESSAY
taught by Courtenay Hameister
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Classroom A Learn how to write humorous essays with a strong sense of voice and timing. Mine your material and learn the comedic benefits of truth-telling.
HONEST WRITING ABOUT TOUGH PERSONAL TOPICS
taught by Sage Cohen and Penelope Schott
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Classroom B Learn different approaches to writing about personal topics like divorce, family relationships, and traumatic events.
TWEETING AND TUMBLING: HOW TO BOOST YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
taught by Nikole Potulsky
12:00–2:00 p.m. in Classroom C Create an online presence to increase your visibility to readers, and learn strategies to make the most of your social media brand without being overwhelmed by it.
STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE: STORYTELLING FOR MEANING AND IMPACT
taught by Mindy Nettifee
12:30–2:30 p.m. in Classroom A Learn how to use a core story theme to decide where to begin, where to go, how to play with tone, and how to land your meaning. Gain the tools to tell the same story a hundred different ways. Workshop locations:
See page 12 for festival map NW
Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.)
K
Portland Art Museum, Main Building, Kinney Class, Lower Level
S
Portland Art Museum, Main Building, Stevens Room, Lower Level
8
literary-arts.org/wordstock
WRITING THE HERMIT CRAB ESSAY: ADVENTURES IN FORM
2:00–5:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $135, includes materials Learn how to make an accordion book, a pamphlet stitched chapbook, and a folded structure. This workshop is useful to writers, artists, and anyone interested in learning more about the artistry of handmade books. All materials are provided.
taught by Erica Trabold
2:30–4:30 p.m. in Classroom C Explore the inextricable link between form and content in creative nonfiction. Nonfiction writing that doesn’t follow traditional forms is often called a “hermit crab” essay because it borrows its formal structure from something that already exists.
S
TEACHER WORKSHOP
The following workshop is held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Tuition is free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock to guarantee your seat.
WRITING YA FICTION: BRINGING YOUNG NARRATORS TO LIFE ON THE PAGE
MULTIGENERATIONAL MEMOIR FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
taught by Selene Castrovilla, Jessica Kapp, and Meagan Macvie
12:30–1:45 p.m. in the Crumpacker Library Participants will work on writing personal versions of common experiences to create and understand stories with multiple perspectives.
3:00–5:00 p.m. in Classroom A Investigate how writers use immediacy, voice, and transformation to grasp young adult first-person narratives.
DIVINATION FOR INSPIRATION: BOOST YOUR CREATIVE POWERS
taught by Stephanie Adams-Santos
3:30–5:30 p.m. in Classroom B Tuition: $95, includes materials Use methods inspired by oracular texts and divination tools to inspire new writing, invigorate your personal practice, and flex your magical prowess for full creativity.
taught by Courtenay Hameister
S
YOUTH WORKSHOPS
The following workshops are held in the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Youth Workshops are free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock with student’s name and school to guarantee a seat.
JAM COMIC ZINES WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS
taught by Lisa Eisenberg K
T HREE-HOUR WRITING WORKSHOPS
The following workshops are held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Kinney Classroom on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.
STARTING THE NOVEL
taught by M. Allen Cunningham
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $115 This three-hour workshop will demystify the ways one begins writing a book-length work of fiction, with in-class writing exercises, discussion, and helpful techniques and suggestions to get you started on your way. Please note:
2:00–3:15 p.m. in the Stevens Room Explore the collaborative possibilities of comics creation while learning about story structure and zine-making! Middle school (grades 6–8) only.
POETRY WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
taught by David Ciminello
3:30–4:45 p.m. in the Stevens Room Brainstorm, write, collaborate, and share poetic prose and poetry. Participants will celebrate culture and community through poetic expression and innovation. High school (grades 9–12) only.
Individuals may register in person for any available class seats on Saturday, November 11 at the Northwest Film Center’s registration table. However, your festival admission will NOT be included in the tuition for those who register for classes on-site at Wordstock; you will need to purchase a ticket from the box office in addition to your class registration.
HOW TO ATTEND WORDSTOCK WHERE TO PICK UP TICKETS
BOOK SIGNING AND POLICIES
Adult advance tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 ($18 DAY OF)
Authors will sign books immediately following their onstage event unless otherwise noted. Books must be purchased from a festival bookstore in order to be signed, with the exception of one pre-owned book per author.
Adult entry includes a $5 book fair voucher. Buy your ticket at portlandartmuseum.org/wordstock.
17 and younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Also includes students with a valid high school ID
Veterans and active duty military. . . . . . . . . . . . . Free All attendees must purchase or pick up tickets from the box office on SW Park Avenue in front of the Portland Art Museum before entering any festival venues. Entry includes admission to the Museum’s permanent exhibits.
HOW TO GET THERE Wordstock attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, or take mass transit to the festival. There are plentiful bus stops near the festival grounds, and a streetcar stop at PAM as well as a MAX Station at 6th and Madison. The museum/festival does NOT have a dedicated parking lot, but lot and street parking are available throughout downtown Portland.
The 2017 festival is delighted to launch satellite bookstores at most of the festival stages, where attendees can purchase a book and get it signed on site.
BOOK SIGNING AT STAGE VENUES TOC
The Old Church (YA stage): Powell’s
OHS
Oregon Historical Society: Broadway Books
UCC
First Congregational United Church of Christ: Powell’s
KIDS Kids’
stage at Portland Art Museum’s Miller Gallery: Green Bean Bookstore
MID Middle
grade stage at Portland Art Museum’s Crumpacker Library: Green Bean Bookstore
Authors presenting at the following stages will sign books, available from Powell’s, in the Kridel Grand Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum: WHIT
BEST PRACTICES FOR ONSTAGE EVENTS A festival ticket admits you to all festival events; there are no additional tickets required for individual onstage events. Entry to and seating at festival events is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and standing in line does NOT guarantee entry to an event. All rooms will be cleared between events. Plan to arrive early to your desired events. The schedule for Wordstock 2017 has onstage events and pop-up readings starting every 15 minutes. If your desired event is full, you can check out a different discussion, find a pop-up reading, or take a break at the food carts. VISIT LITERARY-ARTS.ORG/WORDSTOCK FOR MORE FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS.
NEW FOR 2017!
Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum
SCH WIN BRU Portland’5
stages (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Winningstad Theatre, and Brunish Theatre)
REMEMBER: YOUR $5 VOUCHER IS GOOD AT ANY VENDOR AT THE BOOK FAIR!
By purchasing books at Wordstock, you are supporting the authors and publishers who travel from near and far to share their work at the festival and the booksellers and vendors who invest time and expense to be at the book fair. Please buy early and often and know you are supporting the sustainability of Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival. Book dealers are NOT allowed to bring books into the book signing area. Dealers with rolling carts and/or wagons are not allowed on the festival grounds.
#PDXBookFest
9
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS STAGES AT PORTLAND’5
SCH
WIN
BRU
UCC
OHS
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Cole Haan Stage
Winningstad Theatre, Cirillo‑Cooke Stage
Brunish Theatre, Poetry Foundation Stage
Oregon Historical Society
(1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
(4th Floor, 1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
First Congregational United Church of Christ, McMenamins Stage
(1037 SW Broadway Ave)
(1126 SW Park Ave.)
(1200 SW Park Ave.)
9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. What’s the Story with Daniel Handler and Lemony Snicket? Daniel Handler/ Lemony Snicket, mod. Gilbert Cruz
9:45 a.m. Suspense, Scandal, and Secrets: Families in Crisis Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas
10:00 a.m. Border Crossing: Poetry and Place John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin
10:00 a.m. Tom Perrotta: State of Wonder Interview Tom Perrotta, mod. April Baer
11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, mod. Jenna Wortham
11:30 a.m. A Literary Dinner Party: Collaboration in the Kitchen and on the Page Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
11:45 a.m. On the Brink: Obsession and Ambition Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas
11:45 a.m. David Grann: Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, mod. Geoff Norcross
1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m. Home Front/Front Lines: Americans and the Syrian Civil War Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. Geoff Norcross
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. The Body and Power: New Black Poetry Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
4:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. In the Labyrinth: Pop Culture, Science, and Mythology in Poetry Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
3:30 p.m. Sex, Lies, and Polar Bears: Relationships on the Edge Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, Shanthi Sekaran, mod. Pauls Toutonghi
1:30 p.m. Desperate Characters: Jeffrey Eugenides and Danzy Senna in Conversation Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna, mod. Julie Buntin
3:15 p.m. Innocence Lost: Maile Meloy and Claire Messud in Conversation Maile Meloy, Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman
10:15 a.m. Loneliness and the City: Graphic Novels on Finding Home
Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
11:30 a.m. You Can’t Go Home Again: Memoir of the Past and Present Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis
12:45 p.m. Wicked Funny: American Absurdity in Fiction Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna
2:15 p.m. WITS Anthology Launch Portland Public School students read from the anthology Galaxies on the Ground.
3:30 p.m. A Portrait of the Artist: Coming of Age Memoirs David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
10
literary-arts.org/wordstock
4:45 p.m. Where the Wild Things Are: Seeing Ourselves in Animals Steven Church, Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem
5:15 p.m. Questions, Interrogations, and Confessions: Making Life into Art Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel
5:00 p.m. Resistance and Rebellion: Dystopian Fiction Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann
4:45 p.m. Outlaws and Renegades: Innovative Short Forms Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm
STAGES AT PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
WHIT
KIDS
MID
TOC
Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation Stage
Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Kids’ Stage
Crumpacker Library at the Portland Art Museum, Middle Grade Stage
The Old Church, YA Stage
(1219 SW Park Ave, Lower Level)
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor)
(1422 SW 11th Ave)
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor)
9:00 a.m. Storytime Singalong Emily Arrow
9:00 a.m.
9:10 a.m.Spanish Storytime Portland Early Learning Project
10:00 a.m. If You Can Make It Here: Art and Artists in New York City Jami Attenberg, Adam Gopnik, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
9:50 a.m. Boo Who? Ben Clanton
Karl Newsom Edwards
1:30 p.m. Disruption: Feminist Digital Culture Doree Shafrir, Ellen Ullman, mod. Jazmine Hughes
10:00 a.m. On the Run: Fighting for Your Life P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
10:30 a.m. There’s Nothing to Do! Dev Petty
11:10 a.m. I Got a New Friend
12:00 p.m. State of Wonder LIVE! Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
9:30 a.m.
11:50 a.m. Marielle in Paris Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie and Maxine Rose Schur
12:50 p.m. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse Mac Barnett
1:30 p.m. Du Iz Tak? Carson Ellis
2:10 p.m. Radiant Child Javaka Steptoe
10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m. Words and Pictures: Award-winning Children’s Book Authors Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell
12:30 p.m. Different Worlds Ben Clanton, Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau
11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. It’s Complicated: LGBTQ+ YA Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. New Kids Matthew Holm, Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill
1:30 p.m. Rebel Rebel: Revolutionaries and Resisters Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber J. Keyser
1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. State of Wonder at Wordstock Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
4:30 p.m. The Past Is Present: New Fiction Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
2:50 p.m. Leave Me Alone! Vera Brosgol
3:00 p.m. Kid Detectives Michael Buckley, Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz
3:30 p.m. How to Make Friends with a Ghost Rebecca Green
4:30 p.m. The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid (middle grade event) Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy, mod. Amy Martin
3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Not Quite Meet Cute: Modern Romantic Comedies Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod. Brendan Kiely
3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. Girl Versus the World: Searching for Identity Erika L. Sánchez, Chris Struyk-Bonn, Renée Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Schedule subject to change without notice.
#PDXBookFest
11
10 SW
WORDSTOCK VENUES SW
t
t
SW
nS
t
in S
Northwest Film Center
t
Pa r
Ma
SW
NW
in S
SW t
SW
BOX OFFICE
WIN
kA ve
SW
Pa r
Ave
SW
dis
Portland Art Museum
on
St
OHS
on
St
B ro SW
St
Oregon Historical Society
SW
kA ve
bia
dis
SW
SW
SW
1 1 th
Pa r
lum
Ma
ay
ers
Pa r
J eff
kA ve
SW Ave
Co
Winningstad Theatre
SW SW
SW
t
First Congregational United Church of Christ
UCC
St
in S
a dw
St
on
Ma
hA ve
on
Ma
10t
ers
t
Brunish Theatre
BRU
SW
1 1 th SW
S
nS
SW
V
Pa r
MID
WHIT J eff
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
B ro
KIDS kA ve
10t SW
Portland Art Museum Mark Building
SW
mo
K F
K
S al
ay
Ma
SCH
hA ve
SW
1 1 th
SW
a dw
Ave
N
mo
SW
➤
SW
S al
kA ve
in S
nS
kA ve
Ma
mo
Pa r
SW
S al
SW
lum
on
St
St
hA ve
The Old Church
bia
ers
SCH
INFO TABLES V
VOLUNTEER CHECK-IN WRITING WORKSHOPS
NW
Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.)
K
Portland Art Museum, Kinney Classroom, Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave)
S
Portland Art Museum, Stevens Room, Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave)
BOOK FAIR
12
K
Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum, Mark Building, 3rd floor (1119 SW Park Ave)
F
Fields Ballroom, Portland Art Museum, Mark Building, 1st floor (1119 SW Park Ave)
FOOD CARTS See page 16 for full list of vendors.
12
literary-arts.org/wordstock
Co
STAGES lum
a dw
SW
B ro
SW Park Avenue between Main and Madison Street
bia Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Cole Haan Stage St 1037 SW Broadway Ave
SW
BOX OFFICE / TICKETING
ay
SW
10t
TOC
Co
J eff
WIN
Winningstad Theatre, Cirillo-Cooke Stage 1111 SW Broadway Ave.
BRU
Brunish Theatre, Poetry Foundation Stage 1111 SW Broadway Ave, 4th Floor
WHIT
Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation Stage 1219 SW Park Ave, Lower Level
KIDS
Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Kids’ Stage 1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor Green Bean Bookstore
MID
Crumpacker Library at the Portland Art Museum, Middle Grade Stage 1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor Green Bean Bookstore
TOC
The Old Church, YA Stage 1422 SW 11th Ave Powell’s Books
UCC
First Congregational United Church of Christ, McMenamins Stage 1126 SW Park Ave Powell’s Books
OHS
Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Ave Broadway Books
POP-UP READINGS POP-UP EVENTS AT WORDSTOCK In addition to onstage events, Wordstock features pop-up readings and performances throughout the Portland Art Museum galleries and outdoor sculpture gardens. Wordstock pop-ups highlight intersections between the visual art at PAM and the written and spoken work presented at the festival. 10:00 A.M. Matthew Robinson, The Horse Latitudes, 10:00 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Wendy Willis, A Long Late Pledge, 10:00 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 304 Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline, 10:15 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 207 Maxine Rose Schur & Jeanne B. De Sainte Marie, Marielle in Paris, 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 111
Please refer to a map of the Portland Art Museum to find the locations of the pop-up readings. Pop-ups are first-come, first-served, and very limited seating is available in the gallery spaces. Schedule subject to change without notice.
Victor Lodato, Edgar and Lucy, 12:15 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
Oliver Uberti, Where the Animals Go, 2:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
Kayla Rae Whitaker, The Animators, 12:15 p.m., Native American, Floor 3, Gallery 301
Tillie Walden, Spinning, 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 218
Sung Yim, What About the Rest of Your Life, 12:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1M, Gallery 114
Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Kachka, 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113
Curtis C. Chen, Kangaroo Too, 12:30 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303
Live Music with Lisa Schonberg, 2:30-3:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202
Zan Romanoff, Grace and the Fever, 12:30 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 200
Kate Carroll de Gutes, The Authenticity Experiment, 2:30 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113
Elly Blue & Cynthia Marts, Biketopia, 10:30 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 305
Matthew Zapruder, Why Poetry, 12:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
Brendan Kiely, The Last True Love Story, 10:30 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
Elizabeth Haidle, I, Parrot, 12:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 218
De-Canon: A Visibility Project presents Shayla Lawson, I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean, 10:45 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy, 12:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
Alia Malek, The Home That Was Our Country, 10:45 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 204
11:00 A.M. Stephanie Adams-Santos, Swarm Queen’s Crown, 11:00 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303 Matthew Minicucci, Small Gods, 11:00 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Dennie Wendt, Hooper’s Revolution, 11:00 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Live Music with Alicia Jo Rabins, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1M, Gallery 114 Jacqueline Keeler, Edge of Morning, 11:15 a.m., Native American, Floor 2, Gallery 211 Stephen Lackaye, Self-Portrait in Dystopian Landscape, 11:15 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Emily Robbins, A Word for Love, 11:30 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 203 Emily Suvada, This Mortal Coil, 11:30 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Bonnie Arning, Escape Velocity, 11:45 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303 Amber J. Keyser, Pointe, Claw, 11:45 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Meagan Macvie, The Ocean in My Ears, 11:45 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
12:00 P.M. Valerie Geary, Everything We Lost, 12:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Amy Stewart, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions, 12:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 200
1:00 P.M. Live Music with Will Adlard, 1:00-1:30 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202 Kazumi Heshiki, Fireweed Blossoms, 1:00 p.m., Japanese, Floor 1, Gallery 106 Hannah Tinti, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, 1:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Chelsea Martin, Caca Dolce, 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 217 Danez Smith, Don’t Call Us Dead, 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113 Susan DeFreitas, Hot Season, 1:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
3:00 P.M. Jess Arndt, Large Animals, 3:00 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113 Steven Church, One with the Tiger, 3:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202 The Rumpus presents Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos & Sarah Manguso, 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Zachary Schomburg, Mammother, 3:15 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Megan Stielstra, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, 3:15 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 304 Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together, 3:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2M, Gallery 220 Gabe Habash, Stephen Florida, 3:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Jenny Forrester, Narrow River, Wide Sky, 3:45 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 302
April Henry, Count All Her Bones, 1:30 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
Patricia Kullberg, On the Ragged Edge of Medicine, 3:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 207
Catherine Woodard, Opening the Mouth of the Dead, 1:30 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303
4:00 P.M.
Incite: Queer Writers Read presents Sossity Chiricuzio, Vinnie Kinsella, & Tammy Lynne Stoner, 1:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 216 Los Porteños presents Octaviano MereciasCuevas & Ivonne Saed, 1:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Kate Lebo & Samuel Ligon, Pie & Whiskey, 1:45 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201
2:00 P.M. Jessie Chaffee, Florence in Ecstacy, 2:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 203
Mike Lawrence, Star Scouts, 4:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Fonda Lee, Jade City & Exo, 4:00 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Neil Aitken, Babbage’s Dream, 4:15 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 305 Sarah Bokich, Rocking Chair at the End of the World, 4:15 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Alex Behr, Planet Grim, 4:30 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Elyse Fenton, Sweet Insurgent, 4:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
Edan Lepucki, Elena Passarello & Justin Taylor, Little Boxes, 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303
#PDXBookFest
13
WORDSTOCK BOOK FAIR The festival book fair represents some of the best of regional and national publishing, writing, literary culture, academic opportunities, and more. Full-price admission to Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival 2017 includes a $5 book voucher that can be redeemed only at the book fair that day. When you buy books and book-related items at Wordstock, you are supporting the long-term sustainability of the festival. EXHIBITORS IN THE FIELDS BALLROOM 54 62 79 60 66 72 61 50 56 57 76 53
65 58 78 67 70 49
Literary Arts Across the Margin Catapult/Counterpoint Press/ Soft Skull Press CLASH Books Cosmic Monkey Comics Craft-o-Graph Editorial Freelancers Association Fishtrap Gwen C. Katz Hawthorne Books Indigo: Editing, Design, and More iocolor MFA & BFA in Creative Writing at Portland State University/ Portland Review Monkey Minion Presss Multnomah County Library OPOSSUM, A Literary Marsupial Oregon Humanities Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing Peculiarium
74 75 69 46 47 55 77 51
48 52 68 64 59 73 71
63
Perfect Day Publishing/ Forest Avenue Press Phoenix, Clark College/ Salmon Creek Journal, WSU Vancouver Reed College MA Liberal Studies Ripple Grove Press SMART, Start Making a Reader Today/ The Children’s Book Bank STORIARTS Tavern Books The Timberline Review/ Blackbird Studio for Writers TheBarefootBookshelf.com Unique Ink Publishing - Roosevelt High School University of Hell Press/ Write Bloody Publishing Wave Books Willamette Writers Willow Springs Magazine / Get Lit! Word Prostitute Your Story Discovered
® LAIKA, LLC
14
literary-arts.org/wordstock
79
78
52 53 54 55 56
51 75
76
77
74
73
72
69
70
71
68
67
66
63
64
65
62
61
60
50 49 48 47
57
46 58
POMEGRANATE ART ANNEX
59
IPRC
GREEN BEAN BOOKSTORE
portlandartmuseum.org
EXHIBITORS IN THE KRIDEL GRAND BALLROOM
Info Table
38 21
80 29 35 2
28 40 B
32
Powells
45
32 31
19 18
7 6
44
33 30
20 17
8 5
43
34 29
21 16
9 4
42
35 28
22 15
10 3
41
36 27
23 14
11 2
40
37 26
24 13
1
39
38 25
12
OLÉ LATTE
80
A
3 24 26 14 11 25 23 10 41 6 39 17 27 31
Navillus Press A The New York Times Are Not Books 5 Northwest Independent Editors Guild Attic Institute of Arts and Letters 79 78 7 Ooligan Press The Authors Guild 52 51 18 The Believer Oregon State University MFA in Creative 77 76 75 Writing Black Dog Studio 53 50 74 73 728 Oregon State University Press Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac 16 Oregon Writers Colony Bookforum Magazine 54 49 34 71 Overcup Press/Chin Music Press 70 69 C3 Publications 68Brown, 67 6637 Plum Deluxe Tea Chanticleer Collections/Sillan Pace 55 48 33 The Poetry Foundation publishers 1 Pomegranate The Chocolate Maker’s Studio 65 64 63 56 47 19 Coffee House Press Portland Center Stage 62 61 60 9 Propeller Copper Canyon Press 57 46 44 Red Dress Press Corporeal Writing 58 59 20 REUTS Publications/Not A Pipe Expedition Press Publishing FENCE/Ugly Duckling Presse 12 Sasquatch Books Friends of the Multnomah County Library POMEGRANATE 42 IPRC Selene Castrovilla ART ANNEX Gorham Printing 43 Strong Women in Fiction Haymarket Books 4 Tin House lone goose press GREEN BEAN D BOOKSTORE Trimet Luminare Press C Willamette Week Madrone Press LLC Marylhurst University 15 Write Around Portland/Know Your City Microcosm Publishing 30 YesYes Books Mountainview Low-Residency MFA in 13 ZYZZYVA/Rare Bird Books Fiction and Nonfiction Multnomah County Library
Author Signing Line
36
22
B
D
45 AARP
Author Signing
C
FESTIVAL BOOKSTORES
Green Bean Bookstore COMING TO A STORE NEAR YOU...
POWELL’S HOSTS OVER 500 FREE IN-STORE EVENTS EVERY YEAR
featuring award-winning authors, poets, actors, politicians, scientists, musicians, and comedians.
SEE OUR FULL SCHEDULE AT
Kids’ Stage at PAM, Miller Gallery Middle Grade Stage at PAM, Crumpacker Library
Broadway Books
Powell’s Books
Oregon Historical Society
YA stage at The Old Church McMenamins Stage at the First Congregational UCC
Book Fair at PAM, Kridel Grand Ballroom
POWELLS.COM/EVENTS #PDXBookFest
15
FOOD AND DRINK Olé Latte will be serving coffee and espresso in the Kridel Grand Ballroom lobby at the Portland Art Museum (PAM), and the Museum Grounds coffee shop will be open and offering coffee, tea, and pastries. Local food trucks Ash Woodfired Pizza, Aybla Grill, Bunk Sandwiches, The Dump Truck, ...On Tots, Pip’s Mobile Doughnuts and Chai, Salt & Straw, Tamale Boy, and The Whole Bowl will be selling food SW Park and Madison Avenues in front of PAM from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SUPPORT WORDSTOCK WHILE YOU EAT! These businesses pledged to donate a
Aybla Grill (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)
percentage of their daily sales in support of the festival. We are grateful for their donation which helps sustain the future of Wordstock.
GET INVOLVED AS A BUSINESS PARTNER If your organization would like to join us for the 2018 festival, sign up at literary-arts.org/business-partner.
16
literary-arts.org/wordstock
The Dump Truck (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum) Olé Latte Coffee Cart (located at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum ) Pip’s Original (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)
PARTNER EVENTS Join partner events happening around Portland before and after the Wordstock festival. The following events feature Wordstock authors and presenters, and are run by organizations outside of Literary Arts. Festival tickets do not include admission to partner events; tickets are available through the presenting organization. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 TIN HOUSE GARAGE SALE 12:00–5:00 p.m., Tin House offices Free Come tour the Tin House offices, grab a beer, pet a dog, and fill a tote with discounted back issues and anthologies.
LIT CRAWL PORTLAND 6:00–8:45 p.m., various locations Tin House After Party: 9:00 p.m., Gallery 135 Join us on a madcap literary adventure through the streets of downtown Portland! All events are free and open to the public, and culminate in the Tin House Awkward After Party. More info at literary-arts.org/litcrawl
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films The Decameron with Jon Raymond
7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium, Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org Portland Art Museum
LOFI @ WORDSTOCK 8:00 p.m. at the Winningstad Theatre Tickets $16–$22, available at Portland5.com Literary Arts and the producers of Back Fence PDX present a variety show packed with Wordstock authors and Portland’s favorite performers. Featuring authors Daniel Handler, Melissa Febos, Tommy Pico, along with regular cast members Andrew Dickson, B. Frayn Masters, Arthur Bradford, Emily Overstreet, and Mindy Nettifee.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 NORTHWEST FILM CENTER PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films Troop Beverly Hills with Edan Lepucki
7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium, Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org Portland Art Museum
LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK 7:30 p.m. at Alberta Rose Theatre Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-35 Featuring the creators of Welcome to Night Vale: Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor, with Adam Gopnik, Elena Passarello, and Blossom.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK 11:00 a.m. at Mississippi Studios Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-25 Featuring Ed Asner, Edan Lepucki, Danez Smith, and Chad VanGaalen.
PIE & WHISKEY BRUNCH 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) Free Portland release party for Pie and Whiskey: Writers under the Influence of Butter & Booze. Featuring pie, whiskey, and writers reading prose or poetry about pie and whiskey, including Alexandra Teague, Ed Skoog, Joe Wilkins, Robert Lashley, Jess Walter, Shawn Vestal, Samuel Ligon, Kate Lebo.
#PDXBookFest
17
PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL: WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU A community celebration of books. Did you know? The actual cost per festival-goer is $76. Each $15 advance ticket sale covers only 20% of the total cost it takes to bring you the literary experiences Wordstock provides. More than 10% of attendees are under the age of 17 and receive free admission.
In order to keep the festival sustainable, we need: Corporate and In-kind Support Foundation and Government Support
30%
30%
20%
Class and Booth Sales
6%
Donations from individuals like you! We believe books and storytelling are for everyone. Generous support from friends like you make the festival possible.
14% Ticket Sales
Donate to Literary Arts through the Give!Guide on November 11 and be entered to win a pair of tickets to see The Moth Mainstage on Monday, December 11 and a curated selection of 20 books from the Literary Arts library! Visit giveguide.org/#literaryarts or stop by our info table in the lobby of the Mark Building to make your gift today.
18
literary-arts.org/wordstock
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! Literary Arts would like to thank the volunteers that made this year’s festival possible: Jacqueline Adair Jones
Liana Colombo
Carol Greenough
Brandon Lenzi
Jan Nichols
Juliette Simonds
Val Adell
Sheralee Connors
Daryl Grenz
Anita Lesser
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman Vincent Singer
Deborah Ainza
Anne Conway
Patti Haack
Andrea Lewis
Kelsie O’Dea
Siri Smith
Beverly Aldinger
Sybilla Cook
Jen Hagan
Lori Lieberman
Erin O’shaughnessy
Rebecca Smolen
Christian Alexio
Jennifer Cruikshank
Brett Hagar
Luna Loganayagam
Julie Ocken
Alan Soles
Stephanie Allen
Jonathan Cruz
Kirsty Hamilton
Amy Lore
Johanna Ogden
Sophie Soprani
Erika Almskaar
Gina Cumming
Romaine Harris
Julia Lowman
Linh Oliver
Katherine Sosa
Aloha High School: National Honor Society
Tracy Cutts
Ally Harris
Connor Lucey
Lyn Palmer
Kari Stanley
Sele D’Amato
Sue Harvey
Rebecca MacGregor
Leah Pancheri
Jeff Stookey
Maggie Anderson
Saralina DAmicoErlandson
Monica Hay
Christina Malango
Karen Papania
Kristen Stowell
Sheri Anderson
Cydney Dashkoff
Kaitlin Hecker
Jane Manchee
Lauren Paredes
Eve Street
Stephanie André
Ava Dean
Lucy Heil
Jo Mancuso
Claudine Paris
Sarah Studenmund
Beth Appert
Cameron Denney
Kristen Held
Lizzie Martinez
Erin Parsons
Carolyn Supinka
Sue Armitage
Jennifer Denrow
Anne Hendren
Emily Matis
Ryan Patterson
Diane Sussman
E.V. Armitage
Gina Devincenzi
Caroline Henry
Kelley McCaffery
Cynthia Peele
Hailey Swain
Rania Ayoub
Martha Dixon
Alyssa Herzinger
Kayla McClanahan
Diana Penley
Tracy Swensen
Kim Bache
Melissa Dodson
Kathleen Hobbs
Alyssa McClure
Celeste Perez
Kathryn Tarries
Brie Barbee
Holly Dolan
Susan Hodge
Marcia McDonald
Caitlin Peterkin
Nannette Taylor
Susan Bard
Katie Dominguez
Renée Hoffman
Carolyn McKinney
Rosanne Petersen
Diane Terrett
Mary Ann Barham
Beatrice Drumwright
Marcia Hollander
Marie McMahon
Jennifer Pi
Greg Thomas
Lisa Bauso
Viveca Duazo
Lori Hood
Heather McMahon Wadia
Don Pihl
Celeste Trimble
Heidi Bazille
Veronica Duczek
Melissa Howes
Audra McNamee
Megan Poole
Valeriia Vlasenko
Ellen Beier
John James Dudek
Jacqueline Hoyt
Maya McOmie
Vicky Porter
Claudia von Hammerstein
Emily Biggins
Xenia Dylag
Kelley Hutchison
Katie McRae
Jonathan Potkins
Jessica Wadleigh
Yashshree Raj Bisht
Elaine Earle
Nicole Isaakson
Mary Mears-Haskell
Matthew Preston
Jan Waldmann
Jessica Blackman
Deborah Edward
Anna Jackson
Lisa Meech
Courtney Rae
Annie Walsh
David Blanchard
Daniel Elder
Marissa James
Sarah Meilinger
Claire Ramaley
Peggy Walsh
Jenny Blenk
Deborah Elliott
Morgan Josef
Bonnie Meltzer
Rachel Ratner
Laura Walsh
Sarah Bonilla
Candia Elliott
Joanne Kahn
Nicole Metildi
Lisa Reeve
Judy Ward
Ana Borel
Grant Engrav
Kelsey Kava
Haylee Metzner
Sharron Reichle
Zach Ward
Sarah Borsten
Keaven Fadness
Chamisa Kellogg
Anastasia Mickelson
Caroline Reul
Niscelle Ward
Maggie Brees
Rita Fawcett
Shaune Kelly
Leah Middleton
Arthur Rich
Scotti Warren
Jim Breithaupt
Sarah Fitzpatrick
Karah Kemmerly
Terra Miezwa
Katy Riker
Laurie Washburne
Brittany Brick
Corinne Fletcher
Kyle Kerezsi
M Carolyn Miller
Renee Ripley
Maia Watkins
Terence Brierly
Whitney Florea
Ahimsa Kerp
Tori Miller
Alexandria Robinson
Patricia Weathers
Cheryl Brock
Daniel Fogg
Hannah Kim
Kristin Miller
Kristen Rogers
Janie Webster
Rachel Burdon
Austin Fontenot
Nichole Kimoto
Tara Miller
Christa Rohrbach
Margaret Weddell
Luke Burke
Gabrielle Foulkes
Rob King
Kirsten Miller
Pema Rojas
Sarah West
Stephen Burke
Tracey Franco
Martha Kinsella
Lauren Mittelman
Arielle Ross
Lucky Whitburn-Thomas
Mark Butterfield
Franklin KeyClub
Allison Kirkpatrick
Grace Moen
Brynn Rova
Kate Wilkinson
Cecily Caceu
Kathy French
Samantha Kitchen
Shannon Moffett
Marilyn Rudin
Ann Williams
Daniel Caicedo
Radiah Gaines
Brooke Klein
Jan Molinaro
Justin Russell
Marlena Williams
Bridget Carrick
Niki Ganong
Bess Korey
Mary-Lynne Monroe
Hoang Samuelson
Kira Wilson
Lauren Carrier
Eva Garber
Ariel Kusby
Gary Monzon
Liz Sandoval
Sophie Wilson
Margaret Cassinelli
Colin Gardner
Amy Lachenmeier
Ann Moorhead
Pamela Santos
Timothy Wood
Ian Caton
Kate Garklavs
Missy Ladygo
William Moorhead
Galina Sanzharlinskaya
Joe Worth
Audrey Cerchiara
Maureen Geraghty
Karen Laird
Melissa Morgan
Kevin Sasse
Judy Yablonski
Kathryn Charlton
Robin Giangrande
Patricia Lake
Michelle Morihara
Elke Schoen
Megan Yarck
Morgan Chen
Lindsay Goldman
Marte Lamb
Marianne Morris
Emily Schultz
Sharon Yee
Adie Cheyne
Marialicia Gonzalez
Ann Lasocki
Sophia Moser
Susan Schwartz
Rosy Zavala
Donna Childs
Jerry Goodstein
Brandi Laubscher
Muslim Education Trust
SEEDS
Gail Zuro
Lynne Chowning
Cristen Graham
Maureen Lauran
Susan Myers
Sheila Seitz
Stephanie Christianson
Crystal Granger
Chris Lawson
Larissa Nakagawa
Dahla Seroussi
Karlee Coe
Brett Greenberg
Anna Learn
Jaye Nasir
Courtney Sherwood
Cathrine Collins
Robert Greene
Cooper Lee
Donna Needham
Bob Silverman
And many others!
#PDXBookFest
19
ABOUT LITERARY ARTS Founded in 1984, Literary Arts is a community-based nonprofit literary organization located in downtown Portland. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
PROGRAMS OF LITERARY ARTS Portland Arts & Lectures brings the world’s most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to our community. In addition to events that are broadcast statewide on The Archive Project podcast and OPB radio show, the program connects readers and writers of all ages through classroom visits and workshops. Youth Programs inspires public high school students to write, publish, and perform their own creative writing. Writers in the Schools residencies bring working writers into classrooms. Students to the Schnitz gives young people access to great books and influential authors. The College Essay Mentoring Project pairs mentors with college applicants. And the annual Verselandia! poetry slam showcases high school spoken word artists. Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships supports, promotes, and celebrates Oregon’s writers and publishers. In addition to awards and fellowships for emerging and established writers, the program also offers writing classes and literary events at our downtown center and produces the Oregon Book Awards Author Tour, which connects writers and readers throughout the state.
Delve Readers Seminars cultivates community around the shared experience of reading. By gathering around books, we engage in dialogues with authors we love and artists who show us new perspectives. Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival brings writers and readers of all ages together to celebrate a shared passion for books. This daylong celebration features author events, readings, workshops, and an extensive book fair.
DONATE TO LITERARY ARTS Help us engage and support thousands of readers and writers of all ages across Oregon. Visit the Literary Arts booth at the festival book fair or visit literary-arts.org/donate and pledge your support today! Find Literary Arts and more than 140 local nonprofits in the Willamette Week Give!Guide at giveguide.org.
Contact Us Phone: 503-227-2583 | Visit Us: 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR 97205 Connect with Literary Arts: www.literary-arts.org. You can also like us on Facebook.com/literaryarts or follow us on Twitter and Instgram @literaryarts.
Literary Arts, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.