Celebrating 20 years of respect, writing and community.
Join us for our free community reading + book release party!
Come celebrate 20 years of writers and the launch of our 57th book, Close-up Mirrors/Los espejos de cerca.
When: Thursday, Dec 12, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Where: Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97215
See more event details here. Hope to see you there!
20th Anniversary Donor Feature: Anne Scott
Anne first participated in a Write Around Portland workshop in fall 2007 at the Oregon Burn Center. Grateful for the way the workshop helped her heal, Anne decided to give back. Read an interview with Anne here.
Workshops
We hold free creative writing workshops in hospitals, shelters, senior centers, prisons, schools and treatment facilities. We also hold workshops for a fee at Powell’s Books and HOTLIPS Pizza.
Books
We publish the stories of people who are often unheard in professionally-designed books. These books connect writers from our workshops with readers from the public.
Readings
We celebrate and create access to stories we aren’t hearing elsewhere through our community readings. These readings promote respect and include diverse voices.