Winter Reading & Book Release

Thursday, December 12

5:30 PM Doors | 6:00 PM Program

NW Natural (250 SW Taylor St. Portland, oR 97204)

Free and Open to All!

Celebrating Writers from our Programs at:

  • Alano Club of Portland
  • Community Partners for Affordable Housing
  • Do Good Multnomah
  • Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
  • Maybelle Center for Community
  • Multnomah County HIV Health Services Center
  • PIVOT Job Corps
  • REACH Community Development
  • Springdale Job Corps Center
  • Virtue Recovery Center
  • Whitewood Gardens Residential Care Facility

Venue is ADA accessible. Please contact us at 503-796-9224 or info@writearound.org for any additional accommodations.

Writers: Here are Details for the Reading

* If you’re planning to read, please arrive between 5:30-5:45 PM to register!

The Winter Reading & Book Release is a celebration of the book and the writers published in the book. Every writer published is invited to read at this event.

  • Please ask your writing group facilitator for the reading sign up form and turn it in to your facilitator so we can put your name—as you requested it to appear in the anthology—in the event program and list of readers. If you did not sign up to read with your facilitator, please call 503-796-9224 or email info@writearound.org by 2 days before the reading to sign up.
  • The event is free. Bring your friends and family!
  • Each published writer will receive one free copy of the book at the event. Published writers can purchase additional copies for $6 each at the reading or, after the reading, for $10 each on our participant book sales page.

Preparing for the Reading

  • Write Around Portland will send you a confirmation/reminder letter about a week before the reading. In the letter, we will let you know which piece was chosen for the book along with a copy for you to practice with.
  • You are invited to read the piece that was published in the book.
  • Children and families are welcome at our event. If your writing includes adult language, content or themes, please plan to read later in the evening so that parents can choose whether or not they want their children to hear this writing.
  • If you are unable to attend the reading, please call the Write Around Portland office (503-796-9224) or email info@writearound.org by 2 days before the reading to let us know.
A woman in a sage green shirt reads from her published piece at a microphone.

Help us honor everyone’s story

Make a donation today to support our reading program that celebrates stories rarely heard in our region.

Write Around Portland is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Fall Season Sponsors

Write Around Portland’s Fall Season and our Winter Reading & Book Launch were made possible through the generous support of:

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