Oregon Writers Colony

All are welcome to join us for the free Spooky Poe-try Writing Workshop TONIGHT, Friday, October 17th, from 6:00-8:00 pm at Cup of Tea in Clackamas! Come create some seasonally spooky and autumnal poetry with OWC members and event facilitators, Jone Rush MacCulloch and Suz Blackaby! We hope to see you there!

Please find the details in the link to our newsletter. - https://mailchi.mp/0671f2f7a7fe/oregon-writers-colony-eblast-reminder-spooky-poetry-workshop-tonight-october-17th-16562134

Eugene Literary Event!
Via the University of Oregon: Memoir and Creative Nonfiction writer Greg Marshall will be giving a reading and Q&A on Tuesday May 20th at 7 p.m. at the Knight Library Browsing Room. He is the inaugural speaker for the newly established Betsy Wheeler Disability Studies Speaker Series.

Marshall is the author of the hilarious, award-winning memoir Leg, which grapples with family, disability, and coming of age as a gay man living with cerebral palsy.

Leg was listed among the best nonfiction books of the year by The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, LitHub, Esquire, and was a finalist for a 2023 Lambda Literary Prize. This event is hosted by the Disability Studies Program at the University of Oregon.
https://store.abramsbooks.com/products/leg

An Evening with Leah Sottile and The Creative Nonfiction Podcast

On April 13th, Oregon Writers Colony partnered with Gratitude Brewing in Eugene for a live taping of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with host Brendan O'Meara and guest Leah Sottile, an acclaimed Oregon journalist known for her award-winning podcast, Bundyville. You may find the link to the podcast in our newsletter to hear her candid, humorous, and deeply instructive reflections for writers of all genres. - https://mailchi.mp/c3936dc6c813/oregon-writers-colony-eblast-recap-an-evening-with-leah-sottile-the-creative-nonfiction-podcast