Write Around Portland

🗓️ Mark your calendars! Our Summer Reading & Book Release will be at 2 p.m. on June 7 at the Albina Library at 205 NE Russell St.

This special afternoon celebrates the writers who participated in our spring workshop season. The event will include readings by authors published in our winter anthology, a prize drawing, and refreshments. This is a great opportunity to bring friends, family and colleagues who are interested in learning more about Write Around Portland.

This reading give participants a platform to share their creative work publicly, honoring their experiences and voices. It's an opportunity for our writers to celebrate personal transformation and healing through storytelling. Audience members will witness the impact of creative writing in real time through this shared experience.

We can’t wait to see you there at Multnomah County Library's Albina location in northeast Portland on June 7. As always, the event is FREE and open to everyone.

RSVP at writearound.org/summer ✍️

We're hosting a celebration for our BIPOC writing community! Join us on May 21 to meet BIPOC writers and learn about our Resonate: BIPOC Writing Circles that we host online and in-person. Whether you’ve attended many Resonate groups or none, all BIPOC writers are welcome to our first ever BIPOC Writing Circle Mixer!

What to expect?
🍽️ Snacks and drinks!
📝 Casual writing activities.
😊 Meet with new and returning Resonate writers and facilitators.
🧐 Discover BIPOC Writing opportunities, like leading a BIPOC Writing Group!
⭐️ Drop in for a few minutes or stay for the full two hours.

Resonate BIPOC Writing Circle Mixer!
Thursday, May 21, 4-6 p.m. PDT
Albina Library, Community Room A
205 NE Russell Street
Portland, OR 97212

Learn more and register at https://events.humanitix.com/resonate-bipoc-writing-circle-mixer-in-person-at-albina-library.

* Please note that this program is an affinity space exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. However, all writers are invited to join us at Freewrite or Prompt!

If you're looking for a fun night out or weekend getaway this National Poetry Month, consider some of these small businesses! They all donated to Write Around Portland in 2025, and we're extra grateful.

🤩 Jupiter Hotel (); Portland Rafting Company (); OMSI (); Oregon Coast Aquarium (); Fort George Brewery (); Float On (); Rose City Comic Con (); Reser Center for the Arts (); NW Children’s Theatre (); Cinema 21 (); Hollywood Theatre (); Clinton Street Theater ().

Give your support to these awesome businesses and organizations who invest in all of us and the city we call home. 💗