Events and readings for October

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17 October 2015, 11:00am|

Poets & Writers Portland, Oregon: Independent Publishing

Portland, Oregon: Independent Publishing

11:15 to 12:00 INDEPENDENT PRESS EDITOR PANEL
Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, talks with the editors of some of the area’s most successful independent presses about the kind of work they publish, along with practical advice for writers looking to submit their work and tips for how to establish successful working relationships with editors. Panelists include Heidi Broadhead, managing editor of Wave Books; Natalie Garyet, managing editor of Tavern Books; Rhonda Hughes, publisher of Hawthorne Books; and Michael Wiegers, editor in chief of Copper Canyon Press.

3:15 to 4:00   DANGEROUS WRITING
Critically acclaimed novelist Tom Spanbauer, author of Faraway Places, The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon, In The City of Shy Hunters, Now Is the Hour, and, most recently, I Loved You More (Hawthorne Books, 2014), presents a talk on Dangerous Writing, an innovative approach to writing that forms the basis of the workshop he has been teaching in Portland for years. The presentation will be followed by readings by Matty Byloos and Margaret Malone, students of the Dangerous Writing workshop. Introduction by novelist Monica Drake.

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locationPNCA
511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209