Willamette Writers August 2023 Conference Registration Opens March 1st
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DREAM BIG this August 2-6, 2023 at the 54th annual Willamette Writers Conference! Join us to find your writing community, develop your craft and expand your career -- both in-person and online this year.
At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Portland and at your own computer screen, you'll find workshops, keynotes, critiques and pitches, all aimed at helping you take that next step in your writing life.
Critiques and pitches are online, August 2-3, and the workshops, keynotes, and events are August 4-6, in-person and online.
But that's not all! There are evening events (Pitch for the Prize! The Writer's Fair! The Launch of our literary journal!) as well as opportunities for networking, critique, and conversation.
Whether you write for the page, the stage, the screen or the mic, you will find your community at our annual conference.
Over 50 industry professionals will be joining us to share their expertise and knowledge of the changing industry.
Join us, and Dream Big in 2023.
When: August 2-6, 2023
Where: Online and In-Person at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
1441 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232
Who: You, agents, industry professionals, New York Times bestselling authors and film managers
Why: Because it’s time to DREAM BIG: find your community, develop your craft, and expand your career in 2023!
Our Saturday Evening Keynote: Cheryl Strayed
We are proud to welcome Cheryl Strayed back to the Willamette Writers Conference stage!
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and was made into an Oscar-nominated major motion picture.
Her bestselling book of Dear Sugar columns, Tiny Beautiful Things, has been adapted both as a Hulu television show (coming April 2023) and a play that has been staged in theaters around the world.
Strayed is also the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, Torch, and the bestselling collection Brave Enough, which brings together more than one hundred of her inspiring quotes.
Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Salon, and elsewhere. She has made two hit podcasts, Sugar Calling and Dear Sugars, which she co-hosted with Steve Almond. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Photo Credit Holly Andres.
Find out more about Cheryl Strayed at https://www.cherylstrayed.com/
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https://web.cvent.com/event/b8485532-15eb-4073-87ee-d07920fac5c3/summary
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http://www.willamettewriters.org
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