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At the Schnitz last night, writer Elizabeth Strout told her Literary Arts audience that when she became frustrated with her writing she enrolled in a stand-up comedy class. Though this experience helped her find her voice, she claims the stress of it it took a few years off her life. If you want to take [...]

Thanks to everyone who came to our anthology reading at Powell’s City of Books! It was an awesome event. (The colorful background is old Portland Mercury covers.) Check out our facebook page for more photos, or grab a copy of next month’s Literary Arts e-newsletter (sign up here) for a full write-up.

Attention young writers: You could win a $15,000 scholarship to the Writing & Publishing Program at Walnut Hill School for the Arts. How? Submit your fiction, poetry, or play to The Blue Pencil Online by February 1, 2011 at 12:00 noon EST. Be sure to read the submission guidelines and follow them exactly. (Note: this [...]

Join us as we celebrate another semester of great student writing! First we’ll be highlighting the new WITS anthology, Take My Hand I Want To Show You Something, followed by school-specific readings at cafes and bookstores around the city. Here is a full schedule: Anthology Reading DATE: Thursday, January 13 TIME: 7:30 pm PLACE: Powell’s [...]

When I used to read a lot of YA fiction, I remember having to browse the library for hours to find a new book to read, then read all the books by that author and begin the search again. Novel Novice, a new website celebrating it’s first birthday this month, makes it much easier to [...]