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Last night’s reading at the Portland Art Museum was an awesome example of multimedia storytelling and collaboration. Lincoln students who worked with WITS writers this past semester spent time at the Portland Art Museum and the Independent Publishing Resource Center to create work that is both inspired by and expressed through visual art. In addition [...]

Another round of WITS Readings is approaching! Here’s the schedule: Lincoln High School Date: Thursday, May 12 Location: Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) Time: 6:30 pm Featured WITS writers: John Isaacson and Laura Moulton Roosevelt High School Date: Monday, May 16 Location: Girasole Pizza (8438 N. Lombard) Time: 7:00 pm Featured WITS writers: Carmen [...]

What does providing tickets and transportation to nearly 1,000 students to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall look like? Well, this was a calm moment… On last Monday night, eight buses were lining the streets around the Schnitz for our event with Wes Moore, the author of this year’s Multnomah Country Library “Everybody Reads” selection, The [...]

After an exciting week of rehearsals, The MothShop took the stage Friday morning at Marshall High School’s Renaissance Arts Academy. For those who don’t know, The Moth has a few rules. The story must be true. You can’t memorize it or use notes or props. It’s just the teller, the mic, and the truth. So [...]

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.

Franklin High School’s library was buzzing on Tuesday afternoon as over 60 mentors and students gathered to work on students’ essays for college and scholarship applications. Students ate pizza as Franklin High School staff Susan Bartley gave a Powerpoint presentation with tips for writing essays, and then everyone got to work. The turnout was phenomenal, [...]

The WITS Teen Lounge at Wordstock was really fun!  Teens of all ages came to read, write and hang out. (Click for larger image)

Tonight (May 6th) the students from Franklin High School will be reading their works at the Bipartisan Cafe over at 7901 SE Stark. The reading starts at 7:00pm and will feature writers-in-residence Hunt Holman and Kirsten Rian. Oh, and it is FREE. View Larger Map

Come enjoy some Cornbread every Friday night at Po’shines Cafe De La Soul. Cornbread is of course their newly instituted youth spoken word and poetry reading not the delicious southern style baked good (although I can see where there might be some confusion). Middle and high school students are welcome to come and share their [...]

Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools program is pleased to announce several student readings in February. The readings feature student authors who worked with our writers during the fall semester. Writers-in-residence and classroom teachers will read with the students. Readings are free and everyone is welcome. Cleveland High School Tuesday, February 3rd at 7 p.m. [...]