Latest Past Events

Haunted: Kalynn Bayron & Marissa Meyer

First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland

Kalynn Bayron and Marissa Meyer join Emily Suvada in a panel on their most recent novels and the (un)dead that haunt their protagonists. There are dark family secrets to be uncovered, paranormal activities in the air, and the siren call of young love to be discussed.

Monstrous: Courtney Gould & Trang Thanh Tran

Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland

Courtney Gould and Trang Thanh Tran join Megan Lally for a discussion on the monsters that lurk in the wild and the wildness that lurks in our own angry hearts.

Literary Arts Student Anthology Launch: With All This I Live/Con Todo Esto Vivo

Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland

Each year, Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program publishes an anthology of exemplary student work and invites them to read their writing at Portland Book Festival. This year’s anthology, With All This I Live/Con Todo Esto Vivo, showcases poetry, prose, and journalism written by high school students from across Portland, east Multnomah County, and Woodburn. All proceeds from the sale of the anthologies goes back to support WITS programming.