Portland Writer's Workshop

Thanks for joining us, writers!

Because of COVID-19, we are hosting this with Zoom. When life returns to normal then we will be meeting again in downtown Portland.

For now, we will be sending out the Zoom link with the stories that are sent by email the Saturday before the workshop.

Please understand that we limit attendance to 15 or 16 writers to allow all the writers a chance to critique and have a voice during the workshop.

Before you come:

New? Send us your email so we can get the week's stories to you. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Please read the stories before coming to the meeting. (We don't read stories out loud.)

Some of us print out the stories and make comments on the hard copies to give to the writer, but this is not obligatory.

We always start with something we like about the story and then move into talking about what needs work.

Writers must attend at least once before submitting a story to get a feel for the group.

Submission guidelines:

• 5000 word cap (excerpts of longer works OK)

• Double-spaced

• First line indention

• No extra space between paragraphs

• Drafts should be fairly polished

• Narrative fiction and non-fiction only

• Feel free to let us know if there's an aspect you'd like us to focus on, but please minimize any preamble

• Stories should be submitted (pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com) no later than the SATURDAY at noon before the meeting

• Send stories in Word or PDF

All members should get in touch with the organizers and provide an email address so we can get you the week's story submissions. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

How the group works:

We encourage the submitting writer to listen while her/his story is discussed by other members and then ask questions or offer explanations at the end.

If it's a novel, we don't need to know the ending. We like suspense.

Many of us have beer/tea/wine and/or food while at the meeting. Feel free to eat or not.

Please bring $2 to contribute to the group each meeting. These funds go towards our Meetup fees. Ask us about this if you have questions.

Please contact us with other questions or concerns: pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Thanks for joining us, writers!

Because of COVID-19, we are hosting this with Zoom. When life returns to normal then we will be meeting again in downtown Portland.

For now, we will be sending out the Zoom link with the stories that are sent by email the Saturday before the workshop.

Please understand that we limit attendance to 15 or 16 writers to allow all the writers a chance to critique and have a voice during the workshop.

Before you come:

New? Send us your email so we can get the week's stories to you. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Please read the stories before coming to the meeting. (We don't read stories out loud.)

Some of us print out the stories and make comments on the hard copies to give to the writer, but this is not obligatory.

We always start with something we like about the story and then move into talking about what needs work.

Writers must attend at least once before submitting a story to get a feel for the group.

Submission guidelines:

• 5000 word cap (excerpts of longer works OK)

• Double-spaced

• First line indention

• No extra space between paragraphs

• Drafts should be fairly polished

• Narrative fiction and non-fiction only

• Feel free to let us know if there's an aspect you'd like us to focus on, but please minimize any preamble

• Stories should be submitted (pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com) no later than the SATURDAY at noon before the meeting

• Send stories in Word or PDF

All members should get in touch with the organizers and provide an email address so we can get you the week's story submissions. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

How the group works:

We encourage the submitting writer to listen while her/his story is discussed by other members and then ask questions or offer explanations at the end.

If it's a novel, we don't need to know the ending. We like suspense.

Many of us have beer/tea/wine and/or food while at the meeting. Feel free to eat or not.

Please bring $2 to contribute to the group each meeting. These funds go towards our Meetup fees. Ask us about this if you have questions.

Please contact us with other questions or concerns: pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Thanks for joining us, writers!

Because of COVID-19, we are hosting this with Zoom. When life returns to normal then we will be meeting again in downtown Portland.

For now, we will be sending out the Zoom link with the stories that are sent by email the Saturday before the workshop.

Please understand that we limit attendance to 15 or 16 writers to allow all the writers a chance to critique and have a voice during the workshop.

Before you come:

New? Send us your email so we can get the week's stories to you. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Please read the stories before coming to the meeting. (We don't read stories out loud.)

Some of us print out the stories and make comments on the hard copies to give to the writer, but this is not obligatory.

We always start with something we like about the story and then move into talking about what needs work.

Writers must attend at least once before submitting a story to get a feel for the group.

Submission guidelines:

• 5000 word cap (excerpts of longer works OK)

• Double-spaced

• First line indention

• No extra space between paragraphs

• Drafts should be fairly polished

• Narrative fiction and non-fiction only

• Feel free to let us know if there's an aspect you'd like us to focus on, but please minimize any preamble

• Stories should be submitted (pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com) no later than the SATURDAY at noon before the meeting

• Send stories in Word or PDF

All members should get in touch with the organizers and provide an email address so we can get you the week's story submissions. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

How the group works:

We encourage the submitting writer to listen while her/his story is discussed by other members and then ask questions or offer explanations at the end.

If it's a novel, we don't need to know the ending. We like suspense.

Many of us have beer/tea/wine and/or food while at the meeting. Feel free to eat or not.

Please bring $2 to contribute to the group each meeting. These funds go towards our Meetup fees. Ask us about this if you have questions.

Please contact us with other questions or concerns: pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Thanks for joining us, writers!

Because of COVID-19, we are hosting this with Zoom. When life returns to normal then we will be meeting again in downtown Portland.

For now, we will be sending out the Zoom link with the stories that are sent by email the Saturday before the workshop.

Please understand that we limit attendance to 15 or 16 writers to allow all the writers a chance to critique and have a voice during the workshop.

Before you come:

New? Send us your email so we can get the week's stories to you. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

Please read the stories before coming to the meeting. (We don't read stories out loud.)

Some of us print out the stories and make comments on the hard copies to give to the writer, but this is not obligatory.

We always start with something we like about the story and then move into talking about what needs work.

Writers must attend at least once before submitting a story to get a feel for the group.

Submission guidelines:

• 5000 word cap (excerpts of longer works OK)

• Double-spaced

• First line indention

• No extra space between paragraphs

• Drafts should be fairly polished

• Narrative fiction and non-fiction only

• Feel free to let us know if there's an aspect you'd like us to focus on, but please minimize any preamble

• Stories should be submitted (pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com) no later than the SATURDAY at noon before the meeting

• Send stories in Word or PDF

All members should get in touch with the organizers and provide an email address so we can get you the week's story submissions. pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com

How the group works:

We encourage the submitting writer to listen while her/his story is discussed by other members and then ask questions or offer explanations at the end.

If it's a novel, we don't need to know the ending. We like suspense.

Many of us have beer/tea/wine and/or food while at the meeting. Feel free to eat or not.

Please bring $2 to contribute to the group each meeting. These funds go towards our Meetup fees. Ask us about this if you have questions.

Please contact us with other questions or concerns: pdxwritersworkshop(AT)gmail.com