Events & Opportunities

April 3, 2025

Author! Author! with Ellen Waterston

Oregon's eleventh Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, offers a writing workshop as part of Deschutes Public Library Foundation's annual event series.

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7:00 p.m., Caldera High School, Bend

May 3, 2025

Terroir Creative Writing Festival

Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston will participate in the 2025 Terroir Creative Writing Festival. The aim of the festival is to build a stronger literary community by encouraging and spotlighting local writers while also making connections with the writing and publishing community beyond Yamhill County.

9:00 a.m., Stoller Experience Center, Dayton

July 13, 2025

Studio Series Poetry Reading and Open Mic with Ellen Waterston

Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston will be featured at the July 13, 2025 Studio Series Poetry Reading and Open Mic hosted by Leah Stenson at the Ross Island Grocery & Cafe. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees are welcome to read at the open mic after Ellen Waterston's reading.

7:00 p.m., Ross Island Grocery and Cafe, Portland

October 18, 2025

Astoria Creative Writing Festival

Oregon Poet Laureate Ellent Waterston will appear alongside other writers at a weekend of readings, workshops, and literary happenings all centered in Oregon's oldest coastal town. Learn more about this event.

All day, Barbey Center, Astoria