2015 Literary Arts Annual Newsletter

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Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival to relaunch A one-day celebration at the Portland Art Museum on Saturday, November 7, 2015

2014/2015 Literary Arts snapshot ENGAGE READERS

1 New Radio Show

The Archive Project broadcasts original author lectures on OPB radio every Wednesday at 9:00 p.m., online at literary-arts.org/ archives, and on iTunes.

By Amanda Bullock, Festival & Events Manager

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Portland is a truly amazing city. I’m new here and still in awe: I arrived at PDX in January to start work relaunching the Wordstock Festival. Wordstock is a beloved event in search of a new life, and Literary Arts is the perfect home for the book festival. Our mission is to support writers, engage readers, and inspire the next generation with great literature. Wordstock is a chance to do all of these things in one day, in one place, creating one grand moment for Portland, for writers, and for readers. Wordstock’s subtitle of “Portland’s Book Festival” i s d e l i b e r a te and significant. Wordstock will celebrate Portland and will be an event that could only happen here, in Portland, in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest. It will be a national stage deeply rooted in this very particular place. Wordstock will bring in authors from across the country and around the world who represent a variety of genres and diverse viewpoints. We will also feature local writers—including cookbook authors and food writers, children’s book authors and illustrators, novelists and

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SUPPORT WRITERS

$1.3 Million Raised

During our 30th anniversary, we created the Brian Booth Writers’ Fund, an endowment to underwrite the Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships program. INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION

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3,600 Students Served

In addition to Writers in the Schools residencies, we also facilitated college essay mentoring sessions and poetry workshops for Portland’s youth. memoirists—celebrating their new books, leading panel discussions, teaching workshops, and more. We will also feature great food and drink (always important here), including an outdoor (tented! It’s Portland in November!) beer garden accompanied by favorite local food trucks and carts. And, naturally, it wouldn’t be a Portland party without great music: we are delighted to be partnering with OPB to present live music throughout the festival. We have a wonderful venue partner in the Portland Art Museum, which has been enthusiastic and supportive of the book festival from the very beginning. Continued on page 4

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Words from the Director................. 2

Investing in Oregon’s Creative Future.................................... 3

The Power of Poetry......................... 6 Thank You to Our Donors............... 7

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