WELCOME TO WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL 2017
Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, is an event for everyone. Literary Arts is proud to host more than 100 of the most talented and exciting contemporary writers at work today. This daylong celebration of books is your chance to meet literary heroes and discover new voices. Explore the wide range of events, from marquee interviews at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to pop-up readings in the galleries of the Portland Art Museum. The festival also includes an expanded book fair, where you can pick up festival authors’ books and discover local presses.
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s event on Saturday, November 11.
Best wishes, Andrew Proctor, Executive
Director Amanda
Bullock,
Director of Public Programs
This year’s festival is made possible with the support of the following partners:
A to Z Wineworks, DENNIS Uniform, Devil’s Food Catering, Elephants Delicatessen, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Litquake Foundation, Northwest Film Center, Northwest Natural, The Old Church, Oregon Historical Society, Portland Monthly, Poster Garden, Provenance Hotels, Trimet, Triumph Expo and Events Inc., Whiting Foundation
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival features more than 100 authors presenting onstage events, children’s storytimes, pop-up readings, and writing workshops. This one-day celebration also includes a book fair featuring more than 90 national and local vendors.
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Box office opens at 8:00 a.m.
Doors at 9:00 a.m.
Last event ends at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION
Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave) plus Portland’5, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Oregon Historical Society, Northwest Film Center, and The Old Church (map on page 12)
ADMISSION
Purchase tickets in advance at literary-arts.org/wordstock Adult advance tickets
Adult day-of tickets
Full-price admission includes a $5 book fair voucher
TABLE OF CONTENTS
$15
$18
17 and younger Free
Includes students with a valid high school ID
Veterans and active duty military
Admission includes entry to the Portland Art Museum’s permanent exhibits
Wordstock is a program of Literary Arts , a community-based nonprofit located in downtown Portland with a 34-year history of serving Oregon’s readers and writers. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
WHO WE ARE
Literary Arts Staff
Andrew Proctor, Executive Director
Maggie Allen
Amanda Bullock
Lydah DeBin
Alanna Faelan
James Gendron
Megan Gex
Jennifer Gurney
India Hamilton
Hunt Holman
Ramiza Koya
Susan Moore
Denver Olmstead
Liz Olufson
Chelsea Querner
Joanna Rose
Dao Strom
Mel Wells
Kyle White
Board of Directors
Jacqueline Willingham, Chair
Jill Abere
Mike Barr
Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm
Ginnie Cooper
Alice Cuprill-Comas
Rebecca DeCesaro
Amy Donohue
Theo Downes-Le Guin
Eckert
Wordstock
Advisory Council
Karen Karbo, Chair
Neil Aitken
Sarah Carlberg
Liz Crain
Rachel Fershleiser
Jennifer Abel Kovitz
B. Frayn Masters
J.S. May
Susan Moore
Olivia Olivia
Steph Opitz
Sarah Rothenfluch
Heidi Schulz
Rob Spillman
Dao Strom
Alicia Tate
AUTHORS
The festival features more than 100 authors who have published books in the past 18 months. These authors will be appearing in onstage events at the nine festival stages (page 10-11) and pop-up readings (page 13) throughout the galleries of the Portland Art Museum.
ELLIOT ACKERMAN
Dark at the Crossing FICTION
1:15 p.m. WIN
with Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross
KAVEH AKBAR
Calling a Wolf a Wolf POETRY
5:15 p.m. BRU
with Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
JESS ARNDT
Large Animals FICTION
4:45 p.m. OHS
with Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113
BONNIE ARNING
Escape Velocity POETRY
1:45 p.m. BRU
with Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
Pop-up: 11:45 a.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303
JAMI ATTENBERG
All Grown Up FICTION
10:00 a.m. WHIT
with Adam Gopnik, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
MAC BARNETT
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse KIDS
11:15 a.m. MID
with Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell
12:50 p.m. KIDS
Storytime
ANDREW BARTON
The Myrtlewood Cookbook NONFICTION
11:30 a.m. WIN
with Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
SAMIYA BASHIR
Field Theories POETRY
1:45 p.m. BRU
with Bonnie Arning, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
GABRIELLE BELL
Everything Is Flammable NONFICTION COMICS/GN
11:30 a.m. OHS
with Kate Carroll de Gutes, Jenny Forrester, mod. Wendy Willis
DAVID BIESPIEL
Education of a Young Poet NONFICTION
3:30 p.m. OHS
with Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
VERA BROSGOL
Leave Me Alone! KIDS
11:15 a.m. MID
with Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell
2:50 p.m. KIDS
Storytime
JEFFREY BROWN
Lucy and Andy Neanderthal: The Stone
Cold Age MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN
12:30 p.m. MID
with Ben Clanton, mod. Kate Ristau
MICHAEL BUCKLEY
The Sisters Grimm MIDDLE GRADE
3:00 p.m. MID with Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz
JULIE BUNTIN
Marlena FICTION
1:30 p.m. UCC
moderating event with Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna
4:30 p.m. WHIT
with Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
KATE CARROLL DE GUTES
The Authenticity Experiment NONFICTION
11:30 a.m. OHS
with Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, mod.
Wendy Willis
Pop-up: 2:30 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113
P.C. CAST
Sun Warrior YA
10:00 a.m. TOC with Traci Chee, April Henry, mod.
Alison Kastner
JESSIE CHAFFEE
Florence in Ecstasy FICTION
11:45 a.m. BRU with Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas
Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 203
TRACI CHEE
The Speaker YA
10:00 a.m. TOC
with P.C. Cast, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
Schedule subject to change without notice.
STEVEN CHURCH
One with the Tiger NONFICTION
4:45 p.m. WIN with Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 202
BEN CLANTON
Boo Who? KIDS
9:50 a.m. KIDS
Storytime
Super Narwhal and Jelly
Jolt MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN
12:30 p.m. MID with Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau
TA-NEHISI COATES
We Were Eight Years in Power NONFICTION
12:00 p.m. SCH with mod. New York Times ’ Jenna Wortham
LIZ CRAIN
Hello! My Name Is Tasty NONFICTION
11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
JEFFREY CRANOR
It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel FICTION
12:00 p.m. WHIT
with Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
1:45 p.m. MID with Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill
MEG HOWREY
The Wanderers FICTION
11:45 a.m. BRU with Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, mod. Leni Zumas
RACHEL KHONG
Goodbye, Vitamin FICTION
4:30 p.m. WHIT
with Julie Buntin, Edan Lepucki, mod.
Steph Opitz
KATIE KITAMURA
A Separation FICTION
3:00 p.m. WHIT
with Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
Schedule subject to change without notice.
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CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
But What If We’re Wrong? NONFICTION
Chuck Klosterman X NONFICTION
3:00 p.m. WHIT
with Katie Kitamura, Hannah Tinti, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott
NINA LACOUR
We Are Okay YA
11:45 a.m. TOC
with Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
MIKE LAWRENCE
Star Scouts MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN
1:45 p.m. MID
with Matthew Holm, mod. Jonathan Hill
Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
KATE LEBO
Pie & Whiskey FICTION
11:30 a.m. WIN
with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201
FONDA LEE
Exo YA
1:30 p.m. TOC
with Julie C. Dao, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber Keyser
Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 208
EDAN LEPUCKI
Woman No. 17 FICTION
4:30 p.m. WHIT
with Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, mod. Steph Opitz
Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303
SAMUEL LIGON
Pie & Whiskey FICTION
11:30 a.m. WIN
with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201
VICTOR LODATO
Edgar and Lucy FICTION
9:45 a.m. WIN
with Rene Denfeld, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas
Pop-up: 12:15 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206
ALIA MALEK
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria NONFICTION
1:15 p.m. WIN
with Elliot Ackerman, Emily Robbins, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross
Pop-up: 10:45 a.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 204
SARAH MANGUSO
300 Arguments NONFICTION
4:45 p.m. OHS with Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, mod. Robin Romm
Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
CHELSEA MARTIN
Caca Dolce NONFICTION
3:30 p.m. OHS
with David Biespiel, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
Pop-up: 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 217
DAWN LUNDY MARTIN
Good Stock Strange Blood POETRY
3:00 p.m. WIN
with Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
AUTHORS (CONTINUED)
COLIN MELOY
The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid MIDDLE GRADE
4:30 p.m. KIDS with Carson Ellis and mod. Amy Martin
MAILE MELOY
Do Not Become Alarmed FICTION
3:15 p.m. UCC with Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman
with Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, mod. Fiona McCann
JAVIER ZAMORA
Unaccompanied POETRY
10:00 a.m. BRU
with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin
MATTHEW ZAPRUDER
Why Poetry NONFICTION
10:00 a.m. BRU
with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, mod. Sarah Bowlin
Pop-up: 12:30 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209
WRITING WORKSHOPS
Wordstock offers a series of writing workshops on flash fiction, poetry, memoir, and more taught by local and national writers. Visit literary-arts.org/wordstock for more information and registration details. Classes are expected to sell out. Advance workshop registration includes admission to the festival and a $5 book voucher, redeemable at the Wordstock book fair. One admission per student (not per class).
NW
TWO-HOUR WRITING WORKSHOPS
The following workshops are held at the Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.). Tuition is $75 and workshops are two hours. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.
FINDING AN AGENT: AN AGENT TELLS YOU HOW
taught by Betsy Amster
9:30–11:30 a.m. in Classroom C
Explore what it takes to find an agent able to help you reach your goals. Learn how to research and interview agents and understand representation agreements.
MINING THE DARKNESS FOR LIGHT: WRITING THE HUMOROUS ESSAY
taught by Courtenay Hameister
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Classroom A
Learn how to write humorous essays with a strong sense of voice and timing. Mine your material and learn the comedic benefits of truth-telling.
HONEST WRITING ABOUT TOUGH PERSONAL TOPICS
taught by Sage Cohen and Penelope Schott
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Classroom B
Learn different approaches to writing about personal topics like divorce, family relationships, and traumatic events.
TWEETING AND TUMBLING: HOW TO BOOST YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
taught by Nikole Potulsky
12:00–2:00 p.m. in Classroom C
Create an online presence to increase your visibility to readers, and learn strategies to make the most of your social media brand without being overwhelmed by it.
STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE: STORYTELLING FOR MEANING AND IMPACT
taught by Mindy Nettifee
12:30–2:30 p.m. in Classroom A
Learn how to use a core story theme to decide where to begin, where to go, how to play with tone, and how to land your meaning. Gain the tools to tell the same story a hundred different ways.
Workshop locations:
See page 12 for festival map
Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.)
Portland Art Museum, Main Building, Kinney Class, Lower Level
Portland Art Museum, Main Building, Stevens Room, Lower Level
BEYOND LANGUAGE: A GENERATIVE WORKSHOP
taught by Neil Aitken
1:00–3:00 p.m. in Classroom B
Use image, memory, and translation to defamiliarize language and discover what lurks beneath and beyond the surface of the every day and commonplace.
WRITING THE HERMIT CRAB ESSAY: ADVENTURES IN FORM
taught by Erica Trabold
2:30–4:30 p.m. in Classroom C
Explore the inextricable link between form and content in creative nonfiction. Nonfiction writing that doesn’t follow traditional forms is often called a “hermit crab” essay because it borrows its formal structure from something that already exists.
WRITING YA FICTION: BRINGING YOUNG NARRATORS TO LIFE ON THE PAGE
taught by Selene Castrovilla, Jessica Kapp, and Meagan Macvie
3:00–5:00 p.m. in Classroom A
Investigate how writers use immediacy, voice, and transformation to grasp young adult first-person narratives.
DIVINATION FOR INSPIRATION: BOOST YOUR CREATIVE POWERS
taught by Stephanie Adams-Santos
3:30–5:30 p.m. in Classroom B
Tuition: $95, includes materials
Use methods inspired by oracular texts and divination tools to inspire new writing, invigorate your personal practice, and flex your magical prowess for full creativity.
K THREE-HOUR WRITING WORKSHOPS
The following workshops are held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Kinney Classroom on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.
STARTING THE NOVEL
taught by M. Allen Cunningham 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $115
This three-hour workshop will demystify the ways one begins writing a book-length work of fiction, with in-class writing exercises, discussion, and helpful techniques and suggestions to get you started on your way.
Please note:
HANDMADE ARTISTS BOOKS & JOURNALS
taught by Marilyn Stablein
2:00–5:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $135, includes materials
Learn how to make an accordion book, a pamphlet stitched chapbook, and a folded structure. This workshop is useful to writers, artists, and anyone interested in learning more about the artistry of handmade books. All materials are provided.
S TEACHER WORKSHOP
The following workshop is held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Tuition is free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock to guarantee your seat.
MULTIGENERATIONAL MEMOIR FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
taught by Courtenay Hameister
12:30–1:45 p.m. in the Crumpacker Library
Participants will work on writing personal versions of common experiences to create and understand stories with multiple perspectives.
S YOUTH WORKSHOPS
The following workshops are held in the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Youth Workshops are free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock with student’s name and school to guarantee a seat.
JAM COMIC ZINES WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS
taught by Lisa Eisenberg
2:00–3:15 p.m. in the Stevens Room
Explore the collaborative possibilities of comics creation while learning about story structure and zine-making! Middle school (grades 6–8) only.
POETRY WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
taught by David Ciminello
3:30–4:45 p.m. in the Stevens Room
Brainstorm, write, collaborate, and share poetic prose and poetry. Participants will celebrate culture and community through poetic expression and innovation. High school (grades 9–12) only.
Individuals may register in person for any available class seats on Saturday, November 11 at the Northwest Film Center’s registration table. However, your festival admission will NOT be included in the tuition for those who register for classes on-site at Wordstock; you will need to purchase a ticket from the box office in addition to your class registration.
HOW TO ATTEND WORDSTOCK
WHERE TO PICK UP TICKETS
Adult advance tickets
$15 ($18 DAY OF)
Adult entry includes a $5 book fair voucher. Buy your ticket at portlandartmuseum.org/wordstock.
17 and younger Free
Also includes students with a valid high school ID
Veterans and active duty military Free
All attendees must purchase or pick up tickets from the box office on SW Park Avenue in front of the Portland Art Museum before entering any festival venues. Entry includes admission to the Museum’s permanent exhibits.
HOW TO GET THERE
Wordstock attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, or take mass transit to the festival. There are plentiful bus stops near the festival grounds, and a streetcar stop at PAM as well as a MAX Station at 6th and Madison. The museum/festival does NOT have a dedicated parking lot, but lot and street parking are available throughout downtown Portland.
BEST PRACTICES FOR ONSTAGE EVENTS
A festival ticket admits you to all festival events; there are no additional tickets required for individual onstage events. Entry to and seating at festival events is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and standing in line does NOT guarantee entry to an event. All rooms will be cleared between events. Plan to arrive early to your desired events. The schedule for Wordstock 2017 has onstage events and pop-up readings starting every 15 minutes. If your desired event is full, you can check out a different discussion, find a pop-up reading, or take a break at the food carts.
VISIT LITERARY-ARTS.ORG/WORDSTOCK FOR MORE FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS.
BOOK SIGNING AND POLICIES
Authors will sign books immediately following their onstage event unless otherwise noted. Books must be purchased from a festival bookstore in order to be signed, with the exception of one pre-owned book per author.
The 2017 festival is delighted to launch satellite bookstores at most of the festival stages, where attendees can purchase a book and get it signed on site.
TOC The Old Church (YA stage): Powell’s
OHS Oregon Historical Society: Broadway Books
UCC First Congregational United Church of Christ: Powell’s
KIDS Kids’ stage at Portland Art Museum’s Miller Gallery: Green Bean Bookstore
MID Middle grade stage at Portland Art Museum’s Crumpacker Library: Green Bean Bookstore
Authors presenting at the following stages will sign books, available from Powell’s, in the Kridel Grand Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum:
WHIT Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum
REMEMBER: YOUR $5 VOUCHER IS GOOD AT ANY VENDOR AT THE BOOK FAIR!
By purchasing books at Wordstock, you are supporting the authors and publishers who travel from near and far to share their work at the festival and the booksellers and vendors who invest time and expense to be at the book fair. Please buy early and often and know you are supporting the sustainability of Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival.
Book dealers are NOT allowed to bring books into the book signing area. Dealers with rolling carts and/or wagons are not allowed on the festival grounds.
WHIT Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation Stage 1219 SW Park Ave, Lower Level
KIDS Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Kids’ Stage 1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor Green Bean Bookstore
MID Crumpacker Library at the Portland Art Museum, Middle Grade Stage 1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor Green Bean Bookstore
TOC The Old Church, YA Stage 1422 SW 11th Ave Powell’s Books
UCC First Congregational United Church of Christ, McMenamins Stage 1126 SW Park Ave Powell’s Books
OHS Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Ave Broadway Books
POP-UP READINGS
POP-UP EVENTS AT WORDSTOCK
In addition to onstage events, Wordstock features pop-up readings and performances throughout the Portland Art Museum galleries and outdoor sculpture gardens. Wordstock pop-ups highlight intersections between the visual art at PAM and the written and spoken work presented at the festival.
10:00 A.M.
Matthew Robinson, The Horse Latitudes, 10:00 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209
Wendy Willis, A Long Late Pledge, 10:00 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 304
Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline, 10:15 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 207
Maxine Rose Schur & Jeanne B. De Sainte
Marie, Marielle in Paris, 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 111
Please refer to a map of the Portland Art Museum to find the locations of the pop-up readings. Pop-ups are first-come, first-served, and very limited seating is available in the gallery spaces. Schedule subject to change without notice.
Victor Lodato, Edgar and Lucy, 12:15 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206
Kayla Rae Whitaker, The Animators, 12:15 p.m., Native American, Floor 3, Gallery 301
Sung Yim, What About the Rest of Your Life, 12:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1M, Gallery 114
The festival book fair represents some of the best of regional and national publishing, writing, literary culture, academic opportunities, and more.
Full-price admission to Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival 2017 includes a $5 book voucher that can be redeemed only at the book fair that day. When you buy books and book-related items at Wordstock, you are supporting the long-term sustainability of the festival.
EXHIBITORS IN THE FIELDS BALLROOM
Literary Arts
54 Across the Margin
62 Catapult/Counterpoint Press/ Soft Skull Press
79 CLASH Books
60 Cosmic Monkey Comics
66 Craft-o-Graph
72 Editorial Freelancers Association
61 Fishtrap
50 Gwen C. Katz
56 Hawthorne Books
57 Indigo: Editing, Design, and More
76 iocolor
53 MFA & BFA in Creative Writing at Portland State University/ Portland Review
65 Monkey Minion Presss
58 Multnomah County Library
78 OPOSSUM, A Literary Marsupial
67 Oregon Humanities
70 Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing
49 Peculiarium
74 Perfect Day Publishing/ Forest Avenue Press
75 Phoenix, Clark College/ Salmon Creek Journal, WSU Vancouver
69 Reed College MA Liberal Studies
46 Ripple Grove Press
47 SMART, Start Making a Reader Today/ The Children’s Book Bank
55 STORIARTS
77 Tavern Books
51 The Timberline Review/ Blackbird Studio for Writers
48 TheBarefootBookshelf.com
52 Unique Ink Publishing - Roosevelt High School
68 University of Hell Press/ Write Bloody Publishing
64 Wave Books
59 Willamette Writers
73 Willow Springs Magazine / Get Lit!
71 Word Prostitute
63 Your Story Discovered
EXHIBITORS IN THE KRIDEL GRAND BALLROOM
FOOD AND DRINK
Olé Latte will be serving coffee and espresso in the Kridel Grand Ballroom lobby at the Portland Art Museum (PAM), and the Museum Grounds coffee shop will be open and offering coffee, tea, and pastries.
Local food trucks Ash Woodfired Pizza, Aybla Grill, Bunk Sandwiches, The Dump Truck, ...On Tots, Pip’s Mobile Doughnuts and Chai, Salt & Straw, Tamale Boy, and The Whole Bowl will be selling food SW Park and Madison Avenues in front of PAM from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
SUPPORT WORDSTOCK WHILE YOU EAT!
These businesses pledged to donate a percentage of their daily sales in support of the festival. We are grateful for their donation which helps sustain the future of Wordstock
GET INVOLVED AS A BUSINESS PARTNER
If your organization would like to join us for the 2018 festival, sign up at literary-arts.org/business-partner.
Aybla Grill (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)
The Dump Truck (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)
Olé Latte Coffee Cart (located at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum )
Pip’s Original (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)
PARTNER EVENTS
Join partner events happening around Portland before and after the Wordstock festival.
The following events feature Wordstock authors and presenters, and are run by organizations outside of Literary Arts. Festival tickets do not include admission to partner events; tickets are available through the presenting organization.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
TIN HOUSE GARAGE SALE
12:00–5:00 p.m., Tin House offices
Free
Come tour the Tin House offices, grab a beer, pet a dog, and fill a tote with discounted back issues and anthologies.
LIT CRAWL PORTLAND
6:00–8:45 p.m., various locations
Tin House After Party: 9:00 p.m., Gallery 135
Join us on a madcap literary adventure through the streets of downtown Portland! All events are free and open to the public, and culminate in the Tin House Awkward After Party. More info at literary-arts.org/litcrawl
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER
PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films
The Decameron with Jon Raymond
7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium,
Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org
Portland Art Museum
LOFI @ WORDSTOCK
8:00 p.m. at the Winningstad Theatre
Tickets $16–$22, available at Portland5.com
Literary Arts and the producers of Back Fence PDX present a variety show packed with Wordstock authors and Portland’s favorite performers. Featuring authors Daniel Handler, Melissa Febos, Tommy Pico, along with regular cast members Andrew Dickson, B. Frayn Masters, Arthur Bradford, Emily Overstreet, and Mindy Nettifee.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films
Troop Beverly Hills with Edan Lepucki
7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium,
Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org
Portland Art Museum
LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK
7:30 p.m. at Alberta Rose Theatre
Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-35
Featuring the creators of Welcome to Night Vale: Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor, with Adam Gopnik, Elena Passarello, and Blossom
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK
11:00 a.m. at Mississippi Studios
Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-25
Featuring Ed Asner, Edan Lepucki, Danez Smith, and Chad VanGaalen.
Portland release party for Pie and Whiskey: Writers under the Influence of Butter & Booze. Featuring pie, whiskey, and writers reading prose or poetry about pie and whiskey, including Alexandra Teague, Ed Skoog, Joe Wilkins, Robert Lashley, Jess Walter, Shawn Vestal, Samuel Ligon, Kate Lebo.
PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL: WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU
A community celebration of books.
Did you know?
The actual cost per festival-goer is $76. Each $15 advance ticket sale covers only 20% of the total cost it takes to bring you the literary experiences Wordstock provides.
More than 10% of attendees are under the age of 17 and receive free admission.
In order to keep the festival sustainable, we need:
Donations from individuals like you!
We believe books and storytelling are for everyone. Generous support from friends like you make the festival possible.
Donate to Literary Arts through the Give!Guide on November 11 and be entered to win a pair of tickets to see The Moth Mainstage on Monday, December 11 and a curated selection of 20 books from the Literary Arts library!
Visit giveguide.org/#literaryarts or stop by our info table in the lobby of the Mark Building to make your gift today.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
Literary Arts would like to thank the volunteers that made this year’s festival possible:
Jacqueline Adair Jones
Val Adell
Deborah Ainza
Beverly Aldinger
Christian Alexio
Stephanie Allen
Erika Almskaar
Aloha High School:
National Honor Society
Maggie Anderson
Sheri Anderson
Stephanie André
Beth Appert
Sue Armitage
E.V. Armitage
Rania Ayoub
Kim Bache
Brie Barbee
Susan Bard
Mary Ann Barham
Lisa Bauso
Heidi Bazille
Ellen Beier
Emily Biggins
Yashshree Raj Bisht
Jessica Blackman
David Blanchard
Jenny Blenk
Sarah Bonilla
Ana Borel
Sarah Borsten
Maggie Brees
Jim Breithaupt
Brittany Brick
Terence Brierly
Cheryl Brock
Rachel Burdon
Luke Burke
Stephen Burke
Mark Butterfield
Cecily Caceu
Daniel Caicedo
Bridget Carrick
Lauren Carrier
Margaret Cassinelli
Ian Caton
Audrey Cerchiara
Kathryn Charlton
Morgan Chen
Adie Cheyne
Donna Childs
Lynne Chowning
Stephanie Christianson
Karlee Coe
Cathrine Collins
Liana Colombo
Sheralee Connors
Anne Conway
Sybilla Cook
Jennifer Cruikshank
Jonathan Cruz
Gina Cumming
Tracy Cutts
Sele D’Amato
Saralina DAmicoErlandson
Cydney Dashkoff
Ava Dean
Cameron Denney
Jennifer Denrow
Gina Devincenzi
Martha Dixon
Melissa Dodson
Holly Dolan
Katie Dominguez
Beatrice Drumwright
Viveca Duazo
Veronica Duczek
John James Dudek
Xenia Dylag
Elaine Earle
Deborah Edward
Daniel Elder
Deborah Elliott
Candia Elliott
Grant Engrav
Keaven Fadness
Rita Fawcett
Sarah Fitzpatrick
Corinne Fletcher
Whitney Florea
Daniel Fogg
Austin Fontenot
Gabrielle Foulkes
Tracey Franco
Franklin KeyClub
Kathy French
Radiah Gaines
Niki Ganong
Eva Garber
Colin Gardner
Kate Garklavs
Maureen Geraghty
Robin Giangrande
Lindsay Goldman
Marialicia Gonzalez
Jerry Goodstein
Cristen Graham
Crystal Granger
Brett Greenberg
Robert Greene
Carol Greenough
Daryl Grenz
Patti Haack
Jen Hagan
Brett Hagar
Kirsty Hamilton
Romaine Harris
Ally Harris
Sue Harvey
Monica Hay
Kaitlin Hecker
Lucy Heil
Kristen Held
Anne Hendren
Caroline Henry
Alyssa Herzinger
Kathleen Hobbs
Susan Hodge
Renée Hoffman
Marcia Hollander
Lori Hood
Melissa Howes
Jacqueline Hoyt
Kelley Hutchison
Nicole Isaakson
Anna Jackson
Marissa James
Morgan Josef
Joanne Kahn
Kelsey Kava
Chamisa Kellogg
Shaune Kelly
Karah Kemmerly
Kyle Kerezsi
Ahimsa Kerp
Hannah Kim
Nichole Kimoto
Rob King
Martha Kinsella
Allison Kirkpatrick
Samantha Kitchen
Brooke Klein
Bess Korey
Ariel Kusby
Amy Lachenmeier
Missy Ladygo
Karen Laird
Patricia Lake
Marte Lamb
Ann Lasocki
Brandi Laubscher
Maureen Lauran
Chris Lawson
Anna Learn
Cooper Lee
Brandon Lenzi
Anita Lesser
Andrea Lewis
Lori Lieberman
Luna Loganayagam
Amy Lore
Julia Lowman
Connor Lucey
Rebecca MacGregor
Christina Malango
Jane Manchee
Jo Mancuso
Lizzie Martinez
Emily Matis
Kelley McCaffery
Kayla McClanahan
Alyssa McClure
Marcia McDonald
Carolyn McKinney
Marie McMahon
Heather McMahon Wadia
Audra McNamee
Maya McOmie
Katie McRae
Mary Mears-Haskell
Lisa Meech
Sarah Meilinger
Bonnie Meltzer
Nicole Metildi
Haylee Metzner
Anastasia Mickelson
Leah Middleton
Terra Miezwa
M Carolyn Miller
Tori Miller
Kristin Miller
Tara Miller
Kirsten Miller
Lauren Mittelman
Grace Moen
Shannon Moffett
Jan Molinaro
Mary-Lynne Monroe
Gary Monzon
Ann Moorhead
William Moorhead
Melissa Morgan
Michelle Morihara
Marianne Morris
Sophia Moser
Muslim Education Trust
Susan Myers
Larissa Nakagawa
Jaye Nasir
Donna Needham
Jan Nichols
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Kelsie O’Dea
Erin O’shaughnessy
Julie Ocken
Johanna Ogden
Linh Oliver
Lyn Palmer
Leah Pancheri
Karen Papania
Lauren Paredes
Claudine Paris
Erin Parsons
Ryan Patterson
Cynthia Peele
Diana Penley
Celeste Perez
Caitlin Peterkin
Rosanne Petersen
Jennifer Pi
Don Pihl
Megan Poole
Vicky Porter
Jonathan Potkins
Matthew Preston
Courtney Rae
Claire Ramaley
Rachel Ratner
Lisa Reeve
Sharron Reichle
Caroline Reul
Arthur Rich
Katy Riker
Renee Ripley
Alexandria Robinson
Kristen Rogers
Christa Rohrbach
Pema Rojas
Arielle Ross
Brynn Rova
Marilyn Rudin
Justin Russell
Hoang Samuelson
Liz Sandoval
Pamela Santos
Galina Sanzharlinskaya
Kevin Sasse
Elke Schoen
Emily Schultz
Susan Schwartz
SEEDS
Sheila Seitz
Dahla Seroussi
Courtney Sherwood
Bob Silverman
Juliette Simonds
Vincent Singer
Siri Smith
Rebecca Smolen
Alan Soles
Sophie Soprani
Katherine Sosa
Kari Stanley
Jeff Stookey
Kristen Stowell
Eve Street
Sarah Studenmund
Carolyn Supinka
Diane Sussman
Hailey Swain
Tracy Swensen
Kathryn Tarries
Nannette Taylor
Diane Terrett
Greg Thomas
Celeste Trimble
Valeriia Vlasenko
Claudia von Hammerstein
Jessica Wadleigh
Jan Waldmann
Annie Walsh
Peggy Walsh
Laura Walsh
Judy Ward
Zach Ward
Niscelle Ward
Scotti Warren
Laurie Washburne
Maia Watkins
Patricia Weathers
Janie Webster
Margaret Weddell
Sarah West
Lucky Whitburn-Thomas
Kate Wilkinson
Ann Williams
Marlena Williams
Kira Wilson
Sophie Wilson
Timothy Wood
Joe Worth
Judy Yablonski
Megan Yarck
Sharon Yee
Rosy Zavala
Gail Zuro
And many others!
ABOUT LITERARY ARTS
Founded in 1984, Literary Arts is a community-based nonprofit literary organization located in downtown Portland. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
PROGRAMS OF LITERARY ARTS
Portland Arts & Lectures brings the world’s most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to our community. In addition to events that are broadcast statewide on The Archive Project podcast and OPB radio show, the program connects readers and writers of all ages through classroom visits and workshops.
Youth Programs inspires public high school students to write, publish, and perform their own creative writing. Writers in the Schools residencies bring working writers into classrooms. Students to the Schnitz gives young people access to great books and influential authors. The College Essay Mentoring Project pairs mentors with college applicants. And the annual Verselandia! poetry slam showcases high school spoken word artists.
Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships supports, promotes, and celebrates Oregon’s writers and publishers. In addition to awards and fellowships for emerging and established writers, the program also offers writing classes and literary events at our downtown center and produces the Oregon Book Awards Author Tour, which connects writers and readers throughout the state.
Delve Readers Seminars cultivates community around the shared experience of reading. By gathering around books, we engage in dialogues with authors we love and artists who show us new perspectives.
Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival brings writers and readers of all ages together to celebrate a shared passion for books. This daylong celebration features author events, readings, workshops, and an extensive book fair.
DONATE TO LITERARY ARTS
Help us engage and support thousands of readers and writers of all ages across Oregon. Visit the Literary Arts booth at the festival book fair or visit literary-arts.org/donate and pledge your support today!
Find Literary Arts and more than 140 local nonprofits in the Willamette Week Give!Guide at giveguide.org.
Contact Us Phone: 503-227-2583 | Visit Us: 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR 97205
Connect with Literary Arts: www.literary-arts.org. You can also like us on Facebook.com/literaryarts or follow us on Twitter and Instgram @literaryarts.
