At Literary Arts, we seek to foster a lifelong love of literature, as well as to strengthen our community of artists who make it. Together with our staff, volunteers, partners, and donors, Literary Arts served more than 20,000 Oregonians last year. Readers engaged in rich literary experiences at the concert hall, in our community space, and on the radio. Students were inspired by teaching artists, visiting authors, and volunteer mentors. Local writers received support through grants, awards, and residencies.
WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR
The stories we tell about ourselves define who we are. The stories we read or listen to help to define our worldview. When people are given the time and the resources to tell their own stories, they are empowered. When they are given an audience, we strengthen our community through shared experience.
Tens of thousands of people take part in our programming each year. They are of all ages and come from all over the state. Their large numbers remind us that we live in a place in which literature makes a difference every day. It deepens our understanding of the world and the people around us—not just locally, but with people from all over the country and the globe.
At a time of great—and sometimes dangerous— upheaval, our goal is to build a stronger community with the power of literature. Literary Arts has important work before us. Thank you for being a partner in our mission, and for finding your story here.
With appreciation,
Andrew Proctor, Executive Director andrew@literary-arts.org
WHO WE ARE
Literary Arts Staff
Andrew Proctor, Executive Director
Maggie Allen
Amanda Bullock
Jae Choi
Lydah DeBin
Megan Gex
Jennifer Gurney
India Hamilton
Hunt Holman
Ramiza Koya
Marshall Miller
Susan Moore
Alex Ney
Denver Olmstead
Liz Olufson
Chelsea Querner
Mary Rechner
Joanna Rose
Dao Strom
Mel Wells
Kyle White
Literary Arts Board of Directors
Jacqueline Willingham, Chair
Jill Abere
Betsy Amster
Mike Barr
Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm
Ginnie Cooper
Alice Cuprill-Comas
Rebecca DeCesaro
Amy Donohue
Theo Downes-Le Guin
Marie Eckert
Betsy Henning
Karen Karbo Deidra Miner
Katherine O’Neil
Ramón Pagán
Amy Prosenjak
Jon Raymond
James Reinhart
Bob Speltz
Amy Wayson
Thomas Wood
Strunk & White Society
An honorary society of distinguished advisors
Gwyneth Gamble Booth
Bart Eberwein
Brian Gard
Diana Gerding
Molly Gloss
Carrie Hoops
Cecelia Huntington
Ursula K. Le Guin
Barry Lopez
Julie Mancini
Brenda Meltebeke
Diane Ponti
Michael Powell
Halle Sadle
Steven Taylor
Steve Wynne
Development Council
Jacqueline Willingham, Chair
Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm
Joan Cirillo
Ginnie Cooper
Amy Donohue
Bob Geddes
Betsy Henning
Jessica Mozeico
Jan Oliva
Andrew Proctor
Jon Raymond
Bob Speltz
Thomas Wood
Patron Advisory Council
Susan Hathaway-Marxer, Co-chair
James Reinhart, Co-chair
Seth Alley
Nancy Bragdon
Marian Creamer
Ann Emmerson
Sara Guest
Phillip M. Margolin
Carolyn McKinney
Vanessa McLaughlin
Deidra Miner
Katherine O’Neil
Corrine Oishi
Nancy Ponzi
Dru Rosenthal
Barbara Sepenuk
Roslyn Sutherland
Kristi Wallace Knight
Carl Wilson
Mort Zalutsky
Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Advisory Council
Jon Raymond, Chair
Tom Booth
Nancy Boutin
Karyle Butcher
Julie Dixon
Rhonda Hughes
Cecelia Huntington
Linda Leslie
Meghan Moran
Tony Perez
Dennis Steinman
Sonja Thomas
Armin Tolentino
Youth Programs Advisory Council
Ginnie Cooper, Chair
Carmen Bernier-Grand
Jacque Dixon
Joan Fondell
Diana Gerding
Andre Goodlow
Jonathan Hill
Susheela Jayapal
Joaquín Lopez
Manuel Mateo
Nancy Sullivan
Catherine Theriault
Kristin Walrod
Tracey Wyatt Sharon Wynde
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
Ashley Toliver
“ Literary Arts is the best of the best. Such a deep commitment to individual readers and entire communities is exactly the kind of medicine our divided America desperately needs. ”
—Tracy K. Smith, United States Poet Laureate, 2016/2017 Portland Arts & Lectures Author
EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAMS OF LITERARY ARTS INSPIRE MORE THAN 20,000 OREGONIANS.
Over the past five years, we have expanded the breadth of our programming to better serve a wider and more diverse audience. We build community around literature, books, and storytelling, and the essential ideas and issues they raise. Our programs are designed to work together, creating a crossroads for readers and writers of all ages both locally and nationally. The range of our programs offers a multitude of access points—from intimate @LiteraryArts events to large concert halls, and from highly participatory classes and workshops to online content that is available anywhere.
20,000 READERS ENGAGED
Our literary lecture events brought readers of all ages to the concert hall, including 1,816 students who received tickets, transportation, and books from our Youth Programs.
2,000 WRITERS SUPPORTED
Oregon Literary Fellowship Recipient Stephanie AdamsSantos performed before a Portland Arts & Lectures event.
4,000 YOUTH INSPIRED
Volunteer mentors met with local students during a College Essay Mentoring Project session at Franklin High School.
ENGAGE READERS
Literary Arts brought some of the world’s most celebrated authors to engage with our local community. Our season of events featured more than 200 authors whose lectures, readings, and discussions inspired more than 20,000 readers of all ages.
PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES
In addition to presenting to a sold-out audience at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, our visiting authors engaged with local writers and students in the community. For example, award-winning writer Louise Erdrich, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, visited the Native American Youth and Family Center. Erdrich spoke with students, teachers, and elders about her vision, writing process, and novels, many of which explore themes of justice.
More than 2,500 annual subscribers.
“Literary Arts is a model of community responsiveness that generates true intellectual excitement.”
—Louise Erdrich, National Book Award Winner
WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL
Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival expanded to include six new partner venues, doubling the seating capacity. The author lineup featured a mix of more than 175 local and national writers such as Sherman Alexie, P.C. Cast, Alice Hoffman, Margaret Malone, Anders Nilsen, Gina Ochsner, Richard Russo, Solmaz Sharif, Colson Whitehead, and Kevin Young.
More than 7,000 attendees.
780 students received free admission.
“Wordstock feels like coming ‘home’—to your tribe, to writers, readers, and book people. It’s a glorious, daylong reminder that books really matter.”
—Diana Abu-Jaber, 2016 Wordstock Author, Life Without a Recipe
THE ARCHIVE PROJECT
During our third season of The Archive Project, we expanded our content to include other facets of our programming, including the Verselandia! City-wide Youth Poetry Slam and the reading series Liars’ League PDX. Listenership doubled over the past year, including our online audience and podcast subscribers on iTunes.
15,000 monthly listeners on the radio and online.
100+ episodes available for free.
“It’s a wonderful reminder of the long and special relationship that Portland has with the written word.”
—Glen Brown, The Archive Project Listener
EVERYBODY READS 2017
In March, Literary Arts hosted Pulitzer Prize–winning author and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, for the culminating event of Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads. Desmond presented a lecture on homelessness and the housing crisis to an audience of over 2,000, and visited with students at Gresham and Franklin high schools.
1,700 attendees.
600 students attended lecture and school visits.
DELVE READERS SEMINARS
Each year, we continue to experiment with the subject matter and format of our Delve Readers Seminars to engage a community of passionate readers and seminar guides. This year, we hosted 19 seminars where students read powerful books that inspired lively conversations on important social topics. In September, Béalleka guided a seminar that discussed Toni Morrison’s Beloved and contemporary representations of slavery with an intimate group of eight participants.
224 registrants.
“I loved this seminar. I like the diverse opinions and perspectives and experiences. And everyone was kind and generous with each view.”
—Rukaiyah Adams, Toni Morrison’s Beloved Delve Participant
SUPPORT WRITERS
Literary Arts connects with hundreds of local writers and publishers throughout the year. We celebrate and recognize the remarkable work being created right here in our community through awards and fellowships. We also hire writers to teach classes, and we partner with artists and organizations to host free events in our space and in the community.
OREGON BOOK AWARDS
In January, 32 writers were announced as the 2017 Oregon Book Awards finalists. An audience of more than 500 came to cheer on local authors during the live annual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2017.
205 books submitted.
32 finalists recognized and celebrated.
“What’s it like to look at the long, illustrious list of previous winners—from Primus St. John to Mary Szybist? It’s to know that your work and your words are now part of the literary heritage of Oregon and the Northwest.”
—Joe Wilkins, 2017 winner of the Stafford/Hall Award in Poetry
Book Awards finalists
OREGON LITERARY FELLOWSHIPS
Out-of-state judges selected this year’s diverse group of 11 recipients from more than 450 applicants. In 2017, for the second year, Literary Arts awarded a Fellowship for Writers of Color. Our goal is to represent the diversity of our growing community and to give a voice to those who have historically been excluded.
9 Writers and 2 Publishers awarded fellowships of $3,500 each.
“To be awarded the Oregon Literary Fellowship from Literary Arts—who has long been an inspiration—is one of the greatest votes of confidence and encouragement a writer could hope for.”
—Santi Elijah Holley, fellowship recipient
OREGON BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR TOUR
Nine Oregon Book Awards authors participated in this year’s tour and visited public high schools, libraries, community centers, and theaters across Oregon. Events included readings, free workshops, classroom visits, and a staged reading of Ithaka, an Oregon Book Award-winning play by Andrea Stolowitz.
8 towns visited across Oregon.
259 people engaged.
WRITING CLASSES
Students from all levels of experience and backgrounds came to our classes this year to start their memoirs, finish their novels, revise their poems, and join a community of inspired writers. Many of our instructors are Oregon Book Awards authors and Literary Fellowship recipients, and all of them are experienced teachers. Earned income from the classes contributes to the sustainability of our awards program.
12 local writers taught 26 classes for 254 students.
“I was strongly encouraged by the teacher’s dedication. She challenged me to explore my writing more deeply and thoughtfully.”
—Writing Student
@LITERARYARTS EVENTS
Our community center downtown is not only a space to showcase the work and talent of local and national organizations, but a chance for our partners to program the types of activities they want to see offered. @LiteraryArts events are open to the public and are free or low-cost. This year we welcomed Unchaste Readers series, Ooligan Press, Portland State University, Oregon Symphony, PDX Jazz, Los Porteños, and many others.
39 free events with 18 community partners.
1,800 total audience.
INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION
Our Youth Programs inspired more than 4,000 students with a variety of literary opportunities in the classroom and concert hall. By bringing professional writers and awardwinning national authors to local high schools, we offer students first-hand experiences that underscore the role literature can play in their lives.
WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS RESIDENCIES
We partnered with 31 educators at 11 public high schools throughout the year. Grant High School teacher Courtney Palmer hosted author, poet, and performer Turiya Autry, who taught in two classes: African American Literature and Latin American Literature.
23 professional writers hired. 1,085 students served.
“Students don’t get a lot of time to write creatively and express themselves. And especially with these subjects I wanted students to have a writer in the classroom who reflected the material and could provide a perspective that I, as a white person, couldn’t provide.”
—Courtney
Palmer, Teacher at Grant High School
118 students were published in the 2015-16 WITS anthology Casually Bringing Monsoons and the chapbook Losing & Gaining
STUDENT READINGS
Sharing work with friends, family, and community members helps students grow as writers. Students shared their poems, prose, and comics alongside teachers and WITS writers during 11 end-of-residency readings. Twelve students performed their work on stage at Wordstock: Portland’s Book festival.
161 students shared work in front of 625 attendees.
“[My daughter] has been pushed a little more than normal and enjoyed the challenge.”
—Parent of Franklin High School Student
AUTHOR VISITS AND STUDENTS TO THE SCHNITZ
Hundreds of students engaged with seven award-winning authors in the concert hall and classrooms throughout the year. For example, in February, Irish writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colum McCann visited Madison High School. More than 100 students participated in a Q&A where he spoke about his philosophy of radical empathy.
1,193 attended lecture events. 635 participated in Q&A sessions.
“We need stories to inspire empathy, and we need empathy so badly right now. His [McCann’s] outlook on stories is so accurate and interesting and important.”
—Cleveland High School Student
COLLEGE ESSAY MENTORING PROJECT
At Benson, Franklin, Madison, and Roosevelt high schools, we paired volunteer mentors with students working on their essays for college and scholarship applications. Over half of these students reported that they will be the first generation in their family to attend college.
233 students served by 82 volunteer mentors.
“There was such great feedback, being able to connect and share stories, and help getting them onto the paper was such a good experience.”
—Roosevelt High School Student
VERSELANDIA!
The annual Verselandia! City-wide Youth Poetry Slam found a new home at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, where students from 12 high schools performed original work in front of Verselandia!’s largest audience yet to compete for the grand slam title.
21 students performed in front of 1,378 peers, parents, and poetry fans.
“I only recently got into slam poetry, but I have been so inspired by the other poets. Now I feel better equipped and ready to tackle new topics and mediums with my writing.”
—Verselandia! finalist
& WRITERS DEVELOPMENT &
UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR CONTRIBUTION IMPACTS OREGON’S READERS
1,312
20,429 individuals enjoyed Literary Arts programming.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Portland Art Museum
Join us for our inaugural fundraiser benefiting all of our literary programs that inspire Oregon’s readers and writers.
For more information about purchasing a table or becoming a sponsor, please contact us at 503.227.2583 x106.
THE BRIAN BOOTH WRITERS’ FUND
A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR THE OREGON BOOK AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM.
Since 1984, the Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships program has provided financial support and recognition to hundreds of authors, including Cheryl Strayed, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry Lopez, Ken Kesey, Gina Oscher, and Molly Gloss.
THANK YOU! The following donors have pledged gifts of $3,000 or more to the Brian Booth Writers’ Fund as of June 1, 2017.
Anonymous, Ray & Jean Auel, Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Tom Booth & Megan Holden, Nancy & Roderick Boutin, Charles & Lyn Cameron, Joan Cirillo & Roger Cooke, Rick Comandich, The Concordia Foundation, Sybilla Cook, Ginnie Cooper, Rocky & Julie Strasser Dixon, Bart & Jill Eberwein, Carol Edelman, Gale Family Trust, Brian Gard, Bob Geddes, Gray Family Fund, The Estate of Dorothy D. Hirsch, In memory of Dorothy D. Hirsch, Mary E. Hirsch & Yoshiaki Shimizu, Bob & Ceil Huntington, Susheela Jayapal, Keller Foundation, Phil & Penny Knight, Laurell Swails Trust, Ursula & Charles Le Guin, Literary Arts Board of Directors, Christopher Lord, The Mancini Family, Phillip M. Margolin, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, Anne Mendel & Mark Henry, Lora & Jim Meyer, The Neuner Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, Katherine O’Neil & Toby Graff, Corrine Oishi & Lindley Morton, Jan & Steve Oliva, PGE Foundation, Diane Ponti & Ward Greene, Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy, Halle M. Sadle, Robert D. Scanlan, Arlene Schnitzer, Spark Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Storms Family Foundation, Tonkon Torp LLP, U.S. Bank, Wheeler Foundation, William & Helen Jo Whitsell, Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden, Wyss Foundation.
Interested in making a future or legacy gift?
Reach our Director of Development & Marketing, Lydah DeBin, at 503.227.2583 x106.
For more information about planned giving, including retirement fund assets and bequests, please visit literary-arts.org/legacy-gifts.
GOAL
$2,000,000
RAISED TO DATE: $1,691,125
2017 Oregon Literary Fellowship Recipients: Santi Elijah Holley, Rebecca Owen, Stephanie Adams-Santos, Shayla Lawson, Aja Gabel, Josha Jay Nathan, Kathleen Lane, Amber Keller, and Tamar Shai Bolkvadze.
Thank you to our supporters
Individuals
$10,000 +
Joan Cirillo & Roger Cooke
Ginnie Cooper
Jan & Steve Oliva
Rocky & Julie Strasser Dixon
Diane Ponti & Ward Greene
Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden
$5,000 +
Jill Abere
Phyllis Cast
Bart & Jill Eberwein
Ann & Mark Edlen Family
Jackie & William Willingham
$2,500 +
Betsy Amster & Barry Glassner
Ray & Jean Auel
Rick Comandich
Rebecca & Michael DeCesaro
Amy Donohue & Paul McKean
Theodore & Nancy Downes-Le Guin
Bob Geddes
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David Johnson
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Josie G. Mendoza & Hugh Mackworth
Deidra Miner
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Amy Wayson & Ken Moran
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Anonymous
Mike R. Barr
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Marie Eckert
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Bob & Ceil Huntington
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Barbara & Jock Kimberley
Carol Mayer-Reed & Michael Reed
Anne Mendel & Mark Henry
Philip Miller & Colleen Cain
Meghan Moran & Kirk Masterson
Jessica Mozeico
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Katherine O’Neil & Toby Graff
Tami Parr & Anna Joyce
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Jim & Natasha Reinhart
Halle & Rick Sadle
Jan Sassano
Arlene Schnitzer
Norm & Barbara Sepenuk
Miriam Sontz & Joseph Walsh
Bob Speltz
Donald & Roslyn Sutherland
Kristi Wallace Knight &
Eric Wallace
Harry Wilson
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Morton & Audrey Zalutsky
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Betsy Cramer
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Gentlemen’s Book & Cigar Club
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Rosenblum
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Susan Morgan
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Barry Newman
Patrick & Dorris Nielson
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John Shipley
Shirley A. Skidmore & Ronald E.
Quant
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Joshua Wolf Shenk
David & Sharon Wynde
$200 +
Geri & Ken Abere, Sr.
Cynthia & Steven Addams
Beverly Aldinger & Kirk Gibson
Donald Andersen
Kris Anderson
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Kim & Rosie Batcheller
John & Susan Bates
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Marcia Bechtold & Brian Carroll
Robert Bentley
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Dick Binns
Eileen & Miroslav Bobek
Kim & Randy Boehm
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Diane Boly
Anne M. Booth
Nancy & Roderick Boutin
Kay Bristow
Deborah Burke
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Judy Butler
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Patricia Cain
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Joseph & Lydah DeBin
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Catherine Blosser
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Ann & Ron Emmerson
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Shauna Ensminger
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Teri Freeman
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Jon M. Hanifin
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Robert Hill
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Robin & Brad Holmgren
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Karen & Dennis Johnson
Barb & Chris Jones
Laura Jones & David Livermore
Marjorie Kafoury
Britney Kalberer
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Molly Kohnstamm
Eva Kripalani
Jan Kurtz
Frank Langfitt & Mary Janet Steen
Susan J. Lienhart &
Campbell Richardson
Jane & Robert Lightell
Jan Lindstrom
Linda Maletis
Barbara & Michael Maloney
Vicci Martinazzi
Julie Marquard
Robert Matheson
Melinda McCoy
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Mary McGlone
Brad & Julie McMurchie
Brenda L. Meltebeke & Scott K. Stuart
Sandra I. Menashe
Violet & Robert Metzler
Lora & Jim Meyer
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Marjory Morford
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David Morganstern
Paul W. Morris
John Murphy
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Grace Nielsen
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Paul Nourigat
Wendy Beth Oliver
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Irja Orav
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John O’Toole
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Karen & Marvin Pemberton
Pam & James Phillips
Sandy Polishuk
David & Shirley Pollock
Nancy & Dick Ponzi
John & Maradee Potter
Katelyn Randall
Bonnie & Pete Reagan
Leslie Rennie-Hill & Ken Hill
Barbara & M. Burke Rice
Judy Rice
Martha & David Richards
Robin Roberts & John L. Backes
Rosemarie F. Rosenfeld
Graham & Robyn Salisbury
Robert Scanlan
Lois Schnitzer
Dr. Jennifer Schuberth & Dr. John Urang
Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth R. Scully
Natalie & Joel Serber
Cindy Sharek
Nell & William Simkoff
Alyson Sinclair
Annelisa Smith
Carole Smith
Leonie & Richard Smith
Marjorie M. Smith
Bonnie Stern
Micah D. Stolowitz & Shauna Krieger
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Justin Taylor
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Michael Tingley
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Mary VanderWeele
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Julia & Bill Wayne
Clif & Patty White
Joyce White
Brad Wilson
Christina Wilson
Lynn & Paulette Wittwer
Wendy & Carter Wray
John Wylder
Paul & Jennifer Xochihua
Businesses
$10,000 +
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Cole Haan
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Kell, Alterman & Runstein LLP
Lewis & Clark College
Marylhurst University
McMenamins
NW Natural
OHSU Foundation & Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation
Powell’s Books
The Standard
Stoel Rives LLP
University of Oregon
Wieden + Kennedy
Support for Literary Arts is provided by:
$5,000 + A to Z Wineworks
Chubb Group of Insurance
Companies
First Republic Bank
Hoffman Construction
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Pomegranate
ZGF Architects
$1,000 + AHA!
The Boeing Company
Bora Architects
Broadway Books
KeyBank
Lennar Homes
Preg O’Donnell & Gillett
Skelligs, Inc.
True West, LLC
TooFar Media
Foundations and Government Agencies
$50,000 +
Laurell Swails Trust
James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Jan and Steve Oliva Charitable Fund, a charitable fund of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund
$10,000 + Bank of America
The Collins Foundation
Henry L. Hillman, Jr. Foundation
The Kinsman Foundation
Edwards Lienhart Family Foundation
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
National Endowment for the Arts
Oregon Arts Commission
Oregon Cultural Trust
PGE Foundation
The Poetry Foundation
Herbert A. Templeton Foundation
Travel Portland
Trust Management Services, LLC
$5,000 +
The Bill Healy Foundation
The Jackson Foundation
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Wyss Foundation
Up to $5,000
Autzen Foundation
W. Bruce and Mary Louise Cook Foundation
Erath Family Foundation
Jane and Bill Gilpin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Edna L. Holmes Literary Arts Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Neilsen Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
The Oregon Community Foundation
Carol Schnitzer Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Storms Family Foundation
Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
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Thank you to our partners and volunteers:
Community Partners
Albany Public Library, Annie Bloom’s Books, Back Fence PDX, BiPartisan Café, Broadway Books, Black Parent Initiative, Burnside Review, Caldera, Cathedral Coffee, Center for Advanced Learning, Centennial High School, Clackamas Community College, David Douglas High School, Eastern Oregon University (La Grande), Fishtrap, Four Way Books, Glimmertrain, Grass Roots Books, Green Bean Bookstore, HarperCollins, Hollywood Theatre, Hood River High School, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Klamath County Library (Klamath Falls), Lake County Library District, Lane Literary Guild, Liar’s League PDX, The Library Foundation, Linfield College, Live Wire Radio, Londer Learning Center, Los Porteños, McSweeney’s, Milagro Theater, Miss Zumstein Bakery & Coffee Shop, The Moth, Multnomah County Library, Multnomah County Youth Commission, The New York Times, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon State University, Oregon Symphony, Oregon Writers Colony, Ooligan Press, Origins Cafe, Penguin Random House, PDX Youth Poet Laureates, Playa Artists Residency, Poetry Press Week, Portland Adventist Academy, Portland Art Museum, Portland Center Stage, Portland Community College, Portland Jazz Festival, Portland State University MFA Program, Portland Story Theater, Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, Powell’s Books, Profile Theatre, Reynolds High School, Reynolds Learning Academy, Sam Barlow High School, Self Enhancement Inc., SE Works Dahl Youth Center, St. Mary’s Academy, Southridge High School, Tavern Books, Tin House, Trillium Charter School, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Unchaste Readers, Write Around Portland, Writers on the Edge (Newport)
Public School Principals
Petra Callin, Margaret Calvert, Carol Campbell, Peyton Chapman, Brian Chatard, Lorna Fast Buffalo Horse, Filip Hristic, Pam Joyner, Tammy O’Neill, Molly Ouche, Michael Schaefer, Juanita Valder, Curtis Wilson
Public School Librarians
Paige Battle, Linda Campillo, Sandra Childs, Kiva Liljequist, Leigh Morlock, Bryan Smith, Ann Stinson, Nancy Sullivan, Stephanie Thomas, Betsy Tighe
Public School Teachers
Zandra Ah Choy-Agusen, Amy Ambrosio, Jenifer Bird, Scott Blevins, Teresa Brandt, Susie Brighouse, Ilsa Bruer, Gene Brunak, Kristine Bryan, Deanna Delgado, Mykhiel Deych, Jacque Dixon, Amanda-Jane Elliot, Maria Fleming, Giovanna Gioffre, Kelly Gomes, Alex Gordin, Jordan Gutlerner, Ben Grosscup, Crystal Hanson, Henry Hooper, Jamie Incorvia, Susan Iverson, Doug Jenkins, Crystel Kinnee, Eric Levine, William Lynch, Andrea Marquez, Anne Meadows, Shannon McCarl, Drechelle McCray, Sarah Meek, Dave Mylet, Jennifer Newton, Mike Nolan, Jennifer Owen, Courtney Palmer, Gary Pearlz, Charelle Pennington, Nathan Pier, Eric Pohl, Mariniah Prendergast, Cesar Ramirez, Rita Ramstead, Tina Roberts, Mary Rodeback, Tory Rodgers, Clair Roix, Mona Schraer, Jeanne Sheets Sagoo, Norman Stremming, Shawn Swanson, Amy Taramasso, Ashley Thirstrup, Trisha Todd, Dana Vigner, Catherine Volponi, Kim Wagner, Kristin Wallace Knight, Deb Wheelbarger, Rachel Wilczewski, Alethea Work
Interns
Alexandria Baker, John Bonoff, Natalie Myers Buzman, Kathryn Carroll, Mark Gotelli, Kate Jayroe, Christina Kavehrad, Stephanie Kim, Hannah Licht, Molly MacGilbert, Frances Mahoney, Pilar Martinez, Michael Shareshian
Volunteers
Bonnie Acker, Jacqueline Adair Jones, Suzanne Ahn, Mariam Al-Shawaf, Amy Alpaugh, Jennifer Amundson, Joshua Andersen, Kelli Anderson, Sheri Anderson, Jen Andres, Joyce Anicker, Gabrielle Appert, Beth Appert, Linda Arata, Sue Armitage, Mohamed Asem, Callie Attanasio, Lisa Baldasar, Mary Ann Barham, Paige Battle, Heidi Bazille, Ellen Beier, Michele Beier, Elyse Berkovitch, Carmen Bernier Grand, Jenn Bildersee, Jessica Blackman, David Blanchard, Meghan Blood, Shevaun Boatright, Jen Bodendorfer, Kristin Bork, Lukas Borsten, Jane Braunger, Jim Breithaupt, Terence Brierly, Annie Brinich, David Brooks, Lucy Brush, Allison Bunnhoeun, Chad Burge, Anna Burnette, Julia Burns, Cecily Caceu, Daniel Caicedo, AJ Caldeira, Richard Camp, Liza Cardinal Hand, Rustica Carlos, Chelsea Carpenter, Nancy Carter, Georgia Cary, Santha Cassell, Ian Caton, Kenia Chavez, Donna Childs, Jenny Chu, Sue Clark, Susan Climo, Carrie Clore, Jean Coberly, Sue Collins-Larson, Liana Colombo, Eve Connell, Marie Conner, Sheralee Connors, Kim Conolly, Amy Conroy, Anne Conway, Gail Coombs, Charlotte Cordray, Stephanie Grace Cowherd, Emily Creamer, Gina Cumming, Rachel Curnes, Kim Curzi, Tracy Cutts, Melissa Dalluhn, Michelle David, Jennifer de Thomas, Ava Dean, Brownwynn Dean, Iain Decker, Eileen Deerdock, Natasha Digges, Amy Doan, Mellisa Dodson, Alyssa Doerfler, Kellie Doherty, Terry Dolan, Cynthia Doran, Grace Dotson, Unity Drain, Selah Drain, Catie Draney, Veronica Duczek, Xenia Dylag, Deborah Edward, Candia Elliott, Diane Englert, Grant Engrav, Lelah Erb-Bashaw, Emma Ervin, Darcie Esch, Tammy Espinosa, Hannah Fattor, Jinx Faulkner, Leah Faure, Sara Fitzpatrick, Joan Fondell, Karla Forsythe, Irene Foster, Gabrielle Foulkes, Tyler Francis, Tracey Franco, Nancy Friedland, Meridian Ganz-Ratzat, Karol Gardner, Kathryn Gearheard, Amanda Gersh, Alicia Gesner, Shay Glass, Pam Glenn, Marialicia Gonzalez, Eve Goodman, Elizabeth Goss, Haili Graff, Kamron Graham, Robert Greene, Anne Greenfield, Heidi Greenwald, Carol Greist, Troy Griffith, Ross Gulko, Barbara Gustafson, Audrey Gutierrez, Sandy Haechrel, Jen Hagan, Brett Hagar, Chris Haight, Courtenay Hameister, Kirsty Hamilton, Susan Hanson, Sarah Harian, Joanna Hartvickson, Sue Harvey, Susan Hathaway-Marxer, Maggie Hatt, Anne Heimlich, Lisa Hein, Sharon Helms, Barbara Hendricks, Caroline Henry, Kathleen Herbert, Callie Herron, Alyssa Herzinger, Chloe Highberger, Pamela Hill, Christine Hippeli, Mary Hirsch, Deborah Hobbie, C. Renee Hoffman, Hunt Holman, Kirsten Hope, Lene Hopson, Alyson Horan, Robbin Isaacs DeWeese, Anna Jackson, Rivers Janssen, Nanya Jhingran, Kjerstin Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Marniy Jones, Andrea Jordan, Morgan Josef, Allison Julander, Gabrielle Kahana, Joanne Kahn, Patricia Kalidonis, Donna Kaplan, Lisa Kaskan, Kate Kaufmann, Shaune Kelly, Michelle Kerin, Abigail Kindall, Chelsea King, Rob King, Martha Kinsella, Dan Kitrosser, Brooke Klein, Ed Kline, Christie Kline, Krystyna Klucznik, Jenn Knudsen, Amy Kohnstamm, Suzanne Kosanke,
Lyra Kuhn, Jane Kyle, Amy Lachenmeier, Karen Laird, Mary Ellen LaRose, Lee LaTour, Chris Lawson, Pamela Ledbetter, Lydia Ledgerwood-Eberlein, Sandi Lefebvre, Andrew Lemieux, Anita Lesser, Monique Levesque, Lori Lieberman, Barbara Liles, Ruth Lizotte, Luna Loganayagam, Connor Lucey, Rebecca MacGregor, Jane Manchee, Eleanor Manning, Amanda Mather, Molly Matthews, Kimberly Maun, Kalah McCaffrey, Kayla McClanahan, Carol McConnell, Chris McDonald, Marcia McDonald, Jane McDowell, Rachel McMinn, Audra McNamee, Maya McOmie, Virginia McPartland, Katie McRae, Joni McSpadden, Amy Meabe, JD Meacham, Lisa Meech, Sarah Meilinger, Anne Meixner, Nicole Metildi, Frances Meyers, Anastasia Mickelson, Leah Middleton, Amy Minato, Tara Miner, Simone Molitor, Mary-Lynne Monroe, Konane Mookini, Bill Moorhead, Aliera Morasch, Melissa Morgan, Susan Myers, Sarah Nealon, Paulina Nelson, Mindy Nettifee, Sara Newton, Briana Nicholson-Klingerman, Carolyn Niehaus, Lori Noack, Kaya Noteboom, Diane Nowicki, Cara O’Neil, Julie Ocken, Nancy Orr, John Ostgarden, Tiffany Owens, Lyn Palmer, Claudine Paris, Brenda Parrish, John Pasikowski, Sheila Pastore, Katie Pate, Judith Pearson, Cynthia Peele, Rosanne Petersen, Rebecca Pham, Tanja Pick, Liz Pilcher, Margaret Pinard, Angie Plitch, Cathryn Poff, Lena Puterbaugh, Courtney Rae, Leontine Rawson, Shelley Reece, Grace E. Reed, Sharron Reichle, Caroline Reul, June Reyes, LaVie Rhone, Jennie Rice, Rae (Sharon) Richen, Renee Ripley, Niko Rivas, Bonnie Robb, Jennifer Rojas, Pema Rojas-Echenique, Kate Rood, Maddy Rose, Amy Rosen, Kyna Rubin, Melissa Rush, Mariam Said, Matt Sailor, Zaira Sanchez, Liz Sandoval, Gabrielle Sasse, Brandi Schaper, Kristin Schlotterbeck, Michael Schmidtke, Susan Schwartz, Liz Scott, Carrie Seidl, Allia Service, Devora Shamah, Jonathan Shapiro, Katie Shaw, Alyssa Shelton, Susan Shepard, Courtney Sherwood, Kessa Shipley, Laurie Ann Silberman, Nina Silberstein, Bob Silverman, Laila Simon, Joshua Smith, Samuel Snoek-Brown, Julie Snyder, Joe Soldati, Alan Soles, Sophie Soprani, Leah Sottile Preston, Amy Souza, Terra Spurgeon, Shannon St. Hilaire, Kari Stanley, Connor Stava, Ellen Stearns, Beth Stewart, Kevin Stokes, Kristen Stowell, Cheryl Stratton, Sydney Strauss, Sarah Studenmund, Thomas Sullivan, Roz Sutherland, Diane Swenson, Nancy Taylor, Nannette Taylor, Diane Terrett, Debbie Thomas, Greg Thomas, Kylie Todd, Augustin Torres, Jess Vacek, Steven Van, Maria Vargas, Julie Veltman, Sophia Vigeant, Debra Vinikour, Claudia von Hammerstein, Jessica Wadleigh, Jan Waldman, Kate Walker, Annie Walsh, Bridget Walsh, Judy Ward, Bob Watkins, Tiffany Watson, Wendy Webb, Jane Webster, Amanda Wendelbo, Sarah Wexler, Kim Weyler, Joan Whitcher, Bill White, Michelle Williams, Gwen Williams, V.A. Williams, Sara Winston Frojen, Eileen Wong, Stephanie Wong Ken, Connie Wood, David Wood, Anne Woodbury, Coren Woodhead, Kaethe Worcester, Joe Worth, Debra Wostmann, Tracey Wyatt, Sharon Yee, Sophie Zinda, Gail Zuro
We are grateful for the generous in-kind support provided by local businesses:
Dennis Uniforms, Elephants Delicatessen, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Litquake Foundation, María Lisa Johnson Consulting, The Old Church, Oregon Historical Society, Party Pros, Poster Garden, Provenance Hotels, Trimet, Triumph Expo & Events Inc., Portland Monthly Magazine
A LOOK AHEAD
UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWS
THIS SUMMER:
Our new season of Writing Classes and Delve Readers Seminars features more than 30 classes and 20 seminars. Register online at literary-arts.org
COMING THIS FALL:
Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival returns to the Portland Art Museum on Saturday, November 11. Grab your ticket in early September and join our annual day-long celebration of literature!
LOOKING AHEAD TO SPRING:
Plan to join our special events, including Everybody Reads in March, Verselandia! on April 26, and the 2018 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony on April 30.
Find a full calendar of events at literary-arts.org/calendar
GET INVOLVED WITH LITERARY ARTS AND HELP US ENGAGE READERS, SUPPORT WRITERS, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH GREAT LITERATURE.
VOLUNTEER
Our programming is made possible with the help of those who generously donate their time to Literary Arts. Here are some ways to join our community of volunteers:
• Offer support at Portland Arts & Lectures and our special events as a volunteer or intern.
• Assist high school students in preparing their college and scholarship application essays through the College Essay Mentoring Project.
• Help out at Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival before and during the event on Saturday, November 11, 2017.
Sign up at literary-arts.org/volunteer.
STAY CONNECTED
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Water
[a collective poem]
The students in Room 134 Wilson High School
WITS Writer: Bettina de León Barrera
As the memories poured out into stories
The snowflakes create patterns like galaxies on the ground
Fir trees of green and white-capped waves
Moving along a blue water artery
Thing is a normal color
There are no bodies, just a sea of ever-editing souls
The side that hides from the sun
OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE READERS, SUPPORT WRITERS, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH GREAT LITERATURE.
