2014 Literary Arts Annual Newsletter

2013/2014 MATTER

A Brief History of Literary Arts at 30 years old

By Jim Carmin (John Wilson Special Collections Librarian, Multnomah County Library)

Literary Arts milestones 1984 Portland Arts & Lectures founded, Portland Art Museum

1985 Portland Arts & Lectures moves to First Congregational Church

1987 Oregon Institute of Literary Arts founded, first awards ceremony

1993 Literary Arts founded, Portland Arts & Lectures + Oregon Institute of Literary Arts

An evening at Portland Arts & Lectures with (left to right) Anne Crumpacker, Julie Mancini (former Executive Director), Nancy Bragdon, Joan Shipley, and Jane Glazer.

Several months ago I moved some thirty boxes filled with all kinds of wonderful materials from the offices of Literary Arts to the Multnomah County Central Library, just a few blocks away. Notebooks, documents, photographs, posters, brochures, correspondence, press clippings, ticket stubs, videotapes, booklets, Poetry in Motion© placards, and so much more form the foundation of the archives of Literary Arts which, after a number of years of discussion, are now formally a part of the John Wilson Special Collections at Multnomah County Library.

Once they are fully processed, most of this material will be available for the public to view and learn more details about the history of the organization and its great contribution to the cultural vitality of Oregon.

Thirty years ago Portland Arts and Lectures (PA&L) was founded by Karen Frank as a nonprofit entity under the auspices of Artquake.

Modeled after San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures series, PA&L’s first season at Portland Art Continued on page 4

1997 Poetry in Motion founded

1988 Portland Arts & Lectures moves to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

1996 Writers in the Schools founded

1998 Oregon Book Awards Author Tour founded

Timeline continued on page 4

INSIDE Words from the Director............ 2 Classes at Literary Arts............... 3 Justice Sotomayor Engages Portland.......................... 6 Thank You to Our Donors.......... 7

Connect with Literary Arts online! • literary-arts.org • facebook.com/literaryarts • twitter.com/literaryarts

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Words from the Director As most writers will tell you, the process of writing is really the practice of revision. Through bursts and slogs, starts and restarts, and innumerable hours of work, what eventually begins to take shape is a narrative, a full-length essay, or maybe a collection of verse. In a word, a book.

Over the past thirty years, Literary Arts has evolved dramatically, not unlike a manuscript. What started as the brainchild of a few small groups of dedicated literature lovers has grown, changed, and developed— through its own process of revision—into a true crossroads and literary center for readers and writers of all ages.

involvement with our programs, it is you who is unquestionably the ongoing thread in our history.

As we reflect on 2013/2014 and look ahead to our exciting fourth decade, we hope you find something of yourself in these pages and the work of Literary Arts.

With my sincere gratitude for your support,

Literary Arts means something a little different to everyone reading this newsletter. Perhaps you have a story about the first season of Portland Arts & Lectures in 1984, or maybe you’ve only just joined us at this year’s Everybody Reads lecture with Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Whatever your

Andrew Proctor, Executive Director andrew@literary-arts.org

Guide to the Unmapped Journey: Writing Classes at Literary Arts

By Emily Chenoweth (Oregon Book Award Finalist)

The late, great Dawn Powell—diarist, satirist, and author of delicious, occasionally vicious social comedies set in New York City—once said that a “novel must be a rich forest known at the start only by instinct.” This seems about right to me, if also slightly unfortunate; wouldn’t it be nice to have a map through that rich forest? Couldn’t there be a literary park ranger to hand them out?

For one thing, the goal isn’t actually impossible: one only needs to produce about 1,200 words a day to have a book-length manuscript. But even the participants who don’t complete their novels write a truly impressive number of pages. They make commitments to themselves and to their classmates—to write two hours a day; to write six chapters in a week; whatever— and then they do what they promise. (And

3,026 People at One Event

942 Donors

78 Partners and Collaborators

Justice Sotomayor’s lecture and live simulcast on March 11, 2014 was the largest Literary Arts event ever produced.

Generous donors gave to the programs of Literary Arts to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

From the nation’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House, to local, volunteer-run nonprofits like Late Night Library, we pair with groups, organizations, foundations, and businesses of all kinds and sizes.

At our downtown center in Portland, in addition to partner facilities across the state, Literary Arts hosted over 100 free readings and discussions about literature.

10 Writing Classes In the second year of offering classes and workshops at Literary Arts, taught by local and visiting writers, enrollment tripled.

4 New Towns The Oregon Book Awards Author Tour visited four new towns in 2013/2014: Dufur, Madras, Albany, and Dallas.

1 New Website Our redesigned website features a full calendar of events, a streamlined method of buying tickets and registering for classes and seminars, and an organization-wide blog.

33% New Delvers Over a third of Delve registrants were brand new to the program, exploring topics from classics like Othello to favorites like Detective Fiction in the Golden Age.

Sundays, September 14-October 5, 5:00-8:00p.m.

Portland-area high school students were inspired through semester-long creative writing residencies taught by local professional writers, author visits to schools, attending Portland Arts & Lectures, sharing their work at bookstores and cafes, and being published in print and online.

In partnership with the Lyceum Agency, Literary Arts sponsored AWP, the largest literary conference in North America where more than 13,000 writers and readers met in Seattle.

By supporting Literary Arts, you help:

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Thursdays, September 4-25, October 9-16, November 6-13, 7:00-9:00p.m.

Taught by Zachary Schomburg

$250 (4 class sessions)

Book basics: How to design a book

National Literary Conference

Bring the world’s most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to Oregon to engage our community.

Inspire public high school students to write, revise, edit, publish, and perform their own creative writing.

Support, promote, and celebrate Oregon’s writers and publishers.

Engage readers in exploring challenging books in lively discussion-based seminars led by an experienced scholar.

Give today at literary-arts.org/donate

Taught by Emily Chenoweth

Creating a chapbook manuscript

3,253 Teens Inspired

Did you know? »» »» »» »»

Writing a novel in eight weeks

$350 (8 class sessions)

2013/2014 Literary Arts snapshot

111 Free Literary Events

Upcoming Writing Classes at Literary Arts

Emily Chenoweth teaches Writing a Novel in Eight Weeks at the Literary Arts Center in downtown Portland.

Well, no—obviously. But I’ve come to realize that Literary Arts offers what might be the next best thing: friends and compatriots for the unmapped journey.

I’ve taught writing workshops for years, in various states and at various schools, but none have been as exciting and cohesive as the workshops I’ve taught at Literary Arts. My current class, Writing a Novel in Eight Weeks, is my hands-down favorite.

The idea of it still sounds preposterous to me (a novel? in eight weeks?), but therein lies its genius. (And no, it wasn’t my idea.

We have Susan Denning to thank for that.)

if they don’t, they have to bring in snacks, which of course everyone appreciates.)

After so much solitary work during the week, it’s wonderful to gather with other smart, engaged people and listen to them offer support, encouragement, and constructive criticism. By the end of the second class, we’re already a team. We’re rooting for each other and challenging each other. We’re in the forest, but we’re not alone. n

Taught by Olivia Croom

Wednesday, October 8, 6:00-9:00p.m. $50 (1 class session)

See more classes and register online at literary-arts.org

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Continued from “A Brief History of Literary Arts at 30 Years Old” Continued from the previous page

Literary Arts milestones 2001 Poetry Downtown founded

2004 Verb: Literature in Performance founded

2005 Delve: Readers Seminars founded

2008 Poetry Downtown ends Board of Trustees of the Oregon Institute of Literary Arts at June 1991 meeting (left to right). Back row: Gary White, Mel Waggoner, Jack Radow, Ginnie Cooper, Gordon Dodds, Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Robert Duvall, and Kay Reid, Executive Director. Front row: Judy Hummelt, Liz Schenk, Dorothy Hirsch, Brian Booth, Lannie Hurst, Mary Chambers Jones. Not shown: William Stafford (photographer), Jane Bidwell, Art Blumenkron, John Earlenbaugh, John Henley, Elinor Langer, Judith Wyss.

2014 Museum’s Berg Swann Auditorium was a huge success and featured esteemed writers Calvin Trillin, Ann Beattie, Pauline Kael, and Norman Mailer. The following season Julie Mancini and Sherry Prowda stepped up to direct the lecture series,

relocating it to the First Congregational Church, and then, because the demand for tickets was so great, made the bold move in 1988 to its much larger current venue at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Since that first lecture on October 24, 1984, well more than 350 writers have been a part of this rich series that is now a mainstay of Portland’s literary heart.

Around this same time, the late attorney Brian Booth, after having a conversation with author Ursula K. Le Guin, founded the Oregon Institute of Literary Arts (OILA) whose major goal was to provide financial support to the state’s literary community. OILA presented the first Oregon Book Awards on October 1, 1987, and the following year presented the first Oregon Literary Fellowships.

The first-ever Portland Arts & Lectures line-up in 1984.

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And then in November 1993, these two organizations, OILA and PA&L, merged and became what we know today as Literary Arts, Inc., and since

Literary Arts celebrates 30th anniversary

2006 Verb: Literature in Performance ends

(A Literary Arts Reader)

2011 Literary Arts moves to first dedicated home and event space

2015 Poetry Downtown relaunches

then, after Julie’s leadership, was led by Carrie Hoops (2000-2005), Elizabeth Burnett (2005-2008), and now Andrew Proctor (2009-). In the interim, Literary Arts began several additional programs including Writers in the Schools (founded in 1996), Poetry in Motion (1997), Oregon Book Awards Author Tour (1998), Poetry Downtown (2001), Verb: Literature in Performance (2004), and Delve: Readers Seminars (2005). And the most recent important milestone in the organization’s life: just two and a half years ago, Literary Arts moved to its current dedicated home and event space that serves it so well to this day.

Continued on the next page

The World Split Open: Great Authors on How and Why They Write

Opening in December later this year, as part of the 30th birthday celebration of Literary Arts, I have the privilege of curating an exhibition in the Central Library’s Collins Gallery using materials drawn from the vast archives. The exhibition will widen the public’s understanding and appreciation of what Literary Arts truly is and has been, and will remind us also how lucky we are to have been touched by the many great individuals who have contributed to its success over these last three decades. n

A letter from Isaac Asimov in response to being invited to speak at Portland Arts & Lectures.

GET INVOLVED! Visit literary-arts.org for a full calendar of events and to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter.

Like us, you love words on the printed page. But did you know that it’s easier than ever to stay involved with the programs of Literary Arts online? This past year, we launched a new website crafted by the incredible team at Needmore Designs.

Lectures appearances to free events at our downtown space.

Explore our new site and learn more about the experiences Literary Arts has to offer!

To get involved, contact us by email at la@literary-arts.org, or by phone at 503-227-2583.

In addition to a gorgeous new look, our redesigned website features a searchable calendar of events, a streamlined method of buying tickets and registering for classes and seminars, as well as an organization-wide blog.

Our website is the best way to keep up on all that’s happening with our various programs, from Writers in the Schools readings and Portland Arts &

Visit our new site at

literary-arts.org

S i nce 19 84 , Literary Arts has welcomed many of the world’s most renowned a ut h o r s a nd storytellers to its stage for one of the country’s largest lectures series. Sold-out crowds congregate at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to hear these writers discuss their work and their thoughts on the trajectory of contemporary literature and culture. This fall, in celebration of Literary Arts’ thirty-year anniversary, Tin House Books will release a collection of highlights from the series in a single volume, introduced by novelist, screenwriter, and Literary Arts Board Member Jon Raymond. Whether it’s Wallace Stegner exploring how we use fiction to make sense of life or Ursula K. Le Guin on where ideas come from, Margaret Atwood on the need for complex female characters or Robert Stone on morality and truth in literature, Edward P. Jones on the role of imagination in historical novels or Marilynne Robinson on the nature of beauty, these essays illuminate not just the world of letters but the world at large.

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By Ramón Pagán (Writers in the Schools Advisory Council and President of the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association)

We are grateful to our community of supporters.

900+

students from high schools throughout Multnomah County heard Sotomayor’s inspirational message.

1000

People gathered to hear a live simulcast of the lecture at the Portland Art Museum.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor meets with students at Fir Ridge High School in March 2014.

If you live in Northern Oregon, you see a lot of rain, but you don’t hear the meteorologists say the word “storm” often.

Well, in June of 2013, any meteorologist could have warned you that on March 11, 2014, a super-storm was coming. Scratch that, a Supreme Storm. That storm was the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and the 2014 Multnomah County Ever ybody Reads author for her book My Beloved World.

True to her book, the Justice, who is the only Justice to appear on Sesame Street (twice!), came to Portland and devoted her time to those she truly loves— children of all ages. She flew in from Seattle in the morning, spoke at Fir Ridge High School in the afternoon, appeared at an event for young law students at the federal courthouse in the early evening, and by

nightfall presented a speech with questions and answers at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for the culminating event of the Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads Program.

Her speech was engaging, expositive, illuminating, and, most of all, human. The Justice wanted all of the 900 students in attendance to know that anyone, from any background, can achieve through reading and learning. She explored her family, her school years, and her amazing ascent to the Supreme Court of the United States.

She acknowledged that even someone as revered as she is can be vulnerable, can make mistakes, but that you must go on and fight; show the world that you have the dedication to keep trying, and you will inevitably succeed.

When the floor was opened for questions, she tackled them directly and honestly.

As the time passed, the audience grew more confident with its inquiries, but the

OPB

produced a video of inspiring stories from Oregonians following their dreams and passions, which premiered before the sold-out lecture.

Take a look and share it! http://opb.is/litarts

Justice did not retreat. She explored issues of racism and affirmative action. She discussed her fear of failure at the Supreme Court. She told the students to cherish their family histories, to ask their relatives their stories, to learn their family’s story, and embrace it.

In all, the Supreme Storm came and passed leaving its witnesses a little wiser, stronger, and hoping for a little more rain. We only hope she decides to come this way again soon. n

The following people made a contribution to Literary Arts between June 1, 2013 and May 15, 2014.

Individuals $5,000+ Anonymous* Ray & Jean Auel* Gwyneth Gamble Booth* Nancy & Roderick Boutin* Theodore & Nancy Downes-Le Guin* Bart & Jill Eberwein* Brian Gard* Bob & Ceil Huntington* Susheela Jayapal* Christopher Lord* John Meadows & Libby Barber* Anne Mendel & Mark Henry* Jan & Steve Oliva* Katherine O’Neil & Toby Graff* Diane Ponti & Ward Greene* Robert D. Scanlan* Arlene Schnitzer* Rocky & Julie Strasser Dixon* Kristin & Nick Walrod*

$2,000+ Betsy Amster* Rick Comandich & Maya Muir* Rebecca & Michael DeCesaro* Sue & Ed Einowski Ann & Ron Emmerson Bob Geddes* Betsy & Tom Henning M.E. Hirsch* David J. Johnson Phillip M. Margolin* Lora & Jim Meyer* Jessica Mozeico* Corrine Oishi & Lindley Morton* Amy Prosenjak & Steven Guy* Halle & Rick Sadle Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden Jackie & William Willingham* Tom & Marcia Wood*

$1,000+ Anonymous* Mike R. Barr Peter & Missy Bechen* Tom Booth & Meg Holden Betty Bradshaw Karyle Butcher David Carboneau* Joan Cirillo Mary Louise Cook

Alice M. Cuprill-Comas & Richard M. Short* Penny & Ken Durant Ann & Mark Edlen Family Barnes & Molly Ellis* Edward & Marilyn Epstein* Bob & Peggy Fowler Pamela Smith Hill* Kathy Immerman David & Apricot Irving Rick & Susan Koe* Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm & Kevin Kohnstamm* John Kroger Julie Mancini & Dennis Bromka* Jim Mark Carol Mayer-Reed & Michael Reed Jack & Carolyn McMurchie* Douglas & Candace Morgan Beverly & Milo Ormseth* Miriam Ostroff* Jon Raymond Jim & Natasha Reinhart* Barbara & M. Burke Rice* Reuben Rich Paul Schneider & Lauren Eulau Norm & Barbara Sepenuk Skelligs, Inc. Donald & Roslyn Sutherland Susan & Jim Winkler* Steven E. Wynne & Deborah J. Hewitt

$500+ Robert & Julia Ball Diane Boly Heather Boudreau Amy Brown Steve & Peg Busick Jan Christensen Ginnie Cooper Betsy Cramer & Greg Kubicek Susan & Joseph Denman Marie Eckert* Wayne & Sandy Ericksen Jim & Diana Faville* Nancy & Dodd Fischer* Bob & Konky Forster Diana Gerding Anita Helle Scott Howard* Jodi Delahunt Hubbell & Todd Hubbell Cristy Lanfri Frank Langfitt & Mary Janet Steen* Ursula & Charles Le Guin Rose M. Lienhart Robert Matheson Michael & Sylvia McGregor Carolyn & Larry McKinney Richard Meeker & Ellen Rosenblum Brenda L. Meltebeke & Scott K. Stuart Susan Mersereau

THANK YOU

A Supreme Storm

Randall Miller* Meghan Moran & Kirk Masterson Susan D Morgan, VMD Carole Morse* Mona & Howard Mozeico Jo Ellen Osterlind Jollee Faber Patterson & John Stuart Patterson Nancy & Mike Phillips Maria Pope* Andrew & Veronica Proctor* Graham & Robyn Salisbury Randolph & SueAnn Schneider John Shipley Lori Singer Kaarin & Van Smith Abigail L Solomon Jeanne Tobey & Shannon Spence Jean Stoll* Robert & Ginger Wagner* Kristi Wallace Knight & Eric Wallace Benjamin & Elaine Whiteley* Merri Souther Wyatt Candace Young

$250+

Seth Alley Elizabeth Ash & David Morganstern Lisa Baker Lina Beth Barber Jerome Beatty & Sally Campbell Tom & Kristen Boothe John Adams Bright & Sandra Bright* Paul & Shelly Buchanan Marianne Buchwalter* Brent & Barbara Chalmers Becky Chinn Carol Collier & Greg Moulliet Liana Colombo Tom & Barbara Cooney Marian & Neale Creamer Olivia Croom Michael E. Davalt Roberta & Raymond Davis Wendy & Don Dominguez Paul & Francesca Duden Karen Ellmers Myron D. Filene Morris Galen* Thomas & Elizabeth Gewecke Nancy & Ronald Gronowski Pat & Kelley Harrington Susan Hathaway-Marxer & Larry Marxer Terri & Robert Hopkins Jane Jacobsen Jack Larned Barry Lopez & Debra Gwartney Carter & Jenny MacNichol Thomas Manley & Susanne Hashim Pete McDowell

*Includes gifts and/or pledges to the Brian Booth Writers Fund

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Violet & Robert Metzler Deidra Miner Joanne Nehler Steven C. Neighorn Amy O’Neill & Larry Staver Nancy Orr Molly L. Osborne Betsy Priddy Bonnie & Peter Reagan Judy Rice* Kristen Riggs Robin Roberts & John L Backes Shirley A. Skidmore & Ronald E. Quant Patricia & Marvin Straughan David F. Stout Jean & Milan Stoyanov George & Nancy Thorn Victor Trelawny Dan & Lisa Trisler Stephanie Volkman Donna L. Weaver Laura Winter* Susan & Brian Wong Rebecca Youngstrom & Ronald Atwood

$150+ Donald Andersen Sally & John Anderson Bill Bagnall & Clayton Lloyd Kim & Rosie Batcheller Kathleen & Scott Bauska Alan & Carolyn Bennett Robert Bentley Dick & Renee Binns Amanda Bird & Clint Johnson Naomi & John Bishop Kim & Randy Boehm Paul & Nancy Bragdon Evie Brim Louisa J. Brown A. Sonia Buist, MD Steven Burns Ellyn Bye Elizabeth Carnes Emily Chenoweth Bonnie Comfort Gail Conway David & Denise Corey Terrence Dolan & Catherine Blosser Justin Dune & Carol Sanders Betty & Richard Duvall Margaret B. Evenson Judith Fejta Miriam Feuerle Ron P. Gronowski Sara & Andrew Guest Rebekah Hanson Chris Harrington Tom & Jan Harvey Leslie Rennie-Hill & Ken Hill Reiko Hillyer

WORDS MATTER

Alexandra Hirsch Joanne Hodgdon Cheryl Hollatz-Wisely & Kate Gray Pamela & Fritz Hummelt* Peter & Anne Jarvis Brita Johnson & Allen Poole Laura Jones & David Livermore Seema Kathuria & Scott Pope Morley & Jim Knoll James & Luise Lane Susan J. Lienhart & Campbell Richardson Jane & Robert Lightell James Lobdell* Janet Lunde Deborah Mandell & Roy Pulvers Jennifer W. Mark Maura Conlon-McIvor & Andy McIvor Sandra I Menashe Dr. Elizabeth & Dr. Brock Metcalf Leah Middlebrook Ronald Mitchell & Amy Reiss Jessica Jarratt Miller James & Elizabeth Mohr Lee Montgomery & Thomas Byrnes Marjory Morford Bob & Gail Mueller Eliza & Alex Nelson Emma Oliver Karen & Marvin Pemberton Paulann Petersen Sandy Polishuk Nancy Ponzi John & Maradee Potter Shelley & Mary Reece Russell Ruscigno & Margie Gibson Ruscigno Ann Shang & Phil Meltzer Lauren Engels-Smith & Ed Smith Marjorie M. Smith Shauna Smith Virginia Smith & John Bissonnette Ariel Smits Sid Snider Laura F. Stockwell Carol Stout Vera H. Vacek Tricia & Jim Walker Holly Walsh Scott Werner Connie West Clif & Patty White Samuel S Whittemore, Jr. & Molly I Whittemore Dara Wilk Kathleen Worley Ian Yolles *Includes gifts and/or pledges to the Brian Booth Writers Fund

*Includes gifts and/or pledges to the Brian Booth Writers Fund

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Gifts in Honor of 1st and 3rd poets Brian Booth George Azumano, Krista Koehl, & Yoneko Dozono James Collier Ann Emerson Clara & Iris Gray and Nolia Sanderson Dr. Ulrich Hardt Tricia Knoll Tom Mahlum Natalie Nourigat Marc Pavillard Andrew Proctor Mary Rechner & Mrs. Leonard Woolf Ed Smith Dorothy Stafford Morris Surick, Anne Surick, Lil Goldstein, & Bernard Kaye Anne Willer Young writers

Gifts in Memory of Betty Anne Allen Brian Booth Joseph D. Denman, MD Wayne Fry Lee James Sheryl J. Pettitt Dorothy Stafford

Interns Jamie Carr Alex Corey Eric Jennings Rachael Jensen Frances Mahoney Nick Pierce Samme Sheikh Nate Wilkerson

Volunteers Kelly Austin Sheri Anderson Sarah Armitage Doug Baldwin Alexandra Behr Alexei Bien Acacia Blackwell Patricia Bollin Jane Braunger Jo Brody Heather Brown Kaitlyn Burch Donna Childs Rebecca Claren Susan Climo

Phillip Coates Trudy Coler Rick Comandich William Cornett Serena Crawford Olivia Croom Joe DeBin Marjorie Dial Terry Dolan Nancy Donehower Cynthia Doran Ginger Duncan Sara Elgee Beth Elliot Kris Field-Eaton Joan Fondell Vivian Foster Jeanne Gabriel Bob Geddes Amanda Gersh Leah Gibson Eve Goodman Laura Gordon Carol Greist Laura Grimes Nancy Gronowski Sara Guest Rebecca Gundle Ellen Hansen Susan Hathaway-Marxer Susan Hauser Chris Helmsworth Deborah Helmsworth Christina Henry de Tessan Minda Heyman Carol Hickman Pamela Smith Hill Megan Holden Kashala Hill Henry Hooper Marlene Howard Jacqueline Hoyt Gretchen Hull Susheela Jayapal Erin Jones Kjerstin Johnson Joanne Kahn Jenn Knudsen Matthew Kulisch Davia Larson Sharon Lee Jennifer List Ruth Lizotte Emily Loberg Mary Manning Kaarin Marx-Smith Kimberly Maun Lauren McNerney Tara Rae Miner Jessica Mozeico Chris Nordquist Diane Nowicki Gerardo Ochoa Jenny Owen

Tori Padellford Cecily Patterson Emma Post Donna Prinzmetal Amy Prosenjak Patricia Raley Shelley Reece Patricia Reynolds Rae Richen Alida Rol Kyna Rubin Annie Russell Grace Sanders Kate Sandgren Elizabeth Scott Devora Shamah Harriet Sheridan Tiffany Stubbert Jessica Sweeney Nanci Tangeman Noel Tendick Sylvia Tesh Toni Thomas Wendy Thompson Cherie Vedal Sarah Wexler Van Wheeler Evan Williams Carl Wilson Cat Wurdack Laura Zipin

The Things I Will Build for Our Home When We Marry will be misshapen, flimsy, potentially lethal. I won’t recommend standing in the gazebo. The bird house will crush chickadee eggs and our future children Armin Tolentino

will cringe on the porch swing,

(2014 Oregon Literary Fellowship Recipient)

their tiny bones straining the threads of the bolts. The roll top desk, a gift for your birthday, you’ll use only once and later explain, you don’t have time to write and don’t care to anymore. And many years later, when you ask for a divorce without tears and without explanation, I won’t argue and neither of us will fight to keep the things I built.

Once you strip my name from the mailbox, those things will collapse with relief.

The years of expectation will have loosened all their nails.

Businesses $10,000+ Baker Ellis Asset Management Bank of America Chubb Group of Insurance Companies First Tech Federal Credit Union Gard Communications* Lewis & Clark College NW Natural Powell’s Books The Standard Stoel Rives LLP Tonkon Torp LLP* University of Oregon Wieden+Kennedy

Davis Wright Tremaine The Heathman Hotel Lennar Homes Lyceum Agency Knowledge Universe Oregon Hispanic Bar Association Pacific Northwest College of Art Reed College SRG Partnership Sterling Bank

$5,000+

Matching Gifts From

Ater Wynne LLP Boora Architects Hoffman Construction Miller Nash LLP Oregon State University Pacific University ZGF Architects

ADP Apple Bank of America First Tech Federal Credit Union IBM PGE SRG Partnership The Standard U.S. Bancorp Foundation

up to $5,000 A to Z Wineworks The Boeing Company Broadway Books Caldera

Foundations & Government Agencies

$20,000+ The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation The Collins Foundation Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation* Mancini Family Fund* James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Oregon Arts Commission PGE Foundation* Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland and Multnomah County

$5,000+ Herbert A. Templeton Foundation The Kinsman Foundation Juan Young Trust Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund The Nara Fund Oregon Cultural Trust Storms Family Foundation*

Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust Bloomfield Family Foundation Work for Art, including contributions from more than 70 companies and nearly 2,000 employees in the region Wyss Foundation

up to $5,000 Autzen Foundation Carol Schnitzer Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Edna L. Holmes Literary Arts Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Irwin Foundation The Jackson Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Kohnstamm Family Foundation Mandel Family Foundation Multnomah County Cultural Coalition Philip S. Harper Foundation

*Includes gifts and/or pledges to the Brian Booth Writers Fund

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Poetry Foundation Portland General Electric Peggy & Bob Fowler Fund of the Oregon Community Foudation* Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust U.S. Bancorp Foundation

Community Partners Albany Public Library Annie Bloom’s Books BiPartisan Café Broadway Books Bluehour Restaurant Cannery Pier Hotel (Astoria) Cathedral Coffee Coffee House Press Dufur School District Eastern Oregon University (La Grande) Eugene Public Library HarperCollins Hood River Public Library Independent Publishing Resource Center Jefferson County Middle School (Madras) Klamath County Library (Klamath Falls) Lane Literary Guild Late Night Library Latino Network The Library Foundation Little, Brown and Company Loggernaut McSweeney’s Milagro Theater

WORDS MATTER

Miss Zumstein Bakery & Coffee Shop The Moth Multnomah County Library North Bend Public Library (North Bend) Oregon Historical Society OPB Oregon Writers Colony Penguin Random House Poetry Press Week Portland Art Museum Portland Center Stage Portland Jazz Festival Portland State University MFA Program Powell’s Books Public School Librarians Paige Battle Linda Campillo Jan Donald Kiva Liljequest Tracy Russell Nicole Shuster Bryan Smith Nancy Sullivan Betsy Tighe Public School Principals Petra Callin, Madison High School Carol Campbell, Grant High School Peyton Chapman, Lincoln High School Brian Chatard, Wilson High School

Margaret Calvert, Jefferson High School Paul Cook, Cleveland High School Lorna Fast Buffalo Horse, Meek ProTech High School Shay James, Franklin High School John Koch, Gresham High School Macarre Traynham, Metropolitan Learning Center Charlene Williams, Roosevelt High School Curtis Wilson, Benson High School Kate Woicke, Open Meadow High School Public School Teachers Amy Ambrosio Susie Bartley Brady Bennon Mark Bond Matthew Boyer Ilsa Bruer Gene Brunak Sandra Childs Stephanie D’Cruz Jacque Dixon Chris Dreyer Jerry Eaton Daniel Fredgant Alex Gordin Linda Singingbird-Grant Katie Grone Keri Hughes Vanessa Hughes Cindy Irby Glen Jacobs

Generous in-kind support provided by local businesses

Tom Kane Stephen Lambert Dylan Leeman Eric Levine Daniale Lynch Rodney Maack Dave Mylet Steve Naganuma Jennifer Newton Nicola Onnis Evan Price Aaron Ramsey Mary Rodeback Jerod Schmidt Chris Smith Andy Sorensen Kris Spurlock Norman Stremming Elle Wilder Tack Amy Taramasso Catherine Theriault Elena Garcia Velasco Dana Vinger Ellen Whatmore Elisa Wong Tracey Wyatt James Zartler Reed College show:tell, Marylhurst University Workshop for Teen Writers and Artists Tin House Yale Union

Thank you to our generous corporate sponsors

Baker Ellis asset management llc

Literary Arts Board of Directors

Writers in the Schools Advisory Committee

Susheela Jayapal, Chair Betsy Amster Mike Barr Rick Comandich Alice Cuprill-Comas Rebecca DeCesaro Amy Donohue Theo DownesLe Guin Marie Eckert Robert Geddes Pamela Smith Hill Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Frank Langfitt Jessica Mozeico Amy Prosenjak Jon Raymond James Reinhart Barry Sanders Jacqueline Willingham Thomas Wood John Meadows, Ex Officio Andrew Proctor, Ex Officio

Betty Duvall Sara Exposito Diana Gerding Cindy Williams Gutierréz Susheela Jayapal Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Ana Muñoz Ramón Pagán Catherine Theriault Tracey Wyatt Sharon Wynde

Strunk & White Society An honorary society of distinguished advisors Gwyneth Booth Bart Eberwein Brian Gard Diana Gerding Molly Gloss Carrie Hoops Ursula K. Le Guin Barry Lopez Julie Mancini Brenda Meltebeke Diane Ponti Michael Powell Halle Sadle Steven Taylor Steve Wynne Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Advisory Committee

Portland Arts & Lectures Patron Advisory Council Susan Hathaway-Marxer, Co-Chair James Reinhart, Co-Chair Seth Alley Rebecca DeCesaro Sue Einowski Barnes H. Ellis Ann Emmerson Nancy Gronowski Leslie Heilbrunn Kristi Wallace Knight Deidra Miner Jessica Mozeico Jan Oliva Nancy Ponzi Dru Rosenthal Grace Sanders Barbara Sepenuk Roslyn Sutherland Mort Zalutsky Staff Andrew Proctor, Executive Director Jenny Chu Lydah DeBin Susan Denning Jennifer Gurney Paige O’Rourke Mary Rechner Evan P. Schneider Mel Wells

Pamela Smith Hill, Chair Katie Anderson Tom Booth Nancy Boutin Karyle Butcher Olivia Croom Julie Dixon Cecelia Huntington Apricot Irving Linda Leslie Michael McGregor Jon Raymond Barry Sanders

*Includes gifts and/or pledges to the Brian Booth Writers Fund

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Literary Arts’ 30th Anniversary Schedule SEPT

• Literary Arts 30th Birthday Celebration featuring Elizabeth Gilbert, Calvin Trillin, and additional guests. Monday, September 8, 2014, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets available at Portland5.com.

• Poetry in Motion relaunched on TriMet transit shelters and bus stops.

• Portland Arts & Lectures audio archives launched on literary-arts.org.

• 30 Lectures in 30 Weeks presented by OPB.

OCT

NOV

The World Split Open: Great Authors on How and Why They Write (A Literary Arts Reader) published by Tin House.

DEC

FEB

Literary Arts Retrospective Archive Exhibit at Multnomah County Library.

Poetry Downtown Series relaunched with Terrence Hayes. February 17, Newmark Theater, 7:30 p.m. Subscriptions available at literary-arts.org.

Opening night of Portland Arts & Lectures 30th Anniversary Season with James McBride. October 16, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Subscriptions available at literary-arts.org.

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