Organization News
- 2025 OPA Poetry Contest WinnersOPA is thrilled to post all of the winners and honorable mentions from the 2025 contests! OPA National Poetry Month Contest (judged by Emmet Wheatfall) 1st Place: “Mary Magdalene Has… Read more: 2025 OPA Poetry Contest Winners
- OPA 2025 Conference Workshops Announced!This year there are twelve workshop sessions, including four with either Spanish or Bilingual presentations. We will be posting a detailed description of each presentation with a biography of the… Read more: OPA 2025 Conference Workshops Announced!
- OPA Changes to Constitution and Bylaws – ApprovedAt the 2024 annual meeting, members had approved a motion to allow making changes to the OPA Constitution and Bylaws through a secure poll sent to current members. After an… Read more: OPA Changes to Constitution and Bylaws – Approved
- Call for New OPA Board Members – open until July 31st2026 will be the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Oregon Poetry Association! There could be no better year for you and your colleagues to consider joining the OPA… Read more: Call for New OPA Board Members – open until July 31st
- OPA 2025 SUMMER/FALL POETRY CONTEST – Now Open – Deadline July 28OPA is thrilled to announce four categories and four judges for entries in this year’s contest: 1) OREGON Poet’s Choice: one poem / two pages maximum, any subject, any form.… Read more: OPA 2025 SUMMER/FALL POETRY CONTEST – Now Open – Deadline July 28
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- 26Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...Humble Poets’ Open Mic4:00 pm - 6:00 pmThe Humble Poets’ Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm. The featured reader for May is Frederick Livingston. We are encouraging poets and storytellers to come share their works, and musical accompaniments are welcome as well. The address is 1831 N. Killingsworth , ...
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- 30Salem Poetry Project Shawn Aveningo Sanders7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shawn Aveningo Sanders’ newest book, Pockets (from MoonPath Press), was a finalist in Concrete Wolf’s Chapbook Contest. Over 250 of her poems have appeared in journals such as Cloudbank, CALYX, cho: contemporary haibun online, Timberline Review, Willawaw, and others. A multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nomine , ... - 31EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll Day
The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...Rain & Zoe Save the World7:30 pm - 12:00 am
By Crystal Skillman Two Washington State teenage climate activists embark on an impulsive motorcycle journey to join a group of oil protesters on the East Coast. As they follow a major pipeline across the country, what began as two young environmentalists’ longing to belong to something greater than themselves g , ... - 1CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll Day
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...Rain & Zoe Save the WorldAll DayBy Crystal Skillman Two Washington State teenage climate activists embark on an impulsive motorcycle journey to join a group of oil protesters on the East Coast. As they follow a major pipeline across the country, what began as two young environmentalists’ longing to belong to something greater than themselves g , ...
- 2Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...HARVEST ME7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Two Poets. Two Cellists. One Night. A harvest of words and strings. Venue: Eugene Art House Date: Sunday, November 2 Time: 7:00 Doors | 7:30 Show Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes Tickets: $15 Advance | $20 Door Buy Tickets: https://track.pstmrk.it/3ts/www.eugenearthouse.com%2Fmovie%2Fharvest-me/UKW0/JKjAAQ/AQ/2c58dec , ...Rain & Zoe Save the World12:00 am - 7:30 pmBy Crystal Skillman Two Washington State teenage climate activists embark on an impulsive motorcycle journey to join a group of oil protesters on the East Coast. As they follow a major pipeline across the country, what began as two young environmentalists’ longing to belong to something greater than themselves g , ... - 3
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- 5PDX Ars Poetica Presents Cover to Cover’s Bibliomancy5:30 pm - 6:30 pmPortland Ars Poetica presents Cover to Cover’s Poetic Bibliomancy! Consider: what would Angelou advise? Whitman say? Bibliomancy has been practiced for centuries. Ask a question. Get an answer from a book. Poets know best! Join co-hosts John Miller, Becca Bluemel and M. L Lyons for this special event at Rose City , ...Oregon Jewish Voices 20257:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Started in 1999 and organized by writer Willa Schneberg, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish poets and writers. The writers in the 2025 program span a range of genres, including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and essays, and they will share selections from their work. Bonnie Comfort, Dorice Ho , ... - 6Salem Poetry Project at Marco Polo Featuring A Resurrection of Trees7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Resurrection of Trees, featuring the poems of Ronald Montgomery, Robert Hill, Amalie Rush Hill and Marc Janssen. This collection stands at a crossroads of art and activism, where language becomes a force for reckoning and a vessel for renewal. This evening will feature poems from this new book. For the months of Novemb , ... - 7Poetry Reading First Friday Art Walk Exhibit6:00 am - 7:30 pm
Marc Janssen, Juniper Moon, and friends like Eleanor Berry Poetry Reading: 6:00-7:30 p.m. with Open Mic, bring a poem! Manna 229 State Street, Salem, Oregon (Art Walk Hours: 5:00-8:00 p.m.) Come and help us celebrate the First Friday Art Walk! For the months of October and November, Juniper’s work will be , ...EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ... - 8CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...Poetry Night at McMinnville Public Library6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSince 2013 we’ve been meeting once a month in McMinnville. We start each evening with a reading from a featured poet, followed by an open mic from the audience. In 2025, we meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6 pm. 2025 Featured Poets Jan 9: Richard Robbins Feb 13: Bethany Lee Mar 13: John Van Dreal Apr , ...
- 9Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic7:00 pm - 7:00 pmFeaturing Charles Goodrich and Will Hornyak Charles Goodrich worked for 25 years as a professional gardener, then served as Director of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word at Oregon State University. He is the author of four volumes of poetry—Watering the Rhubarb; A Scripture of Crows; Goi , ...
- 10Petrichor’s Child: Within and the Written6:30 pmAn active poetry workshop entitled Petrichor’s Child: Within and the Written will be held monthly on the second Monday of every month, beginning Monday February 10th at 6.30 at Portland Arts Collective, in downtown Portland at 122 NW Couch Street. There are resources guiding our practice and a unique visual monta , ...
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- 14EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
- 15CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...
- 16Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...In Memory Reading Series7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLive featured poet series, with open mic. This month the feature is celebrated Oregon poet Emmett Wheatfall Hawthorne Hideaway (Red Room performance space) 2221 SE Hawthorne Blvd. , ...
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“We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture & Natural Resources (ICANR 2025), taking place on November 17-18, 2025, in Rome, Italy. This distinguished conference will bring together prominent experts from the agriculture, environmental, and natural resource sectors to expl , ... - 182nd International Conference on Agriculture & Natural Resources12:00 am - 6:00 pm“We are pleased to invite you to the 2nd International Conference on Agriculture & Natural Resources (ICANR 2025), taking place on November 17-18, 2025, in Rome, Italy. This distinguished conference will bring together prominent experts from the agriculture, environmental, and natural resource sectors to expl , ...
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- 21EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
- 22CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...
- 23Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...
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- 28EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
- 29CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...
- 30Poetry in the Round12:30 pm - 2:00 pmA casual weekly meeting of poets and the poetry-curious started in fall 2024. We gather to share poetry—our own and others, classics to hot-off-the-press—in a comfy corner of the Coburg Commons Bookstore & Community Center. Read if you like, or just listen and enjoy. , ...Humble Poets’ Open Mic4:00 pm - 6:00 pmThe Humble Poets’ Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm. The featured reader for May is Frederick Livingston. We are encouraging poets and storytellers to come share their works, and musical accompaniments are welcome as well. The address is 1831 N. Killingsworth , ...
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- 5EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: 2026 Next Generation Short Story AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories in English. Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive , ...
- 6CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsAll DayThe Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a book written in English and released in 2024, 202 , ...