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URL:https://kmun.org/events/raymond-carver-writing-festival/
SUMMARY:Raymond Carver Writing Festival
DESCRIPTION:RAYMOND CARVER WRITING FESTIVAL\nSATURDAY MAY 3rd\, 2025\nVario
 us locations in Clatskanie\, OR - see below &amp\; website\n2025 Festival 
 Theme: “Call it a Polestar”\nRaymond Carver once described a signal mo
 ment in his development when a stranger offered him a lens to a broader wo
 rld and\, “as if reading my heart\,” an invitation to pursue his dream
 s. Carver wrote of this experience\, “I was just a pup then but nothing 
 can explain\, or explain away\, such a moment: the moment when the very th
 ing I needed most in my life—call it a polestar—was casually\, generou
 sly given to me.” In chaotic and unstable times\, what unexpected forms 
 of navigation do we encounter\, seek\, or create to guide us through?\nSCH
 EDULE OF EVENTS:\nSaturday May 3rd\, 2025\nBelow is the schedule of events
  for the 2025 Writing Festival. Specifics as to presenters and venues will
  be added as available. (Last updated: April 21st\, 2025)\nOpening Recepti
 on\n10:00am to11:30am at the Clatskanie Cultural Center\, Ballroom\nWelcom
 e to the Raymond Carver Writing Festival!\nGuest presenter: Laura Moulton 
 (Portland\, OR)\nFeatured presenter: Martha Gies (Portland\, OR)\nPublishe
 rs &amp\; Writers Fair\n10:00am to 12:15pm at the Clatskanie Cultural Cent
 er\, Ballroom\nVendor tables by local authors\, regional writing organizat
 ions and presenters.\nAllen Braden (Tacoma\, WA)\, C.C. Stern Type Foundry
  (Clatskanie\, OR)\, Martha Gies (Portland\, OR)\, Empty Bowl Press (Chima
 cum\, WA)\, Holly Hughes (Chimacum\, WA)\, Laura Moulton (Portland\, OR)\,
  Dayle Olson (Cathlamet\, WA)\, Rain Magazine (Astoria\, OR)\, Raymond Car
 ver Podcast (Port Angeles\, WA)\, Salal Review (Longview\, WA)\, Armin Tol
 entino (Vancouver\, WA)\, Evan Williams (OR)\, The Writer’s Guild (Astor
 ia\, OR)\, and more!\nA select assortment of Raymond Carver books will be 
 for sale at the event. We’ll also have merch available from the Raymond 
 Carver Writing Festival including commemorative posters\, stickers\, postc
 ards\, book bags and badges. Maybe even a few t-shirts in random sizes!\nP
 resented by Astoria’s The Writer’s Guild.\nSteal Time to Write\n12:00p
 m to 5:30pm at various locations in Clatskanie\nSelf guided. Pop in to spo
 nsoring sites\, pick up a keepsake print and spend a few minutes writing t
 o short prompts from festival writers. A different printed prompt will be 
 offered at each location\, so plan on stealing time for all of them!\nPoet
 ry and Prose Reading\n12:30pm to 1:30pm at Fultano’s Pizza\nReaders: All
 en Braden (Tacoma\, WA)\, Dayle Olson (Cathlamet\, WA)\, Mandy Ellen (Clat
 skanie\, OR)\nWriting Workshop\n2:00pm to 3:00pm at the Clatskanie Cultura
 l Center\, Ballroom\nPresenter: Martha Gies (Portland\, OR)\nIn this works
 hop\, we will use prompts suggested by two or—time permitting—three of
  Carver’s poems. I have found this exercise to be fun for writers of pro
 se and poetry alike. No public sharing required. Bring your notebook and a
  pen.\nPre-registration appreciated\nProse and Poetry Reading\n3:30pm to 4
 :30pm at The Castle\nReaders: Holly Hughes (Chimacum\, WA)\, Armin Tolenti
 no (Vancouver\, WA)\, Moe Bowstern (Portland\, OR)\nPoetry Contest Award C
 eremony\n5:30pm to 6:00pm at the Clatskanie Cultural Center\, Birkenfeld T
 heater\nAward presentation and readings from the winners of the 2025 Poetr
 y Contest in both youth and adult (over 18) categories.\nAward presenters:
  Estella Hamilton\, Mayor Robert "Bob" Brajcich\nFestival Finale!\n6:15pm 
 Dinner (reservations required) at the Clatskanie Food Hub\nWhimsical and s
 easonal Farm-to-table food featuring a menagerie of locally grown savory d
 elights handcrafted by Bluebell Bakeshop. Non-alcoholic beverages supplied
  by The Wild Locals\, beer and wine available for purchase.\nReservations 
 are required\, cost is $20 per person. Ticket sales end on April 16\, 2025
 .\n7:15pm to 8:30pm Open Mic Poetry Jam (free and open to all) at the Clat
 skanie Food Hub\nAn opportunity for festival participants to share their w
 ords in a supportive and fun atmosphere\, sign-ups will be available all d
 ay and on site in case of last minute inspiration.\nLink to biographies of
  presenters\n2025 SPONSORS\nThe Raymond Carver Writing Festival is sponsor
 ed by the Clatskanie Arts Commission\, Clatskanie Library\, Clatskanie Fou
 ndation\, Astoria’s The Writers Guild\, Clatskanie Senior Citizens - The
  Castle\, C.C. Stern Type Foundry\, Craft Printing House\, Wauna Credit Un
 ion\, PGE Beaver and Port Westward.\nMore information can be found at clat
 skaniearts.org
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LOCATION:Clatskanie Cultural Center+++\, 75 South Nehalem St\, Clatskanie\,
  OR\, 97016\, United States
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