Approximately two years ago artists Katie Scott and Robin Locher joined with author Sue Hanlon (all of Bend) to produce books that covered aspects of kids lives which many writers would hesitate to broach. According to Hanlon, the days of farting dogs, characters in underpants and neck sucking vampires broke the ground for kid’s subject…
Do you have a story that just doesn’t fit the traditional mold? Come to The Nature of Words’ (NOW) zine class for adults and discover unconventional ways to share your words. This six-week series starts Monday, May 7, 5-6:30pm and ends June 11. All classes will be held at The Nature of Words literary arts…
New Book & Inspirational Project by Bend Author Michael HarrisBy RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor “Wherever I am in life there always seems to be something guiding and nudging me to get out of the hell I was living in and to do something greater. Something that was pushing me on my cane to…
McDowell Brings Rich Background in Literary Arts, Development & Teaching to the Position After an extensive nationwide search that attracted 69 applicants, Robert McDowell has been chosen to succeed founder Ellen Waterston as executive director of The Nature of Words (NOW). McDowell, currently living in Ashland, Oregon, will begin his new duties on May 14….
By JEFF SPRY Cascade AE Ever consider tossing it all away to join the circus? Imaginative Portl author Molly Johnson knows just how you feel. Her darkly comic adventure book, Spartacus the Circus of Shadows was published by Portl ’s Raintown Press in October contains references to many Oregon l marks, including a passage set right…
The Nature of Words announces the call for entries to the seventh annual Rising Star Creative Writing Competition for emerging writers. Entries for the 2012 competition are due by March 10, 2012 in three genres—fiction, literary nonfiction poetry— in three age categories: 15-18, 19-25 25+. The competition is open to writers in Oregon, Washington Idaho….
Author Barbara Knight is due to release her seventh book this December, The Day the Indians Came, in the children’s series, The Adventures of Penny The Mustang Pony. The series of books was written for children 6-10 for adults teachers reading to younger children. When creating The Adventures of Penny, Knight wanted the books to have…
Deschutes Public Library received a $3,000 grant from the American Library Association (ALA) the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to host Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a five-part reading discussion series. The library is one of 65 public libraries nationwide receiving grants to host the series which will…
by ANITA LANNING for Cascade AE Central Oregon Writers Guild’s 2011 Annual Literary Harvest took place in October at the Comfort Suites Inn in Redmond. In keeping with its mission to support encourage Central Oregon writers of all genres, each year the Guild sponsors a writing contest, open to local authors in a variety of…
Performance Poetry Competition is Open to Ages 14 to 18 Young poets take note! SpeakNOW, The Nature of Words’ first annual spoken word competition, will take place Wednesday, October 5 at 7pm at PoetHouse Art, 55 NW Minnesota Ave. in Bend. The competition, which is free to enter, is open to ages 14 to 18. One…
