Writing at Centrum

Friday Readings & Lectures at PTWC

2009-07-17T09:29:28-07:00

Today is Friday, July 17, 2009 - day 6 of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference.

We have one craft lecture and a special session of participant readings open to the public today. Each takes place at the Wheeler Theater. Both events are free.

4pm Lecture: Mark Doty: “Complicating the Poem”
7:30pm: Readings by Conference Participants

Visit our Readings and Lectures page for complete schedule information.

Thursday Readings & Lectures at PTWC

2009-07-16T07:50:02-07:00

Today is Thursday, July 16, 2009 - day 5 of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference.

We have one craft lecture and one reading open to the public today. Each takes place at the Wheeler Theater. Both events are free.

4pm Lecture: Kim Barnes: “Objectifying the Villain in Personal Nonfiction”
7:30pm Reading: Robert Wrigley

Visit our Readings and Lectures page for complete schedule information.

Tuesday Readings & Lectures at PTWC

2009-07-14T07:40:05-07:00

Today is Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - day 3 of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference.

We have one craft lecture, and one reading open to the public today. Each takes place at the Wheeler Theater. Both events are free.

4pm Lecture: Denise Chávez: “Plática/Talk on Writing Borders”
7:30pm Reading: Peter Orner, Cristina García

Visit our Readings and Lectures page for complete schedule information.

Monday Readings & Lectures at PTWC

2009-07-13T09:03:24-07:00

Today is Monday, July 13, 2009 - day 2 of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference.

We have one craft lecture, and one reading open to the public today. Each takes place at the Wheeler Theater. Both events are free.

4pm Lecture: Chris Abani: “Separating ‘Ritual’ from ‘Process’ in Fiction”
7:30pm Reading: Paul Lisicky, Sam Ligon

Visit our Readings and Lectures page for complete schedule information.

One Space in Peter Orner Fiction Workshop has Opened Up!

2009-07-08T12:38:52-07:00

For the first time in several months, a space is available for fiction writers as part of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference. One space only is available in the Peter Orner workshop.

Registration is available here, as well as by calling our Registrar at 360.385.3102, x114.

Five Days

2009-07-07T12:50:32-07:00

It's really getting down to it! Five more days until a full week of immersion in literature! Whether you're here to read, write, translate, edit, or just meditate and think, there are more participants signed up for the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference than for any other in our thirty-six year history.

Enclosed is a picture of downtown Port Townsend (Tyler Street) taken during the summer of 2008. The downtown area is about two miles from Fort Worden, and is a great place to sit and read, talk, or take in the sights.

Six Days Until the Port Townsend Writers' Conference!

2009-07-06T11:45:39-07:00

We're celebrating, in pictures, the countdown to the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Thanks again to Centrum alumna Elizabeth Thorpe, who is sending these photos from the 2008 gathering--and who is also showcasing them on her Facebook page.

At left is an image of the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, which since 1974 has been the site of some of the most solid readings and craft lectures ever presented on the North American continent.

These craft lectures are taken so seriously by the faculty members that many end up being published. At Centrum, we offer them to the public (thanks to generous grant support from Humanities Washington) completely free.

The afternoon craft lectures happen every day from July 13 to July 18 at 4 pm. The first lecture (Monday, July 13) will be by Chris Abani, and is entitled: "Separating 'Ritual' from 'Process' in Fiction." Admission is free.