October 2024
October 9: Visiting Writer Series with Diane Khoi Nguyen
PSU Visiting Writer Series: Poet Diana Khoi Nguyen will be reading Wednesday, October 9 at 6:00pm in Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) Room 338, introduced by second-year MFA candidate Brit Sinnott. Books will be offered for sale at the event by Broadway Books.
October 9: BFA Meet-and-Greet
Also on Wednesday, October 9, the English Department will be hosting an informal meet-and-greet for BFA students. This is a great opportunity to get to know your cohort and BFA faculty. We will be meeting on October 9 in FMH 302 at 4:30pm—please bring a single page of new work!
October 25: Filament Reading Series
The PSU MFA Student Reading Series Filament will be held on October 25. Time and place will be forthcoming, but please put it on your calendars and follow @psufilament for details. If you are interested in reading, please email Filament organizers Katie Johnson (kjohnso@pdx.edu), Rachel Blair (rablair@pdx.edu), Kayla Vokolek (kvokolek@pdx.edu), and Paul Fredrickson (paulfred@pdx.edu).
November 2024
November 2: Portland Book Festival
On Saturday, November 2, the Portland Book Festival will return to southwest Portland with outdoor venues across the South Park Blocks, and events within the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues. PSU Creative Writing and the Portland Review will have a booth at the festival—please consider volunteering to staff the booth!
November 6: BFA Student Reading
Our first BFA Student Reading will take place on Wednesday, November 6 at 5:30pm in Smith Student Union Room 338. Details will be forthcoming, but in the meantime please consider signing up to be a featured reader.