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About WIR | WIR Schedule | WIR Registration Form
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COMING UP IN 2008 |
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June 13-15, 2008-Novelist, Ed Goldberg Ed Goldberg was born in The Bronx, New York in
1943. After dropping out of college in 1962, he attempted
to do stand-up comedy, unsuccessfully. He wrote for a couple of
the underground papers in New York. He moved to Washington, DC, 1973, became a technical
writer, and wrote features and reviews for several area papers. In 1991, he moved to Portland, Oregon and finished
Served Cold, winner of the 1995 Shamus Award for best original paperback
fiction. His third novel, True Crime,(written as Alan Gold), was
published in February 2005. True Faith was published in
January 2007. He is currently working on a new book. Ed also
hosts classical music programs on Portland's all classical radio station
KPBS |
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Photo by John Daniel |
October 17-19 Poet, freelancer, memoirist, Sharon Wood-Wortman
I've
been a writer and often enrolled student since 1984, giving up
full-time seniority at Union
Pacific's Albina
Yards to support a couple of kids with words. The gamble, despite my
depression-born grandmother's protests, worked. I now have ten
grandchildren of my own who don't miss many meals.
I am the author of The Portland Bridge Book, the first and second editions published by the Oregon Historical Society Press in 1989 and 2001. After OHS went out of the business of books, I founded my own press, took out a loan on our house (with partner Ed Wortman’s collaboration) and published a third edition in 2006. It won a silver medal from Independent Publisher in 2007. Our latest project, funded in part by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture C! ouncil, is Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass: Poems and Bridges Real and Imagined by 70 Poets, with Directions for Five Self-Guided Explorations, also not a money maker. I am a University of Portland alum (M.Ed., class of '98). Brian Doyle, editor of Portland Magazine, paid me for my first poem, $25, in 1994. It was years before I realized that being paid for a random poem was like winning the lottery. The Winter 2008 issue of Portland also includes one of my poems, and others are forthcoming. I've been a student of serious poetry since 2003. The American Society of Civil Engineers Oregon Section named me Journalist of the Year in 2007. Bridges and th! e freel ance life have been the means for genres to cross between my left and right brain. My favorite byline involves yellow chalk. Looking Glass Bookstore, when it was on SW Taylor, published "Bridges that Open Like Oysters" on the sidewalk outside its front door for a few hours before a reading. I watched passersby leap out of their way to avoid my stanzas.
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Then you need the new WRITER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM at Colonyhouse Spend two glorious days writing and communing with other writers, within view and earshot of the Pacific Ocean. Program starts Friday night with introductions: who you are and what you want from the weekend. Each Writer-in-Residence weekend is run by the guest writer. Individual meetings and writing schedules will be planned and set-up on Friday evening at the evening meal. Each attendee will bring his or her own writing project and plan on at least 10-12 hours to work on the project. Each attendee will share in preparing at least one communal meal during the weekend. Meal assignments will be sent out with the information sheets.
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OWC Members only $125 Non-members may register if they enclose a membership registration form and payment ($35) for membership in addition to the class registration. Includes shared accommodations, breakfast Saturday & Sunday, community dinners Friday & Saturday, instruction and individual consultations Friday-Saturday afternoons and Sunday morning. You are responsible for lunch and participating in providing one of the community dinners. Instructions provided at registration SPACE IS LIMITED!!
MAXIMUM OF 6 SO RESERVE YOUR BED NOW |
For more information, contact Bob Olds by email.
To reserve a spot, print out and mail in this registration form with your payment to the P.O. Box below.
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REGISTRATION FOR WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are subject to a $35 cancellation fee. Cancellations received SEVEN DAYS before the program date are refundable. Returning this registration form confirms that you read and understand our cancellation policy. Please print out and mail form with fee to: OWC Writer-in-Residence, PO Box 15200, Portland OR 97293 Please note the WIR you are registering for: ____________________ Date of WIR: _____________ I am an OWC member ___ yes ___ no Non members must enclose a membership application and payment for membership with your registration for WIR
Name:_____________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Address: __________________________________________ City/ST/Zip: _____________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________________________________________ Method of Payment: CHECK OWC MEMBERS ONLY SEND $125 FOR EACH THREE DAY PROGRAM. NON-MEMBERS MUST SUBMIT MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND FEE IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM REGISTRATION. Please pay in full by check. Make checks payable to Oregon Writers Colony, and mail to: OWC Writer in Residence, P.O. Box 15200, Portland OR 97293-5200 Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are subject to a $35 cancellation fee. Cancellations received SEVEN DAYS before the program date are refundable. Returning this registration form confirms that you read and understand our cancellation policy. |
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