Wordstock in Portland, Oregon
Wordstock is a book festival held in Portland, Oregon each year in November. It is one of the largest literary events on the West Coast, and well worth a visit if you’re in the area at the time. This year, Wordstock will be held from November 9th to the 11th. The festival “welcomes poets, novelists and journalists of all genres to share their love of storytelling.” I really would like to go to this, as I’m a big fat lit geek. Workshops, lectures and readings from more than 150 authors fill the weekend, and you can hear from authors such as Melissa Fay Greene, winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Praying for Sheetrock, Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Carl Hiaasen, author of Skinny Dip.
If you have wee ones at home, there are lots of activities for them too.
If you’re looking for a package deal to attend the event, A Weekend of Words from the Benson Hotel includes admission to Wordstock and a $50 credit toward ticketed events, a $20 Borders gift card, two nights at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland, complementary parking and a $40 dining credit. You can book this deal by visiting www.wordstockfestival.com or www.bensonhotel.com. If you’re a literary groupie or a stalker, you’ll be happy to know many of the authors stay at the Benson, including “Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander; Charles Baxter, author of The Feast of Love and Alexandra Fuller, author of Scribbling the Cat.” Seriously, I can’t believe they put that in the press release. Do they give out room numbers too?
Know what else is in Portland? The fabulous BootsnAll Travel Network, who has, in addition to the Business Travel Logue, a writer’s resource called the Written Road for travel writers.
Related Posts
| Subscribe | Share | |
|
|
Business & Travel Resources
Reader Comments
-
OurExplorer Sightseeing Tours on Flight Attendant Ninjas
Safety and security is still the first concern while traveling around. Then one can focus more on th -
I guess their Gold Delta SkyMiles looks good. Lots of benefits are just waiting for the cardholder. -
There is a really great website called hotelmingle.com which is a social networking service for trav -
hi to all , im working with tourism field & i use to arrange afull tour inside jordan incloded t -
um is there a bracelet that stops motion sickness because a girl at school [Lily] has one and i don
Wordstock Book Festival in Portland - November, 2007 - Portland Events says (July 31st, 2007 at 10:14 am)
[...] Book lovers unite - in Portland! Yes, we have excellent independent bookstores like Powell’s which are open year-round, but once a year we also have a book festival called Wordstock: It is one of the largest literary events on the West Coast, and well worth a visit if you’re in the area at the time. This year, Wordstock will be held from November 9th to the 11th. … Workshops, lectures and readings from more than 150 authors fill the weekend, and you can hear from authors such as Melissa Fay Greene, winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Praying for Sheetrock, Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Carl Hiaasen, author of Skinny Dip. [...]