The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference has been since 1974 at the heart of the thriving Pacific Northwest literary scene. With a focus on community and rigorous attention to craft, the Conference off...
We’re excited to announce that Rebecca Brown and Ilya Kaminsky will lead our Autumn Writing Intensive November 7-10, 2013 at Fort Worden.
Rebecca’s workshop will explore short prose forms,...
“Very short fictions tend to rely on surprise, a hard turn at the end. They’re often elliptical or fragmented, and often shaped by tone and shadow.”
These words by Sam Ligon inform his &...
From the archives of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, we’re pleased to present a craft lecture by Pam Houston, given at the 2012 Conference.
Pam Houston is the author of two collections of...
From the archives of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, we’re pleased to present a reading and lecture by Conference guest Tom Robbins, given at the 1998 Conference.
Tom Robbins has b...
This year’s program at the Port Townsend Writers Conference promises to be an exceptional one, even by the conference’s traditionally exceptional standards.
The faculty this coming year is...
