For more than 4 decades, Port Townsend Writers’ Conference has been at the wild heart of the thriving Pacific Northwest literary scene. With a focus on community and rigorous attention to craft, the Conference offers morning workshops, afternoon workshops, residencies, guided freewrites, and a vibrant readings and lectures series presented by vital, contemporary writers.
During the Conference, a rich and diverse gathering of prose writers and poets read from their work, and those readings are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, all readings take place at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park.
Sunday, July 15, 7:15 pm
- Bruce Beasley; Debra Gwartney
Monday, July 16, 7 pm
- Gary Copeland Lilley, Suzanne Paola, Emily Kendal Frey
Tuesday, July 17, 7 pm
- Sam Ligon; Melissa Febos
Wednesday, July 18, 7 pm
(Downtown at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water Street)
- Alexandra Teague, Shawn Vestal, Patricia Henley
Thursday, July 19, 7 pm
- Kate Lebo, Luis Urrea
Friday, July 20, 7 pm
- Jourdan Keith, Bill Ransom, Katie Farris
Saturday, July 21, 7 pm
- Lily Hoang, Ilya Kaminsky