P&W Live

The sixth Poets & Writers Live event, held in Portland, Oregon, on October 17, 2015, started with advice and encouragement from leaders of some of the area’s literary nonprofits; continued with panel discussions on literary magazines, small...

Publishing veteran Debra Englander leads a conversation with self-published author William Hertling, editor Jessica Page Morel, and book publicist Jessica Glenn about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they...

Dana Isokawa, assistant editor of Poets & Writers Magazine, leads a discussion about literary magazines with LeAnna Crawford of Getrude, Cheston Knapp of Tin House,...

Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, leads a discussion with Heidi Broadhead, managing editor of Wave Books; Natalie Garyet, managing editor of Tavern Books; Rhonda Hughes, publisher of Hawthorne Books; and Michael Wiegers, editor in...

Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers the keynote address at Poets & Writers Live at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, on October 17, 2015.

Essayist Elena Passarello presents "Point Sublime: Research and Uncertainty in the Literary Essay" as part of the Craft Capsules portion of Poets & Writers Live in Portland, Oregon, on October 17, 2015

Fiction writer Leni Zumas presents "In Praise of Debris: On Using Shards, Dregs, and Detritus in Fiction" as part of the Craft Capsules portion of Poets & Writers Live in Portland, Oregon, on October 17, 2015.

Poet Matthew Dickman presents "Skinheads, Suicide, and Government Assistance: Why Subjects Don't Make Poets Into Heroes" as part of the Craft Capsules portion of Poets & Writers Live in Portland, Oregon, on October 17, 2015.