Conferences

The annual OPA membership meeting and Fall conference is scheduled for September 14-15, 2019. This year’s venue is the Salem Convention Center, with easy access from north and south, east and west. Please put the dates on your calendar and join us for another really good conference. Our early bird registration deadline will be August […]

The Oregon Poetry Association invites proposals for workshops, presentations, and panels for its 2018 Fall Conference, to be held Sept. 29-30 (Sat-Sun) at the beautiful Valley River Inn in Eugene, OR. Proposals will be accepted between May 1 and June 1, with decision notification on June 16. Presenters receive free registration for the day-and-a-half conference,

OPA’s 2018 conference returns to the Valley River Inn at Eugene, September 29th and 30th. Watch for a Call for Proposals, and for early bird registration deadlines, as summer unfolds.

So many books…                   …so little time… Marialicia Gonzalez presents about haiku…                   …and still more books…             Watch this space for the 2018 conference!  

Thanks to all who’ve registered, and especially to those who’ve sent donations. The October conference is ON! Details, registration form, and schedule on the Conferences tab. Group rate at the hotel may still be available, depending on availability: be sure to ask!

Conference Dates: October 13th, 14th, 15th Emmett Wheatfall headlines as keynote speaker. Workshops, readings, open mic and more! Conference Location: University Place Hotel, Portland 310 SW Lincoln Street Portland, OR 97201 Reserve your room before September 13th and mention the Oregon Poetry Association to get the group rate: $84.00 per night plus 15.3% tax and

Please Join Our 2017 Conference as a Presenter! [gview file=”https://oregonpoets.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OPA-call-for-proposals.pdf”] OPA will hold its annual conference at the University Place Hotel owned by Portland State University on the weekend of October 13-15. Emmett Wheatfall headlines as keynote speaker. Friday night festivities include a keynote talk and readings by Emmett and time for an open mic. Saturday includes workshops, lunch,

Announcing our 2017 conference venue and date: We’ll meet at the University Place Hotel owned by Portland State University on the weekend of October 13-15. Emmett Wheatfall headlines as keynote speaker.  The 2017 conference will feature multiple tracks of workshops, presentations, open mics and more! Browse the book room and bring books of your own

For a full conference schedule click here Oregon’s poet laureate, Elizabeth Woody, joins us for the grand re-opening of the Oregon Poetry Collection: Saturday September 30th, 2:00 PM at the Knight Library. Come celebrate Oregon’s poetry, contemporary, historical, and everlasting. Speakers will include our very own David Hedges, the University of Oregon’s John Witte, local

The deadline to get the block rate at Valley River Inn, September 30th – October 1st, is tomorrow. Call Valley River Inn, 541-743-1000. Best time to call is between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM– if you call at other times, you may get sent to their off-site call center, which apparently does not have up-to-date