WATCH RECENT EVENTS


Sound Like Yourself: A Conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson
Literati Conversation with Nada Alic
Barnes and Noble Takeover with Chelsea Bieker
Powell’s Conversation with William Brewer

UPCOMING

APRIL 7, 2024
Zoom
The Novel: an online workshop w Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons
1-4 PT
In the spirit of celebrating novels, email proof of preordering both Chelsea’s and Kim’s forthcoming novels MADWOMAN and WE WERE THE UNIVERSE from the indie bookstore of your choice (send your receipt to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com) for entry to the class! If you prefer to pay instead, please Venmo $75 to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com
Info here

MAY 14-25, 2024
We Were the Universe Tour (scroll to the bottom of the page)
More dates and full info coming soon!

JUNE 7, 2024
Powell’s
Portland, OR
In conversation with Maggie Smith to celebrate the paperback launch of You Could Make This Place Beautiful

LATE JUNE
Hermitage Artist Retreat, Writer in Residence


PAST

MARCH 20-24, 2024
Boise, ID
Storyfort at the Treefort Music Fest
Sponsored by the Idaho State Museum
Panels, readings, and events

MARCH 14, 2024
Powell’s
Portland, OR
In conversation with Marie-Helene Bertino to celebrate the launch of Beautyland
7pm

MARCH 5, 2024
Oklahoma State University
Zoom
Visiting Writer
Professor Gene Kwak’s class

MARCH 2, 2024
Hugo House
Zoom
Five Kinds of Wildness: Writing Young Narrators
11am PT
Register here

FEBRUARY 25, 2024
Zoom
The Novel: an online workshop w Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons
1-4 PT
In the spirit of celebrating novels, email proof of preordering both Chelsea’s and Kim’s forthcoming novels MADWOMAN and WE WERE THE UNIVERSE from the indie bookstore of your choice (send your receipt to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com) for entry to the class! If you prefer to pay instead, please Venmo $75 to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com
Info here

JANUARY 4-14, 2024
Pacific University
Seaside, OR
Visiting Lecturer/Writer
Winter MFA Residency and Writing Conference
Apply

NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Powell’s
Portland, OR
In conversation with Chin-Sun Lee to celebrate Upcountry
7PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Salem, OR
Book signing with Chelsea Bieker at the grand opening of Barnes and Noble Salem
1-2PT

NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Portland Book Festival
Portland, OR
In conversation with Kathleen Alcott and Vauhini Vara
1:00PT

NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Columbia University
Visiting Writer
Professor Adam Wilson’s class
1PT on Zoom

OCTOBER 29, 2023
Investigating the Self and the Work: a Generative Workshop with Chelsea Bieker
Zoom
1-4PT

OCTOBER 19-22, 2023
Sou’wester Lodge
Seaview, WA
Write Like a Mother Retreat
Breaking Blocks Through Play Workshop
Register here

OCTOBER 12, 2023
Vassar College
Visiting Writer
Professor Tracy O’Neill’s class
10:30 PT on Zoom

OCTOBER 3, 2023
Broadway Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Casey Parks to celebrate Diary of a Misfit paperback
6 PT

AUGUST 12, 2023
Write or Die
Zoom
The Write Together Retreat with Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons
8:00-1:30 PT

JULY 2023
The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Writer in Residence
Englewood, FL

JUNE 16, 2023
Powell’s
Portland, OR
In conversation with Claire Fuller to celebrate The Memory of Animals
7pm

JUNE 4, 2023
Rejection, Revision, Renewal: a Generative Zoom Workshop with Chelsea Bieker
1:00-2:30PT
$60 Venmo to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com or email with questions

APRIL 11-MAY 16
Literary Arts
Portland, OR
Refuse the Given World: Breaking Blocks Through Play
Course meets on Zoom, Tuesdays 5-7 PT

APRIL 21, 2023
Powell’s
Portland, OR
In conversation with Chloé Cooper Jones, Casey Parks, and Lydia Kiesling to celebrate Easy Beauty
7pm

MARCH 2023
San Ysidro Ranch Writer in Residence
Catarina, TX

MARCH 9, 2023
Mother Foucault’s Bookshop
Portland, OR
In conversation with Sam Heaps to celebrate the launch of Proximity
6pm

MARCH 5, 2023
Generative Workshop with Chelsea Bieker on Zoom
1:00-2:30PT
$60 Venmo to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com or email with questions

FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Write or Die Craft Chat
5:30 PST on Zoom
Register here

JANUARY 22, 2022
Zoom
Generative Workshop with Chelsea Bieker
1:00-2:30PT
$60 Venmo to biekerparsonsworkshop@gmail.com or email with questions

DECEMBER 14, 2022
The Stacks Coffeehouse
Portland, OR
Reading new work with Chelsea Bieker, Leni Zumas, and Cecily Wong
6:00-7:30PT

NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Portland Book Festival
Portland, OR
In conversation with Tess Gunty and Cecily Wong

NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Rachel King to celebrate the launch of Bratwurst Haven
7PT

NOVEMBER 3-7, 2022
Tin House Autumn Fiction Workshop Faculty
Portland, OR
Workshop, Lecture, and Reading

SEPTEMBER 20-OCTOBER 25, 2021
Literary Arts
Portland, OR
Refuse the Given World: Breaking Blocks Through Play
Course meets on Tuesdays 6-8 PT

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey (online)
Visiting Writer
LCA 101: Introduction to Art Making
Professor Mark Doten
8ET

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Chelsea Martin to celebrate the launch of Tell Me I’m an Artist
7PT

AUGUST 2022
Baltic Writing Residency Writer in Residence
Red River Gorge, KY

JULY 5
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Cecily Wong to celebrate the launch of Kaleidoscope
7pmPT

JULY 14
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Elisa Albert to celebrate the launch of Human Blues
7pmPT

JULY 19
Literati
Ann Arbor, MI (online)
In conversation with Nada Alic to celebrate the launch of Bad Thoughts
4pmPT
Watch here

JUNE 16, 2022 (Two events)
Mac’s Backs (Zoom)
Cleveland, OH
In conversation with Jordan Castro to celebrate the launch of The Novelist
4pmPT

Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Jules Ohman to celebrate the launch of Body Grammar
7pmPT

MAY 24, 2022
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR (Zoom)
In conversation with William Brewer to celebrate the launch of The Red Arrow
5pmPT

APRIL 6, 2022
Literary Arts
Portland, OR (Zoom)
One Page Wednesday Featured Reader
6:30PT

APRIL 13, 2022
Harmony Baked
Estacada, Oregon
One Page Wednesday Featured Reader
7-9pmPT

APRIL 20, 2022
Willamette University, Ford 102
Salem, OR
Hallie Ford Literary Series Presents: an Afternoon with Kimberly King Parsons
5pmPT

APRIL 5, 2022
Powell’s Books
Portland, OR
In conversation with Chelsea Bieker to celebrate the launch of Heartbroke
7pmPT

ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
Willamette University
Salem, OR
Dean’s Writing Fellow
Fundamentals of Creative Writing (3 sections)

MARCH 2022
Tasajillo Writer in Residence
Kyle, Texas

MARCH 29, 2022
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
National Book Fest Events
Craft Talk: Writing the Child Narrator
12:30-2:00
NBF Presents: An Evening with the National Book Award Authors
With Christopher Paul Curtis and Diana Khoi Nguyen, moderated by Daniel Peña
6pm CDT
Tickets

NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Portland Book Festival (in person)
Spend it All: Writing Great Beginnings
Single class
1:00-3:30PT
SOLD OUT

OCTOBER 28, 2021
Lawrence, KS (online)
Raven Book Store
In conversation with Gene Kwak for the launch of his novel GO HOME RICKY!
5PT

SEPTEMBER 7-OCTOBER 12, 2021
Portland, OR (online)
Literary Arts
Refuse the Given World: Breaking Blocks Through Play
Course meets on Tuesdays 5-7 PT
SOLD OUT

SEPTEBER 21, 2021
Seattle, WA (online)
Hugo House
Visiting Writer
Revising the Short Story
Instructor Jeff Bender
5:30PT

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey (online)
Visiting Writer
LCA 101: Introduction to Art Making
Professor Mark Doten
7ET

AUGUST 17, 2021
Austin Bat Cave
Austin, TX (online)
Kinds of Wildness: Writing Childhood
Course meets once 7-9PMCT

AUGUST 21, 2021
Portland, OR
Future Tense Books Summer Park Reading
With Chris Stuck and Genevieve Hudson
Irving Park
7PT

JULY-AUGUST, 2021
Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY
Writer in Residence

JULY 14, 2021
Northshire Bookstore
Manchester Center, VT (online)
In conversation with Genevieve Plunckett for Prepare Her
6pm ET

JULY 7, 2021
Powell’s
Portland, OR (online)
In conversation with Chris Stuck for Give My Love to the Savages
5pm PST

JUNE 5-JULY 17, 2021
Literary Arts
Portland, OR (online)
Refuse the Given World: Generating Short Fiction Through Play
Course meets on Saturdays 10-noon PST (morning session)
SOLD OUT

JUNE 5-JULY 17, 2021
Literary Arts
Portland, OR (online)
Refuse the Given World: Generating Short Fiction Through Play
Course meets on Saturdays 12:30-2:30 PST (afternoon session)
SOLD OUT

JUNE 18
Books and Books
Coral Gables, FL (online)
In conversation with Brittany Ackerman for The Brittanys
4pm PST

MAY 24, 2021
Broadway Books
Portland, OR (online)
In conversation with Alex McElroy, Chelsea Bieker, and Genevieve Hudson for The Atmospherians
5-6pm PST

MAY 11, 2021
Writer’s Block Bookstore
Winter Park, FL (online)
In Conversation with Brenda Peynado for The Rock Eaters
4pm PST
Watch here: Brenda Peynado and Kimberly King Parsons discuss The Rock Eaters

APRIL 26, 2021
Barnes & Noble
Instagram Takeover with Chelsea Bieker for Godshot paperback launch
Instagram Live @barnesandnoble
4pm PST
Watch here: Chelsea Bieker and Kimberly King Parsons in Conversation at Barnes and Noble

APRIL 19, 2021
John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH (online)
Visiting Writer
Professor Claire Luchette
3:30pm EST

APRIL 7, 2021
Exile in Bookville
Chicago, IL (online)
6pm CST
Watch here: Authors on Tap: A Conversation with Donna Freitas

MARCH 5, 2021
AWP Reading/Conversation (online)
4:10pm-5:10pm CST
All My Hexes Live in Texas: Writing the Weird, Weird West
With Alexander Lumans, Ramona Ausubel, Marisa Matarazzo, and Chelsea Bieker

JANUARY 18, 2021
Tin House Talks
Portland, OR (online)
Watch here: Sound Like Yourself: A Conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson

JANUARY 14, 2021
Tin House Faculty Reading
Portland, OR (online)
With Genevieve Hudson, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, and Cameron Awkward-Rich

JANUARY 14-18, 2021
Tin House Winter Workshop Faculty
Portland, OR (online)
Short Story Workshop

NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Exile in Bookville Bookshop
Chicago, IL (online)
Cocktails and Conversation with Julia Phillips and Megha Majumdar, moderated by Rebecca Makkai
7pm CST

NOVEMBER 12, 2020
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon (online)
MFA Fiction Workshop
Workshop Q and A for Visiting Writer Series
Professor Karen Thompson Walker
6:30pm PST

NOVEMBER 11, 2020
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon (online)
Craft Talk for Visiting Writer Series
2:15pm
Public Reading
4:30pm

OCTOBER 8, 2020
Columbia University
New York, NY (online)
Visiting Writer
Queer Form Seminar
Professor Mark Doten

OCTOBER 19, 2020
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York (online)
Visiting Writer
Professor Victoria Redel
12pm EST

OCTOBER 28, 2020
Debutiful & Write or Die present
A reading benefiting Creative Justice
With Chelsea Bieker and T Kira Madden
7pm EST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey (online)
Visiting Writer
LCA 101: Introduction to Art Making
Professor Mark Doten
7pm

SEPTEMBER, 2020
Yaddo Writer in Residence*

JULY 9, 2020
New York, NY (online)
Books Are Magic
Adam Wilson presents Sensation Machines
Launch event with Adam Wilson and Justin Taylor
7:00pm

JUNE 22, 2020
The 2020 Oregon Book Awards 
a special from Literary Arts: The Archive Project
Monday, June 22, 2020
7:00 to 7:30pm
OPB Radio (where to listen)

JUNE 16-30, 2020
Louisville, KY
Blackacre Writer in Residence*

MAY 2-3, 2020
Berkeley, CA
Bay Area Book Festival*
National Book Awards Panel

APRIL 30, 2020
New York, NY
New School, Tishman Auditorium
Publishing Triangle Awards Ceremony*
7:00pm

APRIL 29, 2020
Portland, OR
Literary Arts
Apparel for Authors Reading*
7:00pm

APRIL 27, 2020
Portland, OR
Center Stage at the Armory
Oregon Book Awards Ceremony*
7:00pm

APRIL 22, 2020
Portland, OR
Broadway Books
Oregon Book Awards Reading*
7:00pm

APRIL 6, 2020
Hunstville, TX
National Book Awards Festival*
Sam Houston State University
Reading and panel with Diana Khoi Nguyen and Christopher Paul Curtis
Moderated by Bryan Washington
6:00pm

APRIL
Eureka Springs, AR
Dairy Hollow Writer in Residence*

APRIL 18-19
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books*
Panel with Brian Evenson and Jac Jemc

MARCH 28, 2020
Georgetown, TX
Texas Institute of Letters Award Ceremony*
7:00pm

MARCH 24
Instagram Live Reading for Wildsam Texas Issue
11:00am

MARCH 7-21, 2020
Kyle, TX
Tasajillo Writer in Residence*

MARCH 4-7, 2020
AWP San Antonio*
Room 217C, Henry B. González Convention Center, Meeting Room Level 
All My Hexes Live in Texas: Writing the Weird, Weird West 
10:35am

FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Portland, OR
Powell’s
In conversation with Courtney Maum
7:30pm

FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Portland, OR
The Stacks
Reading for Sophia Shalmiyev’s Mother Winter paperback release
With Chelsea Bieker, Genevieve Hudson, Leni Zumas, Cari Luna, Matthew Dickman
Rene Denfeld, Mary Szybist, John Beer, and Robert Lashley

JANUARY 28, 2020
Portland, OR
Broadway Books
Reading with Rene Denfield
7:00pm

NOVEMBER 30, 2019
Portland, OR
Broadway Books
Indies First Book Signing
2:30-4:30

NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Columbia University
Guest Writer in Queer Forms Master Class
7:00pm

OCTOBER 11, 2019
Rutgers University
Inside the Writer’s House
10:30am

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JUNE 13, 2019
New York, NY Paris Review 7:00pm Reading at The Paris Review issue 229 launch party

MAY 17, 2019
Portland, OR Indivisible 7:00pm All Kinds of Fur: A Fairytale Reading Series and Salon

APRIL 12, 2019
Dallas, TX Deep Vellum 7:00pm With Melissa Duclos, on tour for Besotted

APRIL 10, 2019
Dallas, TX Interabang 6:30pm With T Kira Madden, on tour for Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

MARCH 28, 2019
Portland, OR Spartan Shop 5:00pm Freya Project Reading with Genevieve Hudson, T Kira Madden, Aja Gabel, Chelsea Bieker, and Leah Dieterich

MARCH 27, 2019
Portland, OR The Stacks 7:30pm AWP offsite reading with Chelsea Bieker, Diana Marie Delgado, Mark Doten, and Melissa Duclos

MARCH 24, 2019
Seattle, WA The Elliott Bay Book Company 3:00pm With T Kira Madden, on tour for Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

MARCH 13, 2019
Portland, OR Powell’s Burnside 7:30pm In conversation with Melissa Duclos for the launch of Besotted

*Event cancelled or rescheduled due to coronavirus