The 2021 Oregon Book Award winners will be announced on May 2, 2021, on a special episode of The Archive Project, airing on OPB Radio at 7:00 p.m. The hour-long show will be hosted by Omar El Akkad and Elena Passarello, and will feature readings from Oregon Book Awards winners, archival audio from previous Oregon Book Awards ceremonies, and an interview with CES Wood recipient Molly Gloss.

Writing Workshop, 3:30-5:00 Lower Columbia College HSB 104

Public Reading, 7:00-8:00 Longview Public Library

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY, FAIRY TALES, THE FUTURE “After Ursula”

Molly Gloss

Karen Joy Fowler

Kim Stanley Robinso

Nisi Shawl

3:15 Pop-Up Reading, American Art Gallery, Portland Art Museum

4:45-5:45 Stranger Things: Fiction From the Edge, a panel discussion

Miller Gallery, Oregon Historical Society

Molly Gloss, UNFORESEEN

Kevin Huizenga, THE RIVER AT NIGHT

Karen Thompson Walker, THE DREAMERS

Moderator: Sharifah Williams, Book Riot

Schedule of events

Reading and discussion of UNFORESEEN: Stories

Reading and discussion of UNFORESEEN: STORIES

Steering The Craft

“There’s no sea chart for a boat in a hurricane. But there are still some basic ways to make her seaworthy and keep her from capsizing, going to pieces, or hitting an iceberg.” Ursula K. Le Guin

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Official release date for UNFORESEEN: STORIES!!

Free. Open mic slots (3-5 minutes) following the reading.