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The Attic Experience

"Elizabeth Rusch's Magazine Writing Workshop gave me the push I needed in order to pursue my dreams of freelance writing. Though confidant as a writer, I was clueless about querying, how to talk to an editor and the general etiquette of the writing world—all things essential to "making it." I am forever grateful for Liz's class, because when I finally gathered the nerve to send out the query that I composed over the course of the class, within 24 hours I received this response from the Pulitzer Prize winning publication: 'Krista: I love this story. It made me smile just reading your pitch...I want it.' I highly, highly recommend this class if you are serious about freelance writing."

Krista Houston

The Attic Institute of Arts and Letters Named One of 13 Amazing Writing Centers in the United States

Books for Writers by David Biespiel

Named a "Best Books for Writers" by Poets & Writers

"Does for the creative process what Strunk & White did for our approach to grammar and style. Indispensable." — Marjorie Sandor

"One of the best books about reading poetry you will ever find." — Library Journal (starred review)

Oregon Institute of Creative Research: E4

Ethics, Æsthetics, Ecology, Education

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Clinton Street Theater

The most literary theater in Portland

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The Drawing Studio

Demystifying drawing since 1990

A Haven for Writers
Since 1999

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APPS DUE DEC 15: Poets Studio | Jan 13 - Jun 29

APPS DUE JAN 5: Creative Nonfiction (CNF) Studio | Jan 16 - Mar 26

APPS DUE NOV 26 | WORKSHOP 8 | Jan 23 - Nov 6

FREE: Consult about Your Writing

Revision Strategies Workshop w Patrick Dundon | Oct 22 - Nov 19

So You Wanna Be A Writer Workshop w Wayne Gregory | Oct 23 - Nov 20

WEEKEND: Life Writing Workshop w David Biespiel | Oct 26-27

Fiction Workshop II with Joanna Rose | Nov 2 - Dec 7

Techniques for Starting Any New Piece of Writing w David Biespiel | Nov 12 - Dec 17

Saturday Poetry Workshop II: Open Forms w John Morrison | Nov 16

WEEKEND: Life Writing Workshop: New Years Resolutions w David Biespiel | Nov 23-24

WEEKEND: Poets Studio: Introduction | Dec 7-8

WINTER: Wayne Gregory's Writer's Tool Kit Workshop | Jan 11-12

WINTER: Intro to Flash Nonfiction w Brian Benson | Jan 14 - Feb 11

WINTER: Wayne Gregory's So, You Wanna Be A Writer? Workshop | Jan 15 - Feb 12

WINTER: David Biespiel's Write Better Right NOW Workshop | Feb 1-2

Faculty

David Biespiel

Merridawn Duckler

John Morrison

Carol Hendrickson

Wendy Willis

Whitney Otto

Wayne Gregory

Emily Whitman

Brian Benson

Betsy Porter

Ed Skoog

Edward Derby

David Ciminello

Patrick Dundon

Ashley Toliver

Lee Montgomery

Emily Chenoweth

Joanna Rose

A Statement of Our Values

The Attic Institute of Arts and Letters opposes the legitimation of bigotry, hate, and misinformation in today's cultural and political environment. As a studio for writers, we do not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We condemn all acts of racism, sexism, ableism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and Islamophobia. We embrace and celebrate our shared pursuit of literature and language as essential to crossing the boundaries of difference. To that end, we seek to maintain a creative environment in which every employee, faculty member, and student feels safe, respected, and comfortable. We accept the workshop as a place to question ourselves and to empathize with diverse identities. We understand that to know the world is to write a better world. Therefore, we reaffirm our commitment to literary pursuits and shared understanding by affirming social justice, diversity, and open inquiry.