Central Oregon Writers Guild

Central Oregon Writers Guild Our mission is to provide support, encouragement, education and resources to local writers.

Whether you’re a writer or a writing enthusiast, you are welcome at Central Oregon Writers Guild (COWG). COWG’s goal is to provide and encourage a creative environment and support system for aspiring and acclaimed writers of all ages in all genres. Since its beginning in 2002, COWG has provided meeting places for the exchange of ideas and information and has initiated programs designed to help wri

ters enhance skills related to the craft of writing and to learn the business of being an author, including publishing and marketing.

June 14 — Raging Writers / Spoken Word Night🎤 Raging Writers hosts a spoken word night at Spork on June 14. Come read, c...
06/11/2026

June 14 — Raging Writers / Spoken Word Night

🎤 Raging Writers hosts a spoken word night at Spork on June 14. Come read, come listen. Check Spork's page for details.

📍 Spork, Bend

June 11 — Bettie Denny: In the Wake of Madness📜 Bettie Denny presents In the Wake of Madness: My Family's Escape from th...
06/09/2026

June 11 — Bettie Denny: In the Wake of Madness

📜 Bettie Denny presents In the Wake of Madness: My Family's Escape from the N***s on June 11 at Paulina Springs Books. Reconstructed from personal letters and documents spanning 1938–1950, it's a family memoir that moves across Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, Chile, Palestine, and New York. Free and open to all.

📍 Paulina Springs Books | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm | Free

June 11 — Kevin Fedarko: A Walk in the Park🏜️ Kevin Fedarko, NYT bestselling author of The Emerald Mile, comes to Bend o...
06/09/2026

June 11 — Kevin Fedarko: A Walk in the Park

🏜️ Kevin Fedarko, NYT bestselling author of The Emerald Mile, comes to Bend on June 11 for the paperback release of A Walk in the Park — his account of an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon on foot. In conversation with Tim Neville. $30 tickets include your seat and a paperback copy. Check-in starts at 5:30pm.
Tickets through Roundabout Books.

📍 Summit High School Auditorium, Bend | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm | $30

June 10 — Poetry Playshop with Krayna Castelbaum✨ Krayna Castelbaum's monthly Poetry Playshop meets June 10. Writing pro...
06/08/2026

June 10 — Poetry Playshop with Krayna Castelbaum

✨ Krayna Castelbaum's monthly Poetry Playshop meets June 10. Writing prompts, good company, and real creative work in a small, open setting. Sliding scale fee. Payment reserves your spot. Seating is limited.
Register and pay: Venmo .castelbaum

📍 Bend | 🕡 6:30–8:45pm | Sliding scale $25–$55

June 9 — Jane Kirkpatrick: With the Enduring Tides📖 New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick celebrates the re...
06/07/2026

June 9 — Jane Kirkpatrick: With the Enduring Tides

📖 New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick celebrates the release of With the Enduring Tides at Paulina Springs Books on June 9. Set on the Oregon coast in the early 1900s, the novel follows women bound by friendship, faith, and resilience.

No RSVP needed. Free and open to all.
📍 Paulina Springs Books | 🕡 6:30–7:30pm | Free

June 9 — Nature Writing Workshop with Dani Nichols🌲 COCC is hosting a Nature Writing workshop with journalist, essayist,...
06/06/2026

June 9 — Nature Writing Workshop with Dani Nichols

🌲 COCC is hosting a Nature Writing workshop with journalist, essayist, and award-winning children's book author Dani Nichols on June 9. Learn how to notice small things, describe them vividly, and bring your reader along with you. Bring your stories, or just come ready to write.

Registration at COCC.
📍 COCC, Bend | 🕔 5–8pm

June 6 — The Forge Reading🎉 Join the graduating cohort of The Forge Writing Program for an afternoon of readings on June...
06/06/2026

June 6 — The Forge Reading

🎉 Join the graduating cohort of The Forge Writing Program for an afternoon of readings on June 6 at 3pm. There will be cake. Free and open to all.

📍 Deschutes Public Library Central, Community Room 2 | 🕒 3pm



(Cake image: Paulina Kaminska )

June 9 — COWG Monthly Meeting: Nature Poetry with Carol Barrett🌿 This month's COWG meeting features poet Carol Barrett —...
06/05/2026

June 9 — COWG Monthly Meeting: Nature Poetry with Carol Barrett

🌿 This month's COWG meeting features poet Carol Barrett — NEA Fellow and author of the award-winning Reading Wind — leading an exploration of nature poetry. You'll hear poems, discuss craft, and have time to draft something new. A list of anthologies and submission opportunities will be available.

📅 June 9
🕠 5:30–7 PM
📍 COCC Campus — Cascades Hall Rooms 117/118
💻 Zoom option available

June is for writers ✍️📚Join the Central Oregon Writers Guild this month for conversations, creativity, and community. Ou...
05/30/2026

June is for writers ✍️📚

Join the Central Oregon Writers Guild this month for conversations, creativity, and community. Our June 9 meeting features poet Carol Barrett — NEA Fellow and author of the award-winning Reading Wind — leading an exploration of nature poetry.

Whether you’re drafting your first poem, revising a novel, or simply looking for inspiration, COWG gatherings are open to writers of all genres and skill levels. Come connect with fellow storytellers in Central Oregon.

📍 COCC Cascades Hall Rooms 117/118
🕠 5:30–7 PM
📅 June 9

Learn more + join the community at centraloregonwritersguild.com

Join the literary community at the monthly .bend for Raging Writers today, May 10th!
05/10/2026

Join the literary community at the monthly .bend for Raging Writers today, May 10th!

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