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Rockaway Writers Rendezvous

🏆 Our 4th Annual writing & art contest, workshops and more in beautiful Rockaway Beach, Oregon coming April 24th-26th 2026!

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04/23/2026

We're so grateful for all our sponsors! Supporters help t o make programs like Rockaway Writers Rendezvous possible!

Today we're giving a Sponsor Shoutout to Oregon Arts Commission !

04/21/2026

We're so grateful for all our sponsors! Supporters help t o make programs like Rockaway Writers Rendezvous possible!

Today we're giving a Sponsor Shoutout to Roundhouse Foundation !

04/20/2026

In his workshop, "Writing Non-Fiction, History and Committing Journalism," Marc C. Johnson will discuss, among other things:

-Selecting a subject
-Conducting research, including utilizing primary and secondary sources
-Getting organized to write
-What to avoid and who to consult

When: Saturday, April 25, 3
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Marc C. Johnson is a historian, writer, and author most recently of Mansfield and Dirksen: Bipartisan Giants in the Senate, published September 2023 by the University of Oklahoma Press.

04/19/2026

"The First Page: How to Begin Your Story." In this workshop, we will explore what makes a thrilling first page. Focusing on novels and short stories, we will look closely at a wide variety of first pages by published authors. We’ll explore what works and what doesn’t, as well as common strategies and pitfalls.

When: Saturday, April 25, 10 am
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Karen Thompson Walker is a New York Times bestselling author of three novels, most recently, The Strange Case of Jane O., which is a current Oregon Book Award finalist, and was a Belletrist Book Club Pick, a Library Reads Pick, a People “Book of the Week,” and a Powell’s Pick of the Month.

04/18/2026

"HOW TO CRAFT CHARACTERS READERS WILL LOVE" workshop will explore the key elements of characterization with tips on how to craft them through deep development and the use of Show-Don’t-Tell. Also included will be how to use setting as a character.

When: Saturday, April 25, 4:30 pm
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Cheryl Wanner is a Young Adult author, amateur photographer, and long-time contributor to Oregon Coast Magazine.

04/16/2026

We're so grateful for all our sponsors! Supporters help t o make programs like Rockaway Writers Rendezvous possible!

Today we're giving a Sponsor Shoutout to Oregon Community Foundation !

04/15/2026

"Songs of the People: Writing Music as a Form of Protest"

Topics covered in this workshop include: History & Purpose of Protest Songs, Core Elements: Message, Voice & Form, Tone & Strategy: Urgency, Nuance & Audience, Melody, Rhythm & Accessibility, Lyrics Workshop: Drafting & Feedback, and much more.

When: Saturday, April 25, 4:30 pm
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Nik Xandir Wolf is a viral social media sensation with hundreds of millions of views on Instagram and YouTube. He is an award-winning writer, lyricist, filmmaker, and poet.

04/13/2026

Join Duncan Birmingham for a workshop on "Brainstorming Your Horror Screenplay."

When: Saturday, April 25, 3 pm
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Duncan Birmingham is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His feature film debut as a writer and director "Who Invited Them" was named one of the best horror films of the year by The Hollywood Reporter and his short films have played numerous festivals including Sundance and AFI.

04/12/2026

Writing about grief and trauma can present pitfalls for many writers. Sydney Elliott will help writers examine the concept of the fourth wall, come up with examples, and find ways to adopt this as a technique in our own writing.

When: Saturday, April 25, 11:30 am
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Sydney Elliott is a full-time writing instructor at Oregon State University. She has an MFA in Creative Non-fiction from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master’s in English with an emphasis in poetry.

04/11/2026

In "Wait! Before you hit Publish..." Lori Tobias will share the most common and damning mistakes and missteps she sees; the simple issues that spoil an otherwise potentially promising read and the single most common problem she sees in 90 percent of the books she reviews.

When: Saturday, April 25, 3 pm
Where: Rockaway Beach Community Church
Tickets include admission to all workshops. Purchase at: rbwriters.com

Lori Tobias is the author of Storm Beat – A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, a memoir published by Oregon State University Press in 2020 and Wander, a novel published by Red Hen Press in 2016 and winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award. She is a career journalist, previously on staff at The Oregonian and the Rocky Mountain News.

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Rockaway Beach, OR

Telephone

+15033954414

Website

https://www.rbwriters.com/, http://www.ncamfoundation.com/

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