Northwest Voices
Brings successful writers to Lower Columbia College and the Longview Public Library to discuss their craft and read from their work. All events are free and open to the public.
Thursday, May 24
Comic Book Artist Jonathan Case
Comic Creation Techniques Workshop:
3:30 - 5 pm, Rose Center for the Arts, Room 220
Workshop is free, but attendance is limited to 40 participants. Register here (first come/first serve). All art supplies provided courtesy of Northwest Voices.
Reading: 7 - 8 pm, Longview Public Library
Jonathan Case is an artist/writer, and member of Periscope Studio in Portland, Oregon. He is the creator of Dear Creature, and the artist of Green River Killer, and is currently at work on several new projects with Dark Horse comics.
For more information about Northwest Voices contact:
English Instructor
Adjunct English Instructor
Past Speakers
Spring 2012
2012-2014 Washington State Poet Laureate
Coffee with the Washington Poet Laureate
Kathleen Flenniken
Kathleen Flenniken's new collection, Plume, is a meditation on the Hanford Nuclear Site. Her first book, Famous, won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.
More information about the Poet Laureate Program
Kathleen Flenniken's Poet Laureate blog, The Far Field
Kathleen Flenniken's website
News Story: Library Corner: As poetry month winds down, sample these powerful verses, The Daily News, April 28, 2012
Award Winning Author
Irene Martin
Known for her books and articles on Columbia River regional and fisheries history.
Her latest book is The Flight of Bumble Bee, the Columbia River Packers Association and a Century in the Pursuit of Fish.
Winter 2012
Poet and Retired English Instructor Joseph Green
Joseph Green
A Machine Made of Words: What Makes the Poem Run?
Joseph Green's poems have appeared in literary journals since 1975. Many have been collected in His Inadequate Vocabulary (1986), Deluxe Motel (1991), Greatest Hits 1975-2000 (2001), and The End of Forgiveness (2001).
He read mostly from his new book, That Thread Still Connecting Us (2012), available through MoonPath Press.
Poet Kim Stafford
Celebrating William Stafford's Birthday
Kim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College, and the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, including The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft, and Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford.
He is the literary executor for the Estate of William Stafford and teaches at the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology and the Fishtrap Gathering.
Fall 2011
Novelist Mary Doria Russell
Mary began her career as a paleoanthropologist with specialties in bone biology and biomechanics. Her five novels have earned eight awards and been nominated for two more.
Mary's Works:The Sparrow, and sequel, Children of God, explore the drastic consequences of the first contact of well-intentional humans with aliens on their faraway planet.
Doc, based on the historical figure Doc Holliday, four years before the famous shootout at the OK Corral.
News Story: Award-winning novelist Mary Doria Russell to speak Wednesday in Longview, The Daily News, October 10, 2011.
Learn more about Mary Doria Russell at marydoriarussell.net
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Author Jennifer Blomgren, award winning author of two children's books and a recent novel. Jennifer also illustrates her own line of greeting cards.
Jennifer's Works: Where Do I Sleep?, a tranquil bedtime poem featuring animals in their natural habitat that introduce children to the nature and geography of our region.
Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree?, the story of an ancient tree's life cycle and the variety of plants and animals it supports.
The Tale of Alice's Quilt, a short novel about a young girl who discovers a stack of appliquéd quilt blocks, her first connection to a distant ancestor.
See Jennifer's Twenty-Four Carrot line of greeting cards at theferngallery.com/24carrot
Spring 2011
Local Author Peter Rock, author of My Abandonment, based on the true story of a 13-year old girl and her father who lived in Forest Park in Portland, Oregon. It explores the themes of homelessness, mental illness and living close to nature.
Learn more about Peter Rock: My Abandonment.
Winter 2011
Local Poet Lana Hechtman Ayers led an afternoon writing workshop and read from her poetry. Learn more about Lana Hechtman Ayers. Entertainment Briefs: Celebrate William Stafford's birthday with poetry workshop, The Daily News, January 26, 2011
Fall 2010
Award Winning Journalist Naseem Rakha, author of The Crying Tree, a novel about a mother's grief and how forgiveness can produce unexpected results. Naseem's stories have been heard on NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace Radio, Christian Science Monitor, and Living on Earth. Prior to journalism Naseem taught Holistic Resource Management to farmers, ranchers and tribes throughout the US and Canada. Learn more about Naseem Rakha.
Author of 'Crying Tree' to speak, The Daily News, October 14, 2010
Spring 2010
Local author Ken Scholes
Sholes is a Writers of the Future Contest winner. His first novel, Lamentation, won the RUSA Reading List Award for Best Fantasy of 2009. His short story collection, Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Strange Journeys was a 2008 Endeavor Award finalist. Learn more about Ken Scholes.
Novelist Ken Scholes visits library Monday, The Daily News, April 14, 2010
Winter 2010
Author Jamie Ford
Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a New York Times bestseller, is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history.
Learn more about Jamie Ford
Library Corner: Jamie Ford's book is entertaining, relevant to today, The Daily News, February 27, 2010
This event was part of an array of activities for students and their families held during the 2010 Celebration of Literacy week, February 28 - March 6, 2010. It was sponsored by local libraries, service organizations and LCC Transitional Studies, ECED and HOFL Programs.
Poet Floyd Skloot
Skloot's fifteen books include seven collections of poetry. His Selected Poems: 1970-2005 won a Pacific NW Booksellers Award and a ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Silver Award. His most recent collection is The Snow's Music, published in 2008 by LSU Press. Skloot's awards include three Pushcart Prizes, the PEN USA Literary Award, two Oregon Book Awards, and two Pacific NW Booksellers Awards. His work has been included in The Best American Essays, Best American Science Writing, Best Food Writing, Best Spiritual Writing, Best of the Best American Science Writing, the Penguin Book of the Sonnet, and many other anthologies. Learn more about Floyd Skloot.
Portland Poet to lead free workshop Monday in Longview, The Daily News, January 20, 2010
Fall 2009
Investigative Journalist Nena Baker
Baker's recent book The Body Toxic spells out surprising answers every consumer wants to know (but chemical companies would rather you didn't). The Body Toxic is powerful argument for urgent reforms to our nation's notoriously toothless toxics laws, and a clarion for greener, cleaner chemicals in consumer products. A writing workshop was held at LCC on October 20, followed by an evening reading at the Longview Public Library.
Author, former investigative reporter Nena Baker to give writing workshop, reading at LCC, The Daily News, October 8, 2009
Spring 2009
Literary Award Winner John Daniel
Oregon's John Daniel has won many literary awards including two Oregon Book Awards in Literary Nonfiction. His latest novel,The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life, and Literature, is a collection of personal essays. A reading was held at the Longview Public Library on May 18, and a writers workshop was held at the LCC Admissions Center on May 19, 2009.
Portland Fiction Writer Molly Gloss
Molly Gloss's recent novel, The Hearts of Horses, was this year's Cowlitz Reads choice. A writing workshop and author reading was held at the Rose Center for the Arts on March 9, 2009. See also: Molly Gloss promotional poster