The Nature of Words


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What's Happening at The Nature of Words:
- May Storefront: Short Fiction with NOW Programs Director Jamie Houghton
- May 7: Adult zine Class Begins
- May 24: Julia Kennedy Cochran Reading and Book Signing-"Ed Kennedy's War"
- May 30: Words Without Walls Showcase of student writers
- June Storefront: Eurythmy and Storytelling with local storyteller Susan Strauss
- June 28: BOOKPLATE annual auction & festival guest author announcement  
- July Storefront: Fiction with Geoffrey Gluckman 
- July 18-19-20: Week of Words Creative Writing Camp for Ages 8-11             
- October 4: SpeakNOW Spoken Word Competition
- November 7-11: The Nature of Words annual literary festival

                
                                                                                    

              

 
 

 

 

 

 




 

The mission of The Nature of Words is to strengthen and support the literary arts and humanities in the high desert region of the Northwest through community interaction with acclaimed authors, and through creative writing programs for youth and adults.


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The reading and celebration will feature students from Bend High School and COIC's GED Program who participated in NOW's creative writing residences, as well as students from other participating schools and programs.
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