In a few weeks, Portland will play host to an expected 12,000-or-so literary-minded visitors — editors, publishers, agents, teachers, and yes, lots and lots of writers — all gathering for the annual Association of Writers…
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Ethics in Publishing: Our Bodies, and Whose Gazes?
To be examined and to be understood are two very different things. I wondered if an examination gives way to understanding upon learning one of the recipients of the 2018 O. Henry Award was Lara…
Ethics in Publishing: the Urgency for Immigrant Literature
In these moments of upending crises, when the torments of war arrive in cities across the globe and render thousands homeless, many are forced to leave behind loved ones and cities in ruins. Because of…
2019 Pushcart and Best Small Fictions Nominations
Portland Review is pleased to announce its nominations for the 2019 Pushcart Prize and the 2019 Best Small Fictions anthology. A very warm congratulations to our contributors! Nominations for the 2019 Pushcart Prize: Dani Burlison, “How…
5 Literary Nonprofits We’re Thankful to Have in Portland
Among all of Portland’s most celebrated features — our excellent coffee, our eclectic beers, our extra-eclectic coffee-infused beers — it’s the strong commitment to writing and literature that feels especially vital these days. The literary arts bring…