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Book Launch for THRESHOLD by Deborah Cummins
Aug 18
Portland, Nonfiction, Memoir
Book Launch for THRESHOLD by Deborah Cummins
Portland, Nonfiction, Memoir
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Portland, Nonfiction, Memoir
Plein Air Poetry Workshop
Aug 22
Poetry, Generative, Midcoast, In-Person, Nature
Plein Air Poetry Workshop
Poetry, Generative, Midcoast, In-Person, Nature

A 1-Day Poetry Workshop with Maggie Dewane

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Poetry, Generative, Midcoast, In-Person, Nature
Querying Workshop: Crafting a Compelling Query Letter
Aug 24
Multigenre, Online, Publishing
Querying Workshop: Crafting a Compelling Query Letter
Multigenre, Online, Publishing

A 1-Day Querying Workshop with Lit Agent, Nour Sallam

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Multigenre, Online, Publishing
Treasonous Translations
Sep 1
Translation, Online, Fiction
Treasonous Translations
Translation, Online, Fiction

An 8-Week Fiction Translation Workshop with Soleil David

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Translation, Online, Fiction
This is Not a Workshop! (Prompt Club)
Sep 1
Fiction, In-Person, Generative, Portland
This is Not a Workshop! (Prompt Club)
Fiction, In-Person, Generative, Portland

A 10-Week Generative Fiction Workshop with Meghan Gilliss

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Fiction, In-Person, Generative, Portland
Finding Your Narrative Voice
Sep 19
Fiction
Finding Your Narrative Voice
Fiction

A 2-Day Fiction Workshop with Farah Ali

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Fiction
The Poem Between Light and Dark: Equinox as Poetic Practice
Sep 23
Generative, Poetry, Online, Nature
The Poem Between Light and Dark: Equinox as Poetic Practice
Generative, Poetry, Online, Nature

A 1-Day Poetry Workshop with Diannely Antigua

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Generative, Poetry, Online, Nature
Let’s Talk about Dialogue: A Two-Day Workshop on Making Conversation Matter
Sep 26
Multigenre, In-Person, Greater Portland, Prose
Let’s Talk about Dialogue: A Two-Day Workshop on Making Conversation Matter
Multigenre, In-Person, Greater Portland, Prose

A 2-Day Multigenre Workshop with Jen Dupree

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Multigenre, In-Person, Greater Portland, Prose
Science and Nature Writing: From Pitching to Publishing
Sep 30
Research, In-Person, Nonfiction, Portland
Science and Nature Writing: From Pitching to Publishing
Research, In-Person, Nonfiction, Portland

A 5-Week Nonfiction Workshop with Alix Morris

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Research, In-Person, Nonfiction, Portland
SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE: An Evening of Literary Conversation and Live Music with Lydi Conklin & Special Guests
Sep 30
Portland
SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE: An Evening of Literary Conversation and Live Music with Lydi Conklin & Special Guests
Portland

Maine Lit Fest

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Portland
I Possess One Compass: A Reading in Community with Ladan Osman and Maine Poets
Oct 1
Lewiston
I Possess One Compass: A Reading in Community with Ladan Osman and Maine Poets
Lewiston

Maine Lit Fest

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Lewiston
An Evening with Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Oct 2
Waterville
An Evening with Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Waterville

Maine Lit Fest

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Waterville
Responding to the Moment: A Day of Free Workshops & Readings in Waterville
Oct 3
Waterville
Responding to the Moment: A Day of Free Workshops & Readings in Waterville
Waterville

Maine Lit Fest

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Waterville
Kids Lit Book Fair at the Maine Lit Fest
Oct 3
Portland
Kids Lit Book Fair at the Maine Lit Fest
Portland

Maine Lit Fest

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Portland
IN THE NEWS: You Can't Build What You Can't Imagine: adrienne maree brown on Movements, Power, and Political Possibility
Oct 3
Waterville
IN THE NEWS: You Can't Build What You Can't Imagine: adrienne maree brown on Movements, Power, and Political Possibility
Waterville

Maine Lit Fest

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Waterville
An Evening with Min Jin Lee
Oct 3
Portland
An Evening with Min Jin Lee
Portland

Maine Lit Fest

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Portland
Hyperlocality: Embracing Local Narratives in Nature and Climate Writing
Oct 4
Scarborough
Hyperlocality: Embracing Local Narratives in Nature and Climate Writing
Scarborough

Maine Lit Fest

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Scarborough
Food & Land: Writing from Rural Places
Oct 4
Western Maine, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
Food & Land: Writing from Rural Places
Western Maine, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry

Maine Lit Fest

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Western Maine, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
Book Bans: A Conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan
Oct 6
Nonfiction, Fiction, Midcoast
Book Bans: A Conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan
Nonfiction, Fiction, Midcoast

Maine Lit Fest

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Nonfiction, Fiction, Midcoast
A Reading and Conversation with Patrick deWitt
Oct 7
Brunswick
A Reading and Conversation with Patrick deWitt
Brunswick

Maine Lit Fest

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Brunswick
reWorks: A Collaborative Literary Art Project
Oct 7
Northeast Harbor
reWorks: A Collaborative Literary Art Project
Northeast Harbor

Maine Lit Fest

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Northeast Harbor
Writing about Other People
Oct 7
Online, Nonfiction, Generative, Multigenre
Writing about Other People
Online, Nonfiction, Generative, Multigenre

A 5-Week Nonfiction Workshop with Robin Clifford Wood

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Online, Nonfiction, Generative, Multigenre
The Next Fifty Pages: How to Tackle Act Two
Oct 7
Memoir, Multigenre, Online
The Next Fifty Pages: How to Tackle Act Two
Memoir, Multigenre, Online

A 10-Week Multigenre Writing Workshop with Tanya Whiton

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Memoir, Multigenre, Online
Stories of Our Times: A Conversation with Justin Ellis and Virginia Eubanks
Oct 9
Nonfiction, Portland
Stories of Our Times: A Conversation with Justin Ellis and Virginia Eubanks
Nonfiction, Portland

Maine Lit Fest

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Nonfiction, Portland
About Time: Handling Pacing and Movement in Fiction
Oct 13
Fiction, Online
About Time: Handling Pacing and Movement in Fiction
Fiction, Online

A 5-Week Fiction Workshop with Megan Turner

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Fiction, Online
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