Events
REPEATED EVENTS:
The Ambassador Writing Seminars:
Begun in 2017, these 6-, 8-, or 10-session series of writing seminars in poetry or the personal essay are held weekly for 3 hours per session and took place in Andrea's home until March 2020, when COVID forced the seminar to take place via Zoom. The seminars focus on craft concepts or techniques and are limited to eight participants per series. If you are interested in being on the email list of notification of future series, please contact Andrea. Also check the calendar below for present and future offerings.
Mentorships and Critiques:
Since 1993, Andrea has worked with writers individually through specially designed mentorships that focus on a writer's particular needs and for the duration most suitable to him or her. Meetings take place via Zoom, or, if the writer lives in Portland, Oregon, in-person at Andrea's home (well, since March 2020, only via Zoom). She also critiques individual poems, essays, and collections. For more information, email Andrea.
RECENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER 2025
Wednesday, September 10 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
The Milwaukie Poetry Series presents a reading by Andrea Hollander at the Ledding Library's Community Room, 10660 SE 21st Avenue, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222. While the event is free and in-person, it is also livestreamed on the Ledding Library's YouTube channel. The reading is followed by a Q&A, and includes questions (written in the Chat) from those who are streaming the event. To register for this livestream and/or recording, contact Tom Hogan here.
If you missed the event, the good news is that is was recorded and is available on the Ledding Library's YouTube channel here. Tom Hogan introduces me. The reading, including a Q&A, lasts about one hour.
OCTOBER 2025
Wednesday, October 8 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
At Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, Oregon, Andrea Hollander, Paulann Petersen, and Gemma Whelan launch two books: The Bird You Are (prose poemss) and even so, this song (poetry), by the awardwinning British writer Lisa Dart. Both books were published by the local publishing house, Shangana Press, The event is free.
NOVEMBER 2025
Tuesday, November 4 (7:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
At Mother Foucault's Bookstore, 715 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97214, Andrea is one of the featured poets to present work in the free reading and slide show celebrating What We Hold & Leave Behind. Details here.
FEBRUARY 2026
Friday, February 20 (time To Be Posted)
Andrea will be one of three poets to read their recent work via Zoom for The Writers Place, which is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Zoom link will be posted here soon. Please check back in January 2026 for details.