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2026 Creative Writing Festival
The Writers Guild’s annual Creative Writing Festival is a three-day writing festival filled with writing workshops, readings, and more located in the center of the beautiful and historic Astoria, Oregon. Past keynote presenters include Karl Marlantes and Ellen Waterston. 2026 features local and regional presenters including renowned poet and essayist, Tess Gallagher. This weekend-long event provides an inspiring and generative weekend for our coastal community and surrounding areas.
Join us October 2-4th for the Astoria Creative Writing Festival: Urgency of Words, featuring internationally award-winning poet and essayist Tess Gallagher.
Other presenters include:
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Meg Shaffer
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Alta Hensley
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Elissa Minor
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Ren Cedar Fuller
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Calvin Mills
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Kate Ristau and Armin Tolentino
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Evan Morgan Williams, Dede Montgomery, and Carolyn Dasher
Date and Time
Sunday Oct 4, 2026
Friday - Sunday
Location
Multiple venues
Fees/Admission
Register online
