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Raymond Carver Writing Festival
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“Call it a Polestar” is the theme of the 2025 Raymond Carver Writing Festival, which will be held in multiple locations around Clatskanie, Oregon. The Festival is free and open to the public, but dinner reservations are required. The opening reception features Laura Moulton (founder of Portland’s Street Books and winner of Literary Arts’ The Steward H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award, 2025) and Martha Gies (author of the essay collection, Broken Open, which is a finalist for the 2024 INDIES Book of the Year). Daytime events include a Publishers and Writers Fair in the Clatskanie Cultural Center ballroom, a writing workshop with Martha Gies, poetry and prose readings at various locations, and prompted, self-guided “Steal Time to Write” opportunities. Evening events include the “Call it a Polestar” poetry contest awards ceremonies, and a farm-to-table festival dinner followed by an open mic poetry jam.