A note from Jim Scheppke, State Librarian: Lawson Inada’s term as Oregon Poet Laureate will end in February and a committee on which I serve will recommend a new Poet Laureate to Governor Kulongoski. We hope to have many good nominees to choose from. Please help us by considering a nomination and by spreading the word about this to others.  read more »

[This blog is under construction.]

A few months ago we started a marketing communications arm at Writers’ Dojo. We named it Dojo Creative. It inhabits the basement “garden apartment” of Writers’ Dojo and was born to fund and support the vast array of our literary projects, along with the artists, we admire.

In coming weeks we will bring Dojo Creative to life online. We have a core team in place, an extraordinary pool of talent, covering all aspects of a leading agency—broadcast, print, Web, outdoor, tradeshow, PR, project management, and on it goes.  read more »

This page is under construction. We're extending membership resources on our site. First up is a new blog: NW Writer. Dojo members can connect with thousands of readers throughout Oregon to share news, updates, musings, and their work.  read more »